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The History Makers On Republic Day!

The band women are drawn from different parts of India and have been practicing along with their male counterpart in New Delhi for the past few days. IMAGE: Assam Rifles personnel take part in the......

Republic Day celebrations end with Beating Retreat ceremony

Foot-tapping melodies and the majestic backdrop of a setting sun over Raisina Hills mesmerised the audience at Vijay Chowk on Wednesday during the Beating Retreat ceremony, marking the culmination......

The Amazing Riflewomen Making History

22 Assam Rifles women personnel are in the Republic Day marching band contingent. Dressed in crisp uniforms, playing bagpipes, drums and side drums, the year-old band has already built an admirable......

Pralay missiles battlefield surveillance systems to debut on Republic Day

Some of the cutting-edge defence platforms including BrahMos, Pinaka and Akash will be part of the 76th Republic Day celebrations on Kartavya Path with Army's Battle Surveillance System 'Sanjay'......

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......

Govt revises gas pricing formula; CNG, piped cooking gas to cost 10% less

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a revision in the formula for pricing of natural gas and imposed cap or ceiling price to help cut CNG and piped cooking gas prices by up to 10 per cent.......

Rs 750 to Rs 755 per share price band fixed for SBI Cards IPO

At issue size of Rs 10,355 cr, the offering will be Asia’s biggest this year and fifth-largest domestically. SBI Cards and Payment Services (SBI Cards), a subsidiary of State Bank of India......

Smart cities okay but where are the smart citizens?

Electronic fund transfers alone do not make a city smart; proper civic behaviour is also required to complement the effort, notes Barun Roy Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative......

Rumours of whistleblower float at Welspun's Anjar plant

The news that Welspun has run into trouble with one of its biggest US-based clients has stressed its suppliers and investors alike A Surat-based elastic bands supplier to Welspun hasn’t......

Indian-American owned company faces $1-mn fine

Piping Technology and Products, owned by an Indian-American, faces more than $1 million in fines for allegedly exposing workers to hazardous substances.According to the US Occupational Safety and......

Neelam-Samir's Kashmir Weekend

Neelam Kothari and her husband Samir Soni enjoyed a beautiful weekend in Kashmir, taking in the Gulmarg Winter festival, organised by the Indian Army to promote tourism in the valley. Umar Ganie......

Mercury Review: Ghost movie with no spirit

There's something very pompous about the basic pitch of this movie that slowly chews away at its core, feels Sreehari Nair. If anything, Mercury will make you realise how good Nila Madhab Panda's......

Bollywood's YUMMIEST foodie moments!

For the love of films... and larger-than-life food! What's it about the celluloid that makes everything including food so larger-than-life? Remember when Juliette Binoche concocts a gooey blend of......

The BEST Performances of 2018

Sreehari Nair picks the top performers of 2018. I don't think the quality of acting in Indian movies has been better than it is now. You can today go to a movie that doesn't have much to show by......

Ghoul makes it terrifying to be a Muslim

'Any Muslim who shows even the slightest hint of revolutionary thought is marked as 'infected'.''At that point, he is taken to the nearest Detention Centre where a procedure called Reconditioning......

CWG PHOTOS: 11 days of sporting endeavour begin...

Glasgow welcomed a large part of the world and remembered recent tragedies as a diverse and colourful opening ceremony signalled the start of the 20th Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park on......

11 batsmen, 8 bowlers, one pipe-dream

'Judging by the formbook, both sides are an equal chance to win. Pakistan has the better-balanced attack, offset by a batting line-up that oscillates between the brilliant and the bwahahaha,......

If ever the Kiwis had a chance of winning the World Cup, this is it!

New Zealand have never appeared so well-united as they do currently, says Haresh Pandya. 'Individually and collectively, under Brendon McCullum's astute leadership, they seem a formidable lot.'......

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