Rahul is unmarried, girls shouldn't bend before him: Ex-Kerala MP

As campaigning for the assembly polls reached feverish pitch in Kerala, former MP Joyce George courted a controversy by making alleged derogatory remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in......

New Lok Sabha to house 186 tainted candidates

The Bharatiya Janata Party which got a simple majority in the election has the maximum number of candidates with criminal cases registered against them. Vicky Nanjappa reports. A report by the......

Why Kerala is a psephologist's nightmare

Voters are disillusioned with the two rival fronts in the state and there are no effective alternatives either. G Sreedathan explainsStakes are high for the principal players of Kerala's rival......

Bush meets Indian-American spelling champ

United States President George W Bush with Sameer Mishra, 14, the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion. Sameer, a resident of Lafayette, Indiana, visited the Oval Office of the White House......

Hockey WC: England beat NZ, to meet Argentina in quarters

IMAGE: England's Zachary Wallace (red) is challenged by New Zealand players during their Men's Hockey World Cup match in Bhubaneswar on Monday. Photograph: Ashok Bhaumik/PTI A dominant England......

2018 World Cup Qualifiers: Gayle's record ton powers WI to victory

IMAGE: Chris Gayle hits out. Photograph: ICC Chris Gayle joined Hashim Amla and Sachin Tendulkar as only the third batsman in the history of ODI cricket to score centuries against 11 different......

Clinical Pakistan thrash Ireland by seven wickets; seal quarters beth

Sarfaraz Ahmed of Pakistan celebrates after reaching a century during the World Cup match at Adelaide Oval. Photograph: Morne de Klerk/Getty Images Pakistan grabbed a World Cup quarter-final berth......

Another contest heavily loaded in India's favour...

Virat Kohli,right, with Shikhar Dhawan during a practice session in Hamilton. Photograph: Vipin Pawar/Solaris Images On the threshold of creating World Cup history, a supremely confident India......

De Villiers overtakes Gayle in World Cup MVP standings

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji on how A B de Villiers has blasted his way to the top of Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players ratings for the World Cup. Check out the latest update of the MVP......