Human beings since the dawn of civilisation have been the lords of their own destiny and also of all other species.

The sad bit is that no one is willing to do just that. In an open-hearted chat with DNA’s Sukhwant Basra, Bindra says that for him the golden hue is really no big deal

One of the biggest, swiftest and best coordinated crackdowns led to the arrest of the 10 accused of the Ahmedabad blasts of July 26.

Out of all the members in the Indian Olympic contingent three main ones who did not congratulate Bindra are Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Leander Paes and Sania Mirza.

According to a World Health Organisation report Preventing Chronic Diseases — A Vital Investment, 350 million people will die in the next 10 years of chronic disease

“Akhil is an aggressive player and believes in attacking his opponent. We are sure he will win this bout and create history,” was the refrain at the Bhiwani Boxing Club.

As soon as I heard of Abhinav Bindra clinching the gold medal in Beijing, I heaved a sigh of relief at being able to witness India’s glory.

The current violence in and around Jammu has promoted the two-nation theory. There is a growing tendency there to see not only Kashmiris but all Muslims as recalcitrant anti-nationals.

“If not the court, at least god was on our side,” Haresh Mehta told DNA on Wednesday night confirming that his wife Niketa had a miscarriage on Tuesday.

A high-powered committee led by prime minister Manmohan Singh has, in principle, agreed to certain changes in the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.