Sheikh Hasina's Biggest Blunder

'The dominance of her party also meant that the institutions became lopsided -- whether it was the bureaucracy or the courts or the military.''She centralised power to the extent that you would see......

16 out of 31 MPs on Waqf bill JPC are from NDA

The joint committee of Parliament to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will have 31 members -- 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha -- and will submit its report by the next session.......

ISIS terrorist with Rs 3 lakh bounty arrested in Delhi

A wanted terrorist who is a member of the Pune module of the ISIS was nabbed by the Delhi Police Special Cell, officials said on Friday. He was arrested by a team of Special Cell on a secret tip......

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

Qualcomm launches India-made chip to compete with MediaTek in 5G market

Qualcomm launched its new affordable, India-designed chipset, the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2, on Tuesday. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters This chipset will enable mobile device makers to sell 5G......

Sonakshi-Zaheer's Lunch With Richa-Ali

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha/Instagram Sonakshi Sinha and her husband Zaheer Iqbal spent their Sunday with new parents Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal enjoying a potluck lunch. Director......

'They Wanted To Cover Up Their Bloodied Hands'

'This was a government that wanted nobody outside Bangladesh to know that they were simply inept and run by a highly authoritarian leader who was afraid of any criticism towards herself.' IMAGE: A......

How Janhvi's Boyfriend Reacted To Dheere Dheere

Janhvi Kapoor has impressed everyone with her dance moves in the new song, Dheere Dheere from her new film Devara: Part 1, starring NTR Jr. But it's her rumoured boyfriend Shikhar Pahariya who......

Sharvari Turns Her Beast Mode On

Sophie's Monday blues... Shraddha goes for red... Aditi loves pink... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sharvari/Instagram Sharvari gets into 'BEAST MODE on for Vedaa! Took up boxing to become Vedaa.........

Zeeshan Ali quits as India Davis Cup coach

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AITA/X Zeeshan Ali on Wednesday announced that he has resigned from his position as coach of the Indian Davis Cup team, a month before the national team's next assignment......

Pakistan's golden boy receives hero's welcome

IMAGE: Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan's first Olympic gold medalist athlete in the men's javelin, waves from the roof of a vehicle to fans who gathered to welcome him on his arrival, outside the Allama......

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem showered with cash awards

IMAGE: Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan reacts after setting a new Olympic record. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel / Reuters Pakistan's sensational javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem who won the......

Pakistan retain Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen for Bangladesh Tests

IMAGE: Shan Masood will lead Pakistan in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting August 21. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Pakistan have dropped plans to conduct "major surgery" on......

Kerala man cycles 22,000 km to cheer for Neeraj in Paris

IMAGE: Fayis Asraf Ali, right, met Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in Budapest last year. Photograph: Ecowheelers/X India's star athlete Neeraj Chopra will have a special supporter at the Paris......