Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar broke his silence on Saturday to strike back at suspended Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi, accusing him of “tarnishing” the image of the board.

Amidst the drubbing of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in the West Bengal civic polls, the CPI(M) on Saturday admitted that its state unit has not been able to implement the rectification campaign properly. Notably, the rectification campaign aimed at cleansing the party of alien trends and corrupt practices, began soon after the Lok Sabha elections last year which witnessed the worst ever performance of the Left parties.

The Congress appears to be keeping NCP chief Sharad Pawar on tenterhooks by “blessing” an Independent in the Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra at a time when the Maratha strongman is in the thick of IPL controversy. This move could mar the chances of one of the NCP nominees.

The Congress party’s decision to nominate Vijaylaxmi Sadho as the party’s nominee from Madhya Pradesh for the Rajya Sabha polls could be viewed as a balancing act to counter inner-party rivalry and manoeuvres of the warring factions within the state party unit.

Union commerce minister Anand Sharma will contest the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. The speculations in this regard ended after the Congress announced his candidature.

Fashion designer Manish Malhotra may have been credited with putting together great looks for our Bollywood stars, but for a change, he actually found himself on the giving end of the compliments.

Sonam Kapoor says the character that she plays in I Hate Luv Storys — a diehard romantic — is quite similar to the way she is in real life as well. And like most girls, Sonam says she too dreams of meeting the ideal guy. “Someone like Leonardo Di Caprio,” the actress laughs. And what about his Bollywood counterparts? Sonam promptly declares that she is single and not dating anyone as of now. “There’s no one. I am too young and having a lot of fun,” she says.

Earlier, theatre was a means of entertainment which only appealed to the convent-educated, English speaking literati. But with changing times, theatre, along with everything else, has undergone a dramatic transformation and now caters to wider and diverse audience.

Looking at the downfall of the Indian cricket team, and the controversies that surrounded the players post T20 World Cup, a group of aspiring animators have made an animation film centered on cricket to boost Team India’s morale. Cric X, a short film in 3D, conceptualised and created by the students of Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) recently premiered at a city theatre.

The number of physically challenged students seeking admissions in the Delhi University is gradually increasing as over 300 students enquired about admissions in the disabled category in the first week of the process.