Revered by fans as 'God', Liverpool idol Robbie Fowler hopes he has been able to "give something back" to the Liverpool faithful for all the adulation showered upon him.

JOHANNESBURG: Ishant Sharma feels Zaheer Khan's presence has made a world of difference to his bowling. "It's great to have Zaheer back.

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: After ruling out an alliance with the Congress for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and indicating that a pre-poll tie-up with the BJP was remote, DMK chief M Karunanidhi praised BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi, describing him as "a good person".

PATNA: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bihar unit, has fully come into being with its formal organisational structure being finalized on Thursday with the appointment of four zonal heads. The party is also getting set to make an announcement to contest all the 40 Lok Sabha seats from the state in the 2014 parliamentary elections.

MUMBAI: Sanjay Nirupam, MP from Mumbai North, told TOI on Thursday that captain Sunil James has been acquitted of all charges.

MUMBAI: Development of our nation depends on the policies and how they are implemented by our politicians, and there is a need for a college to educate future politicians—said Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy.

NEW DELHI: While the Central Vigilance Commission's (CVC) role as the prime anti-corruption and vigilance agency against Group A civil servants and equivalent will continue; its overall workload could go up in the lokpal era.

NEW DELHI: The law ministry is processing papers for a presidential reference for the removal of West Bengal human rights commission chairman Justice AK Ganguly under the Human Rights Act.

NEW DELHI: The government seems to be facing another onion crisis. If just a month ago it was scarcity and high prices that forced the government to almost stop export, this time abundant production and crashing prices is likely to cause unrest among onion growers ahead of the general election.

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party MP Qadir Rana surrendered before a district court in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday. Rana had been booked for making an alleged hate speech in Khalapar village of Muzaffarnagar on August 30 and charged with promoting enmity between different religious groups. The court remanded him to 14-day judicial custody.