A summary of the third day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches played at various venues across the country.

A summary of the opening day's play from the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.

Our mouths are watering already!

'This has been an ongoing process,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, India's former consul general in San Francisco, 'but I believe a Modi visit to the West Coast can be a force-multiplier.'

In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Babita's 1971 film, Kal Aaj Aur Kal.

A round-up of our favourite photographs from the week gone by

The gallery of the strange and weird.

Joe Root again put Australia's bowlers to the sword and together with Ian Bell gave England the platform on Friday to push for victory in the first Ashes Test after setting the tourists 412 to win with two days remaining.

Mitchell Johnson will not mind being the man England fans love to mock in the Ashes so long as he is taking wickets but the friendly abuse might start to get under his skin if the Australian paceman continues to fire blanks.

Chris Rogers fell for 95, failing to turn a half-century into a hundred for the seventh Test innings in a row as Australia ended the second day of the first Test on 264 for five, 166 behind England on Thursday.

To say Joe Root has been galvanised since being dropped for the fifth Ashes Test that completed England's dismal 5-0 rout in Australia in the early days of last year would be an understatement.

Joe Root plundered a superb century to defy Australia as England recovered from a poor start to post 343 for seven on the first day of the first Ashes Test on Wednesday.

'The AIADMK has no Number Two, frankly it does not even have a Number Hundred and Two. There is the Numero Uno, and there is everybody else -- a point that was made very clear when Jayalalithaa made her ministers take the oath of office in unison on May 23. What, after all, was the point of having them do so individually when they lack individuality?'

Take a look at images from events that caught our attention in the week gone by.

Tea and coffee estates, the smell of eucalyptus in the crisp mountain air, cool nights huddled in shawls, sylvan lake rides and mountain treks... Peace and tranquility is at hand!

Karnataka would have served no useful purpose by initiating a sensitive legal move in a sensational case, where its locus standi might have been confined to appealing against the high court verdict and not extend to a demand for stay of its application

With an eye on the final spot, two-time champions Chennai Super Kings face high-flying Mumbai Indians in their first qualifier in the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Modi, who is undertaking his first visit to China as prime minister, will reach the ancient city of Xi'an, the home town of President Xi Jinping, for a summit meeting, an unusual departure from normal protocol and seen as a reciprocal gesture by the Chinese leader who was hosted by Modi in Ahmedabad when he visited India in September last year.

PM Modi addressed a crowded UNESCO gathering, speaking of the importance of culture.

Tamil Nadu edged out last edition's runners-up Maharashtra by virtue of first innings lead in a drawn encounter, to set up a summit clash with their southern rivals and reigning champions Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament.

Karnataka outplayed a Mumbai team by 112 runs to enter the final of the Ranji Trophy.

Niall O'Brien, the sturdy batting backbone during Irish cricket's meteoric rise, owes much of his World Cup success to the timely arrival of a pet dog.

It's a truly bizarre world we live in... These images prove it.

On the occasion of Chinese New Year, we bring you a look at what 2015, the Year of the Sheep has in store for you!

Five players who excelled at the World Cup, but did little of note otherwise.These players were so impressive in a particular World Cup, but did so little otherwise.

PM Modi seems to be gradually ending India's strategic ambiguity

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi government and police seeking detailed reports on the status of investigation into the alleged vandalisation of a south Delhi church.

Round-up of the Ranji Trophy games being played across the country

A summary of the day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.

A summary of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy league matches at various venues.

Full transcript of President Obama's speech at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi.

India must present its demands of America confidently, instead of fearing that its pocket will somehow be picked, says Ajai Shukla.

Round up of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country

Police arrested three persons who had allegedly vandalised a church in order to fulfil a bet they had agreed upon after having a few drinks in the wee hours of Wednesday in west Delhi's Vikaspuri area.

Round up of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country

A round-up of the second day's play of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country.

A church in west Delhi's Vikaspuri area was vandalised by unknown miscreants early on Wednesday morning.

A round-up of the opening day's actions of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country.