Militants have occupied a shrine in a tribal district of Pakistan and named it after the Red Mosque in Islamabad, locals and officials say. More than 70 pro-Taleban militants evicted local officials from the Haji Sahib Turangzai shrine near the Afghan border in the countrys north-west. Eyewitnesses said a signboard reading Lal .. more »

Describing England's behaviour as "insulting", Zaheer said jelly beans, a type of confectionery, were thrown at him the moment he arrived at the crease on Sunday, as India sat comfortably in the driver's seat on their way to 483 all out in the first innings in reply to England's score of 198... more »

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Top fashion icon and inarguably one of the most celebrated and successful athletes of this era has a unique story to unfold. Read the biography of David Beckham that covers everything from his childhood, his love affair with Victoria Beckham, his successful career in football till date, his craze for tattoos and his iconic hairstyles... more »

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain, is the latest international star to have been approached by the Indian Cricket League (ICL)...Read and discuss more about indian cricket league at http://www.cricket247.in/.. more »

Reason #1: Its escapist cinema. We all know life isn’t easy. Everyone has problems. David Beckham is worried that Posh is too thin. TOO THIN? I’d kill to be too thin. Why, Shilpa Shetty has problems. Solution: Go see a mindless escapist movie like Partner... more »

‘Kaafila’, a film based on human trafficking, will have a simultaneous Indo-Pak release on August 10... more »

An addition of foreign language skills in your resume can take you places. Translation can be a promising career with international scope... more »

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a passionate opponent of cinema but what he termed sinful is growing increasingly fascinated with the man who wore only wire-rimmed glasses and a loincloth. Bollywood may have repackaged Gandhianism and made his teachings relevant to todays generation through Lage Raho Munnabhai, but Mahatma Gandhi .. more »

Indian Energy Exchange Ltd, a joint venture of Financial Technologies (India) Ltd and Multi Commodity Exchange, could be just one step away from getting approval to set up the countrys first power exchange. The exchange, for trading in electricity, is likely to come up by year-end. The commission has asked IEEL for .. more »

The grand finale of Karan Johar’s current season of Koffee With Karan will feature newly-weds Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. The couple will be shooting for the chat show in the coming weeks and the episode will air in August. ..... more »

WWF’s world renowned panda logo was designed by its founder chairman, the naturalist and painter Sir Peter Scott, in 1961. It was then that WWF-UK, the first national organisation in the WWF international network, was started... more »

Pakistan’s army has inflated the threat of religious sectarianism and jihadi extremism outside its borders, particularly in Afghanistan and Kashmir, for its own self-interest. Faced with this seeming instability and a perceived lack of alternatives, the West adopted a more lenient.... more »

Kevin Pietersen was at the centre of an ugly sledging row yesterday as England battled to save the second Test at Trent Bridge. India tail-ender Zaheer Khan responded to verbals he thought came from Pietersen at slip by striding towards the fielder, waving his bat angrily. As the exchanges continued, the umpires intervened and .. more »