Rizwan Ahmed takes over as UP's first Muslim police chief

The New Year in Uttar Pradesh dawns the advent of the state’s first Muslim director general of police, with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav naming 1978 batch Indian Police Service officer......

Two convicted ISIS supporters get 8 years in jail

A special NIA court here on Friday sentenced two Mumbai residents convicted for propagating the ideology of the Middle-Eastern terrorist group ISIS to eight years' imprisonment. IMAGE: ISIS......

Karnataka polls: Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar figure in Cong first list

Congress state unit president D K Shivakumar and Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah, who are Chief Ministerial aspirants in the event of the party coming to power in Karnataka, are among the......

BJP adds third engine in UP, sweeps all 17 mayoral polls

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party swept the mayoral elections in Uttar Pradesh winning the posts all the 17 municipal corporations on Saturday.  IMAGE: Celebrations at the Bhartiya Janata......

Pakistan's Noman claims hat-trick before West Indies fight back

IMAGE: Pakistan's Noman Ali celebrates with team-mates after taking a wicket during Day 1 of the second Test against West Indies in Multan on Saturday. Photograph: Pakistan Cricket Board/X......

Spinners rule in Multan as Pakistan thrash WI inside three days

  IMAGE: Pakistan bowler Sajid Khan took 5 for 50 in the first Test against West Indies at Multan on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pakistan Cricket/X Sajid Khan and Abrar Ahmed led the......

Pakistan's surprise decision for South Africa Tests

IMAGE: Shaheen Afridi also missed the last two Tests against England in October. Photograph: Alastair Grant/Reuters Speedster Shaheen Afridi has been left out of Pakistan's squad for a two-Test......

PCB Central Contract changes: Afridi demoted, seniors excluded

IMAGE: PCB awarded central contracts to a total of 25 players, just two short of the 27 who were given contracts last year. Photograph: PCB / X The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday demoted......

Babar, Shaheen, Naseem recalled for Australia series

IMAGE: Pakistan's senior players Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters Former captain Babar Azam, pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah on Sunday returned to......