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'Osama bin Laden escaped disguised as a woman'

In a key revelation, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer John Kiriakou has said that Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, who was the most wanted terrorist for the United States after the......

UNSC report on Pahalgam cites TRF claim, Lashkar link

The Resistance Front (TRF) had twice claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam terror attack and 'published a photograph of the attack site', the United Nations Security Council's sanctions......

Setback for India? US revokes sanctions waiver for Chabahar port

The Trump administration has said that individuals operating the Chabahar Port in Iran would invite sanctions beginning later this month. IMAGE: India is engaged in the development of a terminal......

'War Has No Winners, Only Losers'

'I noticed a nine-year-old child hugging another child every few minutes.''The two were sisters and were playing in their village when an armed gang attacked their village and set fire to it.''They......

5 hardcore terrorists, including IC-814 mastermind, killed in Op Sindoor

The Indian strikes on terror nerve centres of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir under Operation Sindoor on May 7 have neutralised five most......

India, Iran sign 10-year Chabahar pact

India and Iran on Monday signed a 10-year contract for the operation of a terminal at the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran, a move that will boost regional connectivity as well as......

India sends first wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Chabahar port

India on Sunday sent its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan through the Chabahar port in Iran, seen as a 'landmark' move to operationalise the new strategic transit route, bypassing......

Why Air India is leaving passenger luggage behind at Delhi airport

After the Afghan airspace closed on August 16, Air India is lifting an additional 5-8 tonnes of fuel due to change in route. Air India is leaving behind some 50 bags at the Delhi airport as it......

Ram Setu Review: Bizarre!

Ram Setu is silly and boring, sighs Deepa Gahlot. Anyone who is acquainted with the Ramayana or has even read the Amar Chitra Katha version, would know of the episode in which Lord Rama's......

Osaka on Haiti, Afghanistan and feeling ungrateful

'And for me to just be hitting a tennis ball in the United States right now and have people come and watch me play ... I would want to be myself in this situation rather than anyone else in the......

IPL Opener: Kohli targets historic feats vs CSK

Photograph: Kind courtesy RCB/X Star India batter Virat Kohli will be taking to the crease for the first time after January 2024 during the season opener of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024......

PCB cautions fast bowler Dahani for his social media rants

IMAGE: After being excluded, the Pakistan pacer voiced disappointment on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahnawaz Dahani /Instagram Pakistan's young fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani was......

Former Pakistan woman hockey player killed in Italian shipwreck

IMAGE: A view of the wreckage of a shipwreck in southern Italy which has left dozens of migrants dead after the boat in which they were travelling smashed onto the rocks, in Cutro, on February 27,......

Cricket Buzz: Indian govt grants $1m for Afghanistan stadium

The Indian government has passed a grant of $1 million for the construction of a cricket stadium in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, according to a report. The stadium is set to come up......