Author: Tom

  • Yet another gold medal for Pakistan,this time in hockey

    GUANGZHOU: Pakistan won its third gold medal of  Asian Games 2010 when Pakistan’s hockey team defeated Malaysia 2-0 in the final in Guangzhou, China on Thursday. Pakistan annexed the Asian Games men’s hockey gold medal after 20 years with the final win.Specialist drag-flicker Sohail Abbas gave Pakistan the lead in the 28th minute when he…

  • Pakistan won Gold medal in Squash in Asian games

    GUANGZHOU: Pakistan snatched from Malaysia a squash gold-medal sweep at the Asian Games Thursday by beating them 2-0 in the men’s team final. Farhan Mehboob breezed past Ong Beng Hee, who won the 2002 and 2006 Asian Games individual men’s titles, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 in the first match. Then Aamir Atlas Khan whipped Mohamad Azlan…

  • LIVING WITH AIDS

    Indian children affected by HIV/AIDS wear masks as they take part in an event organised by the Community Health Intiatives and Reasearch Action on the occasion of the World AIDS Day in Mumbai on December 1. The UNAIDS agency says some 2.5 million Indians are living with HIV, many of them ostracised by their communities.

  • FASTEST TRAIN

    The Chinese designed and manufactured bullet train CRH380AL races along the tracks on Friday (December 3) morning en route to breaking the world record for the fastest passenger train. ZHANG JIANPING

  • Krishna:India To Take Up Terror Issue With Pak

    NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna said he would raise the issue of terrorism during his visit to Pakistan scheduled for next week. Speaking on his return to India at the end of his visit to three countries of Mauritius, Mozambique and Seychelles, Krishna said he would ask the state assessment tests conducted by…