SC quashes MediaOne telecast ban, says criticism not anti-establishment

Criticism of governmental policy cannot be termed "anti-establishment", the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while quashing the Centre's telecast ban on Malayalam news channel MediaOne and pulling......

Disastrous Decisions, Achievements: Pervez Musharraf's Mixed Legacy

Learning perhaps from the Kargil debacle, Musharraf tried hard to evolve as a statesman in his dealings with India, recalls Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W. IMAGE: Former......

Taliban, Haqqani, Osama Bin Laden and Zawahiri were our heroes: Musharraf

Former president Pervez Musharraf has admitted that Pakistan supported and trained groups such as Lashkar-e-Tayiba in 1990s to carry out militancy in Kashmir. "In 1990s the freedom struggle began......

Iran's supreme leader orders probe into poll fraud

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday ordered a probe into claims of election fraud, a day after he stated the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as 'fair'. State......

Broadcasters slam Trai's latest tariff order

In the second major change in a year, Trai had capped individual channel subscription at Rs 12 per month, down from the earlier Rs 19, and capped channel bundle discount to 33 per cent, among other......

News channels double ad rates for Budget coverage

Riding the hype of a Union Budget that promises to bring good tidings, news channels -- Hindi, English, regional -- have doubled advertising rates for those who choose to do so on Saturday, the day......

Sony acquires Ten Sports from Zee for $385 million

Media Firm Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) sold its sports channel Ten Sports to Sony Pictures Networks for a US$ 385-million (about Rs 2,579 crore) in an all cash deal."The Board of the......

Serena 'yelled' at for trying to photograph Woods

Tennis World No. 1 Serena Williams found herself in trouble with security officials at the PGA Tour's Honda Classic on Friday after she tried to photograph Tiger Woods. Under PGA Tour rules,......

Federer puts journeyman Jaziri in his place after blip

Roger Federer surprisingly dropped the first set against little-known Malek Jaziri before putting the Tunisian upstart in his place with a 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 win to reach the second round of the Dubai......

Serena pulls out from Dubai with back injury

Serena Williams withdrew from the Dubai Championships because of a lower back injury just minutes before she was due on court for a second round match against Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli on......

Maradona cleared of Italy tax evasion: Lawyer

Football great Diego Maradona has won a 30-year battle over tax evasion charges in Italy and will soon return to Naples, the scene of some of his greatest sporting triumphs, his lawyer said on......