Resounding beats of 'dhols', joyous performances of bhangra and elaborate feasts marked Baisakhi celebrations on the advent of harvest season in Punjab and other parts of the country on Thursday.

Suspected “contract killers” killed a senior leader of the politically influential Namdhari sect in Ludhiana on Tuesday morning. The police believes the killing might be linked to a succession struggle going on within the sect.

Furthering the goodwill generated during Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Ali Gilani’s visit to witness the ICC World Cup semi-final at Mohali, India on Monday released and repatriated 39 Pakistanis who were held on various charges, including espionage.

Gopal Dass, an Indian border farmer who was condemned to a lifetime of incarceration in Pakistan after he was arrested on the wrong side of the India-Pakistan border 27 years ago, returned home on Thursday to a reunion with his long-lost siblings that was choking with emotion.

The coveted World Cup won, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and batsman Yuvraj Singh may soon tie the knot as their mothers are looking for perfect matches for them.

Fans cut 11 cakes, one for every Indian player on Friday to wish good luck to the team in the World Cup final against Sri Lanka.

"This is our way to wish good luck to the Indian cricket team. We hav

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who took a calculated risk in inviting his Pakistani counterpart, Yousaf Raza Gilani, emerged as triumphant as Team India on Wednesday evening.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday his visit to India to watch the World Cup cricket semi-final would help improve relations between the arch rivals.

Gilani accepted an invit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here on Wednesday afternoon to watch the World Cup cricket semifinal between India and Pakistan with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Accompanied by

Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh who is on a death row in a Pakistan prison, today made a vain bid to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during his stay at a hotel here.

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