'It is nonsense to say that Godhra was planned'

Act Now for Harmony and Democracy is a new organisation that says it will be 'absolutely action-oriented'.And Shabnam Hashmi is the force behind it.In 1989, her elder brother Safdar Hashmi was......

'Why are they interested only in Gujarat fake encounters?'

The Gujarat government told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the petitioners who have sought a probe into the alleged fake encounters in the state from 2002 to 2006 need to explain the reasons......

Shed violence, then talk: Centre to Maoists

"The Centre will not invite Maoists to talk till they abjure violence," said G K.Pillai, the Home Secretary. Pillai was speaking at a seminar organised by South Asian Free Media Association......

Gujarat: Another fake encounter alleged

Lyricist Javed Akhtar and others on Monday said they will move a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court against the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat for an alleged fake encounter in......

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/ Rediff.com In sweet music is such artKilling care and grief of heart. Few embody William Shakespeare's golden words like Mohammad Zayur Khayyam Hashmi. An unmistakable......