Congress left gasping as candidate pulls out in Maharashtra stronghold

The end of the process to withdraw nominations for Maharashtra assembly polls on Monday left the Congress in despair in Kolhapur North seat after its candidate Madhurima Raje Chhatrapati withdrew,......

Maha polls: Aaditya, Jayant Patil file papers; 552 in fray so far

Several prominent candidates, including cabinet ministers, Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Aaditya Thackeray and Maharashtra NCP-SP chief Jayant Patil, on Thursday filed their......

Power stays in families as leaders' kin enter Maha race

While political parties often accuse rivals of dynastic politics, during elections, they do not shy away from fielding relatives of their established leaders -- as the lists of candidates for the......

Maha poll: MLAs who revolted against Uddhav in Shinde Sena's 1st list

The Shiv Sena has released its first list of 45 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls, nominating Chief Minister Eknath Shinde from Kopri-Panchpakhadi in Thane city and more than half a......

Ind tour of Aus: Finch backs Carey and Pant to shine

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant has scored 422 runs in his last 10 innings at an average of 46.88. Photograph: BCCI Former Australian skipper Aaron Finch said that Alex Carey and Rishabh Pant, two left-handed......

Lyon has more complete game than Ashwin: Paul Adams

IMAGE: Ashwin in action for India against Bangladesh. Photograph: BCCI Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon, expected to play a vital role in the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar series, is a more......

CSK CEO hints at Dhoni's retirement plans

IMAGE: CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan expressed optimism about MS Dhoni’s continued involvement with CSK. Photograph: BCCI Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan recently shed light......

'Incredibly tough characters': Gambhir backs Kohli, Rohit

'I see some incredibly tough characters in that dressing room who are hungry to do well.' IMAGE: Can Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma rediscover their batting form in Australia? Photograph: BCCI Head......

'Washi Is A Superb Batter'

'The world is yet to watch him, show his prowess as a batter, but given the chance he will do a great job.' IMAGE: Washington Sundar is handy with the bat lower down the order. Photograph: BCCI......