Time To Establish Diplomatic Relations With Taliban

The Taliban government in Afghanistan is not going anywhere.That being the case, why is the hesitation to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Taliban? asks Lieutenant General Prakash......

Delhi cops nab 9 for scuffle at Jamia Millia, firing inside hospital

The police registered two cases and apprehended nine people in connection with a scuffle between Jamia Millia Islamia students and a firing incident in Holy Family Hospital in southeast Delhi,......

Locals raze madrasa in Assam to protest jihadi activities by Bangladeshis

A madrasa and a residence adjacent to it in Assam's Goalpara district was demolished allegedly by local people on Tuesday in protest against the use of the premises for jihadi activities, the......

2 Imams with suspected Al-Qaeda, ABT links held in Assam

Two suspected terrorists who have alleged links with the Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent and Ansarullah Bangla Team terror groups were arrested by the Assam police in the Goalpara district on......

Review: Rockstar is more Devdas than Jim Morrison

Ranbir Kapoor's new film is a love story that tries to pose as an insight into an artiste's anguish, feels Sumit Bhattacharya.Director Imtiaz Ali's new film Rockstar has two heroes: Ranbir Kapoor,......

Sufi singer Abida Parveen, live in Chennai!

The ballroom in Chennai's Taj Coromandel is filled with an expectant hush; the best and finest of Chennai's literati and music aficionados fill in, eager to appreciate the......

Umrao Jaan director to make film on Rumi

Famed 13th century Sufi poet and philosopher Jalaluddin Rumi --who has been called the Smiling Face of Islam in the past -- is set to receive recognition from the Qatar Foundation. Fine Pearl......

Buzz: Pakistan begin World Test Championship campaign in England

IMAGE: After the tour of Netherlands and Ireland, Pakistan will travel to England where they will play three World Test Championship Tests from July 30 to August 20 . Photograph: Francois......

Waqar likely to be appointed as Pakistan bowling coach

Waqar likely to be appointed as Pakistan bowling coach IMAGE: Waqar Younis of Pakistan looks on. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Former captain and fast bowler Waqar Younis appears set......

Tribute: 'Learn from the last shot and keep going'

'My homage to him was the medals I placed in his hands to bless each time I was able to win them.' 'And the abiding love and respect I will always have for him.' Roopa Unnikrishnan, Arjuna awardee......

'Sachin should shun IPL to get Bharat Ratna'

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has said that master batsman Sachin Tendulkar should not play in the Indian Premier League if his name was under consideration for the......

Cricketer who announced the arrival of a New India

M P Anil Kumar recalls a momentous Indian victory and recounts the trials and tribulations of a forgotten star of that triumph. The first cricket match that I watched live on television had......