Heavy rains kill 19 in UP in 24 hrs, schools shut

Nineteen people were killed in the past 24 hours as rain lashed Uttar Pradesh, disrupting normal life, particularly in the state's central region and forcing schools in some places to shut for a......

UP man ends life after boss asks him to 'send wife for night'

A Uttar Pradesh power corporation worker died after setting himself on fire outside the house of an engineer who had allegedly asked him to "send his wife for a night", police said on Monday.......

BJP's Giri defeats SP's Tiwari in straight contest in Gola Gokarannath

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Aman Giri won the Gola Gokarannath assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, defeating his nearest rival and Samajwadi Party candidate Vinay Tiwari by over......

6 held for Dalit sisters' rape, murder in Lakhimpur Kheri

Six men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two teenage Dalit sisters who were found hanging from a tree in sugarcane field in Lakhimpur Kheri, police said.......

Why Bajirao Mastani has upset two families

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani has ruffled quite a few feathers among the descendants of the Peshwa and his Muslim wife. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's passion project has faced many a hurdle.......

'Heavy dew' a concern for 2nd India-NZ T20 in Ranchi

IMAGE: India head coach Rahul Dravid checks out the pitch during the first T20 International against New Zealand in Jaipur on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI Heavy dew has been predicted for the......

Gavaskar questions Dhoni's long break from game

IMAGE: MS Dhoni's future has been a subject of intense speculation since India's World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action Images via Reuters Sunil Gavaskar......

Members of DDCA pitch committee resign

The entire pitch and ground committee of the Delhi and District Cricket Administration resigned on Sunday owning moral responsibility for the pitch fiasco that led to the abandonment of the fifth......

BCCI scraps Grounds and Pitches Committee

Stung by the fiasco at the Ferozshah Kotla, which led to the abandonment of the fifth and final India-Sri Lanka ODI, the Board of Control for Cricket in Indiadisbanded its Grounds and Pitches......

5 winning knocks... in a losing cause

Like most major sporting events, the ICC World Cup is replete with examples of match-winning efforts, performances that turned contests on its head. At the same time, there were acts, which, though......