Anantnag-Rajouri set for voting on Saturday amid Pak shelling concerns

With the threat of cross-border shelling in some border areas and satellite phones and special runners in place to deal with contingencies, all is in readiness for elections in the controversially......

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win.It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out to larger India and beyond it, notes Sheela......

'Sheikh Abdullah Was Genuinely Secular'

'Sheikh Abdullah ruled the state with secular values. Post 1953, when he was sacked, corruption took over governance.' IMAGE: Sheikh Abdullah addresses a meeting in Gandhi Park in 1949.......

Mehbooba Mufti Faces An Uphill Task In Anantnag

The change in Anantnag's demographic after delimitation has added layers of political complexities to the constituency with Pahari-Gujjar, Jammu versus Kashmir dimensions. IMAGE: People's......

The Ultimate Lata Mangeshkar Playlist

The Incomparable Lata Mangeshkar passed into the ages on February 6, 2022. She was 92.Some of her best songs, in celebration of an incredible life. Nightingale of India. Greatest Indian Singer......

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.A fascinating excerpt from Amit Khanna's Words. Sounds. Images: A History Of......

The ULTIMATE Lata Mangeshkar playlist

Nightingale of India. Greatest Indian Singer ever. Goddess Saraswati incarnate. Hyperbole becomes Lata Mangeshkar. No amount of praise is lavish enough to describe the supremacy of her voice as it......

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/ Rediff.com In sweet music is such artKilling care and grief of heart. Few embody William Shakespeare's golden words like Mohammad Zayur Khayyam Hashmi. An unmistakable......

Hasan Ali back in Pakistan squad for NZ Tests

IMAGE: Hasan Ali, who last played a Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in July, has picked up 77 wickets in 21 Tests. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Pakistan have recalled pace bowler Hasan Ali......

'Bowler needs a captain who understands him'

'... And give him the confidence and freedom to express himself.' IMAGE: Pragyan Ojha appeals for a wicket during the second Test against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, November......

Pakistan name six uncapped players for first Test against Proteas

IMAGE: Wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan is the first-choice wicket-keeper for the opening Test against South Africa. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images Pakistan selectors on Sunday retained six......

Babar Azam named 'Most Valuable Cricketer' in PCB Awards

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Babar Azam/Twitter Pakistan captain Babar Azam was, on Friday, named the Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year in the PCB awards following his stellar performances during......

Rajneesh's Believe It Or Not in Cricket!

Rajneesh Gupta lists some more amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times. IMAGE: The Lord's cricket ground, owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club,......