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Pakistani hockey legends lament loss to India

Karachi, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s hockey legends have lambasted the people at the helm of national hockey for the team’s “embarassing” defeat against India in the Commonwealth Games.
“The people at

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CWG table tennis: Soumyadeep Roy enters semis

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India’s Soumyadeep Roy upset fancied Cai Xiaoli of Singapore 4-1 to enter the semifinals of the men’s singles table tennis event at Commonwealth Games Tuesday.
Roy,

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Church gives Hindu funeral to its hospital doctor

Thiruvalla (Kerala), Oct 12 (IANS) He was a Hindu and one of their longest serving doctors, so a Kerala church broke from tradition Tuesday to cremate him in the premises

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Indian shooters bag gold, two silvers

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Indian shooters bagged a gold medal and two silvers in just an hour Tuesday. Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh won the yellow metal in

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Sharif sacked Musharraf after phone call: ex-army officer

Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) A telephone call was the final trigger for then Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif to sack his army chief General Pervez Musharraf exactly 11 years ago,

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Valley wide curfew to scuttle separatist march in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) Curfew was imposed across Kashmir Valley Tuesday to scuttle a protest march in Srinagar called by separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani even as security men were

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CWG shooting: Jung and Chaudhary win silver

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India’s Samresh Jung and C. K. Chaudhary won a silver medal in the 25 metres standard pistol pairs in the shooting competition at the Commonwealth

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PLA militant arrested in Guwahati

Guwahati, Oct 11 (IBNS) : A Manipuri rebel was nabbed by police in here on Monday, police said. Acting on tip-off, a team of Guwahati police launched a massive operation

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Pranab gets Finance Minister of Asia award

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS) India’s Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has won this year’s award for Finance Minister of the Year for Asia. This year’s award is based on nominations

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CRPF inspector commits suicide

Srinagar, Oct 11 (IBNS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official committed suicide by shooting himself, said the Jammu & Kashmir Police on Monday.
“One Inspector namely Ramjeet Ram of 183

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Kashmir: 2 killed, 7 injured in road mishaps

Srinagar, Oct 11 (IBNS) Two people died and seven others, including a policeman, were injured in separate road accidents across the Kashmir Valley on Monday. A bus, while on way

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Situation across Kashmir normal: Police

Srinagar, Oct 11 (IBNS) The situation across Kashmir Valley is normal, said Jammu & Kashmir Police on Monday. “Situation at this hour continues to remain normal and under control throughout

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J&K Police addresses public darbar

Srinagar, Oct 11 (IBNS) The Jammu & Kashmir Police Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda on Monday held a public darbar at Anantnag.
A large number of people from all

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Rajapaksa to be chief guest at CWG closer

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games Thursday, according to official sources.
Rajapaksa will be

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Sensex creeps up 104 points in late trade

Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities Monday moved up marginally after trading in a tight range all day to close 104 points higher than its previous

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