India has turned into fertile ground for ISIS

'We could crack IM modules in the country because one arrested member would spill beans on the other.''With ISIS, every module is different and is possibly being handled by different operators......

When A P J Abdul Kalam met Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual guru and head of the Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sansthan of Swaminarayan sect, passed into the ages on August 13.Among the many millions of people Pramukh......

Man held under blasphemy law burnt to death by mob in Pak

A man arrested under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law was burnt to death by a mob after over 1,000 people stormed a police station in a village in Sindh province. The shocking incident of......

Egypt returns to centre stage

Events around the Gaza flare-up reveal that Iran is ceding space to a resurgent Egypt under President Morsi,saysClaude Smadja The latest flare-up between Hamas and the Israelis provides an......

Weekend Watch: The Road Home

How can something so simple be so extraordinary? But isn't that how love ought to be?Unimaginably simple and unexplainably complex?Gorgeous in vision, The Road Home is guaranteed to wow and......

Meiraba, Satwik-Chirag enter quarters of Thailand Open

IMAGE: Meiraba Luwang Maisnam advanced to the quarterfinals. Photograph: BAI/X Continuing their splendid run, young Indian shuttler Meiraba Luwang Maisnam and star men's doubles pair of......

The struggles of a national badminton champion

I need funds to play more international tournaments, says national champion Sourabh Verma IMAGE: Sourabh Verma returns a shot. Photograph: PTI Reigning national champion Sourabh Verma has appealed......

Football Extras: Dortmund stunned; PSG progress in Cup

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field Fortuna beat Dortmund in first league loss this term IMAGE: Dortmund, who had only lost in the Champions League this term, had most......

Football Briefs: PSG fight back to maintain perfect start with win at Rennes

IMAGE: Paris St Germain's Angel Di Maria celebrates scoring their first goal with Neymar. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters Paris St Germain stretched their perfect Ligue 1 start to six wins......

Football briefs: Atletico finish second in La Liga; Bale leads Real rout

IMAGE: Gareth Bale scores Real Madrid's first goal against Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Atletico Madrid clinched second spot in La Liga and......