BJP likely to elect new UP CM on March 16

Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party is likely to meet in Lucknow on March 16 to decide who would be the next chief minister of the key Hindi heartland state, days after the......

Lucknow: Cong claims IPS officer's suspension an act of revenge

Supension of senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who was locked in a tussle with Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Tuesday set off a political storm with the Opposition terming it an......

2 killed in stampede at UP temple on Shivratri

At least two persons were killed on Sunday and 12 injured in a stampede at a Shiva temple where thousands of devotees had lined up to pay obeisance on the occasion of Shivratri. The incident......

Consensus in Nepal over Maoists-led govt

Inching closer to breaking nearly four-month-long political deadlock, Nepal's top four parties have agreed in principle to form a government of national consensus under the Maoists' leadership but......

Indian pugilists bag 3 bronze

Sandeep Singh was the lone Indian to enter the final of the World Junior Boxing Championships, thus assuring himself a silver medal, at least, while three of his compatriots settled for bronze......

Athens: India's best and worst

India disappointed yet again at the Olympics. The contingent from the world's second most populous nation returned home with a solitary silver medal and was shamed by two doping expulsions.But......

78-member team for Athens

Yet to make an impact in the over 100-year history of the Olympics, India is sending its "best-ever" 78-member contingent to Athens for next month's mega event with the hope of clinching a few......