Kader Khan, Gambhir among 112 conferred with Padma awards

President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman A M Naik, late journalist Kuldip Nayar, late actor Kader Khan and cricketer Gautam Gambhir were among the 112 prominent personalities who......

Imran Khan, anyone?

'The generals couldn't care less about political corruption, being complicit themselves.''Coup d'etats are out of fashion.''Their only desire is backroom control,' says Sunil Sethi. Past edicts by......

'They wanted to strike terror in India'

'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.''I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was......

Mumbai cops get custody of Islamic preacher held in Kerala

An Islamic preacher, arrested in Kerala for his alleged links with terror outfit Islamic State, was on Sunday remanded to the custody of Mumbai police. The accused, Mohammed Hanif, was brought to......

Jhalak: Gauhar Khan demands new choreographer

Choreographer Hanif Hilal is not a happy man.He has been dropped from Sony Entertainment Television's reality show, Jhalak Dhikhhla Jaa, as his partner Gauhar Khan opted for another choreographer.......

PIX: Karishma Tanna, Laxmi Raai watch a film

Guess which film these stars are watching. The Baa Baaa Black Sheep team is clearly very excited to show off the film. This is the second screening they have hosted this week, and celebrities made......

He risks his life for the stars!

'I was Mukesh Rishi's body double in Aashiq. In one scene, he is chasing Bobby Deol, and he breaks through a glass, falls off a building and lands on a pandal.' 'I had to jump from the ninth......

He brought out the poetry of the ordinary face

Om Puri was that rare actor who could carry a film on sheer power and versatility of his performance, says Avantika Bhuyan. IMAGE: Om Puri in Ardh Satya. It was on a balmy evening in 1988 that I......

Former Pakistan hockey captain makes shocking claims

Pak hockey team were involved in smuggling in 1983, claims ex-captain Hanif Khan Former Pakistan hockey captain Hanif Khan has accused some of his teammates of indulging in smuggling valuable goods......

Pakistan batting great Hanif Mohammad passes away

Pakistan's legendary former captain and batsman Hanif Mohammad, who held the record for the longest innings in Test cricket, passed away on Thursday after a prolonged battle with lung cancer.......

Pak Hockey Federation's selection committee dissolved

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), in its first major overhaul after the 2012 London Olympics disaster, has dissolved the selection committee and named former chief selector Hanif Khan as the......

'Jaded' Abbas, Butt not in Azlan Shah squad

Senior players Sohail Abbas, Rehan Butt and Shakeel Abbasi were on Wednesday dropped from the 18-member Pakistan squad for next month's Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia. However, the......

Former players criticise Pak flop show at WC

Some blamed it on over-dependence on Sohail Abbas, others felt they didn't look spirited enough as former players castigated Pakistan's hockey team for the crushing defeats to India and England in......