US lawmakers seek visa ban on Pakistani officials

Forty-two members of the United States Congress, led by Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Congressman Greg Casar, have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding immediate......

SC grants protection to scribe in case booked in Assam

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim protection for four weeks to journalist Abhisar Sharma in a first information report (FIR) lodged against him in Assam over a video post allegedly......

Trump's Language Of Fascism

'Non-compatible with Western Civilization' is about as vague and jingoistic as it gets and Trump saying this gives full license to his acolytes to go full throttle on making life as difficult and......

When Nitish Kumar Took On Bihar Dons

Nitish thought that his stakes as chief minister were far greater than his stakes in protecting one of his party MLAs. He could not allow his rule-of-law train to be derailed by a small rock on the......

NSE faces around 170 mn cyberattacks daily!

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) faces around 170 million cyberattacks daily, requiring a dedicated team of "cyber warriors" to work around the clock to ensure uninterrupted operations.......

'Gurus Abuse The Very People Who Give Them Power'

'What is it about the institution of faith that makes somebody get a sense of impunity, that they believe they can get away with anything?' IMAGE: Huma Qureshi in Bayaan.......

'My Boys Have Never Given Me Any Trouble'

'Both Shahid and Ishaan are over-thinkers and I'm constantly telling them to lighten up, chill.' IMAGE: Neelima Azeem with her sons Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Controversy's Child Kamal Haasan

Kamal has a crisp pen when it comes to writing short and yet powerful film dialogues.But while speaking ex tempore -- and that has been his style -- he looks every bit a confused man, observes N......

'There Was Something Beautiful About The Two People'

'In a world which is full of categories, hatred and ideologies, there was this basic decency.' IMAGE: Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa in Homebound. In the summer of 2020, Basharat Peer, who was......

India Sweat In The Nets; Pakistan Continue To Protest

Almost all the batters ended their batting sessions with lofted shots.Every few minutes, screams of 'Watch out!' filled the air -- not from the players, but from scribes trying to protect their......

'This Team Has Been Picked Till The Next World Cup, So We Have To Improve Our Fielding'

Why did SKY give Bangladesh's fielding coach a hug? IMAGE: Varun Chakaravarthy celebrates taking a wicket. Photograph: ACC Almost every member of the Indian playing eleven has a tattoo. Is it a......

'One Can't Monopolise Captain Cool'

If the 'Captain Cool' trademark goes through, it could trigger a wave of similar attempts by celebrities to trademark nicknames given to them by fans. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni during IPL 2025.......

Rohit Is A True Friends To Fans

When a few fans called out his name, he instructed the security team to let them approach. IMAGE: Rohit Sharma with his fans at the ICC Academy. Photograph: K R Nayar   Indian Skipper Rohit......