There they were, their bodies all brown with wet mud, twisting and pitching, making a new path where none existed before. Yet these machines made it unscathed, and were ready for the next challenge to be thrown before them.
I guess Suzuki has had enough of its reputation of building dinky, value-for-money cars. Keeping costs low can be quite a task, especially if you have to do it day in, day out. The Japanese carmaker is a past master of frugal engineering, and perhaps they are the best in ...
Three things that happened recently are a reminder of how much we still are a land-bound civilisation. The Indian navy floated its first nuclear sub. Lionel Casson, a well-known historian who wrote books on ancient mariners, shipping and sea warfare, died in New York. And I read a not very ...
Iran in its "axis of evil" days, the memoirs of a woman MP from Afghanistan, an American observer in Pakistan, and a cricket coach who takes potshots: books of the times.
What does a Taylor guitar worth $3,500 have in common with a pornographic comic-strip Indian bhabhi? The curves, sure, but they both also have songs protesting their mistreatment. In the process, theyve got the Net buzzing.
She threw extravagant parties but could be miserly with the servants, loved polo and also champagne, was autocratic and mercurial. Kishore Singh, who worked closely with Gayatri Devi, remembers the beguiling maharani.
Lodhi Gardens in Delhi is a lovely place, full of trees and birds and squirrels. It is one of Delhis many green lungs, and in my view one of the prettiest, which is why I stepped off the walking track the other day, trying to get a better look at ...
The 42nd Biel International saw Maxime Vachier-Lagrave notch the biggest victory of his career. The 19-year-old French GM stayed undefeated in scoring 6 points from 10 games. He was followed by Morozevich and Ivanchuk, both on 5.5. Moro was his usual unstable self with four wins and three losses including ...
Sharon Prabhakar says that she loves living life on a 12-lane road. I love straddling different careers, be it singing, acting, theatre or other stuff. I simply cant imagine leading a monotonous life, she chirps.