Piercing the army's armour of deception

On August 24 last year, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) dressed up failure as achievement when--almost nine years after India bought the T-90 tank from Russia--the first 10 built-in-India T-90s were......

Sumantra Ghoshal: A tribute

My husband Subba called from his office at the World Bank."Did you see my email?" he asked. "Sumantra Ghoshal passed away this morning in London." The impact could not have been more violent if he......

This is the future of computing!

Jefferson Han, a pale, bespectacled engineer dressed in Manhattan black, faced the thousand or so attendees on the first day of TED 2006, the annual technology, entertainment, and design conference......

Anoop Desai survives American Idol elimination

Anoop Desai, popularly known as Anoop Dawg, was in the doghouse for about 10 suspenseful minutes on Wednesday evening on the American Idol show. The 21-year-oldwas among the bottom three, who had......

The true best pictures of the year

They may not be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award in this year's ceremony, but for Ratatouille, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Simpsons Movie and Knocked Up, it was an award-winning 2007 of a......

PIX: Chelsea hold United; Spurs roar back to crush Villa

IMAGE: Moises Caicedo scores Chelsea's first goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday. Photograph:Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Moises Caicedo's blistering second-half......

Ponting hails Warner's 'unbelievable career' for Australia

IMAGE: David Warner is one of Australia's leading batters with 49 centuries across formats and close to 19,000 runs in international cricket. Photograph: BCCI Former skipper Ricky Ponting paid......

The Englishmen Who Want To Win In India

IMAGE: Ben Stokes will lead a motivated England team in the five Test series, which begins in Hyderabad on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy England Cricket/X   Ben Stokes......

36 summers later, Arshdeep has same fate as Chetan Sharma

  IMAGE: A screen grab of Arshdeep Singh putting down the catch to give Pakistan's Asif Ali is a reprieve. Photograph: Twitter Arshdeep Singh can do with a warm hug from Chetan Sharma. The......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......