Indian author Anuradha Roy wins DSC Prize for Sleeping on Jupiter

Indian writer Anuradha Roy on Saturday won the prestigious $50,000 (Rs 33.89 lakh) DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel Sleeping on Jupiter at the Galle Literary Festival in Sri......

Raheel Sharif to succeed Kayani as Pak's new army chief

Ending weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif (left) as Pakistan's new army chief and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood as the chairman joint chiefs of......

Imran suffers fracture after falling from forklift

In a freak accident, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was on Tuesday badly hurt and suffered minor fracture in his head when he fell off a forklift that was hoisting him on to a stage during......

K'taka terror plot: Suspect reveals how he met ISI men

The confession of two suspects in the Karnataka terror plot throws light on the role of Pakistan's spy agency and how the youths were indoctrinated by Zakir Ustaad, the mastermind of the operation.......

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Maharashtra’s Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane set a new record in the Ranji Trophy championship against Delhi, by adding 594 runs for the third wicket without being separated. This is now the......

Why New Zealand pulled out of tour match on Day 2 in Sydney

IMAGE: A close-up of the pitch on Day 2 of the tour match between the Cricket Australia XI and New Zealand at Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney, on October 30, 2015. Photograph: Brett......

India at Asian Games: Mary Kom leads women boxers charge into medal round

MC Mary Kom. Photograph: PTI Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom led the charge as Indian women boxers packed a powerful punch by assuring themselves of medals in each of the three weight......

CWG Updates: Somdev wins tennis gold

Somdev Devvarman won India a gold medal in tennis after beating Australia's Greg Jones 6-4, 6-2 in the men's singles final at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. India edge Pakistan 7-4, enter semis......

Records tumble for Sri Lankans

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene by adding 624 runs for the third wicket in the Colombo Test against South Africa established and broke many records. We take a look: This is now the highest......