US training 'crack unit' to seal Pak N-facilities

Alarmed by a slew of terror attacks on sensitive military installations in Pakistan, the US is putting in place "a crack unit" of its elite troops to seal off that country's nuclear weapons and......

Next on terror hit list: Pak's nuke installations

The audacious terror strike on the Pakistan Army's General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi has once again raised concerns about the safety of nuclear establishments in that country, and experts......

Pak rejects reports about attack on nuke sites

Pakistan has rejected reports that militants attacked its nuclear facilities at least thrice in the last two years. "It is rubbish. These aspersions are factually incorrect and are part of typical......

Pak businessmen ran fake colleges in UK

Exploiting loopholes in Britain's immigration system, three young Pakistani businessmen set up a network of sham colleges in the UK where thousands of Pakistanis enrolled as students and earned......

When risk becomes uncertainty

Literature on finance makes a distinction between risk and uncertainty. Uncertainty is imprecise knowledge about future events. On the other hand, risk is that kind of uncertainty which can be......

Are you an Internet addict?

By his own admission, James Pacenza was spending too much time in Internet chat rooms, in some of them discussing sex. He goes so far as to call his interest in inappropriate Web sites a form of......

Beijing clinic treats online addicts

The 12 teenagers and young adults, some in ripped jeans and baggy T-shirts, sit in a circle, chewing gum and fidgeting as they shyly introduce themselves. "I'm 12 years old," one boy announces with......

Indian economy a 'success story': US experts

The Indian economy is a 'success story', four well-known United States-based economists say, but differ on whether reforms were responsible for India's higher growth rates in recent......

Lord Patel is first British-Asian appointee to ECB

Professor Lord Kamlesh Patel of Bradford, an OBE and a leading voice on health, social care and community cohesion in the UK, has become the first British Asian to join the England and Wales......

Sehwag, Muralitharan to lead MCC sides in Middle East

Out-of-favour India batsman Virender Sehwag and Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan will lead two MCC sides in a series of matches in the Middle East to help launch the new county season.......

Sehwag to lead MCC in four-day match against Durham

India Test discard Virender Sehwag will captain the Marylebone Cricket Club in a four-day Champion County match against Durham, starting March 23, in Abu Dhabi. "Virender Sehwag and Muttiah......

Nothing Butt rugby on his mind

For a change it was rugby weekend in Mumbai. On Saturday, the 72nd All India and South Asian Rugby tournament came to a climax under fading light in the presence of a couple of hundred......