The real culprits behind India's Partition

AMU has once again been pulled into a crossfire of crass political opportunism.In these post-truth times, that the university also had political stirrings not subscribing to the Muslim League is......

Fahim Ansari's bail plea to be heard on July 19

Fahim Ansari's bail plea will come up for hearing in the First Additional Sessions Judge's court in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday, July 19, his lawyer Mohammed Shohaib told Rediff.com "We have......

Murderer gets lifer based on son's testimony

A Delhi court, relying mainly on the testimony of the nine-year-old son of the deceased, who was also an eye-witness, today sentenced a man to life imprisonment for stabbing his wife to death in......

'Who is Mufti to decide who I marry?'

Women from Jammu and Kashmir married to 'outsiders'and settled in Mumbai have expressed strong reservations against the Permanent Residents (Disqualification) Bill passed in the stateassembly this......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

PIX: The Khans celebrate Farhan's 50th

SoBo socialities mingled with Bolly folk as a businessman with tinsel links celebrated his birthday. Farhan Furniturewala -- who used to be married to Pooja Bedi and is now married to Laila Khan,......

'Do you want me to sing or stop breathing?'

IMAGE: Mohammed Rafi with his wife Bilquis, and children Yasmin, Shahid and Nasreen. 'Laxmikant-Pyarelal called upon Abba to ask him to sing this ghazal. "Please sing this ghazal for us. The......

Special: Excerpts from Mohammed Rafi's life

Iconic singer Mohammed Rafi would have been 88 today, had he been alive. On his birth anniversary on December 24, we present excerpts from the book written by his daughter-in-law Yasmin K......

Why Asia Cup is important for Dhoni...

Rohit Sharma-led India's main aim would be to settle their middle-order combination and also find a perfect batting position for Mahendra Singh Dhoni. IMAGE: India will look to find a perfect......

Track and field goes nuts over Bolt

When Usain Bolt blazed to glory at the Beijing Olympics, he was feted as the hero his tainted sport had been crying out for. Now, having repeated them in Berlin, he can consider himself the saviour......