Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
Meira Kumar launches prez campaign from Sabarmati Ashram.
An unbeaten century by all-rounder Yusuf Pathan 101 n.o. (72b, 5x4, 7x6) enabled Baroda beat Mumbai by four wickets in the opening match of the West Zone Ranji Trophy one day tournament played at the RMC ground in Rajkot.
The Congress and the NCP on Sunday decided to jointly fight the coming assembly elections in Gujarat in December. Leaders of the two parties met in Ahmedabad to finalise the alliance and seat-sharing arrangement.
Congress wants single-phase polls while BJP prefers multi-phase polls
Nima Acharya is the second MLA to quit the Congress for anti-party activities in the last few days ahead of the assembly polls.
The Himachal effect could be replicated in Narendra Modi-run Gujarat, where the PCC chief Bharat Solanki and CLP leader Arjun Modwadia could meet a similar fate, party sources said.
Fed up with the power cuts, over 400 Kanpur residents equipped with folding beds, lanterns, drums and cymbals, demonstrated outside the residence of Kanpur Electrical Supply Corporation M D Nand Lal on Monday night. As soon as the clock struck 10, the residents, led by Samajwadi Party legislator Irfan Solanki, started beating drums and singing songs outside Lal's residence. "How can the electricity board officials sleep when the residents are sweating," said one of them.
An interview Gujarat Congress President Bharat Solanki.
Shiva Thapa (60kg) won a place in India's boxing team for the Asian Games after winning in the trials, while Sarjubala Devi clinched the 51kg spot in the women's squad -- a category that was thrown open after M C Mary Kom pulled out of the equation due to a shoulder problem.
A sparkling century by allrounder Yusuf Pathan and useful fifties by openers helped West Zone pile up 349 for seven wickets against Central Zone on the opening day of their four day Duleep Trophy match in Rajkot on Saturday.
England have named a provisional 30-man squad for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
Paceman Shardul Thakur and off-spinner Akhil Herwadkar shared six wickets between them as Mumbai eked out a narrow four-run win over Baroda in their West Zone match in the Vijay Hazare trophy, in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Amid the din in which BJP and Congress members tried to shove each other and some members banged the door leading to the secretary general's desk, Birla adjourned the House for the day.
Asked about the reason behind his action, Giletwala said he was served a show-cause notice by the Congress after publicly siding with Modi and hence did not wish to continue with the Congress
Chasing a victory target of 297, India were 32 without loss in 6.5 overs against England Lions when rain stopped play in the one-day tour match at Northampton.
Splendid batting by Rakesh Solanki (96) and a swashbuckling unbeaten 86 by Yusuf Pathan helped Baroda score 281 for six in their second innings against Delhi on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super League semi-finals at the Usha Raje cricket grounds in Indore on Monday.
Anu Solanki 24, who went missing since December 24, is safe and is with a 23-year old man from California, Cook County, Illinois, Sheriff Thomas Dart announced on December 28.
Baroda batted with grit to force a draw after being asked to follow-on in their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match against Andhra Pradesh in Visakhapatnam.
Opener Connor Williams (185) and Rakesh Solanki (111) helped Baroda gain three vital points as their Ranji Trophy match in the Super League Group B match against Punjab ended in a draw.
Hectic lifestyles and undisciplined eating habits are causing more young people to fall prey to hypertension. Here's what you need to know about this silent disease.
A Delhi court fixed April 9 for recording of pre-summoning evidence against Arvind Kejriwal.
Two career-best centuries by Rakesh Solanki (186) and Yusuf Pathan (183) helped hosts Vadodara take a 145-run first innings lead against Bengal as they piled a mammoth 515 runs on the penultimate day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match at the Motibaug Palace ground in Vadodara on Saturday.
Baroda were 129 runs for loss of three wickets in their first innings in reply to Bengal's first innings total of 370 runs still needing 241 runs to surpass Bengal's total at the Motibagh ground on the second day of the Elite group Ranji Trophy match on Friday.
Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja was let off by the Gujarat forest department on Tuesday after he paid a fine of Rs. 20,000 for taking a selfie with lions at the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary at Sasan in Junagadh, an act strictly prohibited by law. Since Jadeja is out of the country, his father-in-law Hardevsinh Solanki, a resident of Rajkot, gave the statement on behalf of Jadeja and paid the fine recently, Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), Junagadh, A P Singh said. The inquiry report is yet to be sent to authorities.
Doctors in Kanpur on Thursday called off their six-day strike against the attack on their colleagues, a day after the Uttar Pradesh government clamped Essential Services Maintenance Act against striking medicos and the Allahabad high court stepped in to resolve the deadlock.
It turned out to be a field day for India's young pugilists as they punched their way to an unprecedented nine medals, including four gold, in the Golden Glove of Vojvodina -- an international boxing tournament being held in Kikinda, Serbia.
Nine Indians punched their way into the finals of their respective categories in the Golden Glove of Vojvodina, an international boxing tournament in Kikinda, Serbia.
The Osmania University authorities late on Wednesday evening made it clear that no "beef festival" would be allowed to be organised on the varsity campus.
Malik, who was appointed as the Bihar governor in September last year, will take charge of Jammu and Kashmir at a time when it is under governor's rule.
The EC received complaints from five places that EVMs were connecting to external devices via bluetooth, but after inquiry, it was found that there was 'no substance' in the complaints.
Worcestershire were promoted to Division One of the English County Championship after a five-wicket victory over Northamptonshire.
"Horrifying", "heartbreaking" and "barbaric" is how many in the film industry, including actors-filmmakers Anil Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Rajkummar Rao, Twinkle Khanna, Anurag Kashyap and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, described the Sunday night violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University while demanding that the perpetrators are brought to justice.
In reply Tamil Nadu were 13 for 2 on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match.
"I would like to emulate kaka and become a master-blaster like him," said Rohan Tendulkar, nephew of Sachin Tendulkar.
Baroda post 262 for 3 in reply to Andhra Pradesh's first innings total of 342 runs in the Ranji trophy.
Chasing a victory target of 281 runs, Gujarat were bundled out for 142 runs in 58.1 overs in the Ranji Trophy match.
Gujarat left-arm seamer Ashraf Makda took a five-wicket haul to bundle out star-studded Rajasthan for 204.
Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over en route to a 14-ball 58 as India beat England by 18 runs.
