Govt, farmers reached consensus on 2 issues, next meet on Jan 4

The government and farm unions reached some common ground on Wednesday to resolve protesting farmers' concerns over rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning, but the two sides......

Besieged by the BJP, Left struggles to stay alive

As the BJP snaps at its heels, can the Communists stay relevant in the electoral game?Ishita Ayan Dutt, Shine Jacob and Archis Mohan report. Taking on the plausible When someone says Indians......

Left Front announces candidates for West Bengal

Making a head-start over other political parties in West Bengal, the ruling Left Front combineon Tuesdayannounced names of its candidates in all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, bringing in 18 new......

A red Rajasthan -- that is what CPM eyes now

Its efforts to establish itself in politically important North India has not yielded much results till date. But now, in a calculated bid to expand beyond Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura, the......

Why Tendulkar won't be part of Road Safety World Series

Photograph: Road Safety World Series Iconic former India captain Sachin Tendulkar will not be a part of the Road Safety World Series tournament's second edition involving retired international......

Rajneesh's Believe It Or Not in Cricket!

Rajneesh Gupta lists some more amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times. IMAGE: The Lord's cricket ground, owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club,......

Duminy claims SA's first World Cup hat-trick

South Africa's Jean-Paul Duminy (left) is ecstatic after dismissing Sri Lanka's Tharindu Kaushal for a duck during the World Cup quarter-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.......

Take a look at World Cup's HAT-TRICK men

Steven Finn of England celebrates after taking a hat-trick. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images England fast bowler Steven Finn took a bizarre World Cup hat-trickoff the last three balls......

A unique feat for Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed his first wicket in Test cricket when his delivery disturbed David Warner’s furniture today. Interestingly Bhuvneshwar’s first wicket in Twenty20......