Congress was quick to welcome him, when former Indian cricket team captain Mohammed Azharuddin expressed his political desire to join the party. Saying that he has been a fine cricketer, Congress was more eager to make Azar contest Lok Sabha election from the party ticket. Yes, these are the hot rumors nowadays in the political circles of Hyderabad.   

Considered as one of the successful captains of India cricket team, leading India to victory in 14 test matches and 103 one-dayers, Mohd Azharuddin was found guilty of match-fixing by a BCCI appointed panel.

Mumbai, Jan. 14 : Congress MP Priya Dutt has said that she is very disappointed over her actor-brother Sanjay Dutt''s decision to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on a Sawajwadi Party''s (SP) ticket.

She said the decision of Sanjay Dutt to contest the election on the Samajwadi Party ticket was his personal decision. She rejected any family feud over it.

New Delhi, Jan 5 : The Children''s Science Congress opened today at the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), providing an opportunity to hundreds of students to have a glimpse of the Science and Technology scenario in the country.

Held on the occasion of the 96th Indian Science Congress, it was inaugurated by renowned scientist, Professor M. G. K. Menon, who is also the Chancellor of the NEHU.

In his written message on the occasion, former President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam appealed to the young minds to ''Observe, Experiment and Think".

A former mayor and top congress leaders of Chandigarh requested the Punjab's Governor and UT administrator, S F Rodrigues to go on leave to allow free and fair probe of the embezzlement cases pertaining to some mega projects in the city. The Governor and his advisor are alleged of offering various projects to the big business houses by flouting all norms and rules.

The post of the President of Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) has been given to Ravneet Singh Bittu, a close confidant of the former Congress chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh.

Bittu's grandfather was the former congress chief minister of Punjab, Beant Singh who was assassinated during the peak days of militancy in Punjab.