September 22, 2013
PESHAWAR: A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing over 60 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country's Christian minority, officials said.
September 22, 2013
JAFFNA: The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) secured two -third majority in the elections to the Northern Province Council in Sri Lanka held on Saturday.
The TNA won 30 out of 38 seats (28 direct and 2 bonus seats) while ruling United People's Freedom Front (UPFA) got seven seats and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) won one seat.
September 22, 2013
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepares to leave for his bilateral meeting with US President Barack Obama, New Delhi has reiterated that the proposed immigration Bill being discussed in the US Congress will hurt Indian information technology (IT) companies by adversely impacting visas for highly skilled non-immigrant workers.
September 21, 2013
LAHORE: The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has banned a science book for Grade VI students of a chain of elite schools for containing material that could provoke "sexual desire".
The text book used by the Lahore Grammar School was banned after authorities received complaints from parents.
September 21, 2013
CHENNAI: Under-fire BCCI president N Srinivasan continued to remain defiant by stating that no one could stop him from seeking a year's extension in the upcoming AGM despite the chargesheet against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan for betting during IPL.
September 21, 2013
NAIROBI: Militant gunmen stormed a shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 25 people, including children, and sending scores fleeing into shops, a cinema and onto the streets in search of safety.
September 21, 2013
JAFFNA: Ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka's war-ravaged north voted on Saturday to form their first functioning provincial government, hoping it is the first step toward wider regional autonomy and a cornerstone to prevent another cycle of violence.
September 21, 2013
WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation to fund federal agencies from October 1 to December 15 while also derailing the healthcare law known as "Obamacare," ignoring warnings from Democrats that they will kill the Republican initiative.
September 20, 2013
The new Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan surprised markets with a bold decision to hike interest rates on fears of rising inflation. Rajan increased the benchmark interest lending rate to 7.50 percent from 7.25 and in reaction the Bombay Stock Exchange's index of leading shares fell by 2.88 percent.
September 20, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Faisalabad Wolves 146 for 6 (Misbah 93*, Lokuhettige 3-21) beat Kandurata Maroons 136 for 7 (Sangakkara 44, Adil 3-26) by 10 runs
Misbah-ul-Haq scored 195 runs during Faisalabad's CLT20 campaign; his team-mates scored 190 in all
