US tilt towards Pakistan and its overtures to China in the early 70s apparently led India to go ahead with the decision to conduct its first nuclear test in Pokharan in 1974, which caught the entire western intelligence by surprise.

When it came to sports too, Dev Anand was Awwal Number. His film with this title — which incidentally also starred Aamir Khan — bombed at the box-office, but is yet evidence of the late star’s adventurous palate where film-making is concerned, and his love for cricket.

Pratibha Patil on Monday became the first Indian President to ride in a battle tank when she boarded a T-90 in the desert terrain of Rajasthan to witness an army war game underway here.

Indian captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and elected to bowl in the third cricket one-dayer against the West Indies here on Monday .

Union minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said cinemas and liquor shops should reopen in Kashmir to give more options to tourists visiting the state.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged voters and politicians on Friday to unite behind the government and prevent Russian politics turning into a 'circus' after Sunday's parliamentary election.

Asserting that the Nato strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers was a 'military engagement', the US has said it is carrying out a crucial investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the tragic incident but Islamabad has refused to participate in the probe.

Former military secretary Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash was on Saturday found guilty on three counts by an Army court here in the Sukna land scam involving transfer of 71 acres of land adjacent to the military station in West Bengal.

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The South Asian Football Federation Championship is famous as the “World Cup for south Asian nations” throughout the region. The 7th edition of the event worth $50,000 to the winners is being hosted by India for the second time.
It is the only football tournament in which India face the same pressure as Brazil do in each World Cup. Five-times champions India are not only expected to win but also win in style.

The Central government has decided to keep on hold its the decision to allow foreign equity in retail till a consensus emerged on the issue, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday after talking to Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.