NEW DELHI: Opinion polls may be showing the UPA on a weak wicket this election season, but there's one place the Manmohan Singh administration can win a popularity contest — the Gulf.

 AHMEDABAD: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday cast his vote, clicked a selfie and criticized the Congress, saying the time is up for the "mother-son" government.

 DEHRADUN: Some private aircraft companies have volunteered to render free helicopter service to airlift the elderly and sick devotees from Licholi to Kedarnath shrine as the trek route is covered in thick sheets of snow, chief secretary Subhash Kumar said here on Tuesday.

 SEOUL: A probe into South Korea's ferry disaster has heard that warnings over the ship's seaworthiness were ignored, prosecutors said Wednesday, as rescuers worked to recover more than 90 people still missing two weeks after it sank.

An army sniffer dog killed in an ambush alongside her handler in Afghanistan will be awarded the highest award for bravery

 MINSK: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow saw no need for counter sanctions against the West, but could reconsider the participation of Western companies in its economy, including energy projects.

Abu Dhabi: James Faulkner's 24th birthday will be remembered for the way Rajasthan Royals snatched victory from the jaws of defeat

Abu Dhabi: By the 17th over, it seemed like Kolkata Knight Riders would pull off a sensational run-chase. Needing 16 off the last 12 balls

Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders dished out a memorable IPL match at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Tuesday

MUNICH: Real Madrid reached their first Champions League final for 12 years with an historic 4-0 win at Bayern Munich in Tuesday's semifinal, second leg to knock the holders out.