US drone strike kills IS Afghanistan-Pakistan chief

The chief of Islamic State in Af-Pak region has been killed in a US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, dealing a major blow to the militant group whose another top leader died in a similar air......

US bounty on Saeed worries Pakistan's powers-that-be

Pakistan's promise to contain its activities has simply failed to affect the Lashkar e Tayiba as the group's activities have intensified, observes Amir Mir The Obama administration's decision to......

Malik thanks Singh, PC for 'creating positivity'

In the midst of controversy over the remarks of Home Secretary G K Pillai on Pakistan, Interior Minister Rehman Malik thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Indian counterpart P Chidambaram......

UPA-II loses momentum as challenges mount

The Congress success in the parliamentary election last year had unleashed a wave of optimism but that feel-good mood is now a thing of the past, writes Harsh V Pant. Finally, we heard from the......

Australian Open: Manjunath bags upset win as top Indian shuttlers advance

IMAGE: PV Sindhu advanced to the second round with a straight-game win in the opening round. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Unheralded Indian Mithun Manjunath stunned fourth seed and world......

Japan Open: Another first-round exit for Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag advance

IMAGE: PV Sindhu was knocked out of the Japan Open in 23 minutes. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu made yet another first round exit as she lost in......

Prannoy eyes good show as Sindhu, Srikanth desperate for a turnaround

IMAGE: HS Prannoy will lead India’s charge at the Australian Open in Sydney. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to arrest their......

Satwik-Chirag eye more silverware; Sidhu, Srikanth keen to bounce back

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to continue their dominant run. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Fresh from their Korea Open triumph, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag......

Thailand Open: PV Sindhu makes first-round exit

Photograph: Kind Courtesy PBL India/Twitter India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu, on Tuesday, crashed out of the ongoing Thailand Open in the opening round after losing the hard-fought match against......