5 security personnel killed in Kupwara encounter

Five security personnel including a Central Reserve Police Force officer were killed on Friday in an encounter with terrorists while a civilian died in clashes near the site in Kupwara in Jammu......

Imran Khan 21-member cabinet has most faces from Musharraf regime

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has unveiled his 21-member Cabinet, most of whom previously held key posts in the regime of former dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Out of the 21 names......

Yadav dominance in UP police stations to end?

The Election Commission gets cracking on caste, money and muscle power well ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh elections.  Sharat Pradhan reports. The Election Commission is all set to undo the......

Day after attack, security tightened at Indian consulate in Jalalabad

Additional Afghan forces have been deployed around the Indian consulate which was attacked on Wednesday in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan by heavily-armed terrorists including suicide bombers.......

Blow for Pakistan! Shahzad ruled out of MCG Test

IMAGE: Khurrum Shahzad was one of the few success stories for Pakistan in the first Test against Australia in Perth. Photograph: PCB/X Pakistan suffered a blow ahead of the second Test against......

World Cup: Pakistan eager to fine-tune concerns in opener against Netherlands

IMAGE: Pakistan will open their World Cup campaign with an easy outing against Netherlands. Photographs: PCB/X Pakistan would be desperate to plug the gaping holes and hope their star......

Stand-off between PCB and top players end: Babar 'extremely satisfied'

IMAGE: Following PCB’s new contract, the top players were relieved and happy with the new central contracts. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters The central contracts stand-off......

Asif Ali, Fareed Ahmad fined for on-field altercation

IMAGE: Asif Ali goes to hit Afghanistan's Fareed Ahmed on Wednesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Asad Wazir/Twitter Pakistan's Asif Ali and Afghanistan bowler Fareed Ahmed were on Thursday fined 25......

Asia Cup: Sub-continental giants resume rivalry

IMAGE: All eyes will be on Virat Kohli who will be expected to come out of a prolonged lean patch. Photograph: ACC/Twitter The unpredictability of the T20 format and the growth of the game in......