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3 police stations turned away Cuttack gang rape survivor, allege BJD, Cong

Opposition Biju Janata Dal and Congress on Sunday criticised the Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party government and police for their handling of the investigation into a gang-rape case involving a......

Will Modi Let Omar Govern In Peace?

Will Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who gets his orders from New Delhi, call the shots or allow a democratically elected government to independently govern, questions Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Omar......

J-K polls: 68% candidates forfeit security deposits in Jammu's 43 seats

In 43 assembly segments of Jammu region, 68.53 percent candidates including almost all of the People's Democratic Party and Bahujan Samaj Party forfeited their security deposits. IMAGE: BJP......

NC-Cong taste victory in J-K, Omar to return as CM after 10 yrs

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is poised to form the first elected government in Jammu and Kashmir, having secured a victory in the assembly elections by securing 49......

Only 3 women manage to enter J-K assembly this time

Three women, including former minister Sakeena Masood (National Conference), won elections on Tuesday to enter the male-dominated assembly in Jammu and Kashmir. IMAGE: BJP candidate Shagun Parihar......

MFN status for India by Oct: Pakistan

Pakistan could grant the Most Favoured Nation status to India by October next year, a senior official of the Foreign Ministry said.Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said "October next year is......

Pak's U-turn on MFN: Status NOT granted to India, says Gilani

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has made it clear that Pakistan has not granted the Most Favoured Nation status to India, saying the commerce ministry has only been tasked to move forward on the......

MFN status to India: Pak govt issues confusing statements

Hours after announcing that it would grant the much-delayed MFN status to India, Pakistan government issued several confusing statements which made no direct mention of the significant step aimed......

Pakistan grants MFN status to India

After dilly-dallying for several years, Pakistan on Tuesday granted the Most Favoured Nation status to India in a significant step in improving bilateral ties and boosting two-way trade currently......

Zoya Afroz Wants To Tell You A Kashmir Story

The cool temperatures of Kashmir got hotter as the gorgeous Zoya Afroz came down to the Valley to shoot a film. The Miss India International 2021 is known for Web series like Matsya Kaand and......

What is Kajol's niece doing in the movies?

'I am not someone special.''I don't want to be shortlisted for a role just because I belong to the family I do.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pranutan Bahl/Instagram An apple does not fall far from......

What goes on in a terrorist's mind

Armed with mostly positive reviews, the disturbing, thought-provoking film The War Within, about a Pakistani suicide bomber who sets out to blow up Grand Central station in New York, is expanding......

Sympathy for the terrorist

Like most New Yorkers, the events of September 11, 2001, left Ayad Akhtar shocked. For a Pakistani American born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, his immediate reaction was of horror and terror.......

Amu rocks Toronto, Ash doesn't

When Shonali Bose set out to make a film with the backdrop of the massacreof Sikhs following then prime minister Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984, there was no shortage of peopleasking her to......

Fixing charges levelled against Pak cricket team

A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the Pakistan cricket team on charges of match-fixing in the ICC World Cup 2011 semi-final match against India. The petitioner, Azhar......

Pak delegates to attend Shoaib-Sania wedding

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to send a parliamentary delegation to attend the much-hyped cross-border wedding of tennis star Sania Mirza and cricketer Shoaib Malik. The......

Waqar sad over Shoaib's marriage controversy

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis described the whole drama surrounding Shoaib Malik's alleged marriage to Ayesha Siddiqui as "sad" and "depressing" amid an outpouring of support for the former captain.......

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