Issue of UP's division again takes centre stage due to polls

The issue of division of Uttar Pradesh has once again bounced back to the centre stage of state politics with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati raking up the issue that had been lying dormant......

Amar Singh floats National Front For Small States

Desperate to acquire some political identity after being ousted from the Samajwadi Party, one-time high-profile leader Amar Singh has eventually pitched in with a bandwagon of small-time......

Rahul assures a Bundelkhand state

All-India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi began his two-day tour to Bundelkhand from Wednesday to assess the drought by directly interacting with people. Heblamed theMayawati......

Parties fighting for smaller state band together

In an indication that the movements for smaller states in different parts of India were gaining momentum, several parties involved in the struggle have come together on a single platform called the......

PIX: Stars bid Mahabharat actor Dharmesh Tiwari goodbye

The veteran actor passed away on August 6 in Chandigarh.Actor Dharmesh Tiwari, who played Kripacharya in BR Chopra's Mahabharat, was cremated in Mumbai on August 7.Several of his actor friends......

The Satish Kaushik You Never Knew

'I did a small role in Masoom.''Do you remember the scene where an old man brings Jugal Hansraj to Naseer's house?''I put on the full make-up of an old man and stood in front of Shekhar.''He had no......

Aastha Chaudhury on Astha Ranawat

What's up with the lead character in Babul Ka Aangan Choote Na? Those of you following the serial must be wondering about the fate of the lead female protagonist Aastha Ranawat (Aastha Chaudhury),......

Babul Ka Aangann replaces Virrudh

Sony Entertainment Television's new show,Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na, will replace Smriti Irani's popular soap, Virrudh, from January 21. The serial will now have to compete with hit shows likeStar......

MP restrict Railways to 373

Madhya Pradesh leg spinner Yogesh Golwalkar claimed eight wickets to single-handedly restrict Railways to 373 all out on the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite group 'A' match against MP......

Railways wrest early initiative

Madhya Pradesh leg spinner Yogesh Golwalkar bowled a tight line to claim four wickets after Railways' skipper Sanjay Bangar and Amit Pagnis put up an opening wicket stand of 169 runs on the opening......

Barrington slams record double ton

A magnificent double hundred by opener Rowland M Barrington and a century by captain Sujith Somasundar helped Karnataka declare their first innings at 619 for 5 against Madhya Pradesh in their......

MP defeats Bihar by 159 runs

Defiant half-centuries by Mohit Goel and Sumit Panda did not prove enough as Madhya Pradesh beat Bihar by 159 runs in a Ranji Trophy Plate match at Mecon Stadium at Ranchi on Wednesday.Chasing a......

Ranji Roundup: Ishant shines for Delhi on Day 1

IMAGE: Ishant Sharma celebrates after taking a wicket. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters New Delhi: Skipper Ishant Sharma shone with the ball with three wickets while debutant Kulwant......