Congress wins 12 seats with margin of over 50,000 votes

Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar was among 12 party candidates who defeated their closest rivals by a margin of over 50,000 votes in the state assembly results declared on Saturday. IMAGE:......

Sathya Sai Baba stable, Puttaparthi tense

According to the latest medical bulletin, spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba, who was hospitalised ten days ago following lung and chest congestion, is responding to treatment. But the bulletin added......

BJP's pro-OBC agenda comes up against caste census demand

A BJP source admitted that a census will inevitably reconfirm the numerical majority of the OBCs. 'That will overturn social equations and consign the upper castes to a twilight zone of......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Who will replace Tendulkar?

Sachin Tendulkar's absence has left a middle-order spot up for grabs, even as the national selectors meetin Mumbai on Wednesdayto choose a 15-member squad for the four-Test series against the West......

21 of 22 dope accused found guilty

Twenty-one of the 22 sportspersons who tested positive for banned substances during the Hyderabad National Games last year were pronounced guilty by the anti-doping commission of the Indian Olympic......

Who has most sixes in the IPL? Check out the stats

Highest individual innings: Runs For Vs Venue Year BB McCullum 158* KKR RCB Bangalore 2008 M Vijay 127 CSK RR Chennai 2010 PC Valthaty 120* KXIP CSK Mohali 2011 V Sehwag 119 DD DC......

PVI and MVPI after the IPL league matches

MVPI after the league matches Rank Player Team From Runs Balls Bat Pts Bb Rc W Bowl Pts Ct St Run Outs Field Pts M MVPI 1 S Jayasuriya MI SL 514 309 616.0 126 159 4 73.0 2 2 40 14 729 2 Shane......

'JP Yadav deserved a higher rating'

Readers' views on the Team India ratings.*****************Yuvraj, Dhoni, Nehra, Pathan, are way overrated. Yuvraj is far from consistent. Dilip PurohitLos Angeles*****************I do not agree......