India were 290 for nine in the first innings at stumps on the first day of the second Test against England at Lord's here Thursday. Mohammed Shami was batting on 14 and Ishant Sharma on 12 when stumps were drawn. Ajinkya Rahane struck a fine 103 to ...

Three Palestinian children were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City a few hours after a short humanitarian truce ended Thursday, taking the toll in the coastal enclave to 234. Health ministry official Ashraf al-Qedra told Xinhua that the three children killed ...

In the first major realignment of workforce since India-born Satya Nadella took over as CEO, Microsoft has announced slashing of up to 18,000 jobs worldwide by next year as the software giant attempts to sharpen focus on cloud and mobile offerings.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said today he would discuss with President Barack Obama extending a Sunday deadline to strike a nuclear deal with Iran but that he remains focused on getting an accord by then. Speaking after two days of intense talks in ...

In a significant gesture, China today invited India for the first time to attend the APEC summit that it will be hosting this year as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping discussed the need for the two Asian giants to work together in international ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left from Berlin to attend the 6th BRICS Summit in Brazil today. Modi is being accompanied by a high level delegation, including Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and National Security Adviser A.K. ...

In the first pictures since his June 7 crash, comedian Tracy Morgan looked thinner and wheelchair bound. Morgan is back at his home in Cresskill, NJ, after spending more than a month in a hospital and rehab facility following a harrowing crash on the New ...

Though he declined to watch the World Cup football final, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wished all the best to both the finalists -- Argentina and Germany. Modi was invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff last month to watch the final played at Rio ...

A recounting of all the votes in Afghanistan's Presidential elections has been reportedly approved by both the candidates who are likely to replace Hamid Karzai as the next President of Afghanistan, said the US Secretary of State, John Kerry at a press ...

A move to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint session of US Congress is gaining momentum with 36 lawmakers endorsing it in a letter to the Congressional leadership. Brad Sherman, a senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs ...

Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano, who is regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, has passed away at the age of 88. Di Stefano suffered a heart attack on Saturday and had reportedly been in an induced coma in Madrid's Gregorio ...

Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano, who is regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, has passed away at the age of 88. Di Stefano suffered a heart attack on Saturday and had reportedly been in an induced coma in Madrid's Gregorio ...

On a day of "dramatic developments", all 46 Indian women nurses were suddenly set free by Sunni militants ISIS in strife-torn Iraq and were being brought back home in a special Air India plane which left this evening for Erbil, a non-conflict zone. "The Indian ...

On a day of "dramatic developments", all 46 Indian women nurses were suddenly set free by Sunni militants ISIS in strife-torn Iraq and were being brought back home in a special Air India plane which left this evening for Erbil, a non-conflict zone. "The Indian ...

At least two persons have reportedly been killed after an overpass bridge under construction collapsed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, one of the host cities for the ongoing FIFA World Cup. CNN quoted firefighters, as saying on the micro-blogging site Twitter that ...

Colombian pop star Shakira will perform at this year's Football World Cup closing ceremony, which takes place before the final in Rio de Janeiro on July 13. The 37-year-old singer will perform 'La La La' (Brazil 2014) at the Maracana stadium, reported BBC ...

Colombian pop star Shakira will perform at this year's Football World Cup closing ceremony, which takes place before the final in Rio de Janeiro on July 13. The 37-year-old singer will perform 'La La La' (Brazil 2014) at the Maracana stadium, reported BBC ...

Colombian pop star Shakira will perform at this year's Football World Cup closing ceremony, which takes place before the final in Rio de Janeiro on July 13. The 37-year-old singer will perform 'La La La' (Brazil 2014) at the Maracana stadium, reported BBC ...

Palestinians are preparing for the funeral of a teenager abducted and murdered in Jerusalem, media reported Thursday. The killing of 17-year-old Palestine national Mohammed Abu Khdair Wednesday sparked fierce clashes amid claims it was in revenge for ...

Seven-time champion Roger Federer and World No. 2 Novak Djokovic have advanced into the Wimbledon semi-finals. Federer and Djokovic, both, had to fight back to claim their place in the semi-finals at Wimbledon. According to the BBC, Federer lost the ...