'Powerful people in Pakistan don't like me'

'I criticise the interference of the army in politics.''But the people know I am not anti-Pakistan.''Public support is my biggest strength.' IMAGE: Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir. Photograph: Kind......

Pak journalist Hamid Mir barred from hosting TV show

Pakistan's veteran journalist Hamid Mir was stopped on Monday from hosting his popular talk show by a private TV channel after he criticised the country's powerful 'establishment' in the wake of an......

UAE helped bring down India-Pak tensions: Envoy

The United Arab Emirates played a role in bringing down the tension between India and Pakistan and getting their bilateral ties back to a "healthy functional relationship", Emirati ambassador to......

US-India: Why 2+2 may not always be 4

'This is a historic juncture when the US is in great need of an alliance with India to strengthen its hands in the fierce struggle with China in the Asian theatre,' points out Ambassador M K......

6 newspapers join forces to get an edge in war for ads

In what could be an attempt at taking on Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd, the country’s largest publisher and owner of newspapers like The Times of India and The Economic Times, six rival......

WEF Davos to host 40 govt heads; India to have strong presence

Hundreds of rich and powerful people across the world will congregate next week at the Swiss skiing resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum, where India will be represented by an over......

In icy Beijing, PM will discuss global meltdown

At 8 degrees Celsius in China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will join a host of top leaders at the Asia-Europe Summit, deliberating ways to wriggle out of the current global financial meltdown.......

PM's 2-pronged plan to propel India's trade

The economist in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has donned his best bib and tucker again, and is ready to provide a major impetus to India's trade and economy.On Wednesday, the prime minister took......

Efforts on to get Laxman fit for final

The Indian team management is sparing no effort to get star batsman VVS Laxman fit for Sunday's Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka with captain Sourav Ganguly asserting that the side would stick to......

To play or not to play Pak?

Rohit: I would like to say that Indo Pakistan issues are political ones. We have to fight polices as major conflict is in the area of Jammu Kashmir. The fight is on for the hold in Pakistan. The......