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Why Pakistan Government Spared Mani Shankar Aiyar

It was only a matter of hours before I would be declared persona non grata; all my work would turn to ashes, and I would be revealed as a typical untrustworthy Indian.I steeled myself for the axe......

Pakistan Army's Imran Nightmare

There has always been a risk-taking edge to Imran Khan.Like him or hate him, it had to be someone like him to finally threaten to demolish the Pakistani establishment, explains Shekhar Gupta.......

PIA's draws flak for dress code with 'undergarments' for cabin crew

A red-faced Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was forced to issue a clarification on Friday after the State-owned carrier received much flak for its bizarre dress code for its cabin crew,......

2 SpiceJet flights suffer snag, 1 had to land in Pak

SpiceJet's Delhi-Dubai flight suffered a mid-air malfunction in its fuel indicator on Tuesday and was diverted to Karachi and cracks developed on the windshield of another plane of the budget......

Casteist abuse must be public for SC/ST Act to apply: HC

The high court of Karnataka has said that for offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the hurling of casteist abuse must be in a public place.......

DLF's Rajiv Singh tops list of wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneurs

Realty major DLF's chairman Rajiv Singh remains the wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneur with a wealth of Rs 59,030 crore, according to GROHE-HURUN India. With a wealth of Rs 42,270 crore,......

Vijay Mallya loses bankruptcy case in UK high court

A consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday moved a step closer in their attempt to recover debt from loans paid out to Vijay Mallya's now-defunct Kingfisher......

PIA suspends Mumbai-Karachi flight, no reasons given

Pakistan International Airlines, which operates a weekly flight between Mumbai and Karachi, will suspend its service from May 11. The national flag carrier of Pakistan operates the flight on......

Paying Homage To Shyam Babu

Actors, directors and admirers mourned legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal who passed into the ages on December 23 at the age of 90 at the Y B Chavan centre in south Mumbai on Saturday evening.......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

Shyam Benegal, Movie Legend, Dies At 90

'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.' Photograph: Rediff Archives Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema......

Double Celebration For Kartik

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kartik Aaryan/Instagram Kartik Aaryan, who turned 33 on November 22, celebrated with balloons and cake and Katori at his side. While he's immersed in prayer, Katori looks......

Rani, Kajol, Sushmita Celebrate Durga Pooja

Film folk arrived at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja in north west Mumbai to celebrate the festival with prayers, fashion, dance and bhog. Golden girl Rani Mukerji. After showing......

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Caruana

IMAGE: India's R Praggnanandhaa is now in 3rd spot. Photograph: FIDE/X Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting against Fabiano Caruana of United States while world number one Magnus......

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Carlsen

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa in action during their match at the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger, Norway, on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Norway Chess/X Indian Grandmaster......

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Alireza; Carlsen in lead

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Pragganandhaa lost to Firouzja Alireza of France in the Armageddon tiebreaker in the Norway Chess tournament. Photograph: FIDE/Norway Chess/Stev Bonhage The brother-sister Indian......

Norway: Praggnanandhaa stuns Caruana, enters top 10

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa shocked world No. 2 Fabiano Caruana of the United States and moved into the top 10 of world rankings after the end of fifth round in the Norway Chess tournament in......

Vaishali extends lead in Norway Chess, Praggnanandhaa loses

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Norway Chess/X.com Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali continued her dream run to defeat veteran GM Pia Cramling of Sweden, while her brother R Praggnanandhaa went down......

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