Ex-Army Chief shares 'great lessons' from 1971 war

One of the "great lessons" of the India-Pakistan War in 1971 is that fighting a war is not just a military affair, but a "total affair" that includes politics and diplomacy, former army chief Gen V......

India way behind China, need to catch up: IAF chief

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Friday said the IAF is aiming to have its entire inventory produced in India by 2047 under the indigenisation programme even as he asserted that......

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......

Monsoon 2019 likely to be below normal: Skymet

East India, along with a major portion of central India, is likely to be at a higher risk of being rain deficient, especially during the first half of the season. Monsoon rains may be "below......

When Kohli's India Conquered Australia

After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus......

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......

Chess player Sharma banned for 10 years

In one of the harshest punishments to a chess player, the All India Chess Federationbanned Umakant Sharma of Southern Railway for 10 years for cheating during a FIDE rating tournamentin Delhi early......

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......

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......