'The Taliban wanted me to cut my hair'

Robin Singh, who was abducted by the Taliban in Peshawar February 12, 2010escaped from their custodyon April 11. He has now taken refuge at the Panje Sahib gurdwara, about 160 km from Peshawar,......

Out of the 9/11 ashes, the One World Trade Center stands tall

Two skyscrapers were decimated the day 2,996 died, 15 years ago.George Joseph profiles the monument that has replaced them. IMAGE: The setting sun reflects off the One World Trade Centre and......

2002: The Year That Was For Pop

It was the iconoclast Andy Warhol who said every individual in the world is entitled to 15minutes of fame. But fame is a finite resource, and therefore fallible to inequitable distribution. On......

Forgettable controversies over Unforgettable show

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan might be ecstatic over the success of the inaugural show of his Unforgettable tour at the Rogers Center in Toronto, July 18, but there are conflicting reports......

Guru weaves its magic in Toronto

It is a proud moment for the Indian film industry to have the world premiere of Guruhappening outside India in Toronto," said Abhishek Bachchan. "It's a matter of great pride to show Guru, a......

Mira Nair's Vanity Fair sinks further

The zombie fantasy thriller Resident Evil: Apocalypse woke up the US box-office with decent numbers over the weekend. Last week's champ, the far superior and rousing martial art drama Hero, took......

Another Rajnikanth in the making?

A Canadian newspaper called him the 'Tom Cruise of India'. That could be pushing it, since Tamil movie star Silambarasan, 24 -- 'Simbu', as he is more popularly known -- has very little marquee......

Ranji Round-up: Rajasthan, J'khand post massive totals

IMAGE: Action from the match between Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in the Ranji Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic / X Rajasthan's Mahipal Lomror put the IPL franchises on alert ahead of the mega......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

Advani adds two world titles to his growing kitty in memorable 2018

IMAGE: Pankaj Advani was pleased with his performance in another productive year. Photograph: PTI The legend of Pankaj Advani grew bigger and had no competition in 2018 when India's finest cueist......

PHOTOS: NFL players defy Trump; link arms in solidarity

NFL players, owners defy Trump on anthem protests as feud ramps up IMAGE: Jacksonville Jaguar players show their protest during the National Anthem during the NFL International Series match......

BCCI panel to discuss new coach issue on Sunday

The process to find John Wright's successor formally begins on Sunday with the six-member committee, set up by the Cricket Board to select a new coach of the Indian team, holding its maiden session......