Virat Kohli has been chosen for the Polly Umrigar award for being India's top international cricketer in 2011-12.

Kohli will be honoured with a trophy and cheque of Rs.5 lakh at the Annual BCCI Award

A Syrian army general was assassinated on Tuesday by a terrorist group in the capital Damascus, the state-run SANA news agency reported.

Gen. Abdullah al-Khalidi was shot dead in Rukin Addien distri

In a move aimed at ensuring road safety, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed petrol pump owners to not give fuel to two-wheeler riders without helmets.

The directives were issued Tuesday at the

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says he is satisfied with the team's performance in the shorter formats and, with time, it will translate into Tests as well.

Reacting to Sunil Gavaskar's comments

A man has been arrested for visiting a Dubai mall, wearing just an underwear.

The man, 20, who works for a government department, was arrested along with four of his friends who were dressed in cloth

Further compounding the problems at labour unrest-hit Haldia Dock Complex in West Bengal, port equipment operator Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) Wednesday decided to quit the complex, citing poor law and

Ridhima Dilawari maintained her commanding lead at the end of the second round of the Usha Maharashtra Ladies Golf here Wednesday.

Ridhima carded a six-over 77 but was still five shots clear of Milli

Amid strong indications that Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi would assume a more prominent role in the party, a senior leader on Tuesday said that an organisational reshuffle was due and would

FC Barcelona strolled to a comfortable 3-0 win against Deportivo Alaves in the first leg of the third round of the Spanish Copa del Rey while Valencia overcame Llagostera without much difficulty.

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India's ace cueist Aditya Mehta defeated Stuart Bingham of England in Round 1 at the International Snooker Championship here Wednesday.

With a lead score of 6-4, Aditya booked his seat in the last 16