Yasin Malik turns down legal aid in IAF men killing case

A special court in Jammu on Monday offered legal aid to Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Fron chief Yasin Malik, but he turned it down and again insisted on his physical appearance in the hearing on......

Is India really heading the Pakistan way?

India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad. Photograph: Jitendra Prakash /......

Sonu meets cleric's 'fatwa' halfway, shaves head

Sonu Nigam on Wednesday got his head tonsured by a celebrity hairstylist at a press conference in response to a 'fatwa' by a Muslim cleric who took strong exception to the Bollywood playback......

'Islamism, a Phoenix waiting to arise from the ashes'

'Small bands of terrorists believe they can destabilise superpowers if they are ready to become martyrs.''Since the road to paradise is under the shade of swords, it is a win-win situation for......

Asia Cup 2016: Asian giants eye continental supremacy

Image: The Asia Cup starts on February 24 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photograph: BCCI. The Asia Cup, in Bangladesh from February 24, will be played in the T20 format for the first time in the......

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli help India seal third straight win

Rohit Sharma (57) and Virat Kohli (33) added 75 in an unbroken second wicket stand to carry India to a nine-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in a World Cup Pool B encounter in Perth on......

Prem Panicker: India sustain their intensity, to a point

The UAE has played 21 ODIs in 21 years. The Indians have played 22 ODIs in 12 months. Prem Panicker surveys the landscape of the mismatched 'contest' at the WACA. Since making its international ODI......

World Cup, India v UAE: How the teams stack up

Virat Kohli (left) with Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Photograph: Vipin Pawar/Solaris Images Factbox on Saturday's World Cup Pool B match between India and United Arab Emirates at Eden Park in Auckland:......

Jayawardene, Afridi will be most experienced players at 2015 World Cup

Australia and Ireland submit provisional squad for the tournament Down Under, but do not release names. The UAE's Khurram Khan, at 43, will be the oldest player (born 21 June 1971) while Yodhin......