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When 800 Indian Soldiers Escaped

Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......

A Salute To An IAF Legend

'There cannot be anyone like Air Marshal Keelor -- he was so difficult to emulate.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes War Hero Air Marshal Denzil Keelor PVSM, KC, AVSM, VrC who passed into......

Kolkata Firms Who Bought Electoral Bonds

Trinamool Congress is the second highest recipient of political donations through electoral bonds. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the Trinamool Congress's Jonogorjon......

Why Did TN Governor Omit Dr Ambedkar's Name?

According to state government sources, not only did the governor insert some corrections, but he also initialled the final draft after those corrections had been made, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.......

'During the war, we reached 40 km into Pakistan'

'My brave JCO managed to get to the gun, sit on top of the dead man and fired away at the attacking aircraft till they melted away into the darkness.' IMAGE: Indian soldiers fire on Pakistani......

Sazerac targets India's whisky mkt to uncork bourbon growth

Sazerac Company, the largest distiller in the US, is looking to leverage India’s position as the world’s largest whisky market to introduce a range of bourbon whiskies in the country.......

'Diageo India focuses on value rather than volume'

'Our approach has been to work with consumers and help them drink better, not more.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Diageo India Diageo, the UK-based alcoholic beverage company, that acquired......

India Could Be Next Whisky Superpower

'Indian single malts have a very specific character.''They are sweet when you take a frontal palette approach and change significantly with the addition of water.' Kindly note the image has only......

Diageo's India-born CEO Ivan Menezes passes away

Ivan Manuel Menezes, the India-born CEO of the world's biggest spirits company Diageo, died on Wednesday, days after being hospitalised for treatment of stomach ulcer. Photograph: Reuters Menezes,......

Finally, a shimmer of hope for the 'golden fibre'

A robust export market for shopping bags has emerged, but whether it can help the ailing industry reduce its dependence on heavily regulated government purchases is an open question. Ishita Ayan......

Take The Super Fun Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. It's quiz time, folks! All you have to do is identify the movie from the options listed below. Ready, steady, click!......

Wallah Habibi Manushi!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chhillar/Instagram After Mast Malang Jhoom, add another song from Bade Miyan Chote Miyan to your playlist: Wallah Habibi. The song introduces the gorgeous......

Action Time For Alaya!

Amyra attends a wedding... Ali has an announcement... Mahesh Babu goes trekking... Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chhillar/Instagram Manushi Chhillar explores the Lost City Of Petra in Jordan......

Kaathal: Demystifying The Indian Superstar

'As I watched Mammootty 'try out' Mathew Devassy, I could hear from my theatre seat the ready-made appreciation of the liberal press, their applause for the great actor having flirted with......

Depp Vs Heard Review: Trashy Gossip!

If there is one lesson we get from Depp vs Heard, it is that the American legal system is deeply flawed and the court of public opinion and social media make it harder for victims to get justice,......

Equestrian: India women claim historic bronze on debut

Photograph: Equestrian Federation Of India/Twitter The Indian Equestrian team won a historic bronze medal on debut at the Women's International Tent Pegging Championship at Wadi Rum in Jordan.......

Crawley century puts England in control against Windies

IMAGE: Zak Crawley scored his second career century off 181 balls in England's second innings on Day 4 of the first Test against the West Indies on Friday. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters A......

Coach Shastri celebrates India's win with a 'punch'

'Sunny Jamaica. The punch in my left hand tastes divine.' IMAGE: India head coach Ravi Shastri. Photograph: Ravi Shastri/Twitter India head coach Ravi Shastri certainly knows how to celebrate......

Kapil, Dhoni, Gavaskar lavish praises on Srinivasan

Srinivasan's efforts to improve the lot of sportspersons praised IMAGE: CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right, with former BCCI president Narayanswami Srinivasan. Photograph: PTI The efforts......

'Mr Sobers, would you like to bat?'

Ajit Wadekar recalls how India turned the tables on the the West Indies and won a historic victory. IMAGE: The legendary Ajit Wadekar. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images Ajit Laxman Wadekar --......

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