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Pakistan hotel attack: Four killed as armed militants storm 5-star hotel in Gwadar port city, says police

A shootout between the militants and the security forces broke out at the hotel as the anti-terrorism force, the Army and the Frontier Corps were called in, Gwadar Station House Officer (SHO) Aslam Bangulzai said.

Teenage climate activist nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Thunberg, 16, has encouraged students to skip school to join protests demanding faster action on climate change, a movement that has spread beyond Sweden to other European nations.

Lankan Navy sinks Tamil Nadu fishermen’s boat, arrests four

The naval personnel chased the fishermen away and allegedly rammed their vessel into the fishermen's late Wednesday night and took four of them away to the island nation, they said.

Assam signs Priyanka Chopra as tourism brand ambassador

The Assam government has appointed top Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra as the state’s tourism brand ambassador for two years.

Aashish Gupta

Payal Hathi

P.S. Pasricha

The writer is former director general of police, Maharashtra

Sumit Ganguly

The writer holds the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilisations at Indiana University, Bloomington, US

Sanjib Baruah

The writer is professor of political studies, Bard College, New York

Fight for Bangladesh: Country seeks to retain its identity amid growing Islamic influence

It's an election centred around the very idea of Bangladesh.

Flower,Cook likely to retain posts

Flower,whose contract is up at the end of the tour,and Cook received the backing of England and Wales Cricket Board.

One for the ages: Samson,Zol help colts beat Pakistan in Sharjah for Asia Cup

The twin hundreds ensured that Indian U-19 side beat Pakistan by a comprehensive margin.

For Lionel Messi,time is the best medicine in World Cup year

Barcelona and Argentina will do well to wait for the 27-year old to return to full fitness.

Serena Williams dismantles Victoria Azarenka,serves notice

Azarenka broke Williams twice to take a 4-2 lead but lost her own serve to restore parity.

Classy Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur in FA Cup,Aston Villa crash out

Arsenal took control against Spurs with some typically fast-flowing attacking play.

Stanislas Wawrinka: Minus weapon,still an assasin

Pospisil was happier counting his unforced errors than letting Wawrinka unleash his weapon.

Khushi Ram: Giant from another era

Khushi Ram from India topped the scoring charts in the late 60s at Asian Championships.

ISRO set to launch its heavy lift GSLV D5 shortly from Sriharikota

Successful launch of GSLV D5 will put India in exclusive club of 5 countries.

Rutlemania is back,and it’s unreal

A Beatles parody band,created as both tribute and goof,that was almost too good.

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the public domain

The century-plus-old literary character,already featuring in popular shows and films,is now freed of US copyright law. All about him before 1923 can now be used without a licence.

Miley Cyrus on twerking to the top

In 2013,Miley Cyrus wagged her tongue and set tongues wagging.

From CBS to NYPD

John Miller,the CBS News correspondent has formally resigned to rejoin the New York Police Department.

Brainlike computers, learning from experience

New computing approach is based on biological nervous system,specifically on how neurons react to stimuli and connect with other neurons to interpret information.

Breathing new life into old maps

The University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab has added modern bells and whistles to the landmark Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States.