The United States of America sought Pakistan's help in 1998 to prevent Osama bin Laden from launching an Al Qaeda attack against it, with then President Bill Clinton asking Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to personally use his influence to prevail over the Taliban in averting the imminent strike.
The 25-year-old striker, who stands 1.76 metres tall, caught the eye on the big stage against Germany, driving home a penalty at the end of the first half before poking in the ball on 72 minutes following a rare blunder by Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
The Friends star is still among the highest paid actresses & the most beautiful women in the world!
'Given the emerging trends, it may be time for India to embrace digital banking,' notes Pradipta Bagchi.
London-raised Amrit Maghera has scaled the heights of India's high fashion world. We catch up with the model.
Presenting the celebs who made headlines this year with their provocative outfits!
Bana Alabed's tweets from war-torn Syria made a world numbed by the violence care again.
Prince George became the star of the Kensington Palace party after greeting Michelle and Barack Obama in his dressing gown and slippers.
Another song has that has been pepping up the athletes is called 'Non Political'.
Expectations are high. There is a little bit of euphoria in India, says RBI governor.
Bohemian Rhapsody's crowd-pleasing nostalgia cheers Freddie Mercury's exhilarating sound and infectious power play with such all-out gusto, you WILL break free all over again, says Sukanya Verma.
Perfect occasion for Sukanya Verma to look into all the Woh woes in Hindi cinema.
Tottenham moved up to seventh place with 36 points from 22 games
Australians can expect a backlash from the top ranked Test side in the world, according to former captain Ricky Ponting.
The musician who wrote 'We Will Rock You' went from the school of rock to graduate studies in astrophysics. He emerged with a book on the history of the universe and insight into interplanetary dust.
'Indian apathy towards our historical heritage is indeed amazing,' says military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
A Spanish left-hander moved into the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday. No surprise there, although his name was not Rafael Nadal but Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Manchester United climbed two places up to second in the Premier League after Marcus Rashford scored deep into stoppage time to give them a fortuitous 1-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.
One is hopeful that if he becomes CM, Mr Thackeray will not be as trigger happy in calling for bans or encouraging outrage, says Uttaran Das Gupta.
Presenting some of the good, bad and ugly looks of the week.
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Monday.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes the twin dismissals of Rahul Dravid and his own -- both umpiring howlers -- cost India the acrimonious Sydney Test against Australia.
The influence of EDM was seen in Bollywood songs throughout the year.
India nearly scripted an epic win but the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka ended in a draw after a tantalising final day's cricket.
When Katrina Kaif broke hearts inside the house!
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
This holiday season air travellers will not get rock-bottom prices like Re 1 or Rs 99. In all likelihood, they will have to fork out 10 per cent more for tickets than last year. SpiceJet executives said the fare war was over and average fares across the country would now go up
Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her favourite songs of the year, in no particular order.
If you want to look at nice space pictures, then we'd highly recommend the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. The UK's Royal Observatory Greenwich has chosen the winners of its 2018 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, which honours photography of the cosmos across multiple categories, such as "People and Space," "Aurorae," and "Galaxies." The top prize was awarded to American photographer Brad Goldpaint, whose photo "Transport the Soul" captures Moab, Utah, with a photographer, rock formations, Andromeda and the Milky Way. This year's competition received over 4,200 entries from 91 countries around the world.
We're glad that these models are back!
Anita Aikara gives us the good, bad and ugly looks from the celebrity circus.
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Charles Darwin found his passion playing with rocks halfway around the world.
Visitors to shrines were being searched thoroughly.
This car commemorates the first Jaguar XJ 1, which was launched in 1968 and was widely acknowledged at the time to be one of the best automobiles ever made
Images from Monday's action at the French Open.
'For me, I don't feel sad because I wouldn't even know what I'm expected to feel'
With supermodels and BFFs re-uniting, Diane Von Furstenberg's NYFW show was a sheer delight.
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