New party linked to 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to contest Pak polls

A new political party named Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, believed to be a new face of the banned groups of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, is participating in Thursday's......

'Khalid bigger catch than Osama'

Hopeful of gleaning vital intelligence from the captured Al Qaeda operative, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, American and Pakistani officials believe that his arrest has dealt a "severe blow" to the......

Freed accused in Akshardham attack case seek compensation

Six accused convicted by lower courts but acquitted recently by the Supreme Court in the 2002 Akshardham temple attack case, on Monday demanded compensation from the Gujarat government for "wrongly......

Dawood Ibrahim in Karachi, got married again, reveals nephew

Alishah Parkar, son of Haseena Parkar, and Dawood Ibrahim's nephew, has made sensational claims before the National Investigation Agency stating that the fugitive underworld gangster has remarried......

Khalid Mohamed's women!

"I can never portray women in a weak role," declares Khalid Mohamed.That is why his debut film Fiza had Karisma Kapoor, the unreleased Tareekh has Raveena Tandon and his forthcoming Tehzeeb has......

Real life, reel spins

Ronjita Kulkarni Somehow, real life incidents have rarely featured in Hindi films. In fact, these days, most ideas are derived from Hollywood, South Indian films or previous hits. Basing films on......

'I don't want to play the hero's friend any more'

'I have been offered the main lead many times now, including romantic and action hero roles. But they're not interesting.' 'I want to do films like Aandhi, Angoor, Ram Aur Shyam, Mela, Deewar,......

Rekha: The divine diva

Dinesh RahejaIt was the premiere of Sawan Bhadon (Navin Nischol, Ranjeet) at Mumbai's Novelty cinema in September 1970. Slack-jawed shock jolted the guests as they caught sight of the film's......

'Al Qaeda planned to attack World Cup'

A senior member of Islamic militant group Al Qaeda has told U.S. authorities that the group had drawn up a plan to launch attacks in Japan during the 2002 World Cup, Japanese media said on......

Pakistan recall Saleem Khalid, Akhtar Ali

Forwards Saleem Khalid and Akhtar Ali were recalled to Pakistani squad for this month's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Kuala Lumpur.However, uncertainties prevailed over the availability of unfit skipper......

Praful Patel elected FIFA Council member

IMAGE: AIFF president Praful Patel, right, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Photograph: Praful Patel/Twitter All India Football Federation president Praful Patel was elected on Saturday as a......

'You must retire when you are on top'

Sohail Abbas met his profession and art by chance.Born in a cricket-playing family, he started playing hockey on the school fields of Karachi for fun. Then pleasure became passion, and the game......

Railways press on for victory

After a disappointing start to the season, defending champions Railways hit top form and pressed on for victory against Mumbai in their Elite group 'A' match at the Karnail Singh stadium at New......