LONDON: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who quit international cricket last year after an illustrious 24-year long career, adorned the covers of the 151st edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.

NEW DELHI: Gary Kirsten is back on Indian soil. On his last day of official duty as India coach back in April 2011, Kirsten had witnessed unprecedented scenes at the Wankhede when MS Dhoni lifted the World Cup.

MADRID: Atletico Madrid hit new heights in their incredible season when Koke's goal secured a 2-1 aggregate success against Barcelona on Wednesday that put Atletico into the last four of Europe's elite club competition for the first time in 40 years.

kota . The city isolated areas, wine shop on Wednesday after protests also occurred in Kansua . Neighborhood women and men stand in front of these stores open on the main road protesting .

NEW DELHI: After carefully dropping the issue of Gorkhaland in its election manifesto, the BJP included it in the document late Monday night after Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung objected to the omission.

 MEERUT: Twenty one-year-old MSc student Reena Kumari is not afraid to speak her mind. Not even in the presence of her father Raj Kumar, who works with the local post office near her Nanu village in Baghpat.

Election 2014 is significant for Maharashtra for a number of reasons. It is the first Lok Sabha election after the death of Bal Thackeray and many see it as a decider for the question: who is the true inheritor of the Shiv Sena founder's legacy — son Uddhav or nephew Raj? Second, this election marks the debut of the newbie Aam Aadmi Party in the state, which could upset equations for the main players. Third, the poll outcome may well decide whether the Congress-NCP combine stays together after sharing power for 15 years.

SRINAGAR: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba infiltrators were killed along a junior commissioned officer (JCO) and two policemen in an armed encounter at Chowkibal in Jammu & Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD: A bomb explosion Wednesday killed at least 15 people and wounded 35 others in Islamabad's bustling fruit and vegetable market, police and hospital officials said.

NEW DELHI: Few batsmen can match Kevin Pietersen's aura. He was one of the pillars of the England team for the better part of the last 10 years. However, England, for reasons better known to them, have turned their back on this world-class player. But world cricket's loss has been may turn out to be Delhi Daredevils' gain as captain Pietersen guides them in IPL-7. The former England captain spoke to TOI on Tuesday about the new chapter in his life. Excerpts...