After losing Baramati, Ajit Pawar's wife named for RS polls

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra on Thursday filed nomination papers as the Nationalist Congress Party candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, days after she......

Shah Will Be Longest-Serving Home Minister

The immediate challenge for the Centre and the home ministry is to ensure the conduct of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of its statehood. IMAGE: Amit Anilchandra Shah is sworn......

Heatwave claims 25 poll personnel among 40 as north India boils

India Friday reported at least 40 suspected heat-related deaths, 25 of them of staff deployed on Lok Sabha poll duty in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, as heatwave conditions gripped a large swathe of the......

Rains May Be Delayed Over Northwest India

The rains after arriving over Kerala will quickly cover Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, but then might slacken a bit, which could delay its arrival over Northwest India. IMAGE: People with umbrellas......

Dipa Karmakar wins historic gold at Asian C'ships

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dipa Karmakar/Instagram Top Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Sunday became the first from the country to win a gold medal in the Asian Senior Championships as she clinched......

Duleep Trophy: Shorey's century boosts North Zone on Day 1

IMAGE: North Zone's Dhruv Shorey celebrates his century against North East Zone during Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI Dhruv Shorey steered North Zone's......

Hazare Trophy: Sarfaraz slams ton as Mumbai qualify for knockouts

Maharashtra top Group E, Mumbai pip Bengal to second qualifying spot Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Domestic/Twitter A blistering 117 off 94 balls by Sarafaraz Khan and captain Ajinkya Rahane's 88......

Ex-India captain Dilip Tirkey files nomination for HI president's post

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dilip Tirkey/Twitter Former India captain and Olympian Dilip Tirkey on Sunday filed his nomination for the post of Hockey India (HI) president. After submitting his......

Cricketer booked for forging documents to get into Tripura team

A case was filed against a cricketer from West Bengal who allegedly forged documents to get into Tripura’s under-19 team, police said on Sunday. The player, a resident of Barrackpore town in......