Ex-MP withdraws offensive remarks against Rahul Gandhi

After coming under fire for his sexually-coloured remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, former member of Parliament Joyce George on Tuesday withdrew his comments and expressed regret......

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......

ICC World Cup: Porterfield to lead Ireland

William Porterfield of Ireland talks during a press conference. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images William Porterfield will captain Ireland at this year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand,......

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......

Ireland beat Zimbabwe in last-ball thriller in World T20

Paul Stirling struck a blistering half-century to guide Ireland to a three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in a qualifying Group B match of the ICC World T20 on Monday. - Scorecard Chasing a challenging......

PHOTOS: Plucky Ireland score first upset of World Cup

Ireland's John Mooney celebrates hitting the winning runs as they beat the West Indies on Monday Ireland justified their giant-killer tag by shocking the West Indies by four wickets in their......