India Honours Nepalese Army Chief

IMAGE: General Ashok Raj Sigdel with President Droupadi Murmu, December 12, 2024. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhavan It's a long standing military tradition that the chiefs of the Indian and Nepalese......

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

Squadron Leader Kanwal Deep Mehra's daredevilry during the 1971 War brought down a Pakistani F-86 Sabre.But he had to bail out of his plane, was badly injured.Then a fierce band of armed guerillas......

Can We Fight China, Pakistan With What We Have?

Everybody talks of China as the real threat, but we aren't even building a decisive capability against Pakistan, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The Indian Army conducts training to validate......

'Wounds Will Take Time To Heal In Manipur'

'The visit of the honourable PM with the workable strategy towards conflict resolution will help greatly.' 'But visiting the state without concrete proposals may not bring the desired outcome at......

Why Movies Get Into Trouble...

They try to hide behind the smokescreen that these are works of fiction inspired by real events. So, you can pick and choose from facts and fictionalise to push the right triggers with your......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

The Fighter Absurdity Goes Beyond The Thinkable

Bullets fly, the noise becomes unbearable and the plot finally ends with the hero doing an unbelievable leap on to the ski of the helicopter Schwarzenegger style, flown by our pretty heroine.UFF......

I learned to walk again like a newborn baby: Paralympic hero Sema

Like a new-born baby, I learnt how to walk after losing my left leg: Paralympics medallist Hokato Hotozhe Sema IMAGE: India’s Hokato Hotozhe Sema celebrates after clearing 14.65 metres in......

Sema's Paralympic bronze, a testimony of his steely grit

IMAGE: India’s Hokato Hotozhe Sema celebrates after winning bronze in the men's Shot Put F57 category at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Narendra Modi/X......

'Thank you Gavaskar sir...but there is only one MSD, I am happy to be Dhruv'

IMAGE: Dhruv Jurel put up a memorable performance during his debut in India’s home series against England. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters He might be drawing comparisons with Mahendra Singh......