SC collegium recommends 35 names to Centre for elevation as judges in 6 HCs

In a significant step to fill vacancies in the higher judiciary, the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana on Monday approved and recommended to the Centre the proposal for the......

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......

Parties keep watchful eye in high-octane RS contest

As party leaders kept an anxious watch, legislators from four states queued up to vote in 16 MPs to the Rajya Sabha on Friday with some being ferried from resorts they had been sequestered in amid......

ED questions Rahul Gandhi for over 10 hrs, summons him again

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was questioned for over 10 hours by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering probe linked to the National Herald newspaper and was called to depose again on......

Chased by the moral brigade

What do Sruti Singh, Ajay Vir Singh, Dilip Dutta, Mahesh Tayade and Narendra Tiwari have in common? They are the self-appointed moral police of the public behaviour of celebrities and guardians of......

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,......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara fails but Saurashtra poised for win; UP in command

IMAGE: Saurashtra's Cheteshwar Pujara fell for a duck in the 2nd innings of the Ranji Trophy Group A match against Maharashtra on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra are in sight of a victory......

Ranji Trophy: Seamers set up Mumbai's outright win; K'taka cruise to victory

IMAGE: Shivam Dube, who was picked for India’s upcoming T20Is against Afghanistan, celebrated with a four-wicket haul. Photograph: BCCI Seamers Shivam Dube (4/10) and Royston Dias (3/35)......

Ranji semis: Akash Deep puts Bengal in driver's seat; Saurashtra fightback

Akash Deep's five-for puts Bengal in driver's seat against MP IMAGE: Akash Deep rattled Madhya Pradesh's recovery act. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Bengal pacer Akash Deep bowled a......

Ranji Semis: Agarwal hits double ton to give Karnataka edge

IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal celebrates his double century. Photograph: SRH/Twitter Skipper Mayank Agarwal hit a double century to help Karnataka post 407 in their first innings and take the upper......