Twin bombings in southern Iraq kill 33

Two bomb blasts in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa on Sunday killed at least 33 people and wounded more than 50, security and medical officials said. IMAGE: Civilians gather at the site of a car......

The rising clout of ISIS is worrying for India too

With two Pakistani groups pledging support to the ISIS, the danger is pretty close to India. Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com reports The jihadist group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant has so far......

Iraqi chemicals create scare at UN office

A United Nations office was on Thursday evacuated following the discovery of vials suspected to have contained the poison gas phosgene. UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe told media persons that the......

Iraq polls: Shias ahead

The main Shia coalition, the United Iraqi Alliance, has taken a major lead in the early count from Sunday's election as unrest continues across the war-torn country, reports Aljazeera. With 1.6......

Beighton Cup: Indian Oil beat Hockey Bhopal

Defending champions Indian Oil brightened their semi-final hopes with a 5-3 win over Hockey Bhopal in the quarter-final league of the 117th All-India Beighton Cup Hockey Tournament at the SAI......

Paraplegic Deepa Malik sets her eyes on London Paralympics

Confined to wheelchair due to paralysis, Deepa Malik, who found a place in the Limca Book of Records for the third time recently for becoming the first paraplegic woman to reach world's highest......

Gagan Ajit to return for World Series Hockey

Former India player Gagan Ajit Singh will return to competitive hockey after being picked in the second players' draft for the US $2 million World Series Hockey, which commences on February 29. The......

National Open Athletics, a disappointing show

Yet another meet has come and gone with nothing much to shout about as the 50th National Open Athletics Championship did not rise to the expected level, with the Commonwealth Games round the......

Indian athletes grab two medals in Asian Indoor

Indian athletes won a silver and a bronze to wind up an otherwise disappointing show in the track and field events of the third Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi on Monday. The Indian women's 4X400m......