Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Is Kargil 2.0 In the Offing?

Pakistan may want to undertake a 'false flag' operation in J&K to divert attention from the situation in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but infiltrating one SSG battalion into J&K and having......

Zawahiri's killing is a huge blow to depleted Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda's reclusive chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, who played a central role in the 9/11 terror attacks and later created the group's regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent, was killed in a US......

India cannot avoid hard choices in Ladakh

New Delhi must clearly demonstrate to Beijing that China will pay a price for its relentless strategic undermining of India, says Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: An Indian Air Force aircraft flies over Ladakh......

Why Lataji Didn't Sing With Rafi, SD...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter When it came to doing the right thing, Lata Mangeshkar was next to no one in the Hindi film industry. There are innumerable instances of her......

Spotted: Akon in Australia

Reader Sadat Imran met Akon at Perth domestic airport, Australia. The singer, who was in Perth for a concert,spent more than10 minutes at the airport'sshowroom whereImran works, and purchased a......

The real Cannes star: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

While the media has gone into overdrive over the red carpet appearances of Bollywood A-listers in Cannes, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been quietly building a legacy -- 8 films in Cannes in just 4......

How Nandita Das convinced Rishi Kapoor to play a sleazy producer

'Rishi Kapoor was shocked and said, 'Woh sare log jinko main janta hoon, unki filmein main nahin kar raha. Aapko to main janta bhi nahin hoon.' IMAGE: Viacom 18 CEO Ajit Andhare with Rekha and......

U-19 Tri-Series: Trivedi steers India B home vs Afghanistan

IMAGE: Vedant Trivedi rescued India B with a timely 83 against Afghanistan in the U-19 Tri-Series, in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Vedant Trivedi/Instagram Vedant Trivedi......

U-19 Tri-series: India A suffer second loss to Afghanistan!

IMAGE: India captain Vihaan Malhotra had won the toss and elected to bowl in the Under-19 Tri series match against Afghanistan in Bengaluru on Thursday. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters V K......

Exiled Afghan women players seek FIFA recognition

'If there is one thing that I would request from the athletes all around the world, it would be it is time that we unite together. And it's time that women support other women.' IMAGE: AWNT......

PICS: Afghan girl takes up motocross, champions women's rights

'I tried to be one of the first women to take this path, and I hope we can encourage others as well.' IMAGE: Wearing a white helmet and black and red motorbike suit, Negin Afshar trains with male......

Afghan beach volleyball team miss out on medal, car but attract attention

Habibullah Sadat, left, of Afghanistan and Dashti Abdulaziz of Kuwait vie for the ball during the Men's Beach Volleyball Preliminary Round Asian Games match. Photograph: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty......