Dawood's Pak aide in UK opposes US extradition

Dawood Ibrahim's top Pakistani aide, who is lodged in a United Kingdom jail awaiting extradition to the United States, is suffering from depression and has made at least three suicide attempts in......

WhatsApp is the favoured tool for spreading poison

'Over 200 million Indians use WhatsApp, including many who use no other form of social media.''WhatsApp has been used to propagate all sorts of fake news and misinformation.''In the past six months......

Can the master spy writer still captivate readers?

'Can a Wodehouse, an R K Narayan, a Scott Fitzgerald and yes, a Le Carre, with the sensibilities of a bygone era still captivate a modern reader's attention?''Le Carre is making a brave and......

Can the master spy writer still captivate modern readers?

Can the masters of yesteryear, a Wodehouse, an RK Narayan, a Scott Fitzgerald and yes, a Le Carre, with the sensibilities of a bygone era still captivate a modern reader’s attention?......

SEC releases filings on Kennedy clause

Thanks to a quirk of old English law, the Kennedy family is mentioned in thousands of documents setting the terms for billions of dollars in commercial trusts.More than 6,000 documents for deals......

When stars were suspect on foreign shores

When Shah Rukh Khan was detained at Newark airport in the United States early Saturday morning, it raised quite a storm in India. The superstar was released after two hours of grilling. But this......

When Mammootty became a suspect in New York

Though the special check at New York's John Fitzgerald Kennedy airport was a clear case of racial profiling, award-winning Malayalam superstar Mammootty does not take it personally. Mammootty had......

PIX: It's a starry, starry night as Biles makes Olympics return

IMAGE: Actor Tom Cruise with fans in the stand during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification Subdivision 1 at Bercy Arena, Paris, France. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Tom Cruise, Lady......

Tennis: Partners Tsitsipas-Kyrgios to face off in Washington

IMAGE: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece hits a forehand against Benoit Paire of France during their men's singles quarter-final of the 2019 Citi Open at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in......

Football Extras: Hopes fade for soccer star Sala as rescuers scour seas

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Tributes for newly-signed Cardiff City soccer player Emiliano Sala. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters Hopes of finding soccer......

Stosur a lonely Australian seed at home Grand Slam

If Grand Slam seedings provide any indication of the health of a country's tennis, the game might appear on life support in Australia with Sam Stosur the locals' sole representative at their home......

Rafter takes Australian Davis Cup reins

Former world number one Pat Rafter has been named Australia's Davis Cup coach and is tasked with leading the once-great tennis nation back to the pinnacle of the sport. The twice US Open champion......