Baghdad blasts toll rises to 21

BAGHDAD: A spate of blasts in Baghdad killed at least 21 people on Thursday, officials said, as Iraq grapples with

US judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales

CALIFORNIA: Apple failed to convince a US judge to block Samsung Electronics from selling some Galaxy smartphones

iPad 2 Price in Pakistan – Specs and Detail Review

iPad 2 has finally hit the Apple stores across the globe. Being a Pakistani blogger, i wonder as to when the Apple iPad 2 will reach Pakistani market? I think from our experience of iPad 1, it will not take much longer to reach the Pakistani stores. It will take a maximum of two weeks

Bank launches beneficiary schemes for apple growers in Jammu and Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has launched special beneficiary schemes for apple growers in the …

Silent anger over killing of sisters in Kashmir

Inside her dingy one-room home in this apple-rich town in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, a middle aged mother writhed in grief at the killing of her two teenage daughters, allegedly by rebels …

From the Editor: Introducing ESPNcricinfo’s iPhone app

Snowfall to help apple crop in Jammu and Kashmir

Apple growers have welcomed snowfall in the Jammu and Kashmir.

The Surfer: The time may come to remove Pakistan

There may come a point sometime soon when temporarily removing Pakistan from world cricket may be the only way to preserve the game’s dignity. It hasn’t come quite yet, because everyone is innocent until proven guilty, writes Nasser Hussain in the Daily Mail. I’ve generally agreed with Imran Khan on this: You can’t kick out a team just because of two or three bad apples. But we’re seeing now what happens when accusations are bandied around with no thought for their consequences. Would Jonathan Trott and Wahab Riaz have had…

Indian police in Kashmir don't get a break

Kashmir protest crackdowns have brought youths to the streets to pelt Indian security forces with rocks. The police, meanwhile, are working 17-hour shifts as they grudgingly grapple with 'a political …

Dhaka restaurant fire kills student girl

DHAKA: A student of Government Titumir College, located in Dhaka, was killed and five others sustained injuries as fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant in the city’’s Gulshan area last night. The deceased Rukhsana Akhter, 20, Honours (English) second-year student, sustained severe burn injuries when she and around 70 others were attending a birthday party at Deja Vu Café opposite to Azad mosque in the area. The injured were admitted to United Hospital in Gulshan. Abdur Rashid, deputy director of Fire Brigade, said upon information, they rushed to the spot and found the restaurant on the second floor of a three-storey building grappled in flames. He said according to witnesses, sparks from illuminations originated the fire around 9:10pm. “We managed to rescue the girl alive and sent her to United Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries,” Rashid added. Fire fighters brought the fire under control around 10:10pm.