Manchester United consolidated their fourth place, on 22 points, after first-half goals from Chris Smalling and Wayne Rooney and a brilliant, morale-boosting strike from Robin van Persie after the break sealed a 3-0 victory over Hull City.

Luis Suarez returned for Uruguay for the first time since his infamous World Cup biting incident and scored in a 1-1 friendly draw against Saudi Arabia.

Twenty-year-old Sheetal Jain is the daughter of a bar dancer and grew up in Mumbai's red light district. She is now in the US pursuing a course in drumming

Ever wondered what happens when Hollywood A-listers turn protestors? Take a look.

Its internet penetration still matches up poorly to other countries

Commercial flights may also help Boeing's bottom line on a rare, fixed-price, government-backed development program.

The illegal trade in red sanders wood, which sells for up to Rs 80 lakh a tonne in some Asian countries, involves a complex nexus of smugglers and impoverished woodcutters.

It's a mandate of young India, for young India, by young India, says Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com in her 43rd and concluding column on Indian Elections 2014.

Indo-United States defence ties will not be impacted due to the issue relating to Indian diplomat Devayani Khobragade, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday said.

If bikes are here can Jyotsana Gupta be far behind? Take a look at what happened at the recently concluded India Bike Week

Roger Bannister returned to the Iffley Road Stadium where he ran the first sub four-minute mile in 1954 on Tuesday to begin the 53rd leg of the London Olympic torch relay.

Holders Barcelona barely broke a sweat in a ruthless 5-0 hammering of BATE Borisov while former champions AC Milan made harder work of finding the net before overcoming new boys Viktoria Plzen 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Australia coach Holger Osieck has called up English Premier League players Tim Cahill and Mark Schwarzer in an 18-man squad for their friendly against Wales next week.

Arjun Atwal stayed steady in trying conditions to return the day's best card of three-under 67 and move into contention for his second PGA title at the USD 6.5 million HP Byron Nelson Golf Championships in Irving Texas.

'The government must give up its neo-liberal polices and obsession with GDP growth and shift its ideological centre of gravity leftwards.'

'The teachings of Gandhi, the philosophy of passive resistance and nonviolence, and also taught by Martin Luther King Jr, inspired hundreds and thousands and millions of citizens in America, and helped to free and liberate not just a people, but a nation,' says US Congressman John Lewis, a close friend of Dr King.

'For me, Kishore never really passed away. It's impossible for a man like him to die because he personified life itself... He wanted to be rich and famous, much more than he was. And he was eager to hide his wounds from everyone.'

We received a flood of entries for our Valentine's Day SMS contest recently and after much debating, we managed to narrow it down to the top four original entries -- here they are!

Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, 21, is a resident of Faridkot, Tehsil, Dipalpur Dist -Ukada, State -Suba Punjab, Pakistan, is a labour by occupation, according to his confession statement.

More unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that need to be answered.

More unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that need to be answered.

Paula Radcliffe won the New York City marathon for a third time in emphatic fashion on Sunday, while Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil posted a dramatic come-from-behind win in the men's race.

Australia finished Day 4 in the first Test against India on 193 for 5, an overall lead of 263 runs.

Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors said that rising costs of fuel and raw materials are the biggest worry for the automobile industry. Tata also warned of tough times for the company as its market share slid in the last financial year.

Shoaib Malik is to retain the Pakistan captaincy until the end of next year despite the series defeat against India, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Thursday.

An interview with archeologist T Satyamurthy on the Sethusamudram project.

Mukherjee, who was in South Korea for a three-day official visit, came to the Korean Demilitarised Zone for a brief time.

Kevin Pietersen scored a century as England denied India victory in the third and final Test.

He shot four-under 68 for a tied 27th place after the third round of the TCL Classic tournament.

'Rahul Dravid let us down both in the batting front and captaincy.'

South Africa ended Day 3 on 373 all out, 41 runs behind India on the first innings, in the third Test.

The mission included four space walks and the installation of a two-tonne addition to the International Space Station.

General J F R Jacob looks back at the 1971 war.

South Africa routed India by nine wickets in the fifth and final ODI to win the series 4-0.

Readers pay tribute to their moms

Manchester United beat Hungarian champions Debrecen 3-0 in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie on Tuesday.