How Non-BJP States Are Paying Back Modi-Shah

Non-BJP chief ministers are retaliating.If the Centre can use its agencies to threaten, intimidate and jail its rivals, so can they.The fightback will get more intense, observes Shekhar Gupta.......

Jharkhand suspends mining secretary Pooja Singhal arrested for MGNREGS scam

A day after being arrested in connection with a money laundering case and remanded to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate, the Jharkhand government on Thursday suspended state mining......

'I didn't want to quit Ukraine like a coward'

'I want to be with the Ukrainian people and serve those I know here.' IMAGE: Ukrainian soldiers on top of a Russian artillery vehicle captured during fighting in Kharkiv. Photograph: Thomas......

The Politics behind Modi's Reshuffle

The reshuffle had politics at its heart, so the biggest complement of new ministers, both Cabinet rank and below, came from UP, which will see assembly elections in a few months, reports Aditi......

Shorts: Coach Gopichand rues lack of preparation time for Olympics

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: India's badminton coach Pulella Gopichand and former champion Aparna Popat at a badminton clinic for children during the......

How Swapna Barman became the toast of Asia

'To be good at the heptathlon takes at least seven years; to compete internationally and win medals takes 10 years.''Swapna became Asia's best heptathlete in just five years!''Nobody would have......

Bengal cricketer battling for life after car crash

Bengal all-rounder Avik Chowdhurywas seriously injured when his car rammed into a divider on the Eastern Metropolitan bypass. Paralysed from waist down afterthe terrible accident on Sunday, the......

Venkatesh is AIFF player of the year

The All India Football Federation named Mahindra United midfielder Shanmugam Venkatesh as the player of the year on Tuesday while announcing the ninth edition of the National Football League that......

A forgettable year for Indian football

After a brief flirtation with hope for two seasons, Indian soccer standards went downhill in 2004 -- a year which came to a chilling end with the tragic on-field death of Brazilian striker......