What was in red bag on IC-814 flight? Ex-envoy reveals in new book

It was December 31, 1999. As the hostages on IC-814 were leaving after their eight-day ordeal in Kandahar, a hijacker "quietly informed" now National Security Advisor and then lead negotiator Ajit......

Close to decision on Jadhav's mercy plea: Pak army

The Pakistan Army on Thursday said it is close to a decision on the mercy petition of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a military court on charges of spying.......

The recent rape cases that shook India

The Friday morning encounter of all the four accused in the brutal rape-and-murder case of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian last month in Hyderabad triggered a nationwide debate on justice......

Pathankot attack: NIA questions SP Salwinder Singh

Punjab Police Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh was on Monday put by NIA to exhaustive questioning for eight hours in connection with the Pathankot terror attack, during which......

The Ishq Obsession

From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan lamenting Ishq Bina Kya Marna Yaara in Taal to Alia Bhatt embracing Ishq Wala Love in Student of the Year, generations full of Bollywood romance are coloured in all......

The Very Best Of Dhanush

I vividly remember the first few years when Dhanush marked his entry in Tamil cinema: A scrawny young man who could be your boy-next-door or just any face in the crowd. In 2002, I was in Class 11.......

Review: Veerappan ends up an exhausting watch

This is not a film worth recommending, says Raja Sen. Ram Gopal Varma has never been one to let truth get in the way of a good story. His new film, Veerappan, for instance, opens with a quote that......

Breathe: Into the Shadows 2: 8 Tedious Episodes

People are easily convinced to take lives as though it's a game of passing-the-parcel...Crime is not merely romanticised and rationalised, but also rewarded, points out Sukanya Verma. Abhishek......

Steve Waugh: Australia must be wary of West Indies

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh in his column writes that he is impressed by West Indies’ destructive batting. He was also impressed with the no-nonsense way his country defeated minnows......