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Pak refuses to comment on IA hijacker's arrest

Pak refuses to comment on IA hijacker's arrest

Rediff.com14 Apr 2011

Pakistan on Thursday refused to comment on reports that the Chilean police had arrested the brother of Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar, who was accused of coordinating the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane.

Cop probing Qandeel murder suspended, woman officer appointed

Cop probing Qandeel murder suspended, woman officer appointed

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

Homicide unit (in-charge) Inspector Ilyas Haider who was doing ground investigation into the murder case will be replaced by woman Inspector Attiya Jaffari.

Warner savours unbeaten triple-century to put Pakistan on ropes

Warner savours unbeaten triple-century to put Pakistan on ropes

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

David Warner scored a sparkling, unbeaten triple hundred after before being reprieved by another no-ball as Australia declared their first innings closed at 589 for three before the dinner-break on Day 4 of the second Test against Pakistan, at the Adelaide Oval, on Saturday.

UNSC condemns Pulwama attack, names Jaish

UNSC condemns Pulwama attack, names Jaish

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

The 15-nation body includes China as a permanent veto-wielding member.

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.

Talking to Taliban is Pointless for India

Talking to Taliban is Pointless for India

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

Pakistan has too much at stake to allow even an iota of rapprochement between India and the Taliban, says Vivek Gumaste.

DSP killed in Kanpur ambush flagged SHO's links with Vikas Dubey

DSP killed in Kanpur ambush flagged SHO's links with Vikas Dubey

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

The letter, which has surfaced on social media, alleges that station officer Vinay Tiwari had got a serious charge against Dubey dropped. Police suspect that Vinay Tiwari may have tipped-off Dubey that a police team was on its way to arrest him.

PHOTOS: Pakistan make careless England suffer at Lord's

PHOTOS: Pakistan make careless England suffer at Lord's

Rediff.com25 May 2018

Pakistan dominated the first day of the opening Test after bowling out England for 184 and battling to 50 for one in overcast conditions at Lord's in London on Thursday.

Rate Prachi Desai's off-screen looks!

Rate Prachi Desai's off-screen looks!

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Take a look, and vote for her!

Shehzad leads Pakistan to series win over Sri Lanka

Shehzad leads Pakistan to series win over Sri Lanka

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

Ahmed Shehzad smashed 95 off 90 balls as Pakistan thrashed below-par Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day match in Colombo on Wednesday to clinch the five-match series.

Prez gives assent to amendments to UAPA

Prez gives assent to amendments to UAPA

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

The law also provides for putting travel ban on such individuals once they are declared as terrorists.

Arjun, Kareena's smash hit!

Arjun, Kareena's smash hit!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:

Shah Rukh Khan: I don't work for achievements

Shah Rukh Khan: I don't work for achievements

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

There's terrorism in Pak, but not state-sponsored: Chinese media on Swaraj's UNGA address

There's terrorism in Pak, but not state-sponsored: Chinese media on Swaraj's UNGA address

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

If smart enough, India should befriend China and respect Pakistan, preventing disputes from spilling over, the article said.

Can Anderson get to 700-wicket mark in Tests?

Can Anderson get to 700-wicket mark in Tests?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

James Anderson is far from being done after becoming the first pacer to amass 600 Test wickets and he sees no reason why he can't enter the 700-club alongside Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan even though he has hit 38.

How many more suicide bombers are there?

How many more suicide bombers are there?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

'The fact that a rural Kashmiri boy was brainwashed into killing himself and others means there is an active programme that exists which does such recruiting and there will potentially be other such individuals out there,' warns Aakar Patel.

Pakistan's Abid, Azam hit tons to brighten drawn Test

Pakistan's Abid, Azam hit tons to brighten drawn Test

Rediff.com15 Dec 2019

Rain and bad light did not allow full play on any of the previous four days since Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat but Pakistan's Abid became the only male cricketer to hit a century on his debut in both the Test and ODIs.

Once again, Pakistan pokes a finger in India's eye

Once again, Pakistan pokes a finger in India's eye

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

'India's worst fears have come true because the Pakistan investigating team has, obediently and dutifully, done its masters' bidding by giving a clean chit to Pakistan, the Jaish, the ISI and all other well known actors,' says Rajeev Sharma.

Preview: England may play three spinners in first ODI vs Pak

Preview: England may play three spinners in first ODI vs Pak

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

England could play three spinners in the first game of their five-match series against Pakistan in Southampton on Wednesday, said one-day captain Eoin Morgan. A fixture guaranteed to make history, because the third umpire will call front foot no-balls, will take another interesting twist if England field Liam Dawson alongside Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid.

Foreign secy to visit China for talks with FM Wang

Foreign secy to visit China for talks with FM Wang

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

Gokhale will be visiting China for regular consultations, the Indian Embassy in Beijing said on Saturday.

