Blasts hit two mosques in Pakistan, 58 killed

A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 54 people and injuring over 100 others who were preparing to celebrate......

Afghan embassy in Delhi likely to shut operations: Sources

The Afghan embassy in India has purportedly come out with a communication on closing down its operations and New Delhi is examining its authenticity, sources said on Thursday. IMAGE: The Embassy......

Taliban Celebrates The Fall Of Kabul

August 15, 2023 marked two years since the Taliban captured power in Afghanistan and Talibs celebrated the fall of Kabul on the street near the US embassy on Tuesday.   IMAGE: Children of......

Mumbai's Street Life, As Not Seen Before

It has been two years since Danish Siddiqui, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist who worked with the news agency Reuters, was murdered by the Taliban in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July......

Kandahar Review: Tedious Watch

As an audience, we deserve better! exclaims Mayur Sanap. There's something inherently silly about Gerard Butler 2.0. The actor, who was once a poster boy for swoony rom-coms, is now busy trying to......

The Kerala Story Review: Distorted

Any aware viewer, who might wander into the film, will be repulsed by this unabashed spewing of communal hatred, feels Deepa Gahlot.  The idea of censorship is abhorrent in any civilised......

Pathaan Is About Shah Rukh's Life

More than anything else, Pathaan is a silent and subtle statement of Shah Rukh Khan about his place, his commitment to cinema and, if one can say, his politics, observes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.......

'I am very angry with the stars'

'When I watched KGF, I was like, 'What kind of world are we living in? Who are these people'?' IMAGE: Sunny Deol in Ghayal. Rajkumar Santoshi is an angry man. And it's largely to do with the films......

PIX: China goes all out for Asian Games

IMAGE: A general view inside the stadium as people perform during the Opening Ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-19 delayed 19th Asian Games......

Shine & glitz to welcome all as China opens Asian Games in post-Covid era

IMAGE: The 19th Asian Games is set to officially open on Saturday. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on......

Afghanistan to send 17 female athletes to Asian Games

IMAGE: Kimia Yousofi of Afghanistan in action during the women's 100m preliminary round at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, on July 29, 2021. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Afghanistan's Olympic committee......

Boxer wants to win at Olympics for Afghan women living under oppression

IMAGE: Sadia Bromand wants to win a gold at the Olympics for fellow Afghan women living under oppression. Photograph: Twitter At a time when women in Afghanistan are living under oppression, not......

Blast in Quetta; Babar Azam, Afridi moved to safety

IMAGE: TTP claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on Sunday. Photograph: Christopher Pike/Reuters Top Pakistani cricketers, including captain Babar Azam and Shahid Afridi, among......