PM to lead BJP's day-long fast; Congress terms it 'photo-op'

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will observe a day-long fast on Thursday in New Delhi, while top BJP leaders, including Union ministers, will fan out across the country for a similar protest......

IAF commander to head Strategic Forces Command

The Strategic Forces Command responsible for the nuclear arsenal of the country will be headed by Air Marshal KJ Mathews, who will take over from Lieutenant General Balraj Singh. SFC, an agency......

'Obama is not a war-mongering President'

As part of a series of chats, which will help understand the significance and scope of US President Barack Obama's visit to India, journalist Pranay Sharma interacted with rediff.com readers.......

Union Bank CMD to be named RBI Dy Governor

Vittaldas Leeladhar, 57, chairman and managing director of Union Bank of India, is set to be appointed as a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Finance Minister P Chidambaram has already......

Preity Zinta: Life's good!

Preity Zinta and Bobby Deol go back a long way. Even though her debut film was Mani Ratnam's Dil Se, the first film she actually started shooting for was Soldier, opposite Bobby. This month, they......

Boxing Worlds: Indian's stupendous run continues, eight in quarters

IMAGE: Pinki Rani (Red) notched up easy win. Photograph: AIBA A judging controversy couldn't stop the Indian juggernaut from rolling with as many as eight pugilists reaching the......

Asia close to major breakthrough, says Singh

India's Jeev Milkha Singh believes Asian golf is desperately close to producing its first major winner in the men's ranks. Singh feels the continent has unprecedented depth in player strength and......

Singh seals playoff win at Whistling Straits

Fiji's Vijay Singh held his composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his career.The world number three, U.S. PGA champion......

Singh coasts to three-shot victory

World number two Vijay Singh birdied the first three holes to forge clear of the field and then coasted to a three-shot victory in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday.With a final-round 69,......

Golf: Randhawa finishes second in Korea

Jyoti Randhawa, who took time off to work on his game, showed that he made a wise decision as he registered his first top-10 finish in more than two years in the CJ Invitational hosted by KJ Choi......