England's cricketers were guilty of employing double-standards for quitting their tour of India because of security fears, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson said on Monday.

Shy guy A R Rahman sheds some of his legendary reticence as he prepares to promote a musical reality show on television.

Successive R&AW chiefs and other senior officers have been living in an ivory tower of their own, inaccessible to junior officers and unsympathetic to their problems and grievances. Junior officers of the R&AW call this the 11th floor mentality.

The 7th metropolitan sessions judge of the Nampally court acquitted Mohammed Abdul Kaleem, Mohammed Abdul Raoof alias Imran, Shujauddin, Mohammed Faseehuddin, and Mohammed Sohail who were arrested in September last by the special investigations team.

Would Manmohan have sailed through, or would he have got singed?

Today, as I watch my son-in-law handle my grandkids, balancing friendliness with discipline and not missing an iota of either, I realise that this middle path that he adopts, is probably the best of all leadership/parenting methods, says AG Krishnamurthy.

The reality music show K for Kishore on Sony Entertainment Televison saw Arnab Chakraborty as its winner. He won the cash prize of Rs. 15 Lakhs and a contract from Sony TV to cut a solo album for HMV Saregama music.

Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who is on death row in a Pakistani jail, appears to be a case of mistaken identity, former Pakistani minister and United Nations Human Rights Council advisory committee member Ansar Burney said in Chandigarh on Friday.After collecting evidence in the shape of a video CD and copy of an FIR from the family members of Sarabjit, Burney said, "Prima facie it appears to be a case of mistaken identity.

Gee George's directorial debut tries to incorporate every genre in this Malayalam family saga, but fails miserably.

Force India's young German driver Adrian Sutil reckons having three-time champion Giancarlo Fisichella as teammate raises the bar for him. He believes the challenge is to match up to the Italian in the upcoming Formula One season.

In an interview to Samana newspaper, Thackeray said politicians have taken the sheen out of the country's highest civilian award by recommending names of people who do not deserve it.

India captain Anil Kumble hopes his tourists and Australia can put their controversial Sydney Test behind them when the two rivals meet again in the third match of the series at Perth next week.

Bolly Woods column captures the man behind the camera.

We aksed Get Ahead readers to send us their experience of using credit cards and debit cards. Here are a few responses that list the advantages and disdavantages of using both the types of plastic cards.

Citing some media reports, the letter described the development as "troubling matters" in the context of 123 agreement with India

The 69-year-old businessman left this country for his home in Milan in his native Italy. His passport was returned by Argentinian authorities last week.

When contacted, Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member Sitaram Yechury and Communist Party of India national secretary D Raja declined immediate comment, saying they could raise the matter in Parliament.

Everything the actor does turns to gold. His latest film Sivaji is all set to break records not just in India but abroad as well. And everyone wants to cash in on the phenomenon from down south.

The first and the foremost achievement of the Mayawati government has been creating a perception of putting an end to much-maligned 'transfer-posting' industry.

Releasing the book 1965 War: The Inside Story by former Governor R D Pradhan, Dr Singh said, "There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that we are prepared and determined to deal with any threat to our national security in the appropriate manner."

Mittal, who is partnering HPCL for the project, will bring to the joint venture his vast expertise in project execution and unparalleled skills in managing governments.

The issue of labelling pesticide content on soft drink bottles is pending in the Supreme Court.

A suicide attack took place in Ragunath temple in Jammu on March 30, 2002.

The actor talks about his new roles.

Reader Abhishek Asthani feels let down by Johar's KANK.

'Mumbaikars have the lowest value attached to them. The saga of their resilience is taken too far and their survival instinct has become an impediment in getting the quick justice they deserve.'

The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the state of Tamil Nadu on a petition filed by K G Kumaraswamy alias Appu, prime accused in the Sankararaman murder case.

Tata group chief Ratan Tata on Friday remained non-committal on the ongoing tussle with the Birla group on their GSM joint venture Idea.

Dar, an official with a multinational pharmaceutical firm, told the court that a friend of his, associated with Lashkar, had gifted him a cell phone in August 2005 after he provided him medicines for hernia.