Pak Army Chief Will Now Stay Till Nov 2027

Whenever tenures of army chiefs were extended in the recent past, prime ministers were subsequently eased out of office by the same army chief, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at......

IAF chopper roped in to douse massive forest fires in U'khand

An IAF helicopter was pressed into service to extinguish the raging forest fires in Uttarakhand's Nainital district on Saturday, a day after the flames reached the High Court Colony in the Pines......

When will the ISI get a new boss?

There were reports of lobbying within the Pakistan army for the ISI DG's post, which falls vacant in June, reveals Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing,......

Trump nominates Mark Esper to be new defence secretary

United States President Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper, an army veteran, to be the next defence secretary, as the Pentagon faces a leadership vacuum amid a mounting confrontation with Iran.......

Oscars 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Prez Get Nominated

The nominations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. India has reason to celebrate as Anuja, backed by Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga, gets......

800 Review: Watch Out For The Spin

800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair. In 800, Director M S Sripathy creates a world of......

American Hustle, Gravity sweep Oscar 2014 nominations

While Steve McQueen's Twelve Years A Slave got five nominations in major categories, Alfonso Cuaron's gorgeously-shot Gravity and David O Russell's American Hustle swept the recently announced......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

Sunny Singh Gill set to become first referee of Indian descent in EPL

IMAGE: Sunny Singh Gill will enter the history books when he steps onto the field for the EPL fixture between Crystal Palace and Luton. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Sunny Singh Gill was standing......

India's Asian Cup exit blamed on striker crisis

We need players with confidence in front of goal: Coach Igor Stimac after India's Asian Cup exit IMAGE: India lost 0-1 to Syria on Tuesday to crash out of the Asian Cup with an all-loss......

Meet India's first woman professional footballer

Bala Devi is the current top scorer for the Indian national women's team, netting an impressive 52 times in 58 games since 2010, which also makes her the top international goal scorer in the South......

Documentary on Real Kashmir bags 'BAFTA Scotland' Awards

IMAGE: David Robertson, centre, Real Kashmir Football Club's head coach with his team. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Real Kashmir FC/Facebook A documentary on Real Kashmir FC has bagged the......

Lampard appointed Derby manager on three-year deal

IMAGE: Former Chelsea player and TV pundit Frank Lampard. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has been appointed manager of Championship side Derby County,......