August 19, 2015
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – A day before the second Test starts, the P Sara Oval was a beehive of activity.
Posters and photographs of Kumar Sangakkara, small and big, were stacked neatly at the entrance leading to the Sri Lankan dressing room, red carpets laid out in the VIP stands, comfortable chairs put in place and dusted to a nicety.
August 18, 2015
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by ridiculing the Rs 1.25 lakh crore package offered by him and accused him of harbouring "contempt" for those seeking their rights from the Centre.
August 18, 2015
Washington DC – More than 300 emails from Hillary Clinton's private server are to be reviewed to see if they contain classified information.
The US state department identified the emails as it carries out its check on whether they can be released publicly.
August 18, 2015
Colombo, SRI LANKA: Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to take oath as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister of a unity government on Tuesday after his United National Party (UNP) appears close to a simple majority, with rival Mahinda Rajapaksa admitting defeat in the closely contested parliamentary polls.
August 18, 2015
NEW DELHI: India is planning to go hard on Pakistan during the National Security Advisor-level talks scheduled later in August. India's sole agenda is to give Pakistan enough evidence for its terror activities.
India is planning to raise five major terror related issues with Pakistan and back it with hard evidence.
August 17, 2015
DUBAI, UAE – Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn't mention Pakistan, but he didn't need to. "The intended recipients will get the message," he said at a packed stadium in Dubai, as he underscored the commitment expressed by India and the United Arab Emirates in fighting terror.
August 17, 2015
London: Osama bin Laden in a 1993 speech invoked apostle of peace Mahatma Gandhi as he asked his supporters to boycott American goods and seek inspiration from the Indian leader's struggle against the British, according to audio tapes of the slain al-Qaeda chief.
August 17, 2015
ABU DHABI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited on Sunday the historic Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque in Abu Dhabi, his first stop in the two-day visit to UAE.
August 16, 2015
North Korea is once again angrily threatening war against the US and South Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un makes an inspection at the commanding headquarters of the 264 Combined Forces, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on May 24, 2015.
August 16, 2015
Srinagar: Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy gunfire and mortar rounds for a seventh day Sunday along the highly militarized Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Pakistan targets Indian posts in Poonch, 2 injured: Photo: Hindustan Times
