Israel continues offensive as death toll mounts to over 720

Amid frantic diplomatic efforts to put an end to bloodshed in Gaza, a defiant Israel on Thursday pressed on with its relentless bombardment of Hamas-ruled territory as the raging conflict that has......

Gaza bloodbath continues, diplomats scramble for ceasefire

Bloodbath in Gaza continued unabated today with Israel and Hamas refusing to back down in the conflict that has killed over 660 Palestinians and 31 Israelis, even as US Secretary of State John......

'Too boring' if world follows same political system: Xi

President Xi Jinping today defended the one-party rule in China saying the "world will be too boring" if all countries followed the same political system, a day after the world commemorated 25th......

Sri Lanka refuses to cooperate with UN war crimes probe

Sri Lanka has refused to cooperate with a United Nations investigation into alleged war crimes during the final phase of the country's civil war, saying it will not subject itself to the......

Justice Mudgal elected head of FIFA Governance Committee

Justice (Retd.) Mukul Mudgal was on Thursday elected as head of FIFA's governance committee at the world football governing body's 67th Congress in Bahrain's capital city of Manama.Justice Mudgal's......

Fourteen Eritrean footballers disappear in Uganda

At least 14 members of the Eritrea soccer squad have disappeared in Uganda while playing in a regional tournament and may eventually claim asylum, Ugandan officials said. Eritrea is one of the......

Krishnamurthy to lead Mumbai

Half-back S Krishnamurthy of Mumbai Port Trustwill lead Mumbai in the 109th All India Beighton Cup Hockey Tournament, being played at Kolkata.Mumbaiplay its first match on April 4.The team......

Pakistan club too good for Indian Navy

Pakistani Star club got off to a flying start in the Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament, beating Indian Navy 5-1 in Delhi on Friday.The other foreign side in fray, Dinamo Kazan hockey club of......