India not part of Russia's troika meet on Afghanistan

India has not been invited to a key meeting next week convened by Russia on the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan that is expected to be attended by Pakistan, China and the United States, even......

IM terrorists learnt bomb-making in Mumbai

Judge Vyas observed that it was for the first time that a dozen persons were being convicted for conspiring in a terror attack before they could do any damage.Prakash Bhandari reports. Kindly note......

Mohammed Hanif, Rushdie in Booker longlist

Debut writer Mohammed Hanif and former winner Salman Rushdie were among 13 writers selected for the longlist of this year's Man Booker Prize for fiction. The judges chose writers from Australia,......

5 Tiger men held guilty of arms training in Pak

A Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention Act) court in Mumbai has held five aides of prime conspirator Tiger Memon guilty of conspiracy in the 1993 serial bomb blasts and attending a......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Gujarat's Gohel breaks 117-yr-old record, looks for Govt job

IMAGE: Gujarat’s opening batsman Samit Gohel celebrates his triple century. Gujarat's 26-year-old opening batsman Samit Gohel on Tuesday broke a 117-year-old record in first-class cricket......

When Holi had the arch-rivals on a high

History always follows a pattern. Eighteen years ago, India played Pakistan in Bangalore in the month of March. The match was keenly poised after three days, with India on 99 for four and chasing......

'Shoaib deserves better treatment'

Hanif Mohammed, the Pakistani child prodigy of the 1950s, is back in India, an ambassador of his country. The 'little master' was immaculately dressed in a checkered suit and dark glasses that hid......

Indian and Pak skippers feted

A galaxy of cricketing stars descended at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday as the Board of Control for Cricket in India celebrated its platinum jubilee, fondly tracing back a journey that......