'Omar Will Be Sure Shot Chief Minister'

'INDIA will easily cross 50 seats out of 90 in Jammu and Kashmir.' IMAGE: Omar Abdullah hits the campaign trail in Budgam. Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com Twenty four years is a long time......

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

Aligarh Muslims say this election crucial for community

Campaigning in Aligarh is subdued with major parties focusing on their core support bases. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the 'Bharat......

Sarabjit Singh's killer shot dead in Pakistan

Amir Sarfaraz Tamba, an accused in the murder of Sarabjit Singh -- the Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan -- and a close associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit founder Hafiz Sayeed,......

'People will forget everyone when they hear you'

Lata Mangeshkar sang many, many songs. But three of them were truly career-defining. Subhash K Jha lists them on Lataji's 94th birth anniversary on September 28, 2023. Dil Mera Toda from......

Atrangi Re Review

Sara Ali Khan is definitely a chip off the old block and Bollywood.The abandon in her dance, the candour in her histrionics, a combination of the ada and attributes of Rekha and Madhuri Dixit all......

Tiger Zinda Hai roars at the box office

Analysts believe the film should cross Rs 120 crore over the four-day weekend.Urvi Malvania reports. The Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer Tiger Zinda Hai is the biggest opener from Bollywood this......

Pehle aap, tehzeeb and Bollywood

From Pakeezah to Ishaqzaade, from Shatranj ki Khilari to Umrao Jaan, the great city of Lucknow has made its way to the wonderful world of Hindi films. The tinkle of the ghungroo, bright......

Pakistan recall Saleem Khalid, Akhtar Ali

Forwards Saleem Khalid and Akhtar Ali were recalled to Pakistani squad for this month's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Kuala Lumpur.However, uncertainties prevailed over the availability of unfit skipper......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......

Afridi named captain for Asia Cup, England tour

Pakistan on Tuesday named all-rounder Shahid Afridi captain for next month's Asia Cup and the subsequent full tour of England, opting for a single skipper for all three formats of the game. "Afridi......

Yousuf, Younus, Malik axed from central contracts

Banned former captains Mohammad Yousuf, Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik, as well as maverick pacer Shoaib Akhtar, were dropped from the list of players awarded central contracts by the Pakistan......

Hockey World Cup Pakistan squad

Shirt Full Name Date of birth Age Matches 1 Akbar Salman (GK) 03 Jan 1982 28 163 3 Abbas Sohail 09 Jul 1975 34 280 4 Anwar Sajjad 05 Apr 1985 24 44 5 Imran Muhammad......