The family of an Indian hostage threatened with beheading by an Iraqi militant group has promised that the captive will never accept a job from an American company if he is set free.

Manmohan Singh, the soft-spoken economist named India’s next prime minister, pledged today to work to restore religious harmony, keep India investor-friendly and seek peace with rival Pakistan.

Yoga and varicose veins were the unlikely topics of conversation on the second day of the Caltex Masters in Singapore today.