A morning with the first Indian in space

The remarkable story of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, will be seen in a film featuring Aamir Khan.The retired cosmonaut and test pilot tells Archana Masih why he doesn't......

Jaswant Singh, an upright politician and Vajpayee's Hanuman

During Vajpayee's tenure, he was there as an indispensable insider, witness to every action that had an impact on history: Pokhran-II (nuclear tests in 1998), the 1999 Kargil conflict between India......

Why Indian prime ministers should not get a second term

Amberish K Diwanji on Indian prime ministers and the seven-year itch. Hendrick Smith was a correspondent based in Washington who wrote the book, The Power Game: How Washington Works. The book is a......

PM calls summit a 'new era', Xi says had 'heart to heart' discussions

A new era of cooperation will start between India and China on Saturday with the "Chennai connect", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after around five-and-half hours of one-on-one talks with......

Acche Din seems to have receded further and further

'Our prime minister has set a scorching pace. He's logged more airline miles than professional airline pilots... On his regular visits to Delhi, he has also signed files galore.' 'How much of this......

Shot putter Khatua controversially excluded from list of Paris-bound athletes

IMAGE: Despite qualifying for the Olympic Games, there is no official statement providing reason for Abha Khatua's omission from the list. Photograph: Abha Khatua/X A total of 117 athletes will be......

Shubhankar finishes seventh at Irish Open golf

IMAGE: Shubhankar Sharma ended tied seventh with a final round of 1-under 71. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Shubhankar Sharma, who shared the lead at the halfway stage of the Irish Open golf to......

Golfer Diksha escapes unhurt from car accident; will compete at Olympics

IMAGE: Diksha Dagar with Rory McIlroy in Paris. Photograph: Ladies European Tour/Instagram India's golfer Diksha Dagar, who is due to take part in the the Olympics next week, has escaped unhurt......

PIX: PM Modi declares 38th National Games open!

IMAGE: PM Modi receives the ceremonial torch from Olympian Lakshya Sen during the 38th National Games opening ceremony in Dehradun on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Uttarakhand DIPR/X A......

Tiger Woods tees off at private Delhi golf event

Legendary golfer Tiger Woods teed off during an exhibition match at a quiet, private event at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) on Monday. Dressed in a blue tee-shirt, black trousers and white cap, Tiger......