Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

BJP's Giri defeats SP's Tiwari in straight contest in Gola Gokarannath

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Aman Giri won the Gola Gokarannath assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, defeating his nearest rival and Samajwadi Party candidate Vinay Tiwari by over......

Muslim side objects to plea for carbon dating of Gyanvapi Shivling

The Muslim side in the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex case on Thursday filed an objection in the court against the Hindu plaintiffs' plea for the carbon dating of the "Shivling" claimed to......

Lakhimpur rape-murder accused likely to be slapped with NSA

The Uttar Pradesh Police is mulling over slapping the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against the six people arrested for the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in the state's Lakhimpur......

Why Bajirao Mastani has upset two families

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani has ruffled quite a few feathers among the descendants of the Peshwa and his Muslim wife. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's passion project has faced many a hurdle.......

'Heavy dew' a concern for 2nd India-NZ T20 in Ranchi

IMAGE: India head coach Rahul Dravid checks out the pitch during the first T20 International against New Zealand in Jaipur on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI Heavy dew has been predicted for the......

Gavaskar questions Dhoni's long break from game

IMAGE: MS Dhoni's future has been a subject of intense speculation since India's World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action Images via Reuters Sunil Gavaskar......

5 winning knocks... in a losing cause

Like most major sporting events, the ICC World Cup is replete with examples of match-winning efforts, performances that turned contests on its head. At the same time, there were acts, which, though......

Members of DDCA pitch committee resign

The entire pitch and ground committee of the Delhi and District Cricket Administration resigned on Sunday owning moral responsibility for the pitch fiasco that led to the abandonment of the fifth......

BCCI scraps Grounds and Pitches Committee

Stung by the fiasco at the Ferozshah Kotla, which led to the abandonment of the fifth and final India-Sri Lanka ODI, the Board of Control for Cricket in Indiadisbanded its Grounds and Pitches......