Cricket-crazy India relishes Word Cup first match win against Pakistan
New Delhi: From drawing rooms to the country's frontiers, celebrations erupted across the nation as India trounced arch rival Pakistan in the cricket World Cup. Cricket fans distributed sweets and burst firecrackers, while many came out on roads and danced to the beating of drums as soon as Mohit Sharma took the last wicket of Sohail Khan to seal Pakistan's fate in Adelaide. The jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) deployed along the Interna
Pakistans jinx against India in World Cup continues
Adelaide/Islamabad: Pakistan's jinx against India at cricket World Cup continued on Sunday with their heavy defeat in Adelaide, making it 9-0 in favour of India and prompting angry Pakistani fans to take to streets and burn TV sets. India's arc
Sureshbhai improving fast, can speak now: Attorney
Washington: The health condition of a 57-year-old Indian man, who was wrongfully assaulted in the US state of Alabama by two police officers that left him partially paralysed, showed improvement, his attorney has said. Attorney Henry F Sherrod said y
Indian man loses court bid to stay in UK
London: A 40-year-old Indian national, who has been living in Britain illegally for nearly 18 years, has lost his latest court battle to stay on in the country and faces deportation back to India. The man, identified as "Mr Singh" in court
Bodies of two Indians found in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Two decomposed bodies of Indian workers have been found in Saudi Arabia, prompting police to start a probe into the matter. The two bodies were discovered in a room in a holiday resort in the Al-Rumeih district, police said. Liquor was
US police officer arrested for assaulting elderly Indian man
Washington: An American police officer, accused of assaulting a 57-year-old Indian man in the US state of Alabama and leaving him partially paralysed, has been arrested and an FBI probe ordered into the incident, even as his family filed a lawsuit se
Indian-origin scientist wins USD 500,000 research award
Washington: An Indian-origin scientist has received a USD 500,000 award to develop ultrathin metal sheets that can help produce better rechargeable batteries. The prestigious USD 500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award was won by Gurpreet Si
Gandhi statue charity appoints new trustees in UK
London: A charity set up in the UK to raise funds for a statue of Mahatma Gandhi to be installed at Parliament Square in London this year today appointed four new trustees. Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's UK-based entrepreneur daughter Aks
US policeman leaves Indian partially paralysed
Washington: A 57-year-old Indian man has been partially paralysed in the US when a police officer forced him on ground after receiving report of a "suspicious person" looking into the garages of several homes. Sureshbhai Patel had come to t
