In what may be called an attempt to fish in troubled water, the elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah has roped in the leaders, spearheading the movement for separate Kamatapur state comprising six districts of North Bengal and 15 districts of Assam and extending their support for the demand of separate homeland.

The newly-appointed manager of the Pakistan team, Moin Khan might have spoken aloud about the importance of discipline in the side before leaving for Zimbabwe, but an incident involving three current players has left the cricket board red-faced.

Team Mahindra suffered their first retirement in the MotoGP championship when Efren Vazquez encountered an oil-control issue in his bike even as Miguel Oliveira fought his way to eighth place at the Indianapolis Grand Prix in the Moto 3 class on Sunday.

Election campaign has virtually begun. While the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi launched food security programme in the national capital, the JD(U) and the Samajwadi Party are moving closer to the Congress after realising that they cannot afford to oppose the bill.

As the countdown for hanging of two rapists at Hindalga prison begins, more than 60 relatives of death row convicts Shivu Munis-hetti and Jadeswamy Rangashetti from Bhadrayanahalli of Kollegal taluk were allowed to meet the two inside the condemned cells of the prison for the last time on Monday.

Delhi and Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Pradeep Sangwan has hired a Supreme Court lawyer to defend him on drug charges, according to Chetan Chauhan, Delhi and District Cricket Association vice president.

CRPF Public School, Rohini, rode on Abhishek and Mahesh’s braces to thrash Preet Vihar-based Saha International School 4-0 in a knock-out match of the Airtel Rising Stars-Delhi leg at the Ganga International School grounds at Hiran Kudna on Tuesday.

In a fresh move to win over Muslims, the Akhilesh Yadav government on Tuesday, decided to launch a new scheme for minorities in accordance with their population density and allocate 20 per cent funds of all government welfare schemes for the purpose.

With US-led Nato forces set to withdraw from Afghanistan next year, India is stepping in to provide military equipment to the Hamid Karzai-led government. President Karzai’s “wish list” for defence equipment is expected to be discussed with the Indian leadership during the on-going visit of Afghan second vice-president, Mohammad Karim Khalili.

Skipper Surya Kumar Yadav contributed with both the bat and the ball as India Under-23 side produced a disciplined all-round performance to thrash Nepal by 84 runs in a Group A match of the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup on Tuesday.