R. Mohan

Rahul Dravid would have felt a sense of déjà vu when he battled to make a second Test win possible in five years for India at the Sabina Park in Kingston. A notoriously difficult venue for the visitors in terms of cricketing conditions and ambience was tamed once again by a senior batsman.

Accusing the Centre of discrimination, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed it to immediately release to the state the sanctioned quota of key farm nutrient — DAP fertiliser for the kharif season.

West Indian Chris Gayle will form a dynamic opening partnership with David Warner after signing for Sydney Thunder for Australia’s Big Bash Twenty20 tournament, Cricket NSW said on Thursday.

The controversy over poor umpiring in the ongoing Test series between India and the West Indies has taken a new twist as it has now emerged that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was given out off a no ball on the first day of the second match here.

Actress Nicole Kidman will reportedly work in Lee Daniels’ “The Paperboy” following the departure of actress Sophia Vergara from her role.

VVS Laxman was a disappointed man despite playing a crucial role in India’s recovery in the second Test against West Indies as a hundred had eluded him once again after all the hard work.

In an effort to promote Indian culture and history in Australia, university students here are being encouraged to take part in an essay competition on the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi.

The ruling NDA won the bypoll to Purnia Assembly constituency with BJP’s Kiran Keshri defeating her nearest LJP-supported Congress rival Ramcharitra Yadav by a margin of 23,665 votes.

Thousands of pilgrims reached the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon, where special prayers were held, an official said.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday warned the authorities against making arrests of members in his government whom he vowed to defend, the official IRNA news agency reported.