All The Muslim Union Ministers

It is for the first time in the history of Independent India that not a single Muslim is part of the Union Cabinet. After Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigned as the Union minister of minority affairs......

BJP bags 41 of 90 'minority-concentration' seats

The Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to puncture the Opposition's claims that the party is anti-minority by winning more than 50 per cent of the Lok Sabha seats in 90 'minority-concentration'......

Bangladesh hangs chief of terror group HuJI

Bangladesh on Wednesday executed banned Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and his two associates for a 2004 attack on a shrine that killed three people and wounded the British high......

At Delhi's Shakur Basti, a condolence meet and a wedding

Life goes on as usual at Delhi’s Shakur Basti where a demolition drive rendered thousands homeless and saw the controversial death of a six-month-old girl. Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com visits......

Demonetisation silenced the looms in this 150-year-old town

IMAGE: Inside a power loom in Bhiwandi. About 70 percent of the 1.2 million power looms here have had to down their shutters post demonetization and if things continue as they are, the rest......

Hostile reception for Pakistan team

IMAGE: Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi and other team-mates. Photograph: PTI Photos.. The Pakistan cricket team, sans captain Shahid Afridi, returned to a hostile reception in Lahore and Karachi......

Pakistan team leaves for World T20 in India

IMAGE: Pakistan cricket team. Photograph: Getty Images A 27-member Pakistan cricket contingent left for India to take part in the Twenty20 World Cup, finally ending days of uncertainty over their......

Akmal violates ICC dress code, banned from first T20 against New Zealand

IMAGE: Umar Akmal of Pakistan looks on. Photograph: Martin Hunter/Getty Images Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal will miss the first Twenty20 against New Zealand on January 15 after being......

Malik, Sami back in Pakistan ODI squad for Zimbabwe series

Pakistan have made a number of changes in their ODI squad for the short home series against Zimbabwe, recalling seniors such as Shoaib Malik and Muhammad Sami in the 16-member side. Malik and Sami,......

Southee leads World Cup MVP race. Dhawan 4th

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji are back with Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players ratings for the ongoing ICC World Cup. Image: New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee. Photograph: Hagen......