Men Who Fought To The Last Bullet And Last Breath

'Rezang La was a unique battle.''It was not a large scale battle like the Battle of Kohima which involved a large number of troops.''Here there was just a company that fought it out till the last......

Will The Gandhis Step Down?

Five hours of discussions. And at the end of it, tame offers for a chintan shibir. Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi reportedly offered her resignation and the resignations of her children at......

China: 'Next 5 years will be tougher for India'

'We can expect heightened belligerence from China.' IMAGE: Border Security Force soldiers patrol a highway as an army convoy passes towards Leh. Photograph: Yawar Nazir/Getty Images "Xi Jinping......

'We are being weakened and this is advantageous to our enemies'

'Instead of developing the capacity, capability and strength to fight our external enemies, we are turning our own people against each other.' IMAGE: The three-day so-called 'Dharam Sansad' in......

Why govt's Rs 25,000 cr realty push fails to enthuse most analysts

A recent report by Citi had pegged the total amount stuck in stalled projects across seven major Indian cities (Bengaluru, Mumbai Metropolitan region, National Capital Region, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad,......

Why AAP is not very popular with India Inc

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has to deal with 3 powerful enemies: the media, the political establishment, and business houses.  Dear Mr Kejriwal,Every once in a while the world witnesses a......

Fiscal consolidation: What needs to be done

Stronger fiscal surveillance should be accompanied with broader macroeconomic surveillance, to go to the roots of sustainable growth, says Olli Rehn. Ten days ago, the European Union took bold and......

AD scan: Murder by mass communication

There is this sudden spate of ads on TV today about emergency pills. I-pill fired the opening salvo with a couple of very sensitively done ads about a very-much married couple who obviously share a......

Luka Chuppi Review: Formula film-making at its lamest

Luka Chuppi is as much about live-in as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was about pigeons, says Sukanya Verma. A small town in North India. Check. A whimsical joint family. Check. A ballsy girl and a......

Mohanlal: No right to stop you kissing

'If I am uncomfortable, I have to move away. That is culture.' 'Morality depends on individual freedom and it requires some sense to know where to draw the line' Superstar Mohanlal teaches a thing......

How can your life be censored?

'They banned the word sexy from the song Sexy Mujhe Log Bole. Yet, the same Censor Board allows the word to be used years later when Amitabh Bachchan lovingly calls the cancer-ridden kid Sexy in......

'Nothing happens in CSK without MSD's approval'

In reality, Ravindra Jadeja's ascension was a lot about CSK's second in command for years Suresh Raina losing form and being released by the franchise. It was more of a distress move with distinct......

Indian shooters raise hopes of bumper Olympics with stunning 2019 show

Indian shooting's best show at the Olympics remains the two medals won at London in 2012, but if the shooters' exploits in recent months are anything to go by, the country can easily emulate or......

Time for Virat to step down as RCB captain?

'He has been RCB's leader since 2013 and RCB's best performance under him has been runners up in 2016.''In 2013 and 2014, RCB didn't reach the Playoffs stage.''In 2015 it reached that stage.''In......

I-League: Minerva hold Bengaluru FC; Chennai win

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC were held to a frustrating draw. Photograph: Bengaluru FC/Twitter Bengaluru FC dropped their first points at home this season after a fortuitous goal allowed Minerva Punjab FC......

Sporting Clube De Goa hold EB to goalless draw

Sporting Clube de Goa held a lacklustre East Bengal to a goalless draw in their penultimate I-League fixture at the Vidyasagar Krirangan, in Barasat on Friday. Playing their first match after the......