INDIAN WELLS: Maria Sharapova didn't need too much time out in the chilly wind at Indian Wells on Friday, sweeping into the third round with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Francesca Schiavone.

New York: A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden pleaded not guilty in a New York court on Friday to conspiring to kill Americans, becoming one of the highest-ranking al Qaeda figures to face trial in the United States for crimes connected to the September 11, 2001 attacks.

SEOUL/BEIJING: North Korea formally rejected a UN Security Council resolution on Saturday that demands an end to its nuclear arms programme, as China called for calm, saying sanctions were not the "fundamental" way to resolve tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Pyongyang said it would pursue its goal of becoming a full-fledged nuclear weapons state, despite the sanctions which were unanimously imposed on Friday by the Security Council.

NEW DELHI: Striking a different note from Congress, Union minister Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday disapproved of Wharton cancelling invite to Narendra Modi, saying the institution had a duty to hear the Gujarat chief minister after inviting him.

Tharoor, however, caveated his response by saying that he was not speaking on behalf of his party or the government but expressing his "personal view" when pointed out that Congress leaders have been saying otherwise about the incident.

WASHINGTON: Describing Iran as the "most significant threat' to regional stability, a top American commander has accused Tehran of carrying out clandestine activities in more than a dozen countries including India.

An Iranian miscalculation raises the risk of sparking disastrous conflict, General James Mattis commander of the US Central Command, told members of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee during a congressional hearing.

MS Dhoni has surpassed Sourav Ganguly as India's most successful skipper with 22 Test wins. TOI takes a look at what makes the Indian captain tick...

Calm and Composed: Both VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid have mentioned during their commentary stints that the one quality that serves MS Dhoni well is his equanimity. Even after the World Cup win, he didn't get too delirious. One also didn't find him flustered or depressed after humiliating defeats in England and Australia. His phlegmatic nature has helped him keep things in perspective in a country where emotions can be extreme.

KOLKATA: Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday lauded Mahendra Singh Dhoni for becoming the most successful Indian Test captain, surpassing his record, and hoped that the Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batsman would be able to carry his showing in the coming foreign engagements.

"Dhoni's record is praiseworthy. Twenty-two Test wins is not a small achievement. And the success against Australia has come against the backdrop of the not-so-good times he went through in the last two years," said Ganguly.

kota. Borkeda area of ​​the city on Tuesday, a knife stabbed in the eye of husband and wife. According to police, the police Borkedha Professor Colony resident Suman Paliwal (27) was stabbed by her husband Rakesh Paliwal injured. Rakesh Rakesh's sister Hemalatha said Vsha ü Three previously sold his ancestral home since then it has been mentally disturbed. This is the day to beat his wife with Suman. Balaji Kamkeda her family wanted to take it for granted Uprihwa. He was denied.

NEW DELHI: Australia lost their seventh wicket when R Ashwin trapped Glenn Maxwell plumb in front of the wicket on the fourth day of the second Test at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

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Ashwin bowled a carrom ball on middle and leg that spun away a bit. Maxwell stayed in his crease and looked to clip but missed and got rapped on the back pad.

The BCCI might be steadfastly opposed to the Decision Review System (DRS) but at least one on-field umpire in the Hyderabad Test -- Marius Erasmus -- seems to have figured out a novel way to refer close calls upstairs to the TV umpire...

Erasmus sneaks in the right calls