At least 28 people, including five children, were killed and 30 others injured when a suicide bomber shouting 'Allahu Akbar' blew himself up inside a mosque packed with worshippers for Friday prayers in Mohmand Agency in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region.
The Indian Cricket League has zeroed in on seven Pakistani players, including former spinners Mushtaq Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq.
The formal notification of handing over the case to the NIA is expected to be issued by the ministry soon, an official privy to the development said.
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Pakistan hockey team's disastrous performance in the Beijing Olympics has taken another toll with coach Naved Alam following chief coach Khawaja Zakauddin in stepping down from his post. Announcing his resignation, Alam said the Olympic debacle is a collective failure and the federation should not start a witch hunt of senior players.
At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured when militants targeted a Pakistan air force bus with a powerful bomb in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday.The PAF bus was heading to a base near Peshawar when it was attacked on a bridge in Kohat Road locality, police said, adding, many of the dead and injured were PAF personnel.The blast was so powerful that it uprooted electricity poles by the side of the road and created a large hole in the bridge.
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In a nail-biting finish, Hyderabad Heroes kept their nerves to snatch a six-run win in the first of the best-of-three finals of the ICL Twenty20 tournament played under floodlights in Panchkula on Friday night. Chasing 144, Badshahs needed 12 runs in the final over which was bowled by former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who bowled three wides.
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Nine years after seven RDX bombs kept in Mumbai suburban trains exploded killing 188 people, a Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Friday.
On Wednesday, the special MCOCA court in Mumbai awarded death sentences to Kamal Ahamed Ansari, 37, Mohd Faisal Shaikh, 36, Ehtesham Siddiqui, 30, Naveed Hussain Khan, 30 and Asif Khan, 38, for the role they played in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts, which claimed the lives of 188 people.
Priyanka Vadra has admitted to mistakes in submitting multiple applications for Director Identification Number while Karti Chidambaram has been asked by the Corporate Affairs Ministry to explain his position on a related issue.
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Lelhari was named as the new commander of Ghazwat-ul-Hind in June this year after Zakir Musa was gunned down by security forces.
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The encounter broke out as security forces were conducting search operations in Puchal area of Awantipora and hots were heard from nearby Goripora village, an official said.
The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Mumbai police on Thursday claimed that four of the six accused in the July 11 Mumbai train blasts confessed to the exact roles played by them in the incidents.
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav moved up one place to take a career-best second position in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after grabbing two for 26 in the final match against New Zealand.
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Thirteen accused in the case are in custody under the provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
Pakistan's misery continues during the World Cup now chief selector Moin Khan is in the dock for a Casino night out with his wife after the team's defeat against the West Indies on Saturday night.
General Bajwa remains in command as army chief and Prime Minister Imran Khan did not play any role in the reshuffle, says Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan Desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
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It also extended the police custody of another accused after the Anti-terrorist Squad said it wanted to take him to Bangalore for a narco-analysis test.
Ranji champions Uttar Pradesh will take on Pakistan's national winners Sialkot in the four-day match in Dharamshala.
England scored 271 for 9 against Pakistan in the third ODI after Shoaib Akhtar struck with the first ball.
Former England captain Mike Gatting says they deserve to be ranked number two in the world.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the seventh day of the Asian Games on Saturday.
Pakistan have already lost fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for the four-Test series because of an ankle stress fracture.
Like the rest of India, film folk like Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Karan Johar came out on their balconies to clap and give a shout-out to people, who have been providing medical and other essential services during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as part of PM Narendra Modi's Janta curfew initiative.
Pakistan are likely to recall fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan for the fourth and final Test against England.
The Bangladesh seamer replaces Pakistan's Naved Rana in the Asian squad for the one-day matches against Africa.
The squads will be trimmed to 15 by the end of this month.
Indian team Media Manager G S Walia said the team was given an off day as the members had travelled yesterday and were tired.
Veteran leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed could be recalled to the injury-hit Pakistan squad in England.
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