Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

Want Jihadi John convicted: Slain IS hostage's kin speaks out

Jihadi John stands next to a man purported to be Steven Sotloff in this still image from a video hours before the US journalist was executed. Photograph: SITE Intel Group via Reuters TV/Reuters......

Slain journalist's family to IS: Where is your mercy?

The family of Steven Sotloff, the second American journalist brutally slaughtered in Syria in recent weeks, described their son as ‘a gentle soul’ who ‘tried to find good in a......

Coming Up: Women Power in J&K

Women will have a decisive say as chairpersons in seven of Jammu and Kashmir's 20 districts, observes David Devadas. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sharda Bhau flashes the victory sign in......

11 slain Israelis remembered at Munich memorial

The widow of an Israeli athlete, slain during the 1972 Munich Olympics denounced the IOC during a memorial Monday to honour the dead, shouting "Shame on you!" for failing to offer a moment of......

Champions Spain out of Davis Cup

Having wielded the Davis Cup sword to such devastating effect last season, Spain have been slain by it, falling to Slovakia in the first round.The Spaniards won the 2004 final on an......