BSP denied Akhilesh 18 low-margin seats

Could the Samajwadi Party have done better in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections if the ring was not so crowded? IMAGE: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo......

60% voting till 5 pm in second phase of UP polls

Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of over 60 per cent till 5 pm on Monday in the second phase of the assembly elections with another hour to go before polling booths closed. IMAGE: A woman......

UP polls: All set for second phase on Monday, 586 candidates in fray

Fifty-five seats spread across nine districts, including some in Rohilkhand region, will go to polls on Monday in the second phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh which will see senior Samajwadi......

UP polls: SP picks winnable candidates, ally RLD relies on clean record

The Rashtriya Lok Dal has chosen educated candidates hailing from the constituency and with no criminal background, while partner the Samajwadi Party picked them on their 'winnability' factor as......

Three Khel Ratnas shine at Rashtrapati Bhawan

Olympic heroes boxer Vijender Singh, wrestler Sushil Kumar, along with four-time world champion woman pugilist M C Mary Kom, were on Saturday conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award......

Khel Ratna for Mary Kom, Vijender, Sushil

For the first time three top sportspersons -- boxers M C Mary Kom and Vijender Singh, and wrestler Sushil Kumar -- were selected for the country's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel......

Next PHL to be more exciting

Players from the Netherlands, Pakistan, Spain and Argentina would be seen in action during the second edition of the Premier Hockey League scheduled for early next year.The foreign professionals......

IHF announces squad for Australia

The Indian Hockey Federation sprang a surprise by naming a few unheralded players for the forthcoming twin tournaments in Australia this month in the lead up to the Olympic Games in Athens.Several......