Imran Khan's party calls for nationwide shutdown, to challenge arrest

Pakistan is bracing for another day of violence that broke out in many cities after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan for alleged corruption with the leaders of his party announcing a......

14-day custody for Chinese national facing blasphemy charge in Pakistan

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sent a Chinese national to jail on 14-day judicial remand on blasphemy charges in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after he was arrested on Monday,......

'They wanted to strike terror in India'

'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.''I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was......

Scores of protesting Kashmiri Pandits detained in Jammu

Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees demanding a transfer from the Valley and release of salary dues were detained on Wednesday, shortly after they assembled in Jammu for a protest to press......

Of Borge's death and why fear is the key

In Bharat Borge's death by allegedly by suicide, the world has missed the wood for the trees. To me, how Borge died -- under a train when pushed, fell, tripped, et cetera -- is incidental. Taking......

Lalu's Rail Budget speech

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......

Shiney Ahuja arrives in court

Shiney Ahuja was produced at the magistrate's court in Andheri, northwest Mumbai, on charges that he had allegedly raped a maid who worked in his home. The actor's head was......

Meet the man behind the Lokhandwala shootout

It is not every day that Sanjay Dutt plays you on screen, and former Indian Police Service officer Aftab Ahmed Khan seems quite pleased about it. Dutt plays Khan in Apoorva Lakhia's Shootout At......

Former India shot putter arrested in US for killing wife, mother

'I killed both of them. I killed your mother and grandmother. Call the police to come get me.' IMAGE: Iqbal Singh, a former Asian Championship bronze medallist for India, was charged on Monday......

Taking a knee to protest racism is cosmetic: Brathwaite

'The biggest change needs to be legislative and needs to be the reprogramming of the wider society.' IMAGE: Borussia Moenchengladbach's Marcus Thuram kneels during the Bundesliga match against FC......

Pistorius to be sentenced for culpable homicide on Oct. 13

South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius arrives at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters Olympic and Paralympic track star......