Pak courts flooded with petitions challenging poll results

Pakistan courts have been flooded with petitions by losing candidates who challenged the provisional results in their constituencies within days after the highly polarised general elections in the......

Will Azam Khan's loyalists vote for his alternative in Rampur LS seat?

The absence of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan from Rampur politics has left party workers in a dilemma whether to vote for his alternative or keep their allegiance to the stalwart who has......

Pak mosque suicide attack toll rises to 100; probe looks into security lapses

The death toll from the suicide attack rose to 100 on Tuesday after rescue workers retrieved more bodies from the debris of the devastated mosque inside a major police facility, as an investigation......

56 killed, nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque in Pak

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation in Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 56 people and wounding nearly 200 others, in......

It took a 100+ years for Bollywood to acknowledge that shit exists

Any subject is good for producing good art. Piku, and its obsession with 'emotion resulting from motion' is a perfect example, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. Vijay did not shit. Neither did Vijay......

Why you don't admire SRK in Raees

Raees does not have even a token sane Muslim character that has been a staple of Bollywood, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. A thin line separates the anti-hero of Hindi cinema from the villain. While......

Why Naseeruddin Shah is WRONG about Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar and......

Secret Superstar removes the veil from Bollywood

'The Muslim identity of the family appears incidental to the subject of the film...''The self-sacrificing, suffering mother film could have belonged to any religion.''The abusive father, who......

Asim shocks Nat. pool champ Chandra

Unheralded Mohammad Asim, a 33-year old journeyman from Kolkata, authored a major upset when he ousted reigning 9-ball Pool National champion and second seed Manan Chandra of New Delhi 2-1 en route......

Pakistan recall Sohail Abbas

Former champions Pakistanrecalledpenalty-corner specialistSohail Abbas for the Champions Trophy hockey tournament, to be held in Amsterdam, between August 16 and 24.The ace full-backwas dropped for......

Pakistan include Mohammad Asif for third Test

Pakistan have called up young pace bowler Mohammad Asif for next week's third Test against England starting in Lahore. Pakistan go into the third Test without pace bowler Shabbir Ahmed after he was......

Butt likely to be Pak Test captain for Eng tour

The Pakistan Cricket Board will announce the squads for next month's Asia Cup and the tour of England on May 22 and opener Salman Butt is likely to get the Test captaincy. Sources said, acting on......

Pakistan drop Afridi, Tanvir

Pakistan's national selection committee on Wednesday axed flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi and pacer Sohail Tanvir from the 15-member squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka preferring to......