'Israel like James Bond has a licence to kill'

'But unlike Bond who killed an individual, Israel is killing a nation.' IMAGE: An image taken from a video released by Hamas shows what it says are its fighters firing mortar shells at Israeli......

2 Weeks On, What Did Hamas Attack Achieve?

By creating mayhem, Hamas aims to force the Arab States to give up their plans of reconciliation with Israel, explains Colonel Anil A Athale. IMAGE: Israeli rescue workers in Sderot, southern......

Was Narasimha Rao India's Best Prime Minister?

'He told senior journalists a few days after the Babri Masjid demolition, 'Jo hua theek hua. Maine isliye hone diya ki BJP ki rajniti hamesha ke liye khatam ho jaye.' IMAGE: Then prime minister P......

Thousands bid adieu to Panther's Party leader Bhim Singh in J-K

Founder of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party Bhim Singh was cremated at his ancestral village in Udhampur district of the Union Territory on Wednesday. IMAGE: National Conference president......

UPA-Left meet postponed

The Left parties would strongly raise the issue of hike in petroleum prices at the meeting of the coordination committee with thegovernment at a later date.The meeting which was scheduled for......

Hellboy scares Scooby Doo away!

Violence-soaked films, including The Passion Of The Christ, dominated the box office led by the supernatural thriller Hellboy. The comic saga revolves around a satanic boy rescued from the Nazis......

Arafat itching to shine for Sussex

Yasir Arafat is not excited about being the lone Pakistani player in the Champions League but the 27-year-old Sussex all-rounder acknowledged the fact that it's a huge honour to be part of the......

Indian batsmen display good form

Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and the openers hit early form with half centuries to help India to 298 for four on the first day of their three-day tour match against Pakistan 'A' on......

Rastogi halts Sanam's march

Karan Rastogi halted Sanam Singh's winning streak with a 7-5, 6-3 victory and advanced to the men's singles semifinals of the State Bank of Saurashtra National Grass Court tennis championships in......

Big names gather for Games

Former U.S. President George Bush began a gathering of political heavyweights for the Athens Olympics but doping was again the talking point for sport on Tuesday when a Kenyan boxer was thrown......

Vinod, Geeta emerge champs

Top seed Vinod Sridhar of Tamil Nadu defeated VM Ranjeet 6-1, 6-3 in the final to win the men's singles title in the All India Ranking Tennis Tournament, at the Cosmopolitan Club, Bhimavaram,......