Sports track turned into parking lot for Maha netas

A row has erupted over some political leaders, including Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra sports minister Sunil Kedar among others, reportedly parking their SUVs on an......

Himanta inducts 2 cabinet ministers, rejigs several seniors' portfolios

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday inducted two new ministers and carried out a major reshuffle of his cabinet with several of the old guard losing some important portfolios. IMAGE:......

Hazare to opt for MMRDA ground, says many donors ready to pay

With the Bombay high court on Friday rejecting the petition seeking direction to Maharashtra government for waiving or reducing the rent for MMRDA ground for his fast, Anna Hazare said the......

K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allocated portfolios to ministers in his Cabinet, keeping the Finance department with himself while assigning the Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......

Arjuna Awardee sprinter Baruah slams Assam govt's sports policy

'Government is not identifying and picking up talents from the ground. When someone shines, only then the government comes into the picture. That is what is happening nowadays.' IMAGE: Bhogeswar......

Paralympics Badminton: Suhas, Thulasimathi in final

IMAGE: Suhas Yathiraj celebrates on defeating Sukant Kadam after a commanding performance in the SL4 semi-final at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy India AllSports/X......

World No 1 Suhas taking no pressure as he eyes Paris gold

'Without their (family) support I wouldn't have been what I am today. They never stopped me from pursuing my dreams in badminton. They always backed me and motivated me to achieve greater heights......

Hima Das's coach accused of sexual assault by woman athlete

India's new athletics sensation Hima Das's coach Nipon Das has been accused of sexual assault by another athlete who trained under him in Guwahati, even as the coach termed the charges "false and......

'It's like a dream; I am now a World junior champion!'

From being a stubborn footballer in a nondescript village in Assam to becoming the first Indian woman World champion in athletics. Check out the remarkable journey of 18-year-old Hima Das.......