'Why would we want to go back to being untouchables?'

41 years ago, Dalits in Meenakshipuram converted to Islam, sending shockwaves through the nation.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com returns to the village to discover that past antagonisms lurk below the......

Zardari says Nawaz Sharif denied request for meeting

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has denied his request for a visit though he had once played a key role in saving the former premier......

Al Qaeda names Farman Shinwari as its new chief in Pak

The Al Qaeda has named computer literate Farman Ali Shinwari, a resident of the restive Khyber tribal region and whose brothers have been associated with terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, as its new......

'Uttarbanga Exp driver violated red signal'

The driver of the Uttarbanga Express was alerted by the station master that a train was already there on the tracks but he violated the red signal, Rehmat Ali, the signal in-charge of the Sainthia......

Lamhaa: Lilting moments of heart & hurt

Following rave reviews and accolades for his hard-hitting Parzania, director Rahul Dholakia is back with another gritty offering. Only Lamhaa, which is set amidst the troubled milieu of Kashmir,......

Indian wrestlers win Rustem-e-Indo-Pak title

Indian wrestlers on Sunday beat their Pakistani counterparts to clinch Mission Dosti Rustem-E-Indo-Pak Wrestling title at Katra in Jammu. Rehmat Ali of Punjab helped India retain the first Mission......