Pak court orders blocking of Facebook till May 31

A Pakistani court directed authorities to temporarily block Facebook till May 31 on Wednesday over the holding of a competition on blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammed as protests against......

Pakistan bans Facebook over Prophet cartoons

Pakistan on Wednesday cut off access to social networking site Facebook following a court's order to block the popular social networking website over a page featuring blasphemous caricatures of the......

Varanasi's Muslims: Split between neta and ajooba

Although Muslims in Varanasi are clearly disconcerted by Narendra Modi's Hindutva agenda and are fearful of the future, they believe his emergence on the national political stage will not disturb......

12 convicted for 7/11 train blasts in Mumbai, 1 acquitted

The case took a twist when the defence lawyer sought to call Indian Mujahideen co-founder Sadiq Sheikh as a defence witness after he told the police in 2008 that IM members were responsible for all......

Cricket: Gough named Yorkshire's managing director

IMAGE: Former England bowler Darren Gough. Photograph: Harry Trump/Getty Images Yorkshire have appointed former England bowler Darren Gough as managing director on an interim basis to ensure......

Emerging Teams Cup: India beat Pakistan by three wickets

Medium pacer Sandeep Warrier picked up three wickets, while opener Unmukt Chand struck a patient half-century as India's Under-23 team got the better of arch-rivals Pakistan by three wickets in a......

Afridi named captain for Asia Cup, England tour

Pakistan on Tuesday named all-rounder Shahid Afridi captain for next month's Asia Cup and the subsequent full tour of England, opting for a single skipper for all three formats of the game. "Afridi......

Pakistan to name T20 WC captain on Tuesday

Ending days of speculation, the Pakistan Cricket Board is all set to name the captain of the national team for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Lahore on Tuesday. PCB is expected to announce the......

Yousuf, Younus, Malik axed from central contracts

Banned former captains Mohammad Yousuf, Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik, as well as maverick pacer Shoaib Akhtar, were dropped from the list of players awarded central contracts by the Pakistan......