BJP's best show in J-K polls is simply not good enough

The BJP has emerged the second largest party by winning 29 constituencies in the maiden assembly polls post abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, improving its all-time high tally of 25......

5 Jaish men get life term for recruiting, training youths in terror activities

A Delhi court on Monday awarded life imprisonment to five terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammed for recruiting and training youths for terror activities across the country. Special judge Shailender......

Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam among Padma Vibhushan awardees

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and late singer S P Balasubramaniam have been honoured with India's second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan this year, while former chief ministers......

Complete list of Padma awardees, 2021

The Narendra Modi government on Monday announced the prestigious Padma awards for 2021.   In all 119 Padma awards were announced, of which the Padma Vibushan, the second highest civil award in......

Sports Shorts: US athletics legend Lewis attacks Trump

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday American sprint great Carl Lewis offered enthusiastic support for the Pan Am Games on Monday, but the nine-time Olympic champion had......

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......

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......

Hockey World Cup Pakistan squad

Shirt Full Name Date of birth Age Matches 1 Akbar Salman (GK) 03 Jan 1982 28 163 3 Abbas Sohail 09 Jul 1975 34 280 4 Anwar Sajjad 05 Apr 1985 24 44 5 Imran Muhammad......

South Asian Games: India rule roost with 8 medals

India added four gold, two silver and two bronze to their swelling medal kitty to rule the roost at the end of day five in the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka on Tuesday. India now have 15 gold,......