Union minister and chairman of the Congress campaign committee for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday emerged as a down-to-earth leader when he said that he has not used a beacon light on his car even for a single day and said, “The first thing we (leaders) should give up are these red lights and sirens on our cars since they only distance us from the people.”

Mexico are wrestling with the humiliating prospect of missing football’s World Cup finals for the first time in a quarter century with only two qualifiers left to reverse their fortunes.

The Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia this month gives Junior India coach Gregg Clark one last opportunity to “test his wards” before the big test at home — the Junior World Cup in December.

Petrol price may be cut by as much as `1-1.50 per litre next week on falling international oil rates and appreciating rupee while a decision on raising diesel and LPG prices is likely in a few weeks.

The Uttar Pradesh government will not allow the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to hold the grand finale of its 84 Kosi Parikrama Yatra in Makhoda in Basti district on Friday.

World no. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia will play against the 41st-ranked Canadian Vasek Pospisil in the opening match of the Davis Cup semi-final showdown on Friday in Belgrade.

Ferrari say their decision to bring 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen back to the Formula One team next season will help and not hurt Fernando Alonso’s chances. “For anyone thinking that the choice of Kimi is somehow an anti-Alonso choice, I can put their minds at rest,” team principal Stefano Domenicali said.

Washington is not prepared to trust the word of the Syrian regime alone that it will rid itself of chemical weapons, US secretary of state John Kerry said Thursday.

Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav has rejected the allegation that the Muzaffarnagar riots were running parallel to the Godhra riots in Gujarat in 2002.

Fighting, biting, alleged cheating and an extraordinary on-pitch protest have cast a shadow over China’s National Games and prompted renewed accusations that the quest for medals in the domestic showcase is motivated mainly by greed.