Meet the new ministers in Union Council

Eight new faces were inducted in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s council of ministers on Monday, with Sis Ram Ola and Oscar Fernandes making a re-entry after a gap of four years. With the new......

Cabinet reshuffle today; PM to fill up vacant slots

The much awaited reshuffle of the Union Cabinet will take place on Monday, ahead of which C P Joshi also stepped down as Cabinet minister after Ajay Maken.  Resignations of both Joshi and......

Rahul Gandhi gets his AICC team in time for the elections

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s imprint was clearly visible in the organisational changes announced by the Congress on Sunday.  The new team, which will lead the party into......

Power, politics dazzle Obama's state dinner

Scores of Indian American politicians, administration officials, media personalities and activists were among the 320 guests at the first state dinner of the Barack Obama presidency in honour of......

KBC crosses the floor to Sony

In a few months from now, television viewers in India may be in for a surprise when they get to watch Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) on the Hindi entertainment channel Sony, after Star Plus held the......

Syed Modi badminton tourney: Srikanth, Kashyap, Sindhu in 2nd round

IMAGE: Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa in action. Photograph: PTI Top Indian shuttlers, including K Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap in men's singles and P V Sindhu in women's singles, advanced to......

Unwell Saina pulls out of Syed Modi badminton tournament

Still recovering from a foot injury and a recurring fever, defending champion Saina Nehwal has pulled out of the women's singles competition at the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in......

Indian shuttlers have mixed day at Malaysia GP

It was a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, as R M V Gurusaidutt, K Srikanth and Sameer Verma won their respective first round matches while......

Sindhu to spearhead Indian challenge at Malaysia GP

Entering the tournament as the top seed in the women's singles, rising shuttler P V Sindhu will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2013, starting in Kuala Lumpur on......

Sindhu top seed at Malaysia GP Gold Badminton

Rising shuttler P V Sindhu has been given the top billing in the women's singles event at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2013 starting in Kuala Lumpur from April 30. Sindhu, ranked 15th in the world,......