Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, Friday led Eid prayers at the famous Gaddafi stadium here, hours after Jamat-ud-Dawah chief tweeted that “time is near when those oppressed in Kashmir, Palestine and Burma will celebrate Eid in the air of freedom.”

The prices of both precious metals gold and silver extended gains for the second straight day in the national capital Friday on festive buying amid a firming global trend.

At least nine worshippers were killed and 20 others injured as unidentified gunmen opened fire outside a Sunni mosque in the Pakistani city of Quetta, a day after suicide bomber killed at least 38 people in the same city.

Noting that social tensions of unbalanced growth between Hindu scheduled castes and Christian converts have only “aggravated” over time, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa Friday said the Centre should treat scheduled caste Christians on par with Hindus, Sikhs or Buddhists and include them in the SC list.

Curfew was imposed and Army called out in Kishtwar district of Jammu region Friday following clashes between people belonging to two communities that left at least 15 people injured.

The US Friday evacuated all non-emergency staff from its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore, citing specific terrorist threat against the facility.

Stepping up pressure on the Delhi government over increasing power tariff in the capital ahead of the Assembly polls, the BJP will hold a rally on August 11 at Ramlila Grounds here.

Europa — the sixth closest moon of Jupiter, is the most likely place in our solar system beyond Earth to have life, according to Nasa.

Legendary filmmaker Orson Welles long missing 1938 short film Too Much Johnson has been found in Italy. A slapstick comedy, the long-missing silent film has been restored for an October premiere.

Dogs yawn contagiously when they see a person yawning, and respond more frequently to their owner’s yawns than to a stranger’s, according to a new study.