Arvind Kejriwal, engineer, civil servant and Delhi's man with a development agenda, is the David who slayed the government's Goliath.
Haryana goes to polls on Tuesday with ruling Congress making all out efforts to retain power and in the process break a jinx of three decades during which no incumbent government succeeded in returning to power.
List of French Open women's singles champions:
Jaitley's endorsement of Upadhyaya doesn't come as a surprise, for the latter has been the source of ideological guidance and moral inspiration for the BJP since its inception.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday won handsomely in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
It was Nadal's 50th trophy on clay court, his 70th overall and his first title in almost a year
French writer Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, The Swedish Academy said on Thursday.
Chatterji, an IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, will take over from Dhanendra Kumar for a term of three years, an official spokesperson said. Kumar, a 1968 batch IAS officer from the Haryana cadre, was to retire on October 31. However, he has been granted an extension till January 31, next year.
His vision drove ITC to pursue business models that today support over 6 million livelihoods, many amongst the weakest in society.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's name did not figure in any list of war criminals, indicated a declassified file on the freedom fighter released on Friday. The government today released 25 declassified files on Netaji whose disappearance over 70 years ago remains a mystery.
'George Fernandes will always be remembered in history as the man who successfully called the railway strike.'
This is the third instance when rain or bad weather robbed India off a certain win with opponents 8 down. The other two such instances were against West Indies at Calcutta in 1978-79 and against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1996-97.
Batting time will be key to New Zealand levelling their Test series against India on a McLean Park pitch that is likely to produce plenty of runs when the second Test begins in Napier on Thursday. Captain Daniel Vettori said he and coach Andy Moles are "leaning" towards including off-spinner Jeetan Patel to partner him in a twin-spin attack with an out-of-form Kyle Mills the most likely to drop out of the playing eleven.
Founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, the Shiv Sena in its more than five decades long journey has allied with the Congress, formally and informally.
Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy sailed the oceans and conquered likely death after a storm badly injured his spine and destroyed his boat. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met the decorated sailor who fought all odds to return home alive.
Not since the glory days of 40 years ago have City fans approached a Manchester derby with such high hopes as they will take into Sunday's Premier League clash at Old Trafford (1800 IST). ince winning the league in 1968 and giving United a farewell shove out of the old first division in 1974, City fans have been forced to dine on meagre derby rations.
What the Indian economy looks like next January will influence her view on India, not her genetics, notes Shekhar Gupta.
Jamaican Usain Bolt capped a remarkable year by storming to victory in the 200 metres at the World Athletics Final on Sunday.
Toronto FC's Justin Morrow, executive director of the Black Players for Change organization, said MLS players wanted to add their voices to the movement.
Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy will set sail from France on the 30,000-mile Golden Globe Race only with a compass, printed maps, star and planetary movements and 140 litres of fuel.
Russia could launch cooperation with India in building fast-neutron nuclear reactors, if sanctions against New Delhi were lifted, the top Russian nuclear agency said.
'I am not scared of corona, I am sure God is protecting us.'
Given the significant cross border trade of services with the US, the service regulations are of particular significance for India
She sung a song for every mood, every situation. Sukanya Verma dives into Asha Bhosle's magnificent repertoire and pulls out gems on her 85th birthday.
In spite of being an Ilayaraja album, there is nothing exceptional about Kangalum...'s music.
The 86-year-old Congress leader had been suffering from various ailments, sources in Medanta Medicity said.
When Vinoo Mankad ran out Bill Brown, he created cricketing history -- and eternal controversy.
Statistical highlights on the opening day of the second Test between India and Australia in Brisbane.
Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna became the first South American pair to win a Grand Slam men's doubles title by winning the French Open.
Novak Djokovic is only the 12th - third among active - player in the Open Era (since 1968) to win the 700 career singles matches.
Besides late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray and former prime minister Indira Gandhi, NCP president Sharad Pawar also figured in the posters.
New Zealand would not be counting on the possibility of poor weather on Tuesday to save them from a heavy third Test defeat and series loss to India, vice-captain Brendon McCullum said on Monday.
A small acquisition that happened in November 2007 will prove to be a blessing for lovers of Indian food in China in August this year. American facilities management company Aramark, which acquired the 3000 member-strong Patman Group, is now going to use its domestic base to send chefs and caterers to China to provide Indian food at the Olympics.
India and Pakistan are reportedly expanding their nuclear arsenal, despite a global trend towards disarmament, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has said.
India have withdrawn from the race because they would not be able to meet the huge infrastructure requirements.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic, who beat Switzerland's Roger Federer to win his 16th Grand Slam title on Sunday:
Dileep Padgaonkar edited The Times of India for six years, a job he once quipped was the second-most important job in the country.
Come January, the 1968 hit which starred Sunil Dutt, Kishore Kumar, Mehmood and Saira Banu will be seen in a new avatar.
'I always believed.' 'I kept on believing and dreaming I could get back'
