Two top leaders of a banned pro-Taliban group, which brokered the controversial Swat peace deal, were killed on Saturday in Pakistan's restive northwest, when militants ambushed a security forces' convoy transporting the detained extremists to a prison in Peshawar.Maulana Muhammad Alam, deputy chief of Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e- hariah Muhammadi which is headed by radical cleric Sufi Muhammad, and the group's spokesman Amir Izzat Khan were killed.
Pakistan all rounders Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik underwent regular dope tests in Johannesburg.
Pakistan skipper Younis Khan confirmed India's worst fears by admitting that his side would field their reserve players in Wednesday's Champions Trophy game against Australia at Centurion.
In a major crackdown against chucking, a senior official revealed that Pakistan on Thursday suspended 16 domestic bowlers with suspect actions following the ban of ace off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza has been ruled out of next month's home tri-series against India and Sri Lanka after failing a fitness test, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Thursday. Mortaza underwent surgery on both knees in Australia in September and was looking to return for the series, which starts on January 4 in Dhaka.
Rapping the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh for spending a whooping Rs 2,500 crore on memorials for Kanshiram and other Dalit leaders in Lucknow city, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine the constitutional validity of such memorials for political leaders, including ex-Prime Ministers, at taxpayers' money.
Malaysia will charge protestors who indulged in an act hurtful to the sentiments of the Hindu community in the controversial demonstration against the relocation of a century-old temple in a Muslim majority neighbourhood. The demonstrators will be charged with sedition and illegal assembly.
Defence Secretary Lt Gen (retired) Alam Khattak told the Senate Standing Committee on Defence on Wednesday that RAW had set up a 'special cell' to sabotage the ambitious CPEC.
Karnataka dished out a clinical show as they beat Andhra Pradesh by 53 runs in their Elite Group A match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, in Bengaluru, on Monday.
The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers' Association on Thursday urged political parties "not to play politics over the dead bodies" of the victims of the communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar.
Rafia Qaseem Baig, who joined the police force as a constable seven years ago, will work in BDU after completing her 15-day training along with 31 other male members at Nowshera's School of Explosive Handling, media reports said.
'It is a matter of regret that the BJP and PDP refused to take the Pandits aboard in this government.' 'The present government is following a policy of soft secessionism.'
United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer took everyone by surprise in Patna on Friday when he hopped on the rider's seat of a rickshaw while on a visit to a local foundation.Roemer rode a rickshaw during his visit to meet Irfan Alam, the director of SammaaN Foundation, which works for a better standard of life for rickshaw riders."I rode a rickshaw to know more about the experiences of a rickshaw rider. It was an amazing experience," said a smiling Roemer.
From Sachin Tendulkar's play with the seam to Shahid Afridi's big bite, we present a few instances of ball tampering.
Soon after he was charged for ball tampering during the fifth One-dayer against Australia, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said all he was trying to do was to smell the ball while coach Intikhab Alam wondered why he was acting "like eating an apple".
The Supreme Court on Mondaycame down heavily on the Mayawati government of Uttar Pradesh for constructing memorials despite its order and warned the state that it cannot play politics as it does with other parties.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh on a PIL challenging the alleged arbitrary and irrational transfers of Indian Administrative Service officers in the state.
The Pakistan team management is seriously considering playing dope-tainted pacer Mohammad Asif in the crucial Champions Trophy tie against India on Saturday in Centurion, South Africa.
The Supreme Court wanted to know what could be the motive of the Andhra Pradesh police in helping its Gujarat counterparts to carry out the encounter killings of alleged gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kauser Bi and another person.
Telling the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh that "you are playing with fire", the Supreme Court today directed stoppage of all further construction activities at the Kanshi Ram Memorial Sthal in Lucknow, saying its orders cannot be violated.
'In other parts of India, people may feel their religious identity is more important, but here in Assam, we are Assamese first and then, anything else. So, we are against this CAB (now CAA). It will hurt the interests of us Assamese'
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed its interim report on the 23 missing files related to the Ayodhya title suits in a special court.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Rs 10 lakh as interim ex-gratia to the family of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, who was killed by Gujarat police in a fake encounter in 2005.A bench comprising Justices Tarun Chatterjee and Aftab Alam posted the matter for September 2 when it will decide the issue of referring the case for further probe to the Special Investigating Team headed by former Central Bureau of Investigation director R K Raghavan. The Gujarat government has opposed the idea
Navi Indran Pillai wants to inspire people to feel beautiful.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has offered 17 players a contract including six for the first time, the BCB said at a news conference on Saturday.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has offered 17 players a contract including six for the first time, the BCB said at a news conference on Saturday. Mahmudullah Riayd, Nazmul Hossain, Naeem Islam, Mahbubul Alam, Imrul Kayes and Rubel Hossain will join 11 cricketers already contracted with the BCB.
Soumya Sarkar's maiden century helped Bangladesh secure a 3-0 one-day series sweep against Pakistan after an eight-wicket win in the third and final match on Wednesday.
Bangladesh recorded their first series win against Pakistan after opener Tamim Iqbal's second successive century secured a seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international on Sunday.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of advocate R K Anand for contempt of court by attempting to influence controversial witness Sunil Kulkarni in the infamous BMW hit-and-run case. In its judgment, the apex court also indicated the possibility of enhancing Anand's sentence. Referring to the criticism about the sting operation carried out by a news channel, the apex court noted that it was not a typical case of trial by the media.
"Special leave is not a matter of right vested in the employee. It depends on the administrative exigencies," a bench of Justices S H Kapadia and Aftab Alam said while striking down a direction passed by Punjab and Haryana high court.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh on Tuesday surrendered in a district court here and was later granted bail in a case of alleged hate speech lodged in Patna. Singh surrendered in the court of Judicial Magistrate Javed Alam who granted him bail after accepting his bail bond.
Nearly a year after it was set up by the Supreme Court, a high-powered Special Investigation Team probing the post-Gohdra riots cases in Gujarat has submitted its report before the apex judiciary.
Police have registered an FIR against six people under blasphemy law on the complaint of Mahinder Paal Singh, a resident of Multan district of Punjab.
The double-decker bus belonged to Awadh Depot and was going to New Delhi from Lucknow.
The Supreme Court on Friday snubbed the special committee of the Punjab Assembly for usurping judicial functions in passing certain directions at the time of expelling former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh and two others in the Amritsar land scandal.
Pakistan are confident that a tough conditioning camp and psychological counseling will make up for a lack of playing time and prepare the team for a serious assault on the Twenty20 World Cup in England.
Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu entered the second round, but it was a disappointing day for India's men as two of them made an early exit from the Malaysia Open Super Series Premier badminton, in Shah Alam, on Wednesday.
Pakistan leg spinner Danish Kaneria took five for 62 to help bowl Sri Lanka out for 233 on an action-packed second day of the third Test on Tuesday. Kaneria, playing his first game of the series, bowled superbly to give Pakistan a 66-run first-innings lead.
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.
In a circular, the ministry said all NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act should receive foreign donations in a single designated bank account.
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