The US State Department had identified him as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" in January 2017.
When it comes to the Congress and Wayanad, the only way the scepticism in the minds of some in Kerala may be addressed is by the Gandhi family proving that they are more than a passing caravan in town, reports Shyam G Menon.
Captain Sharan and Flight Engineer Anil Jaggia both confirm that the hijackers seemed to know a lot about flying an aircraft. Without help from the ISI or the Pakistan army, it was impossible, points out Utkarsh Mishra.
The CIA released 4,70,000 additional files seized in May 2011 when US Navy SEALs burst into the Abbottabad compound and shot dead Laden.
With no spectators allowed into stadiums as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, many English clubs are giving fans the chance to send in photos and have cutouts put on the seats instead.
Kurumbur in gold-loving Tamil Nadu was once a thriving centre for goldsmiths. Today their number is down to two.
Pop star-turned-actor Ali Zafar talks about his film Tere Bin Laden.
He said the "switch" to the Sharad Pawar-led outfit has started in the form of ex-corporators, referring to the resignation of Ajit Pawar-led NCP's Pimpri-Chinchwad unit chief Ajit Gavhane and two former corporators.
In a career that spanned over 14 years, the calmness that Dhawan exuded on and off the field was one characteristic that set him apart from the other stalwarts of Indian cricket.
Former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he has no immediate plans to return to management.
The Mumbai police at once alerted the Maharashtra ATS and the Goa police control room, the Mumbai police said.
In days of smart, networked technology and no shame over collateral damage, what will blow up next -- cars, mobile phones, TV sets, refrigerators? And where?, asks Shyam G Menon.
The sanctions list subjected him to a travel ban, assets freeze and an arms embargo.
A bar owner in Brazil who looks like Osama bin Laden is expecting business to boom when the crowds come for the World Cup.
'Israel is counting on the United States to enter the fray on their behalf and perform destructive strikes against these targets that are beyond Israel's conventional capabilities.' 'They may well get their way if they start a war, because the United States is still committed to Israel's security, and it won't matter whether it is Trump or Harris in the White House.'
The United States federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Friday dropped terrorism charges against slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden who was killed by American commandos in Pakistan.
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma.
Pakistani journalist and Rediff.com contributor Hamid Mir interviewed Osama bin Laden thrice. Mir, who works for Pakistan's Geo TV network, was the only journalist to interview bin Laden after 9/11.Hamid Mir, who is writing bin Laden's biography, reveals what the world's most wanted terrorist was really like.
The weather office said intensity of heat wave/severe heat wave has slightly reduced over some parts of northwest and adjoining central India.
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the incident which took place on the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday in Badoli village under Beohari police station limits, 90 km from the district headquarters, Superintendent of Police Kumar Prateek told PTI.
Any curious mind, the court observed, can access and download such content from the internet, which, by itself, is not a crime.
We present to you a blow-by-blow account on what happened on the night of May 1, 2011, when the terror mastermind was killed
The Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition under the apex health research body on Wednesday released revised 'Dietary Guidelines for Indians' to meet the requirements of essential nutrients and prevent non-communicable diseases.
In a new audio recording, Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has threatened to capture and kill Americans if Washington decides to execute the alleged 9/11 masterminds Khalid al Sheikh Mohammed or any other Al Qaeda suspects.
The revised Dietary Guidelines for Indians released by the National Institute of Nutrition explains how prolonged intake of large amounts of protein powders or consumption of high protein concentrate can damage the body.
Zeenat Aman dedicated her latest post on Instagram to her mother, and shared the kind of relationship they had.
Kashmiri youth play cricket in snow-covered Gurez valley.
Four times more liquor has been seized in the 2024 election than during the 2019 polls.
US federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Friday dropped terrorism charges against slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden who was killed by American commandos in Pakistan.
Trolled over his son's name, 'Jehangir', noted Marathi actor Chinmay Mandlekar has announced he would not play the character of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as his family is being mentally harassed on social media.
The elite unit of US Navy SEALs, which killed Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan, had a specially-trained explosives-sniffing dog for the surgical strike.
This breathtaking backdrop sets the stage for an iconic moment as England's James Anderson stands on the cusp of a historic achievement -- just two wickets away from the coveted 700 in Test cricket.
Newspapers across North and South America ripped up their front pages and splashed huge stories. Below, take a look back at how they covered the big news.
No, it was not Osama Bin Laden, the most wanted terrorist on the planet, but a wild elephant proclaimed rogue by the Assam Wildlife and Forest Department.
Osama bin Laden "died afraid", says a former US Navy SEAL who claims he fired the fatal shot that killed the Al Qaeda chief in Pakistan in 2011.
The war of words began after Osama bin Laden's 18-year-old daughter Eman recently sought refuge in the Saudi embassy in Teheran.
A rare look inside Osama bin Laden's Afghan hideout.
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