On the eve of the BJP’s “Mahakumbh” rally to be held in Bhopal on Wednesday, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh alleged that the ruling BJP got 10,000 burqas stitched to fake support of the minority Muslim voters during this event. He went on to alleged that a hefty amount had been paid in advance for this purpose by the director of a construction company.

India defeated hosts Malaysia 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals of the 8th women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament on Tuesday.

At the picturesque Gangotri Glades ground here, a steady drizzle was just setting in when India A skipper Cheteshwar Pujara walked in for the press briefing along with coach Lalchand Rajput. But the uncertainty in the weather surely did not reflect in Pujara’s personality. For, he looked confident and even defiant.

Petroleum minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Tuesday that as of now there was no proposal to steeply hike diesel and LPG prices. Instead, Mr Moily launched an austerity-cum-conservation drive to reduce fuel consumption and help manage the current account deficit by saving “billions of dollars”.

Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh on Tuesday intervened to end the ongoing tussle between influential tourism minister Brij Mohan Agrawal and chief secretary Sunil Kumar, which threatened to lead his government to a crisis ahead of Assembly polls in the state.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s never-say-die spirit came to the fore again, with the team posting an exhilarating four-wicket win over a spirited Trinidad & Tobago in their Champions League T20 match here on Tuesday night.

Over 150 people were killed and dozens injured as a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan’s Balochistan and Sindh provinces Tuesday. It impacted a number of cities, including Karachi‚ Hyderabad‚ Quetta and Kalat, rescue officials said.

Why is Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi a big no as the future prime minister for Jnanpith Awardee Dr U.R. Ananthamurthy? The names Hitler and Mussolini evoke the same feeling as Mr Modi, says Dr Ananthamurthy, who reasons out why Modi for PM is not an option for him.

Rajasthan Royals find themselves sitting pretty in the race for the CLT20 2013 semi-finals in the aftermath of Monday’s downpour in Ahmedabad. With the four other teams in their group wading away with just two points each, the Royals — on four points from their opening day’s win over Mumbai Indians — already have a significant edge.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced the formation of a special investigation cell to take over the probe into the Muzaffarnagar riots that left 49 people dead and rendered thousands homeless.