Taliban questions leader's death in Pak jail

The rift between Pakistani secret agencies and the Afghan Taliban has widened furtherafter reports surfaced that Taliban leader Ustad Yasir has dies in a Pakistani jail. Tahir Ali reports. This is......

NOT blocking key Taliban figures from flying to Qatar: Pak

Pakistan has said it would not hinder the proposed United States-driven initiative to open peace talks with Taliban in Qatar, refuting reports that it had blocked some key Taliban figures from......

Syria vote: India falls for charms of 'green money'

India should have abstained from voting for the draft resolution backing an Arab League peace plan for Syria at the United Nations Security Council, opines former diplomat M K Bhadrakumar The......

Afghan Taliban share with Pak details of talks with US

The Afghan Taliban have provided Pakistan the "functional blueprint" of their formal talks with United States officials in Qatar, probably the first time that the militants have shared details of......

An Evening with Mira Nair and Suketu Mehta

What is Mumbai's relation to New York?Well, that is what two of the most prominent Indo-American cultural figures -- director Mira Nair and author Suketu Mehta [Maximum City: Bombay Lost and......

London 2012: Bomb-proof bins installed before Games

A London-based business has reinvented the rubbish bin, making its new recycling containers bomb-proof and sticking LCD screens on the side to tell Londoners about market moves and breaking news.......

FIFA warned to make sure Qatar respects workers rights

FIFA will be warned by labour organisations that it faces an international campaign to move the 2022 World Cup from Qatar unless it ensures the host nation respects workers' rights. International......

Barcelona report small pre-tax loss

Barcelona made a smaller loss than expected last season and are confident of returning to profit in the 2011-12 campaign after two years of deficits, vice-president for economic affairs Javier Faus......

WC 2022 bid: Qatar deny bribery allegations

World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar delivered another strongly worded statement on Monday denying "serious, unsubstantiated and false" allegations from English media that they had bribed FIFA executive......

AIFF scraps India's football friendly with NKorea

With national coach Bob Houghton reportedly disagreeing with the proposal of India playing friendlies against African sides, All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Emergency Committee could not......