'What we are today witnessing is the final act of the Pakistani army trying to retain its turf,' argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
A Pakistani businessman who was inspired by Indian anti-graft campaigner Anna Hazare to begin a fast unto death against corruption ended his protest on Tuesday after parliamentarians assured him of action on his demands.
Security was stepped up at the Hindu places of worship, including the Shiva temple in Clifton, the Swami Narain temple at the MA Jinnah Road, the Panj Mukhi Hanuman temple in Soldier Bazaar area and the Hanuman temples at Native Jetty, Cantt Station, Frere Market and Jahangir Road, the Daily Times reported.
Parvati, who was supposed to get admitted to a hospital in Chennai, arrived from Kuala Lumpur but policemen did not permit her to alight from the aircraft, officials said.
The soldier crossed over to India along with six hardcore terrorists through the Indo-Pak border in Pathankot.
'After it was finished, Shah Jahan visited the Taj only twice.' 'There is a letter from Aurangzeb to him after a visit, reporting that the dome was leaking and needed to be fixed.' 'Shah Jahan wasn't bothered: He had moved on to designing his next project, Shahjahanabad,' reveals Aakar Patel.
Demand indicators have turned hot and despite the bad monsoon, India's GDP growth is likely to top 7 per cent, says Jahangir Aziz.
A day after a girl IN Pune succumbed to swine flu, authorities swung into action on Tuesday quarantining 27 contacts of the 14-year-old besides putting on medication the staff of the hospital which came in contact with her.
When you think of Indian Maharajas of yore what is the one thing that comes to mind? Jewels! And that is exactly what the world will witness at Christie's, New York during its upcoming auction -- "Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence". The "unprecedented group" of objects is from The Al Thani Collection of the royal family of Qatar. It is expected to see competitive bidding from across the globe. As per Christie's, this collection is poised to be the most valuable auction of jewellery and jewelled objects. The current record is held by The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, which totals $144 million (Rs 1,003 crore). Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's jade hilted dagger, the priceless jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad, and a string of pearls belonging to Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur are among the 400 royal artefacts that would be auctioned on Wednesday. Here's a glimpse of the astounding jewels that will be auctioned.
The special court of Islamabad on December 17 last handed down the death penalty to 74-year-old Musharraf after six years of hearing the high-profile treason case against him. The case was filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government in 2013.
After a lull of several months, Srinagar was rocked by a massive explosion in which at least 17 persons were injured, one of them critically. The police said militants carried out the powerful explosion on the city's only flyover in Jahangir Chowk, adjacent to city centre Lal Chowk on Wednesday evening.
As the national capital reported 93 new cases taking the total number of infections to 669, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held an emergency meeting with senior ministers and top officials of the Delhi government Wednesday evening and took a series of decisions to check the spread of the virus.
Every person was tested 72 hours before they travelled in order to ensure that all members of the party were travelling virus free.
Army said the duo was recruited two years ago by JeM and was guiding terrorists to infiltrate across the LoC.
The Indian High Commission was planning to hold a Republic Day reception at the hotel later in the evening.
The Director General of the Bangladesh rifles was speaking at the conclusion of the DG-level talks with his Indian counterpart.
The mid-fielder has been appointed captain for the 109th Beighton Cup Hockey Tournament.
The move came as the Pakistan government decided to curtail the space given by the press to jailed politicians like Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Zardari.
Former Pakistan Army Chief Jehangir Karamat was Musharraf's predecessor.
Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan is set to become the third generation of a cricket family to play in Tests.
The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) sought world body's intervention after it failed to secure visas for its team which is set to take part in the World Junior Squash Championship to be held in India next month.
The ISI network of spies has been operating in India for over a decade.
Pakistan and India are the only unbeaten sides in the tournament.
The father of a Muzaffarnagar riot victim has moved court challenging the closure report of the SIT giving clean chit to the six accused in the case.
Just ten days after shifting in, a transgender has been asked to move out of her flat in suburban Jogeshwari at the behest of its owner who did not want a "gay" tenant.
The special investigation team probing the Muzaffarnagar riots has given a clean chit to six accused in connection with a murder case during the communal violence in the district.
Out of the seven, four belonged to one family from Delhi.
Senior advocate Indira Jaising said the case should be transferred to Chandigarh due to proximity to Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and the incidents of obstruction of police personnel by lawyers of the local court.
13 of the 17 militants who were presumed to have plotted the attack were killed in encounters so far, said police.
Blaming India for their pull out from the Asian Squash Championships, Pakistan have lodged a complaint with the World and Asian squash bodies, alleging that the hosts deliberately delayed visas to their team.
A father-son duo killed in the attack hailed from Vadodara and their family back home is shattered.
One way to begin would be to access the material of our own culture, meaning the literature of India, recommends Aakar Patel.
Khan got closer to Bushra Bibi when he started visiting her over a year ago to seek spiritual advice.
In a tit-for-tat, Bangladesh and Pakistan have reportedly detained each other's diplomatic staff amid a spat between them over the 1971 war crimes trial.
Here's your opportunity to sample ilish dishes from the royal homes of Bengal, says Avishek Rakshit.
In photos: A journey through Chittorgarh.
