Hyderabad student goes missing in US, family gets ransom call

A 25-year-old student from Hyderabad, studying in the US, has gone missing there since March 7 and his family back in India said they received a "ransom" call. Mohammed Abdul, a resident of......

Missing Indian student found dead in US, second death in a week

A 25-year-old Indian student who had been missing since last month was found dead in the US city of Cleveland, the second death within a week as the community grapples with a string of such......

J-K polls: 68% candidates forfeit security deposits in Jammu's 43 seats

In 43 assembly segments of Jammu region, 68.53 percent candidates including almost all of the People's Democratic Party and Bahujan Samaj Party forfeited their security deposits. IMAGE: BJP......

PVC Abdul Hamid's son dead, family cries negligence

The second son of a Param Vir Chakra awardee died of alleged negligence in his treatment at Lala Lajpat Rai hospital in Kanpur on Friday, his family claimed. IMAGE: Param Vir Chakra......

PIX: Huma Qureshi watches Partition: 1947 with Shabana Azmi

A special screening of Gurinder Chadha's new film Partition: 1947 was held in a theatre in Mumbai. Cast members made sure to attend, as did many more film folk. A look at the pictures:......

Review: Drag every kid you care about to Hawaa Hawaai

Hawaa Hawaai is an earnest, important and evocative film, says Raja Sen. It is a rare and wondrous thing when students genuinely admire a teacher. I remember sniggering cruelly many years ago when......

Asia Cup: Janat returns after six years, Zadran back from injury

IMAGE: Karim Janat returns to the ODI squad after six years. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters All-rounder Karim Janat on Sunday returned to Afghanistan's ODI squad after a gap of six years and......

Afghanistan bolstered by Naveen-ul-Haq return for WC

IMAGE: Afghanistan's spin attack will be lead by the experienced Rashid Khan. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives  Pacer Naveen-ul-Haq returned to the ODIs for the......

Sri Lanka aim to stay in top spot as they face Afghanistan

The Sri Lanka-Afghanistan fixture will be the second one at the Gadaffi Stadium and is expected to be a run feast.   IMAGE: Afghanistan's star leg-spinner Rashid Khan was taken to the cleaners......

Bangladesh hope batters come good against Afghanistan

IMAGE: Nazmul Hossain Shanto was the lone standout batter for Bangladesh in the opening match against Sri Lanka. He scored 89 off 122 balls. Photograph: ACC/ Twitter Bangladesh would look for......

PCB chief selector Qadir quits

Pakistan cricket plunged into fresh crisis on Monday with chief selector Abdul Qadir resigning in mysterious circumstances. The announcement of his resignation came out of the blue and a day after......