Police find Nitin Desai's voice notes critical of creditor firm

In one of the voice notes found after his alleged suicide, Bollywood art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai criticised a financial services firm to which his company owed money, the police said on......

Disastrous Decisions, Achievements: Pervez Musharraf's Mixed Legacy

Learning perhaps from the Kargil debacle, Musharraf tried hard to evolve as a statesman in his dealings with India, recalls Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W. IMAGE: Former......

Delhi police barricades Congress hq, party says 'under siege'

The road to AICC headquarters in New Delhi was blocked on Wednesday with the Congress alleging the party was "under siege" while the police said barricades have been erected and its personnel......

All The Muslim Union Ministers

It is for the first time in the history of Independent India that not a single Muslim is part of the Union Cabinet. After Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigned as the Union minister of minority affairs......

Meet The *Real* Stars Of Sholay

Salim-Javed became the first Hindi film writers who could be considered brands, and they are still boldface names, celebrities in their own right, chronicles Dinesh Raheja. IMAGE: Salim Khan and......

Bollywood's Famous Lost And Found Tales

Dramas woven around the theme of lost and found is a iconic trope in Hindi cinema. From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna......

The '90s Bollywood Heroines Are Back!

Back in the 1990s, a deluge of fresh talent hit silver screen. Raw, ravishing and raring to go, they slowly but steadily made a place for themselves beyond the realm of song and dance. For some,......

Remembering Nitin Desai's Magic

There's a moment in Jodhaa Akbar when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's newly married queen is offered a tour of her marital abode by the palace help. Luxury isn't new for her, but the unmistakable awe in......

11 Pakistan players for PHL

Eleven Pakistani players, including skipper Rehan Butt, will feature in the third edition of the Premier Hockey League scheduled to begin in Chennai from January 4. The other Pakistani players to......

Players to face 5-year ban for WSH participation

The Pakistan Hockey Federation, on Monday, threatened to impose five-year bans on players, who opt to play in the unsanctioned tournaments such as much-hyped World Series Hockey, planned in India.......

'Changes in hockey rules affect India, Pakistan'

Constant changes in the rules of field hockey have affected the performance of former giants of the game -- India and Pakistan -- while benefiting European teams the most, according to ace Pakistan......

Warm welcome for Pakistan hockey players

The victorious Pakistan hockey team that won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou was given a rapturous welcome on its return on Saturday night. The players were welcomed at the Allama......

Pakistan recalls retired hockey stars

The Pakistan Hockey Federation on Wednesday recalled senior players Sohail Abbas, Rehan Butt and Zeeshan Ashraf, who had announced their retirement after the team finished bottom of the heap in......