'US didn't tell Pakistan to oust me'

'From what evidence has come up, General Bajwa somehow managed to tell the Americans that I was anti-American.''And so, it [the plan to oust me] wasn't imported from there. It was exported from......

Salman Rushdie speaks for 1st time after 'colossal attack'

Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight's Children, said on Monday that he feels lucky to have survived the last year's brutal stabbing at a literary event in......

Imran's yorker: Parliament dissolved, polls in 90 days

Pakistan's beleaguered Prime Minister Imran Khan bowled a yorker at his rivals on Sunday by getting the presidential nod for the dissolution of Parliament, a move dubbed as 'unconstitutional' by......

Imran surprises Oppn, but pushes Pak into political uncertainty

Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, known for surprising his opponents with inswinging yorkers in the field, startled Pakistan's Opposition political leaders in Parliament by recommending its......

Review: Striker is Siddharth's game

When it comes to indoor sports, Carrom scores like no other. Unlike Chess, it's not entirely dependent on an analytical mind or a stroke of luck for the dice to be cast in one's favor as is the......

The White Tiger to be adapted as film

Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger, the Man Booker Prize-winning novel about class tensions in India has been optioned for a film adaptation by a distinguished Hollywood producer. The paperback......

'American films would make fun of India'

Five years ago scriptwriter Tracey Jackson went to Hollywood with a clipping from The New York Times, perhaps the first article to report on the call centres in India. The article talked about......

What goes on in a terrorist's mind

Armed with mostly positive reviews, the disturbing, thought-provoking film The War Within, about a Pakistani suicide bomber who sets out to blow up Grand Central station in New York, is expanding......

Check out Australia's Ashes squad

Penpix of players in Australia's Ashes squad:Steve Smith (captain) IMAGE: Steve Smith. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Age: 28 Right-handed top order batsman Australia’s best......

I am the fall guy: Shoaib Akhtar

Faisal ShariffOn October 14, Shoaib Akhtar was named vice-captain of the Pakistan team to play South Africa in the first Test at Lahore. Five days later he was banned for one Test and two one-day......