'We helped the army tighten the noose around Dacca'

'As we finished the operations on 15th December, the word was already in that the Pakistanis were capitulating and some kind of peace and surrender was in the offing.' IMAGE: An Indian Air Force......

'The boys were so fired up to fight the enemy'

'One of the bullets grazed General Sagat's hand and one injured Flying Officer Sidhu in the leg.''The helicopter was quickly flown back to Agartala and after landing they found that the aircraft......

How IAF choppers helped General Sagat liberate Bangladesh

The retreating Pakistani troops were heading towards Dacca and they had to be stopped at all costs.The Eastern Army Commander, in his orders to General Sagat Singh, had reiterated that he did not......

Ranji: Jaffer, Rahane hit tons to lift Mumbai

Riding on centuries by skipper Wasim Jaffer (169 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (126), Mumbai posted a mammoth 544 for three declared and then reduced Gujarat to 121 for two on day two of theRanji......

Laxman to lead South Zone in Duleep Trophy

India's middle order batsman V V S Laxman will lead the South Zone team for the Duleep Trophy tournament against the West Zone to be played at Vadodara from October 20 to 23.Team: VVS Laxman......

Readers on whether Ganguly should play

Vikram Shah: Can someone from your organisation lead a discussion on the validity of this penalty, please?Let us not talk about Saurav's form as a batsman as that is not the issue here.Do the rules......

Maharashtra need 362 to win

Tamil Nadu set Maharashtra an imposing victory target of 362 runs on the penultimate day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite 'B'matchat Chennai on Sunday.In their chase, Maharashtra were 24 without......

AAFI announces team for SAF Games

National record holder Amritpal Singh will spearhead a strong 64-member Indian athletic contingent in the ninth SAF Games starting in Islamabad on March 29.The list, named by the Amateur Athletic......