In a big blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress-Janata Dal
(Secular) alliance has won bypolls on four seats out of five in Karnataka,
including two Assembly seats and three Lok Sabha constituencies.

With Arihant successfully completing its patrol, India now has a dependable
nuclear triad. A nuclear triad means that the country now has the capability
of firing nuclear weapons from land, air and sea.

One media person and two jawans were killed after Naxals carried out an
attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada. Two other security personnel were also
injured in the attack, which took place in Dantewada's Aranpur area. The
mediaperson who died was Achyutananda Sahu, a cameraman with state-run
broadcaster Doordarshan. The two policemen were with the district force.Four of the 50 best playoff runs since 1967 belong to the Detroit Pistons, according to a list compiled by ESPN.com.

And that's saying something considering the Pistons have only won three NBA championships.

That's right, one Pistons teams cracked the top 50 despite not winning a title.

ESPN.com's John Hollinger put together the list and eliminated the pre-1967 era since those teams didn't have to survive at least three playoff series to win the NBA title.

He based his rankings primarily on three factors: How many games opponents won, opponents' regular-season scoring margin, and margin of playoff games. The rankings could also be adjusted based on other factors such as blowouts, competitive balance or injuries.

Since the Pistons made the list four times, all three of their championship years are included. (Because