'Quiet back channel advice will probably be rendered by Saudi Arabia to India that international perception on both issues does not favour India and that it should be prudent to look inwards and introspect on where the failing has been,' notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
The ace Indian forward suffered a fracture in his nose during Sunday's match against Malaysia.
The drag flick ace scored a hat-trick as Pakistan beat India 3-2 in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
Reeling under the pressure of two catastrophic aviation tragedies, Malaysia Airlines is mulling a name change and restructuring of routes in a bid to repair its reputation, a media report has said.
The decision was approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan in view of the tense situation in Kashmir, the minister told state broadcaster PTV.
Malaysia Airlines on Friday announced it will operate 11 extra Boeing 777 flights between Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai under the open sky policy for two months from January apart from introducing special fares for senior citizens.
He also made it clear that the government had nothing to hide on the Volcker issue and that there was a procedure to be followed.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni slips down to eighth position in the ICC ODI Player rankings after a poor showing in the DLF Cup tri-series.
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The West Indies will seek a rare title triumph when they cross swords with Australia in the final of the cricket tri-series in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, fully aware that the brittle batting line-up needs to put up a far more inspired show.
The gap may further reduce if third-placed India beat them on Friday.
Australia's captain said the umpire is among the best in the business and deserves to stand in the biennial event.
India need to beat Australia in the final league match on Friday to secure a place in the final of the DLF Cup tri-series.
India's incredible victory over the West Indies was because of well-planned strategy, skipper Rahul Dravid revealed.
India replaced Irfan Pathan with S Sreesanth in the only change to the team that played Australia in the previous match.
Joshna Chinappa pulled off a huge upset when she beat second seed Sharon Wee to reach the final of the NSC Tour 1 squash tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The sixth seeded Indian No 1 fought gamely for 50 minutes to carve out a 9-6, 3-9, 1-9, 9-7, 9-2 victory over her illustrious Malaysian opponent.
India need to win their remaining two league matches to qualify for the final of the DLF Cup tri-series.
However, the speedster said India only need to win the remaining two matches to reach the final.
Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson, who tormented India on Saturday, will take no further part in the DLF Cup tri-series.
Old rivals Sachin Tendulkar and Glenn McGrath were involved in a short and sharp exchange on the field during the rain-hit India-Australia tri-series match in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
India were tottering at 35 for 5 against Australia in the DLF Cup tri-series match before rain forced an abandonment.
India shares a three-way lead at the midway stage of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul's fine knock was in vain, as the West Indies were beaten by 78 runs in the opening match of the DLF Cup tri-series.
The ace Indian off-spinner says the tri-series will be ideal preparation for the Champions Trophy.
India will take on world champions Germany in the opening match of the hockey World Cup.
Percept has acquired three tenders floated by the BCCI worth Rs 75 crore.
The captain of Flight MH370 has been identified as the prime suspect by a Malaysian police investigation into the disappearance of the plane after checks cleared all other people on board, a media report said on Sunday.
Mohd Ali Qamar and Jitender Kumar won gold medals in the Light-fly and Light-heavyweight categories respectively.\n\n
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