Phase 5: Rae Bareli, Amethi go to polls on Monday

Polling will be held on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections that will decide the electoral fate of several prominent......

Deshmukh, Mukul Roy, Jaitley elected uncontested to RS

Union ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh, Rajiv Shukla, Mukul Roy and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley were on Thursday elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha even as Non-resident Indian businessman......

Meet the new faces in Modi's council of ministers

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducted new faces into the Union Council of Ministers keeping an eye on the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.  Union Minister of State for Environment,......

Naxalism: It's time to redeem the promise

The central challenge of Maoist insurgency is posed by the lack of political space for disgruntled tribals, writes Nitin Desai. Two months ago, this column (The Indians we forgot) had dealt with......

SRK and the M word

I should have taken on colleagues who said Chak De! India will flop. But alas, I happened to share Shah Rukh Khan's pre-release prediction that while it will be a good film, it won't be a......

National Games: Uttarakhand hockey teams knocked out

  IMAGE: Manipur thrashed Uttarakhand 5-2 in their pool match at the hockey event at the National Games in Dehradun on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Hocke India/X Manipur and Madhya......

Lovlina strikes gold at National Games

Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain clinched the women's 75kg gold, while six-time Asian champion Shiva Thapa signed off with a silver medal in the men's 63.5kg category at the National......

National Games: Services tops medal tally

  IMAGE: Karnataka hockey players celebrate a goal. Photograph: Hockey India/X Services continued its dominance in the National Games as it topped the medal tally at the 38th edition in......

HIL Auction: Harmanpreet tops list of expensive players

IMAGE: Harmanpreet Singh's impressive skills have landed him the highest-paying contract in Soorma. Photograph:  Kind Courtesy Hockey India/X Indian men's hockey Olympic medal winning captain......

New skipper Salima ready for European leg of Pro League after SA 'lessons'

IMAGE: The Indian women's team will begin the European leg of the Pro League in Antwerp on Wednesday. Photograph: Hockey India Indian women's hockey team's new captain Salima Tete hopes to utilise......