Key Witness In Benazir Bhutto’s Murder Case Turns Hostile
A key witness in Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder case has retracted from his earlier statement during cross examination before the Anti-Terrorism Court, media reported on Tuesday. Prosecution witness, retired SSP Imtiaz, a key security official of Bhutto, on Monday... read more »
Haryana girls dominate wrestling trials
Veteran Geeta Phogat and youngster Vinesh qualified for the World Wrestling Championships for women even as an injured Babita Kumari missed the selection trials, held at the SAI Training Centre, Lucknow. Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh got the better of Ritu Phogat in the 48kg... read more »
Shahid Kapoor’s Vivah: Actor Marries Mira Rajput; First Pic of the We...
Actor Shahid Kapoor, 34, married fiancee Mira Rajput, 21, in an intimate ceremony in Delhi on Tuesday. The wedding, with rituals in traditional Punjabi style, is believed to to have been attended only by close friends and family. An after-party will reportedly be held later this evening at The... read more »
Younis Khan’s unbeaten 171 helps Pakistan chase record total, seal series 2...
Younis Khan remained unbeaten after a brilliant 171 as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final Test to win the three-match series 2-1 at Pallekele on Tuesday. Chasing a daunting 377-run victory target, skipper Misbah-ul-Haq (57) sealed the win hitting Jehan Mubarak for a six. Shan... read more »
Iraq to allow US airstrikes against al Qaeda militants
Iraq has said it would allow the United States to launch airstrikes against al-Qaeda-linked militants in the north of the country, the Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday, citing... read more »
US Supreme Court denies Rajat Gupta’s last bid to avoid jail
India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta will have to report to jail next week to begin his two-year sentence on insider trading charges after the US Supreme Court rejected his... read more »
Immigration reform not impossible: US President Barack Obama
Rejecting the opinion that immigration reform is impossible, US President Barack Obama has urged the Congress to pass the legislation in this regard which when signed into law would pave... read more »
Sensex recovers 56 points ahead of IIP data
The BSE Sensex on Thursday gained nearly 56 points in early trade on selective buying in oil, IT and banking stocks ahead of industrial output data for April to be released later in the... read more »
Vishal Sikka to head Infosys
IT major Infosys named Vishal Sikka, former executive board member SAP AG, as its first non-founder Chief Executive Officer. The Vadodara-born, doctorate in computer science from Stanford, will take... read more »
