Taliban names Mullah Akhtar Mansour as new leader

Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, a top Afghan Taliban leader who backed the peace process and a former aviation minister in the pre-2001 Taliban regime, has been appointed as the new chief of the insurgent......

Around 20 J-K leaders detained ahead of DDC poll results

A day before the counting of votes in the District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities on Monday took into preventive custody at least 20 political leaders, including three......

PSA against Shah Faesal, 2 others revoked

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday revoked the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) against former IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal and two People's Democratic Party......

Afghan Taliban chief 'injured' after shootout in Pak

Afghan Taliban's new chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was seriously injured in a shootout among the senior commanders of the militant outfit in the border areas of Pakistan following a heated argument,......

Have You Watched These Aamir Khan Films?

There are as many as 22 movies at the Aamir Khan Film Festival in theatres, celebrating the actor's 60th birthday. We saw some of them here. Joginder Tuteja lists the rest, adding their box office......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

'Were we to know this would be his last journey?'

'He wanted to live long enough to see his daughter settled in life. But God had other plans.' IMAGE: Satish Kaushik as Pappu Pager in Deewana Mastana. Rumi Jaffrey is shaken by his friend Satish......

'Aamir can never be an actor'

When Aamir was in his teens, someone suggested that his uncle Nasir Husain should cast his nephew sometime in the future.'No,' Husain said, 'he can never be an actor.''I am a director. I have a......

Akmal accuses former Pakistan cricketer of match-fixing

Umar Akmal accuses former Pakistan Test cricketer of corrupt approach in GT20 Canada, reports to board's ACU IMAGE: Umar was sidelined by the national selectors during the recent World......

Indian veterans beat Pak by 4 wickets

A scintillating knock of 68 by opener Atul Wassan helped Indian veterans beat their Pakistani counterparts by four wickets in a 40-over limited overs cricket match played in Sirsa, Haryana on......

Why New Zealand pulled out of tour match on Day 2 in Sydney

IMAGE: A close-up of the pitch on Day 2 of the tour match between the Cricket Australia XI and New Zealand at Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney, on October 30, 2015. Photograph: Brett......

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Maharashtra’s Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane set a new record in the Ranji Trophy championship against Delhi, by adding 594 runs for the third wicket without being separated. This is now the......