Daniel Pearl murder: Qaeda leader's death commuted, 3 others set free

A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the death sentence of British-born top Al Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted in the abduction and murder of United States journalist......

'How dare the US government snoop on me?'

American civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor tells P Rajendran/Rediff.com why he may have become a target of NSA surveillance. When Asim Ghafoor, a civil rights attorney who has often argued for......

In Islamabad, Jadhav meets wife, mother -- from behind glass screen

Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in Pakistan for alleged spying, on Monday met his wife and mother -- but separated by a glass screen -- in a carefully choreographed event that unfolded in......

Meet Taliban's most vicious leader

Mullah Dadullah Akhund commands the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and he is now trying to outdo slain al-Qaeda leader Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi in viciousness and cruelty, a media report has said.In......

The Movie *Everyone* Turned Up To See!

Director Anubhav Sinha's screening of his new film Anek, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Andrea Kevichusa, Manoj Pahwa and Kumud Mishra, was a houseful affair! Actors and directors turned up to see......

Bollywood celebrates Eid through its movies!

Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films. The films listed below, in fact, are those where the festival plays a pivotal plot point, observes Subhash K Jha.   Chaudvin Ka......

He taught Yash Chopra to make films...

B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha. Baldev Raj Chopra was the visionary film-maker who directed Indian cinema's first multistarrer Waqt... If he had......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

Will Bumrah Captain India In Sydney?

Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney? IMAGE: India faces some tough selection calls ahead of the must-win fifth and final......

Australia ko Australia mein haraenge...: Rizwan vows to win first series as white-ball captain

IMAGE: Members of the Pakistan ODI squad for the Australia series arrive in Melbourne. Photograph: PCB/X Newly-appointed Pakistan white-ball skipper Mohammed Rizwan vowed to defeat Australia......

PIX: Kamran Ghulam rescues Pakistan after early collapse

IMAGES from Day 1 of the second Test played between Pakistan and England in Multan on Tuesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Mohammed Rizwan and Kamran Ghulam celebrate their 50-run......

Brook, Root may merry in Multan before Pakistan collapse

Images from Day 4 of the first Test between Pakistan and England in Multan on Thursday. Scorecard   IMAGE: England's Gus Atkinson celebrates taking the wichet of Pakistan's Shan Masood......

Big blow for Pakistan as injured Naseem misses World Cup bus

IMAGE: Babar Azam-led Pakistan will be aiming for a second World Cup title. Photograph: PCB/X Pakistan were dealt a significant setback as injured fast bowler Naseem Shah was omiitted from their......