India wants the Pakistan government to take responsibility for the incidents such as the recent one in which five Indian soldiers were killed by Pak Army men on the LoC in the Poonch sector.

Chris Rogers’ maiden Test century to give Australia the edge in the fourth Ashes match against England was hailed as a reward for years of perseverance, newspapers said Sunday.

L.V.R. Deshmukh-trained Fastest Finger was well ridden by P.S. Chouhan to win the Wanaparthy Cup 1600 metres, the main event of races held here on Sunday.

As tensions rose with fresh communal violence incidents, curfew was extended to several more towns of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, including Jammu, its winter capital. The Army called out to help the police and CRPF enforce curfew restrictions overnight. This, however, failed to deter miscreants from repeated attempts to enter areas with a sizeable population of a particular community.

Criticising the detention of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, who was on his way to Kishtwar, at the Jammu airport, the BJP on Sunday termed the action “undemocratic.”

England fast bowler Stuart Broad has admitted that he is happy for his rival Australian batsman Chris Rogers’ milestone century in second day of the fourth Test at Durham.

Rafael Nadal defeated two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) in a thrilling, two-hour match on Saturday to reach the final of the Rogers Cup.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, head of the BJP campaign committee for the 2014 general election, on Sunday mounted a scathing attack on the Congress-led UPA government for its failures on multiple counts, and urged people to get rid of the “corrupt, weak, incompetent and politicking” government.

The BJP came down heavily upon UPA’s indifferent attitude towards killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistan at LoC at a rally on Sunday. The Congress-led UPA government came under fire from BJP president Rajnath Singh, who demanded strict action against Pakistan.

The rising tension at the Line of Control has left the Pakistan Cricket Board worried about the participation of their team Faisalabad Wolves in the qualifying round of the Champions League Twenty20, to be played in India from September 17.