Nepal PM gets Parliament dissolved amidst infighting

Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power......

Kin of jailed Rajasthan Congress leaders get poll tickets

Kin of jailed leaders Mahipal Maderna, Malkhan Singh Bishnoi and Babulal Nagar -- accused in cases like rape and murder -- have found place in the third list of Congress hopefuls for the Assembly......

Raje won't have many women MLAs in the Assembly

The 14th Rajasthan Assembly may have a woman chief minister but it will see less representation from the community compared to the 2008 assembly. There are only twenty one women who could......

BJP decimates Congress in Rajasthan; wins 162 seats

Riding a strong anti-incumbency wave coupled with Narendra Modi factor, BJP on wrested power from Congress decimating it by grabbing a three-fourth majority in the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly. In......

PIX: Asha Bhosle celebrates Poonam Dhillon's birthday

Happy birthday, Poonam! Poonam Dhillon brought in her 56th birthday with a celebration with her friends. The actress, who has given us so many films to remember her by, looked elegant in a blue......

Bollywood's BEST Queen? VOTE!

Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood royalty, and asks *you* to pick your favourite! Warrior queens, scheming queens, fictional queens, filmi queens... we have witnessed a wide variety of female......

India Open boxing: Shiva, Mary Kom make semis

IMAGE: Mary Kom, in red, launches an assault against K Bina Devi during the lightweight (49 kg) bout at the first India Open Boxing tournament in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI......

Sehwag in NADA's Appeals Panel, dope tainted Kunjarani in ADDP

Legendary opener Virender Sehwag and former Delhi player Vinay Lamba have been made members of the Anti-Doping Appeal Panel (ADAP) of the NADA in a rare instance of cricketers being roped in for......

Sports Shorts: Gold for Mandeep at Mongolian boxing tourney

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Mandeep Jangra celebrates on the podium. Photograph: Boxing India/Twitter Mandeep Jangra (69kg) was the lone Indian boxer......