How Zia's death killed a Siachen accord

In the troubled relationship between India with Pakistan, there have been very few occasions when the latter sought a genuine end to some of the problems. Siachen belongs to this rarest of the rare......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Asim Munir Shuffles His Generals

Asim Munir will have to find a well trusted aide to fill the crucial ISI post's when Asim Malik retires soon. IMAGE: Pakistan army chief Syed Asim Munir. Photograph: Kind courtesy screen......

The day Zia died

Mohammed Hanif's novel A Case of Exploding Mangoes, published by Random House India today, June 6, will unquestionably be one of the most talked about books of the year. Twenty years after......

Guess The Price Of Mogambo's Costume?

'Amrishji had a fascination for the colour red and wanted it in every movie costume of his.' IMAGE: Amrish Puri as Mogambo in Mr India. Madhav Agasti has designed outfits for about 400 movies in......

Salakaar Review: Gripping!

Salakaar is full of heart and emotionally satisfying, applauds Syed Firdaus Ashraf. We often hear about our intelligence agencies only when something goes wrong. Like when a terrorist attack......

'I feel at home in India,' Attenborough said

'At the end of the interview, as he walked with us to the elevator, he looked at me and said, "Do you think it was my karma that I should have made this film?"' Arthur J Pais/Rediff.com recalls his......

How Indo-Pak cricket thrived in Musharraf's rule

IMAGE: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf shakes hands with Virender Sehwag. Photograph: Reuters Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in......

How good a cricketer was Imran Khan?

'Imran had the misfortune to be in an age when there was a surfeit of mighty all-rounders.''Indians would not put him on a par with Kapil Dev or Vinoo Mankad,' points out Uddalok Bhattacharya.......

'Akhtar's career would have ended had Dalmiya not helped'

Shoaib Akhtar's career would have ended in 2000-01 if Dalmiya had not helped: Former PCB chief IMAGE: Controversial Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images A......