Wayanad, 31 assembly seats face bypoll test on Wednesday

Bypolls will be held on Wednesday in 31 assembly seats spread across 10 states and Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, from where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her......

Wah, there's a Taj Mahal in Kashmir

The Taj journeys to Kashmir. Three talented Kashmiri artists have carved an awesome-looking Taj Mahal-shaped igloo out of snow. Zubair Ahmed, one of the artists with ice scrapers as powerful as......

Pak boat with drugs worth Rs 480 crore held off Gujarat coast

In a sea-air coordinated operation, narcotics worth Rs 480 crore were seized from a Pakistani boat with six crew in the Arabian Sea near Porbandar by a multi-agency team led by the Indian Coast......

JK cop killed, 4 security personnel hurt in Bandipora grenade attack

A policeman was killed and four other security forces personnel were injured in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday, police said, drawing condemnations from......

MFN status must for India: Pakistani industry chamber

Pitching for Most Favoured Nation status for India, Pakistani business community on Friday said every effort, including a liberalised visa regime should be initiated to boost bilateral trade.......

FMCG bosses may see sales, pay dip

The country's largest fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company gave its managing director & CEO a lower increase in salary in FY12 compared to the previous year, but Nitin Paranjpe of Hindustan......

Consumer goods makers see little gain from the new govt

Consumer goods makers don’t expect a pick-up in demand soon despite the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party getting a simple majority in the Lok Sabha elections on Friday.  ......

Beverage cos to flood market with health drinks

This summer, the beverages market will move a little more away from its carbonated drinks. Stretching the health and wellness plank, beverage makers have lined up five-six new health drinks in the......

Ranji Round-up: Shami returns, in action for Bengal

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami in action. File Photograph: BCCI India pacer Mohammed Shami returned wicket-less from his 10 overs in a subdued comeback to competitive cricket after 360 days as Bengal......

Pakistani cricketer dies after being hit by a bouncer

In a tragic incident, Pakistani batsman Zubair Ahmed has died after being hit by a bouncer during a domestic match at Mardan. Ahmed, who had played four List A matches and represented the T20 team......

'Jaded' Abbas, Butt not in Azlan Shah squad

Senior players Sohail Abbas, Rehan Butt and Shakeel Abbasi were on Wednesday dropped from the 18-member Pakistan squad for next month's Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia. However, the......

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......

Azlan Shah: India crush Egypt 7-1

Drag-flicker Dhananjay Mahadik scored a hat-trick as defending champions India crushed Egypt 7-1 to enter the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh on Saturday. Mahadik......