India’s premier speedster Zaheer Khan on Tuesday revealed that Greg Chappell had told him back in 2005 that the fast bowler “would never play for India” till the time he would remain at the helm and termed the period under the Australian as the “darkest phase of Indian cricket”. “AfterRead More

New Delhi: As Sikh and Muslim basketball players around the world hope to get the headgear ban overturned, NBA legend Bruce Bowen has backed their demands and insisted that the game is not here to create any religious strife. Trouble started in July this year when two Indian Sikh playersRead More

Mumbai, Having returned to winning ways, Mumbai City FC would look to continue the momentum when they lock horns with the consistent Delhi Dynamos in an Indian Super League match at the DY Patil Stadium here tomorrow. Both sides have registered six points in the five games they have playedRead More

New York, The silvery skyscraper that rose from the ashes of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks to become a symbol of American resilience has opened for business, as 175 employees of the magazine publishing giant Conde Nast settled into their first day of work there. The opening of theRead More

Washington: President Barack Obama will travel to China, Myanmar and Australia next week during a six-day trip to attend a series of key multilateral and bilateral meetings with foreign leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will attend APEC Summit in Beijing (November 10-12), East Asia Summit and US ASEANRead More

Washington: The relationship between the United States and China is the “most consequential” in the world today, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today before a high-profile trip that includes a stop in Beijing. Ties between the world’s top two economies will “do much to determine the shape ofRead More

Kiev: Ukraine`s president and his defence chiefs were to meet Tuesday to review a battered peace accord with pro-Russian rebels, as the insurgents swore in their leaders after controversial polls. The elections in two unrecognised statelets in eastern Ukraine on Sunday were backed by Russia, but condemned by Ukraine, theRead More

New York, Sikh Coalition, a city-based non-profit community organisation, has urged US President Barack Obama to help in seeking justice for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in northern india in the aftermath of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assassination. In a letter, in partnership with Ensaaf and Human Rights Watch organisations,Read More

United Nations, Recognising the threat of nuclear terrorism, India has called for effective international cooperation and responsible action by governments to strengthen nuclear security and prevent non-state actors from acquiring vulnerable atomic material. “There is widespread recognition that the threat of nuclear terrorism is one of the pressing challenges facingRead More

New Delhi, The Union Cabinet has paved the way for fresh polls in Delhi after it approved Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung’s report recommending dissolution of the Assembly. The decision was taken at a meeting held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, 7 Race Course Road on Tuesday.The Centre’s decisionRead More