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Army jawan held for passing secret info to Pakistan's ISI

Haryana Police on Thursday said it arrested an Army personnel for allegedly passing secret information to Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. IMAGE: Pakistan border. Image used only for......

Pak: Punjab govt gives Imran 24-hr ultimatum to 'hand over terrorists'

The interim government in Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday claimed that some '30 to 40' terrorists are hiding at the Lahore residence of former prime minister Imran Khan, giving him an......

Why It's Best Not To Talk To Pakistan Now

The only thing that might justify a response is the desperate state of Pakistan's economy and how its people are suffering.But it's better to be heartless for now, argues Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE:......

Spanish train runs at 110-115 kmph on UP tracks

IMAGE: The Spanish train Talgo arrives at Moradabad Railway Station during its first trial run between Bareilly and Moradabd on Sunday. Photograph: PTI Photo. Spanish train Talgo on Sunday ran at......

Is Imran Khan's Exit Imminent?

No prime minister in Pakistan's recent history has survived long in office after appointing an ISI chief who did not have the army chief's confidence. IMAGE: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan,......

High-speed Spanish Talgo train hits the tracks

As of now, the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express runs at an average speed of 85 km per hour. Image: The Spanish train Talgo arrives at Moradabad Railway Station during its first trial run between......

'Today's actors can't read Hindi scripts'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything......

Box Office: Photograph, Milan Talkies fail

The hits and misses of the week. All six releases -- Photograph, Milan Talkies, Mere Pyare Prime Minister, Risknamaaa, Hamid and Sharmaji Ki Lag Gai -- failed at the box office over the weekend.......

Half-Yearly Report: Bollywood's HIGHS and LOWS of 2019

The year is half over but Bollywood is showing no signs of slowing down. In the ensuing mixed bag of splendid and second-rate cinema, one thing emerged a clear winner -- a willingness to attempt......

The BEST and WORST Movies of 2019

The year began amidst peak election fever. Across a flurry of jingoistic dramas and political biopics hitting the screen, extended election campaigns and propaganda masqueraded as cinema. Still a......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

Intikhab in doping inquiry panel

Former Governor of Punjab Shahid Hamid and ex-cricketer Intikhab Alam have been named in the Pakistan Cricket Board's high-level committee to probe the dope scandal involving pace duo Shoaib Akhtar......

Shoaib, Asif charge sheeted

A Pakistan Cricket Board-appointed drug tribunal formally charge sheeted bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif after conducting its first hearing in Lahore."Both the fast bowlers who tested......

Shoaib, Asif appear before drugs tribunal

Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif appeared before a tribunal on Saturday which will recommend if they are to be penalised for testing positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.......

Less work, more play for Bangla politicians

The speaker of the Bangladesh parliament may cut sessions short so that soccer-crazy politicians can follow the World Cup on television."I shall consider [the proposal] so that members can watch......

World Cup 2015: Know the Afghanistan cricket team

Penpix of the Afghanistan squad for the 2015 cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Nasir Jamal, Najibullah Zadran and Shafiqullah Shafaq of Afghanistan chat. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty......