Saif Ali Khan isn’t perturbed over Pakistan banning “Agent Vinod”, saying that very little revenue would be lost by the restriction imposed on his home production, which is releasing Friday. “We have lost some revenue, just around Rs.1 crore. They are always banning our movies. ‘Kurbaan’ was also banned,” Saif told IANS adding that “We also shot in Pakistan without their permission.” ” ‘Agent Vinod’ is for Indians but it is not against Pakistanis,” …

Two major US oil companies are interested in a four-country pipeline that would ship gas worth billions of dollars from Turkmenistan to India and Pakistan, a US government official said on Friday. The building of the US-backed "TAPI" pipeline through some of Afghanistan's most volatile regions presents a major challenge, adding to the project's other hurdles such as gas pricing and transit fees. "A couple of major US oil companies are interested," …

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri hailed what he said is the "shrinking influence" of the United States across the world due to attacks it has sustained from extremist groups, in an audio message Wednesday. "I congratulate you all as the US influence on the world is quickly shrinking," Zawahiri said in the 24-minute audio released on jihadist forums. "One of the latest signs of this is the reduction in the US Defence Department's budget, which is …

They are deadly, hard to detect and fast becoming one of the most sought-after weapons in the air defence industry. Global demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, is heating up as armed forces invest in new systems to boost their ability to carry out reconnaissance and strikes without putting soldiers' lives in danger. Propelled by a rise in Asian defence budgets, annual global spending on UAVs is forecast to almost …

Shortly before the United States ended a two-month pause in missile strikes on militants in Pakistan last month, senior U.S. officials telephoned their Pakistani counterparts and told them Washington would be resuming its covert drone program despite mounting objections in Islamabad. Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were among those who spoke with Pakistani officials shortly before the eight-week pause in the drone …

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar has confirmed opening peace talks with the US authorities, Geo News reported on Thursday. Mullah Omar made two demands - release of Afghan prisoners from Guantanamo Bay detention facility and complete pull out of US-led forces from Afghanistan. However, the US state department said that no decision had yet been made on releasing the Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison.

US officials have expressed concern at the loss of a drone near Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan. A Pentagon spokesman said the US were worried especially as the unmanned aircraft was "in a place where we're not able to get to it". Iranian media say the drone was shot down and was now in the hands of the armed forces. It said the plane had suffered minimal damage. The drone, known as a Sentinel, is the first such loss by the US. US Navy …

Pakistan is refusing to take part in a US military investigation of air strikes near the Afghan border that left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead, the Pentagon said Friday. Pakistan was invited to cooperate in the probe into Saturday's incident, which has enraged Islamabad and plunged US-Pakistani relations into crisis, but officials have declined to do so. "They have elected to date not to participate, but we would welcome their participation," said …

Suriya’s 7aum Arivu and Vijay’s Velayutham is to release on Diwali. Both these stars have acted together in a couple of films and fans are eager to see them clash at the box office. But Suriya and Vijay have a warm friendship that dates back to over a decade and they wished each other a grand success. Vijay has said that he wants 7aum Arivu to taste a very big success and Suriya has said that he is sure Vijay is going to rock with Velayutham. Udhayanidhi …

Four security guards died Monday as suicide bombers targeted a fuel depot for NATO-led forces close to one of Afghanistan's biggest bases, where thousands of foreign troops are stationed. The attack happened at a facility belonging to logistics company Supreme, near the sprawling Kandahar airfield, which acts as a hub for troop operations across south Afghanistan, the Taliban's heartland and focus of the war. The police commander for southern Afghanistan, …