List of military honourees

List of honours conferred upon individuals from the armed forces on Republic Day Ashoka Chakra Sr No Name Position 1 Major Dinesh Raghu Raman 34 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous) Kirti......

BJP releases second list for Punjab

The Central Election Committee of Bharatiya Janata Party led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L K Advani released a list of six candidates out of8 for the remaining seats in Punjab......

Kalpana Chawla can never die

Name:Ketan RajputKalpana will live on forever in the hearts of all Indians.She has brought glory to the nation in life and in death.Name:Rakeshbabu_be@yahoo.comI offer my condolences to the family......

Indian History Could Have Changed If...

'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...' IMAGE: Arif Zakaria plays Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Chirag Vora who plays Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Freedom At Midnight. Photograph: Kind......

'How Did Nehru End Up As PM?'

'About whether I'm worried it will blow up into something, no, I'm used to these things.''I am a voice in the city and have said quite a few things that may have ruffled feathers. But I stuck with......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

IMAGE: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a 'sinful technology'. It is that very medium which......

Controversies make IPL's stock soar

Despite all the controversies, the IPL's brand value hasn't diminished. Instead, says Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, the IPL made the BCCI richer by over Rs 3 billion! IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings......

Ranji: Mumbai fail to force a win against Railways

A round-up of the fourth day action of the various Ranji Trophy Super League matches on Friday. New Delhi: Mumbai held by Railways Mumbai failed to force a win against a spirited Railways, whose......

Agarkar left out of West Indies Tests

Continuing with their policy of blooding youngsters, the Board of Control for Cricket in India's selectors on Wednesday named V R V Singh and Suresh Raina in a 16-member squad for next month's......