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.......

'Bharat Shakti' displays India's 'roaring' military prowess

Homegrown aircraft roared in the air while indigenously built battle tanks and artillery guns spewed fire dominating the arid terrain of Pokhran during a mega exercise on Tuesday, but perhaps the......

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......

Fali Sam Nariman: Indian judiciary's 'Bhishma Pitamah' who minced no words

In his long and illustrious legal career, Nariman argued in several landmark cases, including the Bhopal gas tragedy case, TMA Pai case, Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case and the famous......

Banking industry doyen N Vaghul dies at 88

Veteran banker N Vaghul, who led the transformation of ICICI into a private sector lender, died on Saturday afternoon due to health complications. He was 88. Vaghul took over the reins of ICICI,......

How Mahabharata applies to board of directors

Many lay folks cannot fathom the arcane language of the corporate governance brouhaha. I found that a mythological story connects very well, says R Gopalakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic......

TCS@50: Why India must be in eternal debt to F C Kohli

50 years ago, on April 1, 1968, Tata Consultancy Services -- now India's leading IT company -- was born.The foundation for TCS was laid by Faqir Chand Kohli whose life touched directly or......

Tribute: Why India must be in eternal debt to F C Kohli

Faqir Chand Kohli, Padma Bhushan, will be 90 on March 19, 2014. It is a day to celebrate for many Indians whose life he has touched directly or indirectly, says Shivanand Kanavi, the well-known......

Why a Modi bhakt decided to play Manmohan Singh

'People have a certain perception about my political leanings -- and rightly so.''But I am an actor first, and then an activist.''And I am not an accidental actor.''There was no way I was going to......

'If you do a bad role in a film, you may not get television offers in future'

'I have learnt one thing in life: if you love being with someone, you have to accept that person with all the flaws.' Mahabharat's Arjun -- Shaheer Sheikh -- is back!......

PIX: Rani Mukerji, Juhi Chawla at Ravi Chopra's prayer meet

The film industry turned up in large numbers to the prayer meet of filmmaker Ravi Chopra, who succumbed to lung cancer on November 12.Among those who arrived to pay their respects were:  ......

Review: Badrinath doesn't impress

Radhika Rajamani feels Telugu film Badrinath doesn't have enough to engross the audiences. Post YOUR reviews here!There were high expectations from Badrinath considering it was a Geeta Arts......

Where Does Sachin Stand Among The Great Batters?

Tendulkar's sterling performances, his fascinating duels for supremacy with contemporaries -- Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Inzamam-ul Haq, Jacques Kallis among batsmen; Shane Warne, Muttiah......