'ISI didn't get its money's worth'

Retired veteran diplomat Howard Schaffer, author of the acclaimed The Limits of Influence: America's Role in Kashmir, has said, "If the Inter-Services Directorate or some other organ of the......

Are Indian nuclear weapons facilities safe?

Parliament must insist that the government should direct its Department of Atomic Energy to immediately examine and make recommendations to the government on the structure of an independent......

Gilani authorised to trim his cabinet

The ruling Pakistan People's Party has authorised Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to dissolve his jumbo cabinet and form a smaller council of ministers amid demands for political reforms from the......

Nirav Shah to head NY's health department

Mrs Calderon, an elderly patient who came to see Dr Nirav R Shah during his residency, did not speak any English. So she would bring her daughter to translate. When she ended up taking twice the......

High Court delays Bangladesh tour of Pakistan

Bangladesh's cricket team will not go to Pakistan as planned later this month after the Dhaka High Court upheld a legal challenge to their tour and ordered a four-week delay, a lawyer said on......

'Govt working towards resolving IHF-HI dispute'

The government is working with the Indian Olympic Association, Indian Hockey Federation and Hockey India to facilitate a settlement that is acceptable to both the warring factions -- IHF and Hockey......

IOC confident Saudi women will compete in London

Saudi Arabia looks set to send women athletes to an Olympics for the first time later this year. The Saudis, Brunei and Qatar have never previously included females in their teams and the......

Hijab ban driving women away from soccer

Muslim women are being driven away from soccer by FIFA's ban of the hijab, with more likely to follow if rulemakers fail to reverse the decision at a meeting next month, Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein......

Hero MotoCorp to sponsor Delhi Olympic hockey qualifier

Indian two-wheeler giant Hero MotoCorp Limited (HMCL) was on Monday named the title sponsor for the men's and women's hockey London Olympic qualification tournament, the first of which will be held......