Islamabad, May 18 (ANI): South African batsman Hashim Amla said that he is not surprised by the decision of Gary Kirsten to step down from the position of head coach of the team.

Washington, May 18(ANI): Stoke City is set to begin investigations after a pig's head was found in the locker of player Kenwyne Jones at its training ground.

London, May 18 (ANI): Millions of British holidaymakers and business travellers heading for the United States this summer are facing longer queues than ever for their applications to be processed by immigration.

Tripura, May 17 (ANI): Tripura's Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who heads the State Literacy Mission Authority (SLMA), recently announced that the state is likely to be declared fully literate by September this year.

Karachi, May 17 (ANI): The Pakistani media has said that the key to the success of the team lies in getting the correct combination for the team before they head into serious cricket, including the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.

London, May 17 (ANI): Cheryl Cole has offered some encouraging words to Kim Kardashian, ahead of the birth of her first baby with boyfriend Kanye West.

London, May 16 (ANI): Kanye West, who gashed his head earlier in the week when he bumped into a Los Angeles street sign, suffered another crushing blow after his luxurious 500,000-pound Lamborghini Aventador was smashed by Kim Kardashian's electric gates.

London, May 16 (ANI): The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter.

London, May 16 (ANI): Angelina Jolie has thanked her fans for their well wishes and support she has received since announcing her decision to go ahead with a double mastectomy.

London, May 16 (ANI): President Barack Obama has announced the head of the US tax agency has resigned after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

Karachi, May 16 (ANI): Pakistani cricketers have said that they are unimpressed by the 15 percent hike in their central contracts by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), and has termed the raise as 'peanuts' ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy.

Sydney, May 16 (ANI): Australian captain Michael Clarke has expressed his confidence that he will continue to manage his chronic back problem through the upcoming consecutive Ashes series against England.

London, May 16 (ANI): Former England Test captain Sir Ian Botham has warned England not to underestimate New Zealand during the Tests series starting on Thursday, saying that the English can count themselves lucky that they did not have slink away with their tail tucked between their legs in the last Test series against the Kiwis.

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Protesting against Bharatiya Janata Party's continuous demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, hundreds of Youth Congress workers on Wednesday gathered outside the BJP headquarters at Ashoka Road here.

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, arrived at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters for questioning in connection with the murder of a village head Nanhe Yadav and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Zia-ul-Haque.

Washington, May 15 (ANI): While helmets reduce head injuries and their use should be encouraged, the impact of legislation seems to be minimal, researchers suggest.

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): In the wake of the Supreme Court's criticism of the government for influencing the CBI report in the coal blocks allocation scam, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to decide the plan of action to insulate the investigating agency from external influence.

London, May 14 (ANI): A British Muslim peer Lord Ahmed has resigned from the Labour Party ahead of a disciplinary hearing on charges that he made anti-Semitic comments about a Jewish conspiracy.

Sydney, May 14 (ANI): Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has said that he felt that the wisdom of advancing years will be a credential of him, instead of a curse, ahead of the back-to-back Ashes series.

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh will meet with heads of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE), including chiefs of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), here on Monday to take stock of their capacity expansion and investment plans in the wake of slow industrial growth.

Washington, May 13 (ANI): MTV's 'Teen Mom' star Farrah Abraham, who recently made headlines for filming an explicit video with male porn superstar James Deen, was spotted buying a pregnancy test.

Rajkot, May 12 (ANI): Gold sales pick-up in Rajkot as tumbled prices encouraged people to buy the yellow metal ahead of Hindu festival, Akshaya Tritiya.

Lucknow, May 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday sought to woo members of the Brahmin community with a promise that his government would withdraw all false cases registered against the latter lodged under the SC/ST Act (Prevention of Atrocities Act) under the rule of the previous Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) headed by Mayawati.

Melbourne, May 12 (ANI): The head chef of an Australian restaurant has created a 120-dollar egg and bacon roll, which she herself isn't sure if she'd eat it or not.

Melbourne, May 12 (ANI): Psychologists believe that it is possible to predict whether or not a couple will get divorced.