In a major setback, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their second wicket in the form of  Hanuma Vihari (1) against Rajasthan Royals in their Eliminator match at the historic Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Wednesday.

It will be a real test of character for the beleaguered Rajasthan Royals when they face an upbeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 'Eliminator' of the Pepsi Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

It will be a real test of character for the beleaguered Rajasthan Royals when they face an upbeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 'Eliminator' of the Pepsi Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

Tainted Indian pacer S Sreesanth has claimed innocence in IPL spot-fixing scandal which surfaced on Thursday with the arrest of three players of Rajasthan Royals in this case.

Four persons were killed and five others sustained injuries when an explosion took  place at a house where fireworks were stored in Alwar district, the police said.

Beleaguered Rajasthan Royals terminated the contract of the three players – including India pacer S Sreesanth -- arrested on charges of spot-fixing in the ongoing IPL besides filing an FIR against the tainted trio.

The long wait ended on Tuesday as the Board of Secondary Education of Rajasthan (BSER) declared its class 12 (Arts).

If the online cut-off list of UP Basic Education Board is to be believed, Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was recently hanged, is the topper of the merit list of part-time instructors.In a telling laxity of officials in UP’s education department, the cut-off merit list is showing Afzal Guru as topper among the applicants who registered online for part-time instructors on contractual basis. The name of the candidate in the merit list is Afzal Guru while his father’s name is Laden. The applicant has mentioned Lahore city of Pakistan as his address. What is more surprising is the fact that the photo used for the online registration depicts Afzal Guru with long beard and a fiery noose around his neck.

Over 6,500 Indian nationals are jailed in foreign countries, with a majority of them lodged in the jails of the Gulf countries of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. This is revealed in response to a Right to Information (RTI) application.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid is extremely content with the way his players performed against Sunrisers Hyderabad following the shock spot-fixing scandal that engulfed his team.