Nitish Kumar gives up home portfolio after 20 years

The home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Samrat......

Intense lobbying on as both JD-U and BJP want speaker's post

Intense lobbying is still on among NDA partners to finalise the allocation of cabinet berths and a consensus over the post of assembly speaker ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bihar......

Nitish 2.0: 16 ministers from BJP, 14 from JD-U. Here are the names

The process for formation of the new National Democratic Alliance government in Bihar began on Monday after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and recommended the......

Bihar polls: Gehlot meets Lalu, Tejashwi as Congress, RJD patch up

After days of squabbling that left them pitted against one another in five assembly constituencies of poll-bound Bihar, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal on Wednesday tried to mend fences......

Spotted: Dharmendra in Singapore

Reader Ajay Singh Yadav was in Singapore when he met his biggest hero. Ajay ran into Dharmendra in June 2006, and was lucky enough toget this picture taken. For those of us not lucky enough to......

Kishan's ton, Shami's late magic: Big names rule Ranji

IMAGE: Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad showed composure to anchor the innings almost single-handedly. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ishan Kishan starts Ranji campaign with fighting hundred......

Drama in Duleep Trophy: North and Central battle for final

Khajuria unbeaten ton rescues North but South remain favourites for Duleep final IMAGE: Nishant Sindhu shines with a crucial 82. Photograph: Nishant Sindhu/Instagram Jammu and Kashmir's Shubham......

Ranji Trophy: Jadeja picks 12 as Saurashtra trounce Pant's Delhi

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja bagged 7/38 in the second innings to take his match tally to 12 as Saurashtra thrashed Delhi by 10 wickets in Rajkot on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ravindra Jadeja......

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai pile misery on Meghalaya

A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.  IMAGE: Siddhesh Lad's 145 propelled Mumbai to 671 for 7 declared in the first innings in their Ranji Trophy Group......

Ranji Trophy: Gaikwad stuns Mumbai despite Iyer's ton

Gaikwad leads strong Maharashtra response after Iyer's ton lifts Mumbai IMAGE: RUturaj Gaikwad celebrate with team-mates. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ruturaj Gaikwad hit an unbeaten 80 to lead a......