'Bharat mata' chant issue: BJP, Sena hit out at Darul Uloom

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused Darul Uloom of "communalising" nationalism after the Islamic seminary asked Muslims to refrain from raising 'Bharat mata ki jai' slogan while its ally......

1993 blasts: SC rejects Memon's plea seeking review of death sentence

Paving the way for his execution, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the review plea of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, sole death row convict and a co-conspirator of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim in the......

Illegal mining a way of life in this town

Everyday coal is illegally ferried on around 5000 bicycles out of the mines of Central Coalfield Limited in Giridih, Jharkhand but no seems to mind.  Shahnawaz Akhtar reports In the wee hours......

Dalits facing social boycott in Rajasthan village

The Dalits of Thabola village in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district are facing social and economic boycott for a month now after two grooms from the community decided to defy the diktats of the......

Pakistan include Sarfaraz, Haider in T20 World Cup squad

IMAGE: Former captain Sarafraz Ahmed replaced Azam Khan in Pakistan's squad for the T20 World Cup, beginning in the UAE and Oman on October 17. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images Pakistan made......

Jaipur girl realises dream of shooting alongside Bindra, wins two gold

I decided to become a shooter after watching Abhinav Bindra win a gold medal for the country, 21-one-year-old shooter Apurvi Chandela tells Shahnawaz Akhtar. It was a memorable outing for......

'Kohli and Raina are two of the best fielders in the world'

Known as ‘bird’ on cricket grounds, Jonty Rhodes hits Indian roads quite often these days. Recently, he was spotted biking around the Pink City on his Royal Enfield. In an e-mail......

Meerut: Cricketer Gagandeep Singh shot dead

Cricketer Gagandeep Singh, who represented India in an under-19 series in Australia, was shot dead after being caught in a row between a shopkeeper and a customer in Meerut, police said on......