
Thirty six years ago a young Vinod Sahni crossed the Line of Control as Agent 22. After months as an active spy, Sahni was captured and given 11 years in a Pakistani jail. After undergoing inhuman pain and torture for 11 years, When he returned to India, Sahni found his recruiters had ignored his family. Vinod Sahni, former Indian spy who served in a Pakistani jail, joined IBNLive readers for...

05:48 PM, May 15, 2013

Ferozepur: Two weeks after Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's tragic killing in a Lahore jail, CNN-IBN is meeting other spies who have spent decades in Pakistani jails, but are almost never acknowledged. Gopal Das wears his scars as proudly as a soldier, claiming he was on the payroll of the Research and Analysis Wing, drawing Rs 1,500 a month till he was caught by Pakistani rangers in 1985. "Today former terrorists...

02:55 PM, May 14, 2013

Cast: Aadi Pudipeddi, Nisha Aggarwal, Sharada, G Krishna, Chandra Mohan, Bhavna Ruparel, Srinivasa Avasarala, Brahmanandam, Maruthi Rao, Raghu Babu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Rao Ramesh and Tanikella Bharani Director: G Ashok Rating: 2.5 out 5 Some films take time to strike a chord with the audience, but 'Sukumarudu', about greedy NRI protagonist, makes an instant connect with viewers. It's another Telugu film high on emotion with good performances. However, what makes the...

06:17 PM, May 12, 2013

Hyderabad: Refuting recent allegations that he had roughed up two civilians in a roadside tiff, Telugu actor Ram Charan said Thursday that the images were morphed to show him at the brawl scene. "These images were used by media only on the second day after the incident. Why did they not use the image that reportedly has me in the frame on the first day? This clearly indicates that somebody...

10:17 AM, May 10, 2013

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress unit has written to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) asking them to allow actor Shah Rukh Khan into the Wankhede Stadium for Tuesday's IPL match of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). KKR is to take on the Mumbai Indians but team owner Shah Rukh Khan can't attend the match after the MCA wrote a letter to the Churchgate Police station, asking them to keep him away from...

12:39 PM, May 07, 2013

Wellington: A New Zealand man has pleaded guilty to assaulting cricketer Jesse Ryder during an altercation outside a bar in the South Island city of Christchurch last month, reports said Tuesday. The 20-year-old, whose name was suppressed, was convicted after pleading guilty to one charge of assault and will reappear in the Christchurch District Court on June 5, the Christchurch Press reported. It said a second man, 37, the convicted...

10:46 AM, May 07, 2013

Hyderabad: Actor and Union Minister Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan lands in trouble after his bodyguards beat up two IT professionals for coming in the way of the star's Aston Martin in the posh Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad on Sunday. Ram Charan was caught flexing his muscles after being caught in a street brawl. The IT professionals said that they were beaten up at the behest of the star after...

10:07 AM, May 07, 2013

New Delhi: Indian paddlers continued to impress as both men's and women's teams assured themselves of at least two bronze medals by progressing to the semi-finals of the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, here on Monday. Both teams have common rival in England in their respective semi-finals, to be played on Tuesday. Men paddlers topped their group by winning all the three matches while women finished second behind Singapore. Women...

10:16 PM, May 06, 2013

Chennai: With voting for Assembly Elections in Karnataka over, DMK chief M Karunanidhi urged the Centre to set up Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to give effect to the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal orders. Karunanidhi sought to remind the Centre on the statement by Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat that establishment of regulatory mechanism to govern the water sharing among the riparian states of the...

08:21 PM, May 05, 2013

Daniel hails from Gurdaspur district's Dadwain village and was apprehended by Pakistani rangers in 1993. He was jailed for over four years. He now pulls a rickshaw. He alleges that the Indian authorities who sent him across the border refused to recognise him and help him out once he was caught. According to him, he met many other Indians incarcerated in jail in Pakistan on espionage charges. Daniel, Indian who...

03:47 PM, May 03, 2013

New Delhi: In another twist in the coal blocks allocations probe and the embarrassment the government is facing, Additional Solicitor-General Haren Rawal, who is representing the CBI in the case, wrote to Attorney General GE Vahanvati on Monday and alleged that he was being made a scapegoat by him. Sources said on Monday night that Raval made the claim in a letter to Attorney General GE Vahanvati in which he...

10:29 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Mumbai/Panaji: In a mishap off south Goa-Karwar coast, two fishermen died and four others went missing after a ship collided with a fishing trawler on Thursday morning. "We have rescued 23 crew members of trawler 'Sea Messiah' while four are still missing and bodies of two fishermen were fished out in the evening," said a Coast Guard official, who added that incident happened 47 nautical miles off Karwar coast. While...

02:06 AM, Apr 26, 2013

After her stint of sorts in Hollywood, Mallika Sherawat is back in India and this time in search of a man who can sweep her off her feet. ...

04:49 PM, Apr 24, 2013

New Delhi: Actress Mallika Sherawat joins the likes of Rakhi Sawant and Ratan Rajput to find her Mr Right through a television show. Rahul Mahajan, Rakhi and Ratan Rajput were seen hunting for their respective partners on the reality show 'Swayamvar'. Of the three, Rahul was the lucky one to find his soulmate Dimpy on the show and they even tied the knot on the show. Now, Mallika, 36, will...

12:14 PM, Apr 24, 2013

Dehradun: Claiming that development has gained pace in Uttarakhand over the past few months, Union Minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday exuded confidence about the ruling Congress's impressive victory in the civic body polls in the state slated for April 28, 2013. "Development oriented decisions taken by the state government over the last few months are bound to play a big role in ensuring the Congress' thumping victory in the forthcoming...

03:13 AM, Apr 24, 2013

Mumbai: Mallika Sherawat may be known for her bold roles and glamorous item numbers but the actress now wants to do performance-oriented films. "Now I want to do performance-oriented roles. I don't want to do glamorous roles and item songs. It is a conscious decision that I have taken. I do get lots of offers for item songs and glam roles but it is a deliberate choice not to do...

04:53 PM, Apr 23, 2013

Mumbai: Actress Mallika Sherawat, who is featuring in an upcoming reality dating game show on television, feels film-maker Karan Johar is the "perfect bachelor" in Bollywood. 'The Bachelorette India- Mere Khayalon Ki Mallika' is the Indian version of the American competitive reality dating game show 'The Bachelor.' The show is likely to go on air in August. It will revolve around the single bachelorette and a pool of romantic interests...

10:17 AM, Apr 23, 2013

Bilaspur: Under attack from Opposition on over an alleged land scam, Chhattisgarh's Health Minister Amar Agrawal on Monday filed a criminal defamation suit against Congress leaders Vivek Bajpayee and Vani Rao in a court in Bilaspur. Chief Judicial Magistrate Omprakash Chauhan admitted the suit and fixed May 13, 2013 for hearing the matter. The Health and Family Welfare Minister's counsel Ranveer Singh said Bajpayee and Bilaspur Mayor Vani Rao, who...

01:59 AM, Apr 23, 2013