Oil tanker fire overshadows Eid celebration in Pak, death toll rises to 160

Eid celebrations in Pakistan were on Monday overshadowed by the grisly oil tanker explosion as the death toll in the catastrophic fire rose to 160 with families rushing to hospitals to claim the......

Is Arif Hussain from J&K not an Indian citizen?

'I only pray that no other Indian should go through such harassment and distress. Am I not a citizen of India?' Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reports. Arif Hussain, 23, a student of MA in History and......

Suicide bomber kills 21 at Egypt church

At least 21 worshippers were killed and about 80 others wounded when a suicide bomber on Saturday blew himself up outside a church soon after the New Year's mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria,......

India lodges 'strong' protest over Pak firing

Taking a serious view of recent incidents of 'grave' and 'unprovoked' firing from Pakistani side, India on Friday summoned Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner Rifat Masood to lodge a 'strong'......

CWG: Indian men's table tennis team marches into semis

Photograph: Kind courtesy Achanta Sharath Kamal/Twitter Defending champions India stormed into the semi-finals of the men's table tennis team event at the Commonwealth Games after thrashing......

Bajrang claims bronze in Almaty, gold for Aman

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia celebrates. Photograph: PTI Bajrang Punia got his act together to claim a bronze medal after ultra-defensive tactics resulted in his opening-round defeat even as Aman......

Euro: Russia back on track after win over Finland; Wales beat Turkey

IMAGE: Finland's Joona Toivio in action with Russia's Artem Dzyuba. Photograph: Dmitri Lovetsky/Reuters A goal in first-half stoppage time by Aleksei Miranchuk got Russia's Euro 2020 campaign back......

Sports Shorts: Shiva Thapa, six others enter semis of Olympic Test event

IMAGE: India’s Shiva Thapa (blue) in action. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images Four-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63kg) secured a medal at the Olympic Test event for boxing by......

Champions League PIX: PSG hold Real Madrid; Juve beat Atletico

A summary of Tuesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Karim Benzema celebrates scoring Real Madrid's second goal in Tuesday's Champions League Group A match against Paris St Germain,......