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Vajpayee and the art of making war and peace

'Like General Patton, possibly the greatest exponent of the art of war, Vajpayee had the ability to be always on the offensive,' assesses Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Then prime minister P......

Trump to appoint 'Mad Dog' as new defence secretary

Mattis attracted controversy in 2005 when he said 'it's fun to shoot some people'. United States President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced that he will nominate General James Mattis (retd),......

Why it's time to be blunt with Pakistan

Colonel Anil Athale (retd) recommends that Extrnal Affairs Minister S M Krishna should tell Pakistan that the current exercise in peace building is possibly the last chance for the country to avoid......

Gulf War: What Week 2 will bring

In a high-intensity conflict like the present, a week is long enough for the fog of war to dissipate and contours of future to emerge. Despite pre-war hopes, there has been no collapse of morale......

US lifts 18-year-old ban on gays in American military

United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday said American armed forces would no longer lose the "extraordinary skills" of gays and lesbians as his administration lifted a ban on them serving in......

4 ways to address the net-neutrality issue

A DoT panel has backed net neutrality and made some recommendations to push the cause The government on Thursday came out in support of 'net neutrality', with an internal panel of the department......

USIBC hails Indo-US nuke pact

The US-India Business Council on Monday applauded President George W. Bush's signing into law the Henry J. Hyde United States and India Peaceful Atomic Energy Promotion Act of 2006, which allows --......

Sam Bahadur Is A Delight To Watch

For someone like me who studied Sam so intently, if a lump could form in the throat during the emotive scenes, I think the cast did a superb job, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).......

Beyonce makes history at Grammys 2021

IMAGE: Beyoncé accepts the Best R&B Performance award for Black Parade. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Women artistes were the big winners at the 63rd Grammy Awards. In fact,......

Ready for today's Oscar Challenge?

We wrap up our series of Oscar 1, Oscar 2, Oscar 3, Oscar 4, Oscar 5 and Oscar 6 quizzes with this one. Enjoy! 1. George C Scott and Marlon Brando have both won Oscars for Best Actor. What......

Central Districts

The Central Districts team for the Champions League T20, which kicks-off in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, September 10. Adam Milne Bevan Griggs Brad Patton Brendon Diamanti Doug Bracewell......

Udana 'tricks' as Wayamba score consolation win

- Scorecard Left-arm pacer Isuru Udana recorded the first hat-trick of the Champions League Twenty20 as Wayamba Elevens crushed Central District by 75 runs in their last league match of the......

Jacobs inspires Warriors to convincing win

-Scoreboard Openers Davey Jacobs and Ashwell Prince shared a 147-run partnership off just 94 balls to help Warriors beat Central Districts by six wickets in their Champions League Twenty20 Group A......

Injured Flintoff omitted from CSK CL T20 squad

Injury-plagued England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been left out of IPL champions Chennai Super Kings' final 15-member squad for next month's Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa. Flintoff......

Anju jumps to No. 6 in world rankings

Long jumper Anju Bobby George, who created history by winning India's first ever medal atthe World Athletics Championships in Paris last week,moved up two places to a career high of No. 6in the......

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