Eye of the Predator: The Hunt for Baitullah Mehsud

Abhisar Sharma's debut novel is a sordid, yet satisfying, tale of a region and a people about whom we need to learn much more, notes Sandeep Chakravorty. There is something uncanny about life. The......

Shia leaders turn down VHP chief's offer for talks

Representatives of the Shia community on Wednesday flatly rejected Vishwa Hindu Parishad chief Ashok Singhal's offer to hold talks on the Ayodhya issue.In a statement issued earlier, Singhal had......

Deconstructing the Mughal rule

Yoginder Sikand reviews Salman Khurshid's Sons of Babur-- A play in search of India.'Sons of Babur have only two places: the graveyard or Pakistan!' went the bloodcurdling cry of Hindutva fascists,......

Babri demolition anniversary: Muslims black day

To mark their annual silent protest against the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya on this day 14 years ago, Muslims in this ancient Hindu temple town and the twin town of......