President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......
The Congress-led UPA is down in the dumps as 2011 draws to a close, but whether the BJP is in a position to exploit its misery is in doubt, notes Virendra Kapoor. In the previous 365 days the......
The fact that S P Gupta was a former client of P Chidambaram is not germane to the controversy. The withdrawal of the criminal cases in itself was scandalous. Not one of the three cases against......
The overall message of the assembly election is certainly anti-UPA insofar as it was the endless series of corruption scams that determined the 2011 outcome, saysVirendra Kapoor Indian voters never......
The World Cup victory has come as a badly needed morale booster for the country. But it is also a warning to the political class that their leadership can be usurped. This apolitical trend can be......
Prayag is a Hindi indie rock band (a Hindie band, we daresay?) that features Pranab Gohrain on vocals, Swapnil Bhumkar on bass, Virendra G Kaith on drums, Prasad Ruparel on guitars and rediff's own......
The four dope-tainted wrestlers who were earlier named in the Commonwealth Games squad only to be replaced later will not be taken back even after the provisional suspension on them was lifted by......
Readers' take on the newly-formed panel to select the new coach.*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Ram LankaIn a Team India that is studded with stars, the coach is forced to play their "yes" man.......
North Zone's highly rated batsmen failed to live up to the expectations as the side suffered a dramatic collapse to concede the first innings lead to West Zone in the Duleep Trophy match in Lucknow......
Skipper Mohammed Kaif slammed an unbeaten 131 to steer Central Zone to an astounding five-wicket win over star-studded North Zone in the Deodhar Trophy limited overs league match in Pune on......
Does racism exist in world cricket? Readers' responses...Name: JayComment:I believe racism exists in the game. I further believe that it exists in both directions, that is not only by whites......
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