How Vajpayee tried to mend India-Pak relationship

It was a short-lived thaw in stormy relations between India and Pakistan when Atal Bihari Vajpayee took a bus to Lahore in 1999 and hugged his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif leaving an......

Rambo rides again

'From his persistent fuelling of pan-Hindu nationalism to pandering to narrow Gujarati chauvinism, Rambo rides again, using fair means and foul -- and often foul -- to gain the battleground,' says......

Should Ansari, Singh have attended Aiyar's dinner?

'While the meeting on December 6th was perfectly legal, was it ethical?' asks Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Then vice-president Hamid Ansari with artistes dressed as Rama and Laxman as then......

Gujarat wasn't even uttered, says ex-Pak minister who attended Aiyar's dinner

'In Pakistan, during our election campaigns, India is never mentioned,' says Pakistan's former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri. Pakistan's former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri on......

Pakistan umpire Dar withdrawn from India-SA series following Shiv Sena threat

IMAGE: Umpire Aleem Dar. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The International Cricket Council on Monday announced that it has withdrawn Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar from the remaining matches in......

Shiv Sena workers 'gherao' BCCI chief; talks with PCB rescheduled

The much-anticipated talks between Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Shashank Manohar and his Pakistan counterpart Shahryar Khan on the proposed bilateral series have been......