'No man can do more than give his life for his country'

At this time, sixty years ago, Brigadier John Parshuram Dalvi and his men were captured as prisoners of war by the Chinese during the 1962 War.The men led by him fought against incredible odds,......

The Unsung Heroes of the 1962 War

The Chinese admitted that they had suffered the maximum casualties fighting in the first battle on October 20, 1962, and these casualties had been inflicted mostly by 2 Rajput.Claude Arpi salutes......

'China will be taught a lesson'

'China is mindful of the fact that it is not confronting the Indian Army of 1962. But the sabre rattling will continue.' IMAGE: Indian soldiers at a forward airbase in Ladakh, September 15, 2020.......

The Forgotten Hero of the Indian Air Force

Did Vinod Sehgal die in Tsangdgar or was he taken PoW to China?Why has the IAF kept so quiet for all these years, asks Claude Arpi. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com One of the greatest......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

Chidi takes Sporting Clube into last eight

Sporting Clube de Goa rode on the opportunism of Edeh Chidi to get the better of State Bank of Travancore 2-1 and move into the quarter-finals of the Federation Cup football tournament at the Nehru......