The four-day old Siddaramaiah ministry in Karnataka will be expanded on Saturday with the induction of 29 ministers, an exercise from which the “tainted” will be kept out.

Two days to go, one league game in hand and potentially three teams in the reckoning for the final playoffs berth. Add to that the threat of rain.

A day after Mr Siddaramaiah was sworn in as chief minister, the action has shifted to Delhi with ministerial aspirants rushing to the capital and lobbying hard for Cabinet berths.

It appeared ridiculously easy and more so given the way in which the 41-year-old Adam Gillchrist and the 38-year-old Azhar went about their task of decimating Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Having come back to their home turf following an almost three-week trip around the country, the Royal Challengers were given a rude awakening as Kings XI Punjab cantered to a carefree seven-wicket vic

Kuruba community strongman Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of Karnataka on Monday at Kanteerava outdoor stadium watched by a 50,000-strong crowd of his supporters who kept cheerin

It took this “opening batsman” three decades to take over as the skipper after he endured a couple of so-near-yet-so-far episodes.

Brushing aside the “outsider” tag that had threatened to wreck his chances of becoming chief minister of Karnataka, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday realised his long-cherished dream with

Who will be the new chief minister of Karnataka?

After a sweeping victory that ended the Congress’ seven years in the wilderness, the party is in danger of falling prey to traditional infighting if it doesn’t pick a chief minister quickly, as one le