Dharun Ravi's month-long sentence may be cut by 10 days

India-born Dharun Ravi, convicted of hate crime for spying on his gay roommate and sentenced to 30 days in jail, could end up spending only 20 days behind bars due to prison regulations in New......

Govt to ensure security of NE students: Chidambaram

Rejecting the contention that students from North East are subjected to discrimination and racial profiling, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the government will take every step to ensure......

'We don't need the Indians as much as they think we do'

Leading think tanks put a question mark on the India-US strategic partnership. Aziz Haniffa reports This concludes the four-part series. Part I: India not oversold, but over-hyped: America Inc Part......

Pak-Canadian jailed for aid to Khalistan terror group

A 50-year-old Pakistani-Canadian has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for providing material support to the Sikh militant group Khalistan Commando Force, blamed for carrying out assassinations......

Players need to rethink pay: NBA chief Stern

NBA Commissioner David Stern is not in a giving mood these days despite having an office that overlooks the holiday-season revelry of glittery Fifth Avenue. Stern figures he has given enough over......

Anand draws with Kramnik

World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out a quick draw with Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to remain in second spot after the end of the third round of the Bilbao final masters tournament.Anand, who......

Lord's Test starts on time after man arrested

Play began as scheduled on the fourth day of the fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's on Sunday after a man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud......

Woods shoots his best round of 2010

Tiger Woods fixed some swing problems before his early start at Ridgewood Country Club and came away with his best round of the year on Thursday at the Barclays tournament that opens the FedExCup......

Paul the Octopus was right

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto,Rediff.com's Sports Editor.Read Claude'sfirst e-mailHissecondHisthirdHisfourthHis 5th:Revolution is......