April 27, 2013
Investigators in Pakistan say that begging has become an organized business involved with local gangs. Islamabad police claim to have cracked down on begging; however, critics dismiss stricter enforcement of anti-begging laws as pointless.
April 27, 2013
New Delhi — A Swiss NGO and a US-based Sikh group have sought UN intervention to "save" Devenderpal Singh Bhullar, whose petition seeking commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment was rejected by the Indian Supreme Court earlier this month.
A Swiss NGO, Movement Against Atrocities and Repression (MAAR), and Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) have filed an appeal with Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Christof Heyns on April 25.
April 27, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 146 for 2 (Watson 98*) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 144 for 9 (Sammy 60, Faulkner 5-20) by 8 wickets
Shane Watson gathered pace towards the end to finish unbeaten on 98
April 27, 2013
WASHINGTON: For years, millions of immigrant applicants hoped they would be lucky enough to win the US green card lottery. Under reform being considered in Congress, they may soon be asking: "Am I skilled enough?"
April 27, 2013
NEW DELHI: It was a heart-warming show by the home shuttlers even though only two of the seven players in the fray -- PV Sindhu and Anand Pawar -- managed to reach the semifinals of the India Open Super Series badminton tournament on Friday.
April 27, 2013
The government told a parliamentary committee that Indian Army patrols reported on April 16 the presence of Chinese People's Liberation Army in Depsang, pitching tents 19km inside the LAC
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April 26, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Kolkata Knight Riders 150 for 4 (Bisla 51*, Morgan 42, Kallis 37, Mahmood 3-35) beat Kings XI Punjab 149 for 6 (Vohra 31, Kallis 2-14) by six wickets
Jacques Kallis chipped in with two key wickets, and a steadying 37
April 26, 2013
NEW DELHI: India is among the top 10 most powerful countries in the world. In a first-of-its-kind study of "national power" a group of eminent strategic experts and scholars have placed India at the eighth position among a group of 27 most powerful countries in the world.
April 26, 2013
Although 37 million women are registered to vote in Pakistan's May 11 elections, officials fear Taliban intimidation will affect voter turnout. In addition, 11 million eligible women will not be able to vote because they have not been granted national identity cards.
April 26, 2013
India’s snooker team will forgo the upcoming Asian snooker championships in Karachi over security concerns. Last month India also forbade its squash team from competing in Islamabad. Tension between the rival countries has escalated in recent months due to conflicts in disputed Kashmir.
