Madhavankutty Pillai
The former ISRO chairman laid the foundation for the spectacular success of the agency
The first pope from the Americas dared to confront contentious issues
Peru-born literary giant Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-2025) was a bold, tireless explorer of human nature
Soviet double agent Oleg Gordievsky’s intelligence had prevented nuclear war
The Oscar-winning actor and his wife were found dead at their New Mexico home
He was the only non-Gandhi Congress prime minister to complete two terms but his achievements were overshadowed by the failure to curb corruption
Manmohan Singh holds the rare record of a non-Gandhi to complete two terms as a Congress PM but sterling achievements sit side by side with missed opportunities