India abstains on UNSC resolution exempting aid from sanctions

India has abstained in the United Nations Security Council on a resolution establishing humanitarian exemption across all United Nations sanctions regimes, asserting that blacklisted terror groups,......

'Why would we want to go back to being untouchables?'

41 years ago, Dalits in Meenakshipuram converted to Islam, sending shockwaves through the nation.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com returns to the village to discover that past antagonisms lurk below the......

Two convicted in 1993 Jaipur blasts case

A Pakistan-trained militant was Tuesday sentenced to 20 years in jail, while his accomplice awarded 15-year prison term for triggering the 1993 serial blasts in Jaipur. A special anti-terror......

'Taliban planned to abduct Indian diplomats'

Two deserters from a paramilitary force arrested for terror links have told Pakistani investigators that Taliban had specific plans to abduct Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, to......

Review: Bioscopewala is a sweet film

'A movie to bring back memories of your innocent, carefree, childhood,' says Prasanna Zore. Debutant director Deb Medhekar's Bioscopewala, a contemporary adaptation of Tagore's Kabuliwala, is a......

Former Pak Great, Mushtaq Remembers Bedi, Yearns for Junagarh

'I would love to go to the place where was I born and grew up in. The nearest I came to visiting Junagarh was when I played the Dilip Sardesai benefit game in Ahmedabad.' IMAGE: Former Pakistan......

PIX: Rickelton hits century as South Africa trounce Afghanistan

Images from the ICC Champions Trophy match between Afghanistan and South Africa at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday. Scorecard IMAGE: Ryan Rickelton celebrates after reaching his......

Indian wrestlers win Rustem-e-Indo-Pak title

Indian wrestlers on Sunday beat their Pakistani counterparts to clinch Mission Dosti Rustem-E-Indo-Pak Wrestling title at Katra in Jammu. Rehmat Ali of Punjab helped India retain the first Mission......

Mohammad Amir feels blessed. Here's why...

IMAGE: Mohammad Amir with his bundle of joy. Photograph: Twitter Pakistan’s pacer Mohammad Amir and wife Narjis, on Tuesday, were blessed with a baby girl. The fast bowler took to Twitter......

Pak cricketer dies on pitch after getting hit on chest

All sports activities in the city of Sukkur in Pakistan’s Sindh province were suspended for three days after a promising young cricketer, Zulfiqar Bhatti, died after being hit on the chest by......