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'Overcrowded jails can't be reason for bail in serious cases'

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Overcrowded prisons or the burden of pendency cannot be reasons for releasing convicts in serious cases on bail, the Supreme Court has emphasised, cautioning judges against adopt... Read More


BJP leaders concerned over building ties with youngsters

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's instruction to Union ministers, asking them to visit schools and public universities in a bid to blunt the anger against the government and to buil... Read More


Review and renew connection with voters: BJP to cadre

NEW DELHI, Aug. 25 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership has asked its cadre to sharpen public outreach and elected representatives to invest more time in constituencies as criticism mounts a... Read More


man bludgeons parents to death in k'taka, held

Udupi, Aug. 25 -- A 31-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly bludgeoning his parents to death with a hammer at their residence in Karnataka's Udupi district for alleged continuous mental h... Read More


Padikkal's second century of the series lifts India on Day One

MUMBAI, Aug. 24 -- At Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, the batters always love the chance to get first strike - the average first innings score there is 300-plus. On Sunday, India's batters enj... Read More


Indians see off rare early negative tactics by Lanka

Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- India being 42/0 in 10 overs out of 300/5 in 85 overs is not remarkable by itself. This spell of play, though, in the middle of Day 1 of the second Test where Sri Lanka employed the... Read More


An Se Young pockets a second, Lanier delivers a French first

NEW DELHI, Aug. 24 -- Packed to the rafters, the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium was witnessing history on multiple fronts on Sunday. At the BWF World Championships, badminton's royalty reaffirmed its do... Read More


Mayank takes joint lead in junior asia chess

Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- Jaiveer Mahendru's dream run came to a halt as top-seeded GM-elect Mayank Chakraborty beat him in the fifth round of the Asian Junior Open Classical Chess Championship. Mayank's vic... Read More


East Bengal end 22-year wait for Durand Cup title

Kolkata, Aug. 24 -- The ignominy of poor runs in the Indian Super League (ISL) has been erased but East Bengal still needed a statement of intent in a Kolkata derby to show that they were back at the ... Read More


Bhoir stars with all-round show as Islam Gymkhana beat New Hind

Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- Vinayak Bhoir's all-around show (70*, 47 balls & 3/56) helped Islam Gymkhana beat New Hind Sporting Club on first innings lead in their Kanga League Division A match held on Sunday.... Read More