Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on......

Taliban Govt: ISI Has The Last Laugh

ISI chief Faiz Hameed coerced the Taliban to announce an interim government guaranteed to preserve Pakistan's control over the levers of power in Kabul, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who......

97 dead as Pak plane crashes in Karachi residential area

Ninety-seven people were killed and two passengers miraculously survived a deadly crash after a Pakistan International Airlines plane with 99 travellers on board plunged into a densely populated......

How the British schemed to give Kashmir to Pakistan

'Once accession to Pakistan appeared unlikely, the British instituted Operations Gulmarg and Datta Khel respectively to foil possible accession to India.'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Aisam pulls out of India Davis Cup tie in protest

Pakistan star protests against ITF's decision to shift tie from Islamabad to neutral venue. 'The attitude towards Pakistan of both All Indian Tennis Association and ITF is highly deplorable. There......

No quarter given in world's highest polo match

Once a year, when snow has melted on all but the tallest peaks, caravans from east and west converge on a pass high in the Hindu Raj mountain range to play "The King of Games and the Game of......