No place for letter writers in new Congress panels

Congress leaders such as Jitin Prasad and Raj Babbar, who were signatories to a letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi for a re-haul of the organisation, have failed to find a place in the new......

How the Indian Navy destroyed the Ghazi

The sinking of the Pakistan submarine Ghazi just before the 1971 War has remained an enigma for 45 years.As The Ghazi Attack releases nationwide on February 17, Rediff.com's Vipin Vijayan dives......

How Ajmal Kasab took to radical Islam

Faridkot of Ajmal 'Qasai' (Kasab) fame is a mere ten miles from my ancestral village in tehsil Depalpur, Punjab. Before the 21-year-old went on his killing spree in Mumbai, Faridkot was known only......

The 1965 War: A view from the east

As part of rediff.com's continuing coverageon the 1965 War, 40 Years On, Mumtaz Iqbal, a banker in then East Pakistan, looks back at the mood prevalent in the country then,and suggests that the war......

'New faces will shine': Pakistan captain's promise

Pakistan's T20 captain, Salman Ali Agha, is not disheartened by the 1-4 defeat in the just-concluded series in New Zealand and believes that the new faces tried out in the matches will eventually......

Kiwis thump Pakistan by 8 wickets, seal series 4-1

IMAGE: James Neesham was adjudged player of the match while Tim Siefert got the player-of-the-series award. Photograph: BLACKCAPS/X Opener Tim Siefert's unbeaten 97 and James Neesham's five-wicket......

Rizwan, Babar DROPPED from T20 squad

Captain Muhammad Rizwan and Babar Azam were on Tuesday dropped from the Pakistan squad for the five-match T20 series in New Zealand. IMAGE: Salman Ali Agha replaced Muhammad Rizwan as captain of......

Pakistan crush Zimbabwe in first T20

IMAGE: Captain Sikandar Raza led the Zimbabwe reply with 39 from 28 balls. Photograph: PCB/X Left-arm spinner Sufiyan Muqeem took a career best 3-20 as Pakistan defeated hosts Zimbabwe by 57 runs......

Johnson helps Australia clinch T20 series with Pakistan

IMAGE: Spencer Johnson took a five-wicket haul. Photograph: BCCI/X Australia speedster Spencer Johnson claimed a maiden five-wicket haul in international cricket as the hosts edged out......