In final speech to India, Obama emphasises religious tolerance

US President Barack Obama shakes hands with the crowd after delivering a speech at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. Photograph: Jim Bourg/Reuters Making a strong pitch for religious......

Kirron Kher faces resentment from local BJP leaders

Actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party nominee Kirron Kher on Wednesday visited former MP Harmohan Dhawan at the latter's residence in Chandigarh apparently to seek support for her candidature, but......

Milkha Singh, ex-army officer, MLA booked for brawl

Legendary athlete Milkha Singh, a Punjab Congress MLA and a former army officer have been booked by the police in Chandigarh in connection with a brawl between two groups at the Chandigarh Golf......

Delhi: Olympic torch relay ends without incident

The Chinese government and the Delhi police heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday when the controversial Olympic torch relay in New Delhi ended without incident. "The flame will leave for Thailand......

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Farhan Akhtar?

Writer, director, actor, singer, producer, Farhan Akhtar dons many, MANY hats and makes the world, well Hindi cinema for sure, a cooler place. Three cheers to his multiple talents with Sukanya......

'I was possessed by Milkha'

'I didn't want to be an actor who was hired to play an athlete.''I lived and trained like an athlete, became one, so that it would be easier to act like one.' IMAGE: Farhan Akhtar as Milkha Singh......

What Milkha Singh taught Farhan Akhtar

'Milkhaji taught me that you couldn't move on in life with the baggage of negativity and ill will.' IMAGE: Farhan Akhtar as Milkha Singh in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Just before Bhaag Milkha Bhaag......

VOTE: Your favourite Bollywood Sports Biopic

MS Dhoni or Sachin A Billion Dreams?Dangal or Mary Kom? Sachin A Billion Dreams Sachin A Billion Dreams will inspire you just like the man himself when he walked onto a cricket field. The Rediff......

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

IMAGE : Aditi Ashok missed the podium by a whisker at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports/via Reuters It's often said that finishing fourth in the Olympics is peak......

Tokyo will be India's BEST-EVER Olympics

Will India finally reach the elusive double-digit mark?Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, for one, is willing to stick his neck out on the possibility. IMAGE: The......

Milkha Singh's energy will always be with us: Farhan

'His story speaks to everyone because it's such a universal message that you need belief in yourself first to succeed.' IMAGE: Farhan Akhtar and girlfriend Shibani Dandekar with Milkha Singh.......

On Puri beach, a tribute to Milkha Singh

IMAGE: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a tribute to the legendary Milkha Singh on Puri beach. Photograph: PTI   Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik paid homage to the Flying Sikh who passed......

Milkha Singh cremated with full state honours

Iconic sprinter Milkha Singh was on Saturday cremated with full state honours in Chandigarh, marking the end of an era in which his pioneering accomplishments on the track galvanised a......