Ishrat encounter: Govt dumps CBI plea to prosecute IB officials

Bringing down curtains to the 11-year-long probe, the government has turned down the request of the Central Bureau of Investigation for granting prosecution sanction to four IB officials, including......

26/11 conspirator Lakhvi to stay in jail for 3 more months

'We are not going to let him go free. Justice will be served,' a Pakistan official tells Rediff.com contributor Shahzad Raza in Islamabad. Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi was detained at Rawalpindi's Adiala......

Hyd blasts probe: Stop witch-hunting, say rights groups

With the Hyderabad police rounding up several Muslim youth for questioning in connection with last week’s twin blasts in Hyderabad, some civil rights groups are up in arms and say......

Decoding the Headley-Rana case

The key to the conspiracy hatched by David Coleman Headley and Tahawwura Hussain Rana may lie in Bangladesh and Pakistan, notes Wilson John. Who controlled the activities of David Coleman Headley......

Nehru Cup football: India ready for Lebanon test

Defending champions India begin their quest for a second straight Nehru Cup title triumph with a tricky opener against Lebanon when the five-nation football tournament gets underway in Delhi on......

India rally to hold Malaysia

India began their quest for a maiden medal in the Commonwealth Games by sharing two goals with Malaysia in the men's preliminary league Group B opening match in Melbourne on Friday. - Commonwealth......

Grand finale to Afro-Asian Games

The curtain came down on the first edition of Afro-Asian Games at the GMC Balayogi Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday evening.PresidentA P J Abdul Kalam, who was the chief guest at the spectacular......