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Veteran recalls Partition, travelling with corpses

He was six years old when his family moved from Peshawar to India after Partition in 1947. IMAGE: BJP president J P Nadda at a program organised on 'Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas', in New Delhi......

The Importance Of Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi's gritty refusal to backtrack on her plans to visit Taiwan is part of who she is. IMAGE: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu welcomes US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi at......

Hellfire, America's secret, most potent missile to pinpoint terrorists

The US drone strike that killed Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri on the balcony of a safe house in downtown Kabul points to the use of secret Hellfire missiles by the CIA as there was no explosion......

Why Is The Taliban Angry With Pakistan?

The Taliban is showing its strong discontent as the high hopes given to it by the Pakistani military have been dashed, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: A Talib stands guard at the......

Living on a prayer in Kashmir

For the first time in nearly two years, tourism has been on the rise in Kashmir. But what does that mean for the average Kashmiri, ponders Abhishek Mande Bhot after a recent visit to the......

Taliban stop exports, imports from India

The Taliban have stopped all imports and exports with India after entering Kabul and taking over the country on Sunday. Ajay Sahai, Director General (DG) of Federation of Indian Export......

Let us have a trade Akhand Bharat

'We have not been able to use the potential of our location in the region and the world and our strength as a nation and an economy to establish an EU-like structure in South Asia,' points out......

The changing face of Kolkata's Kabuliwala

Driven out of business by microfinance companies, the Kabuliwalas of Kolkata, traditional moneylenders, have seen their numbers shrink. I felt like I was in hell. I could not speak properly and......

10 most dangerous places to work

Children dressed in costume sit together during a party celebrating. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters A recent MBA graduate, Puneet Kohli, got a job offer from a global commodity giant to join their......

Code Name: Tiranga Review: Too Dull

Code Name: Tiranga makes Deepa Gahlot feel nostalgic for Naam Shabana and forgive Dhaakad. Much too soon after Dhaakad, another espionage film Code Name: Tiranga sets a female R&AW agent against......

11 BEAUTIFUL STORIES From Around The World

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films from the recent Toronto International Film Festival. As the pandemic situation began to improve and movie theatres opened up in North America, the Toronto......

'Babur could be really brutal'

'Physically, he was a strong man, but given to moments of emotional weakness.''He had to be put back on the right track by the women in his life.' IMAGE: Kunal Kapoor in The Empire. One remembers......

Was Feroz Khan India's coolest actor ever?

Subhash K Jha remembers the flamboyant star, 12 years after he passed away. IMAGE: The dashing Feroz Khan in Qurbani. I have to agree with my friend, Fardeen, when he says his father was one of a......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Afghan keeper comes up with conspiracy theory

ACB has conspired against me, I am fit to play: Mohammad Shahzad IMAGE: Shahzad has played a significant role in Afghanistan's rise in world cricket. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images......

Rahane's India expected to overpower Afghanistan

Kabul Express set for 'Test' run in and against India IMAGE: Indian cricket players Ishant Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, K L Rahul and Umesh Yadav at a fielding drill during a practice session ahead of......

World Cup Blog: Is the Indian media conspiring against the Pakistan team?

Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Pakistan’s star all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez denied Indian media reports which quote him as saying that the team’s......

Here is why Afghan cricket coach keeps low profile

Andy Moles, head coach of Aghanistan talks with players Mirwais Ashraf and Dawlat Khan. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images Afghanistan cricket team coach Andy Moles has kept a very low profile in......

How Afghan women's cricket is crushed by bombs, threats, tradition

‘Afghanistan's cricket board does not support cricket for women, even though I have 3,700 girl cricketers’ Many Afghan cricketers learn the game as a refugee in Pakistan ‘(The......

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