A Sanskrit prayer, Pope and 9/11 memorial

Hindu and Sikh leaders will share stage with Pope Francis during a prayer service in New York The Pope will address gathering and there will be prayers and meditations from various religious......

Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud buried in Pakistan

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief chief Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in a Central Intelligence Agency-operated drone strike in the country's restive North Waziristan, was on Saturday buried at......

2009 Padma Award Winners

The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2009 on the following persons: Padma Vibhushan Sl.No. Name Discipline State / Domicile 1. Dr.Chandrika PrasadSrivastava......

Indo-Pak talks on drug trafficking

In the first such meetings after the Congress-led government took over in New Delhi, Indian officials on Tuesday held talks with their Pakistani counterparts on ways to prevent cross-border drug......

PCB won't allow Asia Cup cancellation to accommodate IPL

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani has asserted that the PCB will not agree to cancelling the Asia Cup, scheduled in the UAE in September, to make room for the Indian Premier League, which......

Pakistan suspend Umar Akmal under anti-corruption code

IMAGE: Umar Akmal was sidelined by the national selectors. Photograph: Martin Hunter/Getty Images The Pakistan Cricket Board said on Thursday it had suspended batsman Umar Akmal with immediate......

Ex-Pakistan batsman Jamshed jailed in UK over fixing

Former Test opener Nasir Jamshed was banned for 10 years by an anti-corruption tribunal in 2018 for his part in the spot-fixing scandal that engulfed the Pakistan Super League in 2017. IMAGE:......

Mumbai teen smashes world record!

At 17 years, 292 days, Yashasvi Jaiswal became the youngest player ever to score a double hundred in men's List A cricket, points out Rajneesh Gupta. IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal during the Under-19......

Avoid cash transactions: ECB combats corruption

To rein in corruption, ECB asks players, teams to avoid cash transactions IMAGE: England Cricket Captain Eoin Morgan launches One Day 4 Children, a partnership between UNICEF and the ICC......