Karunaratne ton rescues Sri Lanka after Shah strikes

Karunaratne ton rescues Sri Lanka after Shah strikes

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Dimuth Karunaratne's second Test century lifted Sri Lanka to 272 for eight against Pakistan after Yasir Shah exposed their frailties against leg-spin on the opening day of the series-deciding third and final Test in Pallekele on Friday.

10 years later, 26/11 trial continues to drag in Pak court

10 years later, 26/11 trial continues to drag in Pak court

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

The case is being tried in the Anti-Terrorism Court since 2009. There has hardly been any case in any ATC in Pakistan that is pending for over nine years.

Misbah pleased with Pakistan's performance in 2nd Test

Misbah pleased with Pakistan's performance in 2nd Test

Rediff.com19 Aug 2020

Misbah praised wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan's gutsy and fighting 72 that came off 222 balls and included seven fours.

The Oval Test: Tons by Shafiq, Younus help Pakistan edge ahead

The Oval Test: Tons by Shafiq, Younus help Pakistan edge ahead

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Asad Shafiq and Younus Khan made gritty centuries to lift Pakistan to 340 for six as England's bowlers toiled in perfect batting conditions on the second day of the final Test at The Oval on Friday.

2nd Test PIX: England complete rout of Pakistan inside three days

2nd Test PIX: England complete rout of Pakistan inside three days

Rediff.com3 Jun 2018

Joe Root's side completed an emphatic victory halfway through the third day when Mohammed Abbas was caught in the slip off Stuart Broad, his third wicket of the innings.

'I am single but don't try to ask me out on a date'

'I am single but don't try to ask me out on a date'

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Nargis Fakhri is really fun to be around, discovers Patcy N/Rediff.com.

JeM link behind Times Square bomb plot?

JeM link behind Times Square bomb plot?

Rediff.com8 May 2010

Pakistani intelligence officials are tracing links between Times Square bombing plot suspect Faisal Shahzad and banned terror group Jaish-e-Muhammad, led by Maulana Masood Azhar. This search has led investigators to the sprawling, marble-floored Batha Mosque and a religious school in a crowded neighbourhood of Karachi, which was once the provincial headquarters of the JeM and was visited by the elusive Azhar, who was released from prison in 1999.

Wrestler Rajender wins Greco-Roman gold

Wrestler Rajender wins Greco-Roman gold

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

Grapplers Rajender Kumar and Sunil Kumar gave India more reasons to cheer by clinching a gold and bronze respectively in Greco-Roman style wrestling in the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.

Pakistan to tour England in July, play in bio-secure environment

Pakistan to tour England in July, play in bio-secure environment

Rediff.com16 May 2020

PCB CEO Wasim Khan insisted that the health and safety of players would be paramount and no player would be forced to go to England.

Pak PM Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19

Pak PM Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com20 Mar 2021

Khan's spokesman Dr Shehbaz Gill said that the prime minister has just a slight fever and cough.

IPL 8 Squads: Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL 8 Squads: Kolkata Knight Riders

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Check out the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League.

Pak make strong reply after Vettori ton

Pak make strong reply after Vettori ton

Rediff.com16 Jan 2011

Pakistan were 134 for two in reply to New Zealand's first innings 356, built on a century from Daniel Vettori, in the second Test on Sunday. At stumps on day two, Pakistan trailed New Zealand by 222 with eight wickets in hand.

3 students into custody in connection to Pathankot attack

3 students into custody in connection to Pathankot attack

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

Three students were on Wednesday taken into custody in Pakistan in connection with the Pathankot attack.

Pakistan coach Misbah's role under scanner

Pakistan coach Misbah's role under scanner

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

PCB CEO Wasim Khan told the media that he and Chairman Ehsan Mani would be meeting with Misbah very soon to discuss his performance.

JeM chief Masood yet to be detained by Pak: Intel inputs

JeM chief Masood yet to be detained by Pak: Intel inputs

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of Pakistan-based terror group JeM has not been arrested nor has he been put under house arrest.

Will Punjab Kings rule this IPL?

Will Punjab Kings rule this IPL?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2021

Last season, Punjab finished 6th, narrowly missing on the playoffs.

Pakistan confident of ending long losing streak

Pakistan confident of ending long losing streak

Rediff.com2 Jun 2019

Pakistan may have lost their last 11 One-day Internationals

PIX: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla party with Varun Dhawan

PIX: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla party with Varun Dhawan

Rediff.com30 Apr 2016

Check out Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan, Esha Gupta, Juhi Chawla and other celebs at a new restaurant's opening party.

Pathankot: India's response has to be measured

Pathankot: India's response has to be measured

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

'ISI-backed jihadi groups like the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Tayiba are now prepared to cross the International Border and attack targets in Punjab at will,' says Ambassador G Parthasarathy, India's former high commissioner to Pakistan.

President reminds China of Indian support to its UN membership

President reminds China of Indian support to its UN membership

Rediff.com26 May 2016

In his address at the elite Peking University, he referred to the establishment of the diplomatic relations between India and China in 1950 and the bilateral relations that have been tested by difficulties and challenges in the last seven decades.