The West Indies called off their proposed two-Test series against Pakistan next month in Abu Dhabi. The teams will however play three ODIs in the United Arab Emirates city between November 12 and 16.
Days after the Supreme Court observed that the 'success rate' in cases taken up by the Central Bureau of Investigation is perceived low, the agency has informed it that it has achieved the conviction rate of about 65-70 per cent, and would try to raise it to 75 per cent by August 2022.
The Reserve Bank's rate-setting panel, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), began its three-day deliberations on Wednesday amid expectations of a status quo on benchmark rate mainly on account of uncertainty over the impact of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the fears of firming inflation may also refrain the MPC from tinkering with the interest rate in its bi-monthly monetary policy outcome to be announced on Friday. The RBI had kept key interest rates unchanged at the last MPC meeting held in April.
This is the saga of Altaf Ansari alias Raju, who was picked up in a joint operation of UP and West Bengal Police on December 29 last year and released subsequently on January 14 for want of evidence.
With no agenda announced for the meeting, the leaders from Jammu and Kashmir said they have come with an open mind.
The National Conference, the People's Democratic Party and the Congress on Saturday said they will take a call on attending a meeting with the prime minister in Delhi after deliberations within their respective parties, while the Bharatiya Janata Party expressed hope that all invitees will take part in the all-party deliberations.
A regular morning cup of tea proved fatal for two unarmed policemen who were gunned down by a terrorist in broad daylight in an upmarket Srinagar area, an incident witnessed by several people and captured on CCTV cameras, police said on Friday.
The players face a ban of one to two years under WADA regulations.
Security agencies made a quick estimate of passports issued between 2015 and 2019, and found that out of the 40 youth who had gone to Bangladesh or Pakistan for studies, 28 had infiltrated back into the country as trained terrorists, the officials said.
The Pakistan leg-spinner has been handed an assistant coaching role for next month's Champions Trophy in India.
A protest march was held at Mandi House against the enquiry procedure adopted in the sexual harassment complaint against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.
Pakistani cricket officials have been asked to appear before a Senate committee probing the Oval test fiasco and the controversy leading to the resignation of board chairman Shaharyar Khan.
Pakistan included injured fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul in their 15-man squad for next month's World Cup.
A British company would be providing the software.
Sardar Shahwali Khan and Altaf Ali Sayed were found guilty of aiding and abetting the blasts.
The PCB said security concerns are the main reason for their rejection of the venue.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday the dialogue process initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Jammu and Kashmir's mainstream leadership can gain credibility by ending what she called an 'era of oppression and suppression' in the union territory and understanding that a dissenting voice is not a criminal act.
Pakistan are confident they can get Shabbir Ahmed's one-year suspension overturned after filing an appeal with the ICC
Talat Ali was named Pakistan manager for the Champions Trophy in India.
India have agreed to host the revived Afro-Asia Cup in Mohali next June.
The probe agency said the 12,794-page chargesheet has been filed against 12 persons including Hafiz Saeed, the head of banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin for conspiring to wage war against the government (Section 121 of Indian Penal Code) by carrying out terrorist and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
Besides actor Sanjay Dutt, four other convicts in the 1993 bomb blast case on Thursday surrendered before a designated TADA court which took them into custody to serve their remaining sentence.
Directed by James Albert, the film will see debutante Sana Altaf play the lead character opposite Fahadh Faasil.
The Pakistani fast bowler will appear for a biomechanics test on Dec. 9 on his suspect bowling action.
'The Indian economy has become like a car that has the appropriate wheels on one side -- political liberalism -- and scooter wheels -- economic illiberalism -- on the other,' points out T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
This is for the first time in recent months that a terrorist has laid down his arms during an encounter.
Altaf Hussain, Pakistan's powerful Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader, was arrested on Tuesday in London on charges of money laundering.
Seven people including Altaf Ahmed Shah, the son-in-law of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, were arrested on Monday by the National Investigation Agency in connection with its probe into the funding of terror and subversive activities in the Kashmir Valley, officials said.
The death toll in the building collapse at central Mumbai has mounted to 10 as three more bodies were recovered from the debris on Tuesday the evening, a civic official said.
The five accused are booked under POTA for triggering a bomb blast at suburban Ghatkopar in Mumbai on December 2, 2002.
Congress workers and supporters rejoiced over the announcement of the Gandhi scion becoming Congress chief on Saturday. Rahul Gandhi, 47-year-old, took charge of the party in the presence of the 132-year-old party's top brass and his family members. Here are scenes of the celebrations.
Malayalam film Mariyam Mukku has a wafer-thin plot, says Paresh C Palicha.
Following the allegation, Special POTA judge A P Bhangale allowed Mohammed Altaf to pen down his statement. Altaf maintained that he was innocent.
According to BMC, debris removal operations are still on at the collapse site of 'Altaf'
The chief opposition in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party has breached the stronghold of National Conference in prestigious Srinagar Parliamentary constituency by gaining a lead in five seats with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah trailing in Sonawar seat.
The Pakistani election on July 25 has a strong Indian flavour and connection, says Vivek Shukla.
The founder and chief of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement, under fire for allegedly receiving funds from India, has swore that neither he, nor his party had any connection with India's external intelligence agency RAW.
Outlay for infra is also expected to see a significant increase in view of the government's Rs 111-trillion investment plan under the national infrastructure pipeline to develop social and economic infrastructure over five years.
