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Lindsey Vonn Says Nearly Lost Leg In Winter Olympics Crash

Lindsey Vonn Says Nearly Lost Leg In Winter Olympics Crash

Rediff.com5 days ago

Lindsey Vonn revealed she nearly had her leg amputated following a crash at the Milano Cortina Olympics, detailing the severity of her injuries and the multiple surgeries she underwent.

High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy: A Heart Threat

High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy: A Heart Threat

Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

Women who experience hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) face significantly higher risks of cardiovascular complications, including heart attack, stroke, heart failure and death within five years of giving birth.

Rana Naidu 2 Review: Good Looking Mess

Rana Naidu 2 Review: Good Looking Mess

Rediff.com13 Jun 2025

What's unforgiving about Season two is the way the ever-so-entertaining Venkatesh Daggubati is under-utilised, complains Mayur Sanap.

Drones Are What India Needs For Future Wars

Drones Are What India Needs For Future Wars

Rediff.com18 Jul 2025

The foremost lesson for India today is to beef up its air defence to cater for multiple drone attacks. As seen in Operation Sindoor, we have come a long way, but there's room for getting better. We must develop a robust and almost impregnable air cover over ourselves, asserts IAF veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).

In The Mood For A Deadly Bride On OTT?

In The Mood For A Deadly Bride On OTT?

Rediff.com2 May 2025

Deadly brides, daredevil officers, bloodthirsty royals, killer toys, celebrity chefs, comic book heroes, angry goddesses, senior citizen dreams, poisonous snowfall, the OTT offerings this week will make you wish for days twice the size of its menu.

Execution key for further gains in Tata Power after Q2

Execution key for further gains in Tata Power after Q2

Rediff.com9 Nov 2024

Tata Power's Q2FY25 reported results were above consensus despite challenges like low plant availability at Mundra and Odisha discom operations affected by rain. A positive development for the power major included module manufacturing hitting nearly 100 per cent capacity utilisation. The Board has approved an investment proposal for a 1GW pumped storage project (PSP).

'OB van campaigns won't solve corruption problem'

'OB van campaigns won't solve corruption problem'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2012

UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani, in an interview to CNN-IBN, says that Aadhaar enabled service delivery is a far more effective way to fight corruption.

Stone-pelters attack media van after 2 terrorists killed in encounter

Stone-pelters attack media van after 2 terrorists killed in encounter

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

Security personnel soon provided a cover to the reporters and cameramen, forcing the stone-pelters to retreat.

Indians defer travel plans as Sri Lanka imposes curfew

Indians defer travel plans as Sri Lanka imposes curfew

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

For Indians, Sri Lanka is one of the favourite venues for destination weddings. But last month, when a family from Delhi chartered a Vistara Airbus A320 to Colombo, it packed much more than the standard paraphernalia of clothes, gifts and jewellery. The family ferried meals from Delhi for all the guests and to cover their entire stay in Colombo due to the food and fuel shortages in the island nation.

IOB acquires Bharat Overseas Bank

IOB acquires Bharat Overseas Bank

Rediff.com12 Sep 2006

Four banks -- Bank of Rajasthan (16 per cent), ING Vysya Bank (14.66 per cent), South Indian Bank (10 per cent) and Karnataka Bank (8.67 per cent) -- have sold their stakes aggregating 49.33 per cent in BhOB to IOB.

'SMEs will take to cloud before big companies'

'SMEs will take to cloud before big companies'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

The India arm of the 50.9-billion, France-based, Orange Business Services (OBS), offering integrated communication services, is looking at quadrupling its sales in India over the next five years.

Sexual harassment charge an attempt to jeopardise CJI's functioning: Gogoi

Sexual harassment charge an attempt to jeopardise CJI's functioning: Gogoi

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

The former CJI was criticised for being part of a special bench set up to hear a suo motu case titled 'In Re: Matter of Great Public Importance Touching upon the Independence of the Judiciary' on a Saturday on April 20, 2019.

Overhead TV camera falls in Olympic park, injures two

Overhead TV camera falls in Olympