BJP-MGP oust Cong in Goa; NCP wiped out

Cashing-in on the anti-incumbency factor in a big way, the Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party combine on Wednesday rode to power in Goa, ousting the Congress and securing......

Five-state vote count: Khanduri loses to Cong candidate

Uttar Pradesh The Samajwadi Party is emerging as the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh by leading in 190 of the total 403 seats in the assembly. The Bahujan Samaj Party, which had won an......

Goa: BJP-MGP steal show; curtains down for Cong stalwarts

Many of the Congress stalwarts including four from Churchill Alemao family and state party chief Subhas Shirodkar bit the dust as the Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party alliance......

23 per cent candidates in Goa polls have criminal records

Out of the 129 candidates contesting theGoa assembly elections, 30 candidates or 23 per cent have criminal cases pending against them. Vicky Nanjappa reports. In the 2007 assembly elections for......

Why Indian football is in a big crisis

Indian football being hit with a FIFA ban looked a real possibility on Tuesday after the commercial partners of the sport's governing body in the country approached the Supreme Court over......

Colaco named India's interim football coach

While Dempo coach Armando Colaco was on Friday officially appointed as India's interim coach for four months -- a period that will see the team play two World Cup qualifiers and a few friendly......

AIFF scraps India's football friendly with NKorea

With national coach Bob Houghton reportedly disagreeing with the proposal of India playing friendlies against African sides, All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Emergency Committee could not......

'Santosh Trophy will not feature India players'

Described as a "nonsensical" tournament by national coach Bob Houghton, Santosh Trophy will not feature any member of the Indian senior football team this year. After a meeting of its executive......

Molestation charges a publicity stunt: Churchill

Dismissing molestation charges against his wards as a publicity stunt, Churchill Brothers coach Carlos Pereira on Wednesday insisted that his wards are innocent. Skipper Odafe Okolie (25), Ogba......