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Senior leader Zara Shahid Hussain of Imran Khan's party killed

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:56:03 GMT

Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two...

IPL spot-fixing: Crucial BCCI meet in Chennai today

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:52:28 GMT

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's Working Committee will meet in Chennai today to discuss its course of action on the spot-fixing controversy that has rocked the sixth edition of the Indian ...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to arrive in India today

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:26:16 GMT

All issues, including the boundary question, would be on the table when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet in Delhi on Sunday evening for talks.

IPL 2013: Royal Challengers Bangalore hammer Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs to remain in hunt for playoffs

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:12 GMT

Despite the loss, Chennai Super Kings have ended this season at the top of the table with 22 points from 16 games.

Senior leader of Imran Khan's party shot dead

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:19:37 GMT

A senior leader of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party was shot dead in Karachi on Saturday, police said.

Man allegedly injected with petrol and acid by police dies in Uttar Pradesh

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:02:57 GMT

In a case of alleged police brutality, a man who died on Friday morning has, in a declaration to the media, accused cops in the western UP district of Etah of injecting him with acid and petrol, repor...

Mumbai doctor on the run after allegedly raping 27-year-old girl in clinic

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:02:30 GMT

A 27-year-old woman has claimed that she was raped by a doctor in Mumbai while she was visiting his clinic for treatment. The victim is a resident of Ghatkopar. She was visiting the doctor's clinic at...

Video: Plane in US lands on belly after landing gear fails

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:49:51 GMT

A US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble, an airline official said. No injuries were reporte...

US: Plane lands on belly after landing gear fails

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:44:05 GMT

An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported...

Plane catches fire while landing in Moscow; no injuries reported

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:20:22 GMT

Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide.

Sreesanth's laptop, iPad seized by Mumbai Police from hotel where he checked into with bookie

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:37:48 GMT

Cricketer S Sreesanth had independently checked into a five-star hotel in suburban Mumbai on May 13, alongwith friend and alleged bookie Jiju Janardhan, just two days before they were arrested over al...

Sreesanth, bookie Jiju Janardhan checked into 5-star hotel in Mumbai; cash worth Rs 72,000 recovered

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:00 GMT

BJP leader Kirti Azad interrupts Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he says stay quiet

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:20:29 GMT

The simmering tension between allies BJP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has increasingly spilled over into public spats recently. And in the latest installment of the war of words, former cricketer and BJP ...

Sleepless nights, no baths for Sreesanth

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:16:07 GMT

For fast bowler S. Sreesanth, it was two days of sleepless nights and no bath as the disgraced cricketer was not "comfortable" with the bathroom. Alone in the small cell of the Delhi Police, he mostly...

Terror accused dies in police van in Uttar Pradesh

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:12 GMT

An accused in a serial blasts case in Uttar Pradesh, died today while he was being brought to Lucknow from a Faizabad court in a police van.

IPL 6: Adam Gilchrist signs off career with Harbhajan Singh's wicket

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:08:35 GMT

Kings XI captain and wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist picked up a wicket with his first and last ball in IPL cricket, as Harbhajan Singh was the batsman to be dismissed.

Spot-fixing probe: Players willingly participated, but were threatened at times, say police sources

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:08:10 GMT

The three arrested Rajasthan Royals players were willingly participating in spot-fixing, but some taped phone conversations have revealed that they were, at times, threatened by the bookies, sources i...

Endgame Afghanistan: India's worries

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:04:20 GMT

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai will be on a two-day visit to India starting Monday. He will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on enhancing strategic ties, security and developmental ...

IPL Stats: Lasith Malinga becomes first bowler to take 100 wickets in IPL

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:54:18 GMT

Lasith Malinga is the first bowler to complete 100 wickets at the IPL. His tally of 46 dismissals as 'bowled' is an IPL record. Also his 23 duck victims is the most by any bowler at the IPL.

IPL 6: Kings XI Punjab end campaign on a high, beat Mumbai Indians by 50 runs

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:48:48 GMT

There was no personal glory for Gilchrist, who only managed five runs with the bat in his final appearance in the IPL, but his team got together to ensure that the skipper walked away a satisfied man,...

IPL 2013: First man to take 100 wickets, Lasith Malinga pays tribute to Mahela Jayawardene

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:18:47 GMT

With a trademark toe-crushing yorker on a batting deck at Dharamsala, the Sri Lankan quickie reached 100 Indian Premier League wickets, confirming his status as one of the greatest T20 bowlers in the ...

Sreesanth, bookie Jiju checked into 5-star hotel in Mumbai: Police

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:42:24 GMT

Himanshu Roy, Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police is holding a press conference in Mumbai to explain the arrests made in the city by the Delhi police.

Five-year-old girl allegedly raped by neighbour in Tamil Nadu

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:05:37 GMT

A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. A 25-year-old neighbour, a truck cleaner, has been arrested on charges of rape.

Two differently-abled girls allegedly raped at NGO near Jaipur; four arrested

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:09:08 GMT

Two differently-abled girls were allegedly raped and beaten at an NGO-run school near Jaipur where they had gone for speech therapy and studies. Four staff members of the NGO have been arrested by the...

IPL spot-fixing: Delhi Police teams fan out across country to track money trail

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:38:56 GMT

Teams of Delhi Police's special cell have been sent to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, and Kolkata to conduct searches and track the money trail in the IPL spot-fixing case. One of them has reached cric...