Pakistan Gets A New ISI Boss

Asim Malik's shift to the important DG, ISI post comes as something of a surprise now, but it indicates the army chief's confidence in him, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.......

Benazir's daughter: Meet Pakistan's first lady

Quite the spitting image of her late mother, both in looks and bearing, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari joins a long line of Pakistani first ladies. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari was just 14 years old when her......

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

The status of the current submarine force level is alarming and we need to address the threat perceptions expeditiously.Critical decisions pertaining to national security cannot be delayed any......

Pervez Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi

Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday laid to rest with military honours in an army graveyard in Karachi in the presence of his relatives and several retired and......

Doctors Review: Marred By Chronic Melodrama

Doctors has soap opera level of plot developments that veer off to melodrama and struggle to keep you engaged, observes Mayur Sanap. The first thing to note about Doctors is that this is not a......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Essential RK Playlist

'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' 'Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan' Even a sliver of a Raj Kapoor song has the finality of a statement, a slogan, a saga of life. A deep desire for......

'You Need Patience To Be An Actor'

'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.''I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.''He said he didn't understand.''I explained that you have to keep......

The Path-Breaking '70s Actor You Didn't Know

Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker.The time was right.Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era.But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that......

Hindi commentators add spice to NBA in India

'I never imagined that there would come a day when the NBA game would be seen and heard by Indian fans in their own language.' IMAGE: The NBA's Hindi commentator Akshay Manwani analyses games on......