Top Stories

Mumbai, Jun 10: India's 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh called a media interaction at a plush South Mumbai hotel on Monday, and announced his retirement from international cricket. One of India's greatest limited overs cricketers, Yuvraj had been seriously contemplating retirement in past some months from international cricket and pursue a freelance career in ICC approved foreign Twenty20 leagues

Pathankot, Jun 10: A special court on Monday convicted six people accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. A seventh accused, Vishal, who is the son of main accused Sanji Ram, was acquitted. The quantum of punishment will be announced later Monday. The in-camera trial in the case shook the nation ended on June 3. According to the 15-page

New Delhi, Jun 9: The Indian Air Force (IAF) investigation into the crash of its Mi-17V5 chopper near Srinagar on February 27 is in the final stage and two officers are likely to face court-martial proceedings for the lapse. In the morning of February 27, when Pakistan counter-attacked in response to the Balakot air strikes, an IAF Mi-17 chopper crashed over Budgam near Srinagar killing all six of

London, Jun 9: mbattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya on Sunday joined hundreds of cricket fans for India versus Australia ICC Cricket World Cup match at The Oval in London. "I am here to watch the game," he said, as he walked into the stadium with his ticket. The 63-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss, an avid cricket fan, is wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an

Colombo, Jun 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited a church - one of the sites of the horrific Easter Sunday attacks - soon after his arrival here and paid tributes to the victims of the terror strikes, expressing India's affirmation of solidarity with Sri Lanka in the wake of the attacks. "Started the Sri Lanka visit by paying my respect at one of the sites of the horrific Easter

Male, Jun 9: India will contribute to the conservation of Maldives' Friday Mosque, a unique place of worship made of coral stones, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced. PM Modi made the announcement while addressing the Muslim-majority country's Parliament, The People's Majlis, on Saturday and noted that the relations between India and the Maldives were older than history. He said India will

Thiruvambady, Jun 9: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday sought to dismiss Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that Kerala was as dear to him as Varanasi, alleging that the PM was meting out stepmotherly treatment to non-BJP-ruled states and he did not expect any cooperation from him. In his speech, thanking the voters of the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency for electing him, Gandhi

Bhopal, Jun 9: The body of an eight-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped, was found near a drain here in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, a police official said. Preliminary investigation revealed that she died of strangulation after being raped, he said. The girl had ventured out of her house in Kamla Nagar area of the state capital around 8 pm on Saturday to buy something. When she did not return

Jun 9: Three supporters of India's ruling right-wing party and another from a rival regional party have been killed in a gun battle in West Bengal state, police and a local politician said Sunday. At least 18 others were injured in the clashes that broke out Saturday in the eastern state that has been on edge since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched an aggressive

Colombo, Jun 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sri Lanka Sunday on the second leg of his first foreign visit after re-election last month to strengthen the bilateral ties with the island nation, reflecting the importance India attaches to its 'Neighbourhood First' policy. Modi was received by his Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Bandaranaike International Airport here