'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Why Did Biden Spurn R-Day Invite?

Biden is not risking his reputation in a crucial election year, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and US President Joe Biden at the Partnership for Global......

Lankan forces raid protesters' camp; 9 held, several injured

Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp at the President's Secretariat in Colombo early on Friday, arresting nine people and injuring several others, as the......

Gotabaya quits, new Lanka Prez within 7 days: Speaker

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena officially announced on Friday, two days after the embattled leader fled the country in the face of......

Contempt rap on Jet pilots; efforts on to end stir

Jet Airways and its agitating pilots were trying to find a way to end the stir that led to cancellation of over 200 flights as more than 400 cockpit crew failed to turn up for work for the second......

CFA moves court against shut down order

Stung by the missive from the All India Council for Technical Education to wind up its operations in India, the Chartered Financial Analyst institute has filed a petition in the Delhi high court......

CFA told to cease operations

About 7,000 Indian students registered with the Chartered Financial Analyst institute are unlikely to appear in their examinations scheduled for June 3 as the All India Council for Technical......

Hope ICC suspending SLC doesn't affect our schedule: Mendis

IMAGE: Sri Lanka registered just two wins in their nine league matches in the ongoing ODI World Cup in India. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters A concerned Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis......

ECB to hire expert to monitor players' mental health

IMAGE: England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan had spoken about the need to take care of mental health of players as they tour abroad amid the pandemic. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty......

Cricket Buzz: Pakistan's Akmal fined for late night outing

IMAGE: Umar Akmal. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Pakistan cricket's enfant terrible Umar Akmal has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee and has also received an official reprimand......

Cricket Buzz: England told to stay vigilant amid Lanka political crisis

IMAGE: England's players celebrate. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images England will continue their tour of Sri Lanka as planned but the cricketers have been asked to be careful amid the......

Kaneria refused final appeal against life ban

Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria's application to appeal against a life ban for corruption in English county cricket has been refused, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Tuesday.......