In rare move, govt extends tenure of Army Chief Gen Pande by 1 month

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande will continue to serve in the post till June 30 with the government on Sunday extending his tenure by one month, in a rare and unusual move that came amid the Lok Sabha......

3,300 CISF jawans to replace CRPF in Parliament security starting Monday

More than 3,300 Cental Industrial Security Force personnel will take over the complete counterterrorism and anti-sabotage security duties at the Parliament complex from Monday following the......

Bharat Shakti a message to adversaries about India's combat potential

Integrated mega exercise 'Bharat Shakti' at Pokhran has given a "strategic message to the adversaries" about the combat potential of India's armed forces, sources in the defence establishment said.......

Can We Fight China With Such A Budget?

India has allocated Rs 1.72 trillion, or 27.67 per cent of the total defence budget to cater to modernisation of the country's arsenal. Modern militaries spend up to 50 to 60 per cent of their......

Isn't it time to get rid of Air India?

'It goes without saying that Air India has now no imaginable reason to exist,' argues Mihir S Sharma.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Perhaps the hardest part of analysing the Modi......

New-look India eye winning start in SA ODIs

IMAGE: K L Rahul will lead a young Indian team in the three-match ODI series against South Africa starting on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI With a clutch of new-gen stars lining up to make their......

Summer of 83: The memories refuse to fade

36 summers have gone by but Kapil Dev's toothy grin with the Prudential Cup remains the most defining moment in Indian cricket. They remember most of the things, may forget a few just like senior......

Guess who India's real cricketing star is!

No one even comes close to the impact Anil Kumble has had on Indian cricket, when it comes to winning matches and series, say Aakash Chopra and Impact Index. IMAGE: Captain Anil Kumble is chaired......

Has Indian cricket peaked?

India, says Shankar Acharya, can stay at or near the top in the ICC Test and ODI rankings for a year or two, but it's downhill thereafter. Every Indian has views on two subjects: Pakistan and......

'Perhaps that day was for me only'

Kapil Dev, who led India to thememorable triumph in the 1983 World Cup, gets nostalgic in conversation with Times Now's Arnab Goswami. Excerpts: Kapilji, first of all, it's wonderful to see you......