The General Who Stood By His Convictions

'General Paddy was amongst the last line of generals who stood by his convictions and brooked no interference in matters which were his domain.' Lieutenant General Zameer Uddin Shah (retd) salutes......

The Nehruvian Who Fell Out With Sonia Gandhi

Because of his proximity to Indira Gandhi, he was able to intervene directly at the level of the PMO, which he did in the days leading up to the partition of Pakistan in 1971 when he transferred......

'He Was Alive, But A Captive Of The Chinese'

'On October 12-13, he started shivering from fear in his tent.''That was the time he wrote a letter to my mother to conduct Ganeshji's Atharvashirsha.''The moment he finished writing that letter,......

The Soldier Who Became A Legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

Emergency Trailer: On Expected Lines

As with biopics these days, Kangana Ranaut's films may be less about telling the story of a dark chapter of Indian history and more about giving fodder to those who seek to defend or justify......

Hindi Movies Coming Up In August

It's a big month at the marquee. The Independence Day holiday weekend is very popular amongst film-makers and film-goers. August also has other festive occasions like Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami,......

When Moral Police Followed Zeenat Aman

IMAGE: Zeenat Aman in Manoranjan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Zeenat Aman gives the world another interesting slice of her life, as she discusses her sexy and flirtatious......

Rajkummar Rao's Top 10 Hits

It's turning out to be a double whammy season for Rajkummar Rao. Raj ended Bollywood's box office drought with Srikanth and followed it with Mr & Mrs Mahi. 2024 will be special for Raj who has two......

Mr & Mrs Dhoni steal show at Ambani's Pooja ceremony

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and wife Sakshi were one of many special guests at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's Puja ceremony at the Ambani residence in Mumbai on Wednesday, ahead of their Mehendi......

What Mrs Maxwell Told Indian Trolls

IMAGE: Vini Maxwell's Instagram post. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vini Maxwell/Instagram   A few uncouth Indians have given Indian cricket fans a bad name by trolling Australian cricketers......

No small feat! PM Modi leads wishes in hailing Praggnanandhaa

IMAGE: 18-year-old R Praggnanandhaa finished as runner-up in the FIDE Chess World Cup. Photograph: FIDE/Twitter "This is no small feat", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he led the nation in......

PICS: CSK's Dhoni felicitated for completing milestone

It's a special day for Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.  The legendary skipper plays his 200th match for CSK on Wednesday, and to mark the milestone, Dhoni was presented with......

'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......