Mumbai: Opener Shikhar Dhawan and veteran pacer Ashish Nehra made a comeback to Virat Kohli-led Indian side as the selectors announced squad for the three Twenty20s against Australia. While Nehra made a comeback, Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina were not picked in the squad. Dinesh Karthik, meanwhil

DUBAI: Oman has eased its visa requirements for tourists from India, China and Russia following a similar strategy its Gulf neighbors have implemented to attract travelers from the global market. “All passengers from India, China and Russia, who reside in or hold an entry visa to one of the follo

Death sentence of 15 Indians, lodged in Kuwaiti jails, have been commuted to life imprisonment by the Emir of Kuwait, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday. Ms. Swaraj said the Emir has also directed that the sentences of 119 Indian nationals be reduced. The Minister thanked

Dubai:  Gold jewellery rates have just fallen to their lowest levels in weeks, giving jewellery fans in the UAE more opportunities to score some bargains. After soaring to more than Dh160 per gram, 24-karat gold plunged to Dh154.50 on Monday, down by nearly 5 per cent from last month’s peak price

October 5 will mark one month since the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh and people are now demanding that the special investigative team (SIT) which is probing the case must conclude its investigation soon. Members of the ‘Gauri Lankesh Hatya Virodhi Vedike’, a group which has been protesting

GUWAHATI: A wheelchair-bound man was called a "Pakistani" at a cinema hall in Guwahati for failing to stand during the National Anthem. Arman Ali, who helps run an NGO, had taken his nephew and nieces for a matinee show of Lucknow Central last week. They were seated in one of the front rows. As othe

Islamabad: Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was forced to step down after a tribunal accused him in a graft case, is set to be re-elected as president of the ruling PML-N, a media report said on Monday. PML-N's Central Working Committee (CWC) has agreed to amend the party's const

CHENNAI: VK Sasikala, recently removed as the chief of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, has requested parole for 15 days to attend to her husband M Natarajan, who is critically ill. Ms Sasikala has been in a Bengaluru prison since February this year in a corruption case. Mr Natarajan is admitted at a

LAS VEGAS: A gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, raining down rapid fire from the 32nd floor of a hotel for several minutes before he was shot dead by police. The death toll, which police emphasized was prelimina

NEW DELHI: Ready for yet another international comeback, veteran Ashish Nehra is hardly bothered about the doubters and cynics as he revels in the feeling of being a sought after pacer for India at the age of 38. Nehra has been recalled to the side for a three-match T20 series (the only format th

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Responding on reports that Rahul Gandhi will be elevated as the Congress president soon after Diwali, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday stated the Congress need to clarify that they still have no faith in former’s leadership capabilities as we have been listening this

LAHORE: Fed up with constant selection rejections, a young cricketer in Pakistan tried to immolate himself during a first-class match at a stadium here, accusing selectors of demanding bribe to give him a chance. Ghulam Haider Abbas, a right-arm fast bowler, barged into the Lahore City Cricket As

لکھنؤ: اتر پردیش کے متعدد اضلاع میں محرم کے موقع پر کل ہونے والی کشیدگی کے بعد اب حالات معمول پر ہیں۔ کشیدگی والے علاقوں میں کافی تعداد میں پولیس فورسز کی تعیناتی کی گئی ہے اور شرپسند عناصر کی گرفتاری کی جا رہی ہے۔ ریاست کے ایڈیشنل پولیس ڈائریکٹر جنرل (لااینڈ آرڈر)آنند کمار نے بتایا کہ کانپور، بل

نئی دہلی: نائب صدر ایم وینکیا ناڈو نے آج راج گھاٹ پر مہاتما گاندھی کی 148 ویں سالگرہ پر ان کے آدم قد مجسمہ کی نقاب کشائی کی۔ بابائے قوم کو ان کی سمادھی پر گلہائے عقیدت پیش کرنے کے بعد مسٹر نائیڈو نے ان کاکانسہ سے بنے ہوئے مجسمے کی نقاب کشائی کی۔ یہ مجسمہ 1.80 میٹر اونچا ہے اوراسے پارکنگ کے علاقے م

October 1, Gujarat A 21-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men belonging to the upper caste Patel community for attending a garba event in Gujarat’s Anand district in the early hours on Sunday, police said. The incident took place around 4 am. Jayesh Solanki, cou

London: A Ghana-based Indian entrepreneur has won a prestigious business award in the UK for his efforts to bring innovative IT solutions to Africa. Birendra Sasmal, CEO of Subah, bagged the International Business Person of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards in London last week, for turning t

London: Tired of watching your child play video games? Instead, join them, as researchers have found that playing video games can help boost memory in the young as well as in the elderly. This can lead to an increase in the number of gamers and an increase in gaming time. However, this is not as bad

Nagpur: India captain Virat Kohli feels man- of-the-series Hardik Pandya has emerged as the “biggest asset” for the team after their convincing 4-1 win in the five-match series against Australia. Kohli had special praise for all-rounder Pandya, who scored 222 runs with the bat and also picked up