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Suresh Raina says ‘honoured’...

Suresh Raina says ‘honoured’ by PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat A...

New Delhi: Cricketer Suresh Raina today said he was honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to join the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The left-hander posted tweets confirming his participation in PM’s cleanliness initiative from his official account on micro-blogging site... read more »

Tendulkar bids adieu to domestic cricket in style
I wanted to play till 2014: Sachin Tendu...

I wanted to play till 2014: Sachin Tendulkar

…But the West Indies series made Sachin Tendulkar rethink his retirement plans, as Nalin Mehta found out in this exclusive interview. When did you first entertain thoughts of retirement? I was looking forward to the tours to South Africa in Dec 2013 and New Zealand in early 2014. But when the... read more »

World Chess Championship: In-form Anand ...

World Chess Championship: In-form Anand ready to take on defending champ Ca...

Anand has got the monkey off his back. But can he bring to the table a cerebral version of the guerrilla warfare to rattle Magnus Carlsen? The next fortnight promises to come up with some answers as the Indian challenger takes on the reigning king from Norway in Sochi from Saturday over a 12-game... read more »

Mexico Says Guerrero Evidence Shows Mass...

Mexico Says Guerrero Evidence Shows Mass Student Murder

Forty-three college students kidnapped by police in southern Mexico in September were probably killed by a drug gang that tried to destroy all the evidence of the crime, according to investigators. Criminal suspects rounded up in the probe said police in Iguala, Guerrero, less than three hours’... read more »

MS Dhoni storms out of five-star hotel

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, MS Dhoni was annoyed with a five-star hotel’s refusal to allow his team to have home-made Biryani and forced the entire CSK team and support staff... read more »

Three ‘attackers’ involved in Thai island murders, police say

Thai police believe at least three “attackers” were involved in the vicious murders of two British backpackers whose semi-naked bodies were found on a tourist island on... read more »

Asian Games 2014: Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu lead Indian challenge in badminton

Spearheaded by star shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu and Parupalli Kashyap, India will aim to end a 28-year-old medal drought when they begin their campaign in the 17th Asian Games... read more »

Saudi vows $500m Gaza aid

GAZA CITY: Saudi Arabia has pledged $500 million to help rebuild Gaza, Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al Hamdallah said yesterday, with the full cost of post-war reconstruction expected to... read more »

Floods shut down Philippine capital

MANILA, Philippines: Heavy rain due to a storm and the seasonal monsoon has caused widespread flooding in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces, shutting down schools and government... read more »