Sharma, who hails from Bihar, will succeed Syed Asif Ibrahim whose tenure ends on December 31.

"The IOA is writing a protest letter to the OCA and the IOC in this regard. We will say that what the AIBA has done was totally wrong," said Mehta.

Based on the good response to the e-learning programme, government said it is planning to introduce it in schools across all the 13 districts in the state.

While the women's draw has been ravaged by upsets, the top 10 men are still in the hunt, with Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic, Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga all moving on.

The BJP will contest all the 17 Lok Sabha and 119 Assembly seats in Telangana region.

BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday said 2014 is the year of "Lotus (the party's symbol) and Modi". He was addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat town.

DigitalGlobe is calling it a crowd sourcing campaign to help search crews. The company plans daily updates of the images on the search website.

'Gulaab Gang' will see two arch rivals of 90s Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla sharing the screen space for the very first time.

Follow the latest updates from the 12th Auto Expo on our live blog of India's premier automobile show.

The Aam Aadmi Party is likely to contest all the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan in upcoming polls but if a suitable candidate is not available for a seat, it will opt out of the race from that constituency.

India began 2014 on a rusty note as the team looked out of sync and a distant second against a superior England outfit.

Mario Balotelli has insisted that he will stay at AC Milan this season to prepare for the World Cup.

The Italian club sent scouts to watch the 23-year-old during Atletico's 1-0 victory over Cruzeiro earlier this month.

KD Singh was unanimously elected as the president of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) for a four-year term in the Annual General Meeting.

New versions of the Apple iPad are expected to feature lighter, thinner designs and more powerful processors.