Defying a Supreme Court order, President General Pervez Musharraf sent commandos to Islamabad airport yesterday and tossed out his archrival Nawaz Sharif hours after he returned from a seven-year exile in hopes of a political comeback. Analysts say...

Last week the US Air Force sent five nuclear-armed cruise missiles into US air space without realising. Fortunately, 31/2 hours later, the missiles were back on terra firma. The bombs, with yields of five to 150 kilotonnes, or 15 times the strength of...

England clinched the one-day international series against India on Saturday with a seven-wicket victory in the seventh and final match at Lord’s. After India’s thrilling run chase at the Oval on Wednesday had levelled the series at 3-3,...

The World Bank extended 6.9 billion dollars to South Asian countries in 2006-07, an increase of 2.3 billion dollars over the previous year. With 3.75 billion dollars, India accounts for more than half of the lending to the region. The country also...

According to the new book ‘Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush’, President Bush confessed to author Robert Draper that he has seen the ghost of Harry S. Truman in the White House. In addition, he admits to crying himself to...

Behind the scenes a lot is happening to prevent Nawaz Sharif from entering Pakistan’s airspace by engaging authorities in Dubai with the blessings of Washington, which, on the other hand, is exerting extreme pressure on Islamabad to go for a...

Amdist huge speculation that Sachin Tendulkar might retire from one-day international and stop playing ODIs, the little master has come out and denied the report of his retirement from ODIs, thereby ending the speculation. Tendulkar’s...

Us President Bush urged Pacific Rim nations to band together on tackling global warming, saying all major polluters must be part of any solution. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard issued a joint statement that supported nuclear energy,...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that he is teacher by profession and his heart is still for teaching. Speaking to the National Award-winning teachers, whom he met at his official residence here, Singh said: “‘I am now in politics....

Hockey is going to be a nightmare for Indian cricket team? Defending champion India stormed into the semifinals of the men’s field hockey Asia Cup with a 6-0 victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday. At the same time it’s seen that fielding is a...