Pak Taliban militants seize police station from within, kill 2, take hostages

At least two policemen were killed and many others injured when Pakistani Taliban militants seized a counter-terrorism centre and took some people hostage in the Bannu district of Pakistan's......

Will Pakistan's army chief stay on?

'Already, there is talk of a possible extension for Raheel Sharif in the context of his perceived sterling, but incomplete work in the war against terror, as also the cleansing of crime and......

1993 Mumbai blasts case verdicts

Following is a summary of sentences delivered in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Yeshwant Nago Bhoinkar: Three years' rigorous imprisonment and Rs 25,000 fine for transporting RDX and arms from......

G Parthasarathy on the new Musharraf dispensation

My Pakistani friends have lamented for years that they are not masters of their own destiny. Their future is, instead, determined by the three almighty ''A''s -- Allah, Army and America. Most of......

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......

Why the role of a lover lured Mahima

Mahima Chaudhry will be seen in an artsy role in Iqbal Durrani's Gandhi Se Pehle Gandhi. The film is based on the life of legendary tribal leader Birsa Munda, who will be played by Sameer Kochar......