Bypoll results see NDA inching closer to majority in Rajya Sabha

Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha Tuesday along with senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi and former minister Upendra Kushwaha.......

BJP list: 33 sitting MPs dropped; Mandaviya fielded from Porbandar

The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. IMAGE: Union......

Govt posts Manipur cadre officer as aviation secretary, rejigs bureaucracy

The Centre has appointed senior IAS officers Vumlunmang Vualnam and Neeraj Mittal as new secretaries in the ministry of civil aviation and the department of telecommunications respectively in a......

Marx, Engels make way for Syama Prasad in Tripura

The new BJP government in Tripura has renamed a lane leading to the official residences of the CM after party ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee. It is the end of the road -- literally -- for Marx......

Ranji Trophy: Jadeja powers Saurashtra to big win

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches on Monday. IMAGE: Dharmendrasinh Jadeja's match haul of 12/131 steered Saurashtra to a comfortable 218-run victory against Rajasthan. Photograph: BCCI......

Ranji Trophy: Jackson, bowlers put Saurashtra in control

IMAGE: Sheldon Jackson struck a century as Saurashtra took control. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra's middle-order batter Sheldon Jackson followed in senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara's footsteps,......

Favourites sail on opening day of Boxing Nationals

Asian Youth silver medalist Devendro Singh sensationally out-classed his rival within the first three minutes of his bout while former Commonwealth champion Sunil Kumar toiled hard for his opening......

Saurashtra, Andhra in Ranji QF; Mumbai, Maharashtra out

Defending champions Madhya Pradesh and Punjab qualify for quarter-finals. A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.  IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's players celebrate......

Ranji roundup: Mumbai fail to take lead vs Maharashtra

A summary of Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja was in his elements as he ran through the TN batting line-up to lead Saurashtra's fightback. Photograph: Gareth......