At least 20 people were gunned down in Karachi, and almost half of them were victims of sectarian strife, a media report said on Sunday.

Saturday's bloodshed coincided with the visit of Prime Ministe

The Congress party has decided to boycott Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar over his comments on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But the CPI-M said the Congress was distorting the comments.

Accordin

Fifteen Indian fishermen were released by Pakistan on Sunday.

Superintendent of Karachi's Malir district jail Nazir Shah said the fishermen left for Wagah border on bus from where they would be hande

A race car killed four people including a child after going off the rally track during the Czech Rally Show Uhersky Brod amateur event.

Three others were driven to hospital with injuries after the ac

Pakistani officials have informed an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi the details of training received at Lashkar-e-Taiba camps by the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks.

Judge Chaudhry Habi

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati held a luncheon meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his official residence here on Sunday.

Asked by reporters if the meeting was linked to parliamen

Women's tennis icon Maria Sharapova Sunday said Sania Mirza was a great singles talent but it was right for the Indian to focus on doubles due to the demanding nature of the game.

"It takes so much b

Maria Sharapova -- the name has oomph and glamour attached to it. When the four-time grand slam champion showed up in New Delhi Sunday there was that unmistaken mystique in the tennis majesty.

The si

Kedhar Jadhav of Maharashtra and Arlen Konwar of Assam hogged the limelight on the second day of the round 2 of Ranji Trophy matches Saturday.

Jadhav smashed the first triple ton of the season, scori

India's Achanta Sharath Kamal upset World No. 31 Patrick Baum of Germany 4-3 (8-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 12-10, 7-11, 13-11) in a gruelling seven-setter to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the IITF World