Tag: India

New Delhi: India’s Davis Cup tie against Pakistan was on Thursday postponed to November after a security review by the Davis Cup committee, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said. The tie was scheduled in Islamabad on September 14-15. “Following an in-depth security review of the current situation in Pakistan by independent expert security advisors, the […]

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said that despite tensions with India, it stands ready to open the Kartarpur Corridor and welcome the Sikh pilgrims to take part in celebrations in connection with the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said this while speaking to a delegation of civil society and […]

North Sound (Antigua): Ishant Sharma came all guns blazing against the West Indies as the hosts could only manage to post 189/8 and trailed by 108 runs when the second day of the first Test ended. Ishant scalped five wickets for 42 runs while Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja picked a wicket apiece. […]

Muzaffarabad: More than four hundred journalists from different parts of Pakistan have arrived here to take part in a “symbolic march” towards the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday. The march organised by the Central Union of Journalists (CUJ), a regional body, was for the ongoing Kashmir issue that arose after the Indian government scrapped […]

Indian cricket team’s captain Virat Kohli may not have started off well in the ongoing Test series against West Indies but it seems that  the skipper is seeking some radical changes in his life. In the ongoing opening Test between India and the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound in Antigua, […]

Islamabad: With Pakistan failing to get traction for its belligerent stand on Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that he will raise the issue at every international forum, including at the UN General Assembly. In his address to the nation on the Kashmir issue after India revoked the special status of Jammu and […]

New Delhi: India should focus on becoming a major software producer, said Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary for the Ministry of Electronics and IT, here on Tuesday. “It’s time for us to move towards software products. We have been consumers of software, but not producers of software. It’s time for India to move towards being a […]

Islamabad: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday closed three routes for all international Karachi-bound flights, a day after the country’s Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Pakistan was mulling “complete closure” of its airspace for traffic from India. A notice to airmen (NOTAM) issued by the Aviation Authority on Wednesday notified the changes. […]

Rawalpindi: Continuing his attack on India in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said on Wednesday that he feels that a full-fledged war will be fought between India and Pakistan in October or November this year. According to reports […]

Kingston (Jamaica): Right-arm pacer Ishant Sharma, who played a pivotal role in India’s emphatic victory in the first Test against West Indies, will aim to add yet another feather on his cap when he comes out to bowl in the second game beginning Friday at the Sabina Park. Ishant is currently tied with legendary skipper […]

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it could order the closure of its airspace for India “at a time of its choosing”, but so far no decision has been taken yet. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal during a media briefing on Thursday said the issue had been discussed at the highest level. “It is one of […]

Kingston: Captain Virat Kohli’s fighting 76 and opener Mayank Agarwal’s half century helped India reach 264 for 5 on Day 1 to take a slight edge over the West Indies in their World Test Championships second match here. Put into bat on a tricky Sabina Park pitch, India were reduced to 46 for 2 in […]

Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) said that “good progress” was made during technical level talks on the Kartarpur corridor between Pakistani and Indian delegations, a media report said on Saturday. FO spokesman Mohammad Faisal, while talking to Dawn news over the phone, confirmed that the talks were held on Friday at the border, more […]

New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly didn’t expect Mahendra Singh Dhoni to be “picked” for the upcoming T20 Internationals against South Africa and said the team management is absolutely right in persisting with young Rishabh Pant. The 38-year-old Dhoni’s future in international cricket has been a topic of debate with the national selectors showing […]

Bhubaneswar: When there is an impulse to soar high, obstacles tend to vanish and make way for success. When siblings Ranjan Soren and Sunil Soren, residents of Saliasahi slums of Bhubaneswar, dreamt of becoming football players, little did they know that one day they will represent India in the Under-15 Football team. Despite facing financial […]