The Cadet Who Won President's Gold Medal At NDA

Afrid Afroz, 21, who was adjudged best cadet at the NDA's 144th course, will join the Indian Air Force and hopes to be a fighter pilot. IMAGE: Battalion Cadet Captain Afrid Afroz. All Photographs:......

Disastrous Decisions, Achievements: Pervez Musharraf's Mixed Legacy

Learning perhaps from the Kargil debacle, Musharraf tried hard to evolve as a statesman in his dealings with India, recalls Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W. IMAGE: Former......

Will General Munir Take On Imran Khan?

If General Asim Munir, Pakistan's new army chief, wants to help defuse the current polarised atmosphere and shepherd civilian politicians towards negotiations on an acceptable date for elections,......

'Taking Panditji's photos is the most unforgettable memory'

'When I realised that I was to take the pictures of Pandit Nehru, I was very nervous and scared.' IMAGE: Then prime minister Indira Gandhi flanked by then Congress chief minister K Karunakaran,......

Why note ban failure won't affect Modi

'You can accuse him of many things, but one thing you cannot accuse him of is being bad at politics,' says Aakar Patel. Last week, I spoke to a group of students, about 1,000 in a large hall, in a......

The man who will advise Modi on economic affairs

Foreign Policy magazine named him as one of the world's top 100 global thinkers in 2011. Arvind Subramanian is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and at the......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

How India can get the best researchers

The aggregate domestic R&D spend in India has never exceeded 1 per cent of GDP, and over 80 per cent of Indian firms spend nothing on research, says Shyamal Majumdar. Last Sunday, Prime Minister......

Sports Shorts: Nike panned after basketball star's shoe splits

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday   IMAGE: Duke Blue Devils forward Zion Williamson (1) reacts after falling during the first half against the North Carolina Tar......

Sports Shorts: Mary Kom to hit your TV screens soon

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Anna Sarkissian, left, and Ameesha Joshi with India's boxing queen M C Mary Kom. Photograph Courtesy: Anna......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......