Court grants bail to Iqbal Mirchi's aide, pulls up ED over trial delay

A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Friday granted bail to businessman Haroun Yusuf, arrested in 2019 in connection with a money laundering case also involving late gangster and drug smuggler Iqbal......

Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under......

Salman Rushdie stabbed at New York event, undergoes surgery

Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing The Satanic Verses, was stabbed and suffered multiple wounds to the neck and is in......

JLF Diary: And just like that, Rushdie was banished again

In his diary of the concluding day of a rather over-eventful Jaipur Literature Festival 2012, rediff.com's Abhishek Mande tries to communicate the plethora of emotions, ranging from rebellious to......

Manto Review: A highly intelligent piece of work

'If Manto, the film, falls short of being a masterpiece, it's ironically because Nandita Das the filmmaker does not quite crack the Manto code herself: she doesn't quite see her subject with the......

AFC Champions League 2: FC Goa go down fighting to Al Nassr

IMAGE: The loss against Al Nassr was FC Goa's third defeat on the trot in the  AFC Champions League 2. Photograph: FC Goa/X FC Goa went down 1-2 to Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr in their third......

AFC Champions League: Mumbai City lose, Neymar's Al-Hilal held

IMAGE: Mumbai City FC midfielder Greg Stewart battles for possession with Nassaji Mazandaran players during the AFC Champions League match at Balewadi Stadium, in Pune, on Monday.......

Wayde van Niekerk: He's the champ!

Van Niekerk, the Olympic and defending champion and world record holder, ran a controlled race IMAGE: Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa reacts. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Wayde van......

IAAF Continental Cup: Historic medal for Arpinder; Neeraj disappoints

IMAGE: India’s Arpinder Singh in action. Photograph: PTI Triple jumper Arpinder Singh created history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the IAAF Continental Cup as he clinched a......

SHOCKING! Every runner in 400m heat disqualified at World Indoors

It is the first time every athlete has been disqualified from a heat at a major championships. IMAGE: Bralon Taplin of Grenada wins the men's 400m heat at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.......