Beef ban and the challenges before Maharashtra govt

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis faces the challenge of ensuring that Dalits and Muslims -- who are likely to be most affected by the beef ban -- do not drift away towards the opposition. The......

EC braces up for hectic work in 2012

The Election Commission is bracing up right from now for a hectic and crucial 2012 when it has to handle elections of the new president and vice-president of India and conduct assembly elections in......

Pakistan epicentre of terrorism, says India

Dubbing Pakistan as the 'epicentre of terrorism', India on Thursday slammed it for its inaction against the perpetrators of the terror attack on Mumbai, saying it has not been able to punish any of......

Judgment on Bhopal gas tragedy today

After a trial lasting more than two decades, the judgement on Bhopal Gas tragedy, the world's worst industrial disaster which killed and maimed thousands of people, would be pronounced on Monday.......

DD to start DTH service from March 2004

Amid the controversy over conditional access systems, Doordarshanon Tuesdayannounced that its direct-to-home services carrying 30 free-to-air channels would be launched by March next......

'Head of State' security for Indian Davis Cup team in Islamabad

IMAGE: The Indian team has travelled to Pakistan after 60 years. Photograph: ANI A bomb disposal squad will sanitise the Islamabad Sports Complex every morning, and two escort vehicles will shadow......

Davis Cup: India rout Pak; qualify for WG Qualifiers

Leander Paes betters Davis Cup record IMAGE: India won all the matches in a tie for the first time since February 2014. Photograph: Leander Paes/Twitter Veteran Leander Paes bettered his own......

Davis Cup: It's a battle royal for India against Serbia

(From left) Somdev Devvarman, Rohan Bopanna, Anand Amritraj, Leander Paes and Yuki Bhambri. Photograph: PTI India face one of the most ferocious Davis Cup challenges at home as nothing less than......

World Tour Finals: Lee-Hesh keep themselves in semis hunt

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi revived their ATP World Tour finals campaign with a straight- set victory over Jurgen Melzer and Philip Petzschner in a group A round-robin match, in London, on......

Another first round loss for Somdev, this time in Shanghai

Somdev Devvarman's lean patch continued as he made another first round exit from the ATP Shanghai Masters after losing in straight sets to Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, in Shanghai on Monday.......