Pakistan's Foreign Office apparently sent an official known for his ability to read faces to receive Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on her arrival in Rawalpindi in a bid to find out what was on her mind.
All India Football Federation president Praful Patel was elected on Saturday as a FIFA Council member. He is the first Indian to make it to the prestigious panel.
Pakistan's foreign ministry called the Indian Deputy Commissioner to register a protest over what it described as unprovoked firing by Indian troops across the Line of Control, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday.
Pakistan today reacted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks on terror groups planning fresh attacks on India from Pakistani soil by saying that New Delhi should share such information with Islamabad to help "pre-empt any act of terror".
The US is seeking to restrict gasoline supplies from refiners to Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons programme.
In an apparent reference to Pakistan, Iran on Monday said the countries 'nurturing' terrorists have a responsibility of putting an end to such activities, even as it asked New Delhi and Islamabad to resolve their differences through talks without involving 'foreign forces'. Iranian Ambassador Seyed Mehdi Nabizadeh said his country could have a role in helping in the negotiations between India and Pakistan.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Peoples Democratic Party continued to play the guessing game on the issue of forming the new government with its ally Bharatiya Janata Party by saying on Friday that it cannot put a time frame for it.
India A put on a dominant performance as they raced to 91 for one after Bangladesh declared their innings at 224 for eight on the first day of their two-day warm-up match in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Hajime Moriyasu's side, one of the favourites for the title, laboured throughout the opening 45 minutes and fell behind to a vicious long-range strike from Arslanmyrat Amanov that flew past goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda.
Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.
Iran has complained to the United Nations about the remarks of Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, who had said that the United States would totally obliterate the Islamic Republic, if it were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Iranian Deputy Ambassador to the UN Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi described the statement as "provocative, unwarranted & irresponsible". "Iran would not hesitate to act in self-defense," he warned.
Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like 'haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his 'bhajans', a particular favourite for his fans being "Om Namo Bhagavate" in praise of Lord Krishna.
"We hope that wise and independent countries like India do not give their space technologies to launch spying operations against Iran," Iranian Ambassador Seyed Mehdi Nabizadeh told media persons in New Delhi.
Kyrgyzstan goalkeeper Pavel Matiash pushed the ball into his own net five minutes into the second half to cancel out Akhlidin Israilov's first-half opener before Yu secured the points for China with a calm finish 12 minutes from time.
Sreesanth, who was not shortlisted in IPL 2021 auction's final list, returned figures of five for 65 in his first List A game in more than eight years.
Two other accused in the case, Mohammed Naeem Abdul Rahim Khan and Riyaz Siddique, have turned approvers.
The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline and an early ratification of the LNG deal already signed between the two countries.
The legend talks about her favourite singers. Syed Firdaus Ashraf listens in.
The government on Tuesday remained non-committal on taking action against a controversial Indian Islamic preacher, who was followed by one of the five Bangladeshi militants, who killed 22 people at a restaurant in Dhaka.
'The undiminished threat, therefore, has the potency of sustaining itself in multiple ways in the near and medium term.' 'The state agencies need to utilize innovative methods in countering radicalization and violent extremism to address this growing threat'.
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The Iranian group OpenStadiums, which is campaigning for the right of women to attend sports fixtures in the Islamic Republic, said that some women were arrested near Azadi stadium on Thursday during the Esteghlal-Persepolis match.
Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday
Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad in another must-win Indian Premier League encounter
Police custody of alleged handler of the most influential pro-Islamic State Twitter account Mehdi Masroor Biswas was extended by 15 days by a court on Thursday.
Former national champion Dibyendu Barua suffered his second defeat in the Parsvnath International Open chess tournament.
As US forces converged on his stronghold, the radical Shia cleric demanded that Americans found guilty of abuse at a Baghdad prison be tried by Iraqi courts.
A charged up Sunrisers Hyderabad will have revenge on their minds when they face an in-form Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, in Hyderabad, on Thursday.
The Indian men and women's teams made winning starts to their campaign in the 43rd Chess Olympiad, in Batumi, Georgia, on Tuesday.
Brazilian-born Francileudo dos Santos scored twice to give the Africans a 2-0 win over Australia in the Confederations Cup.
Rijiju said India has good relations and mutual understanding with Bangladesh, especially in the matter of co-operation on fighting terrorism.
Three-times champions Iran came through an early scare before marching confidently into the Asian Cup quarter-finals for the 13th time in 14 attempts with a 2-0 victory over a spirited Oman team.
Three gunmen opened fire inside the Imam Bargha Mehdi, a Shiite mosque in Karachi, when worshippers were offering prayers.
Sharif said that Khan's position was much weaker this time than in 2013 when last general elections were held.
The Booker Prize-winning author wants people to join a "non-violent resistance against a very violent occupation."
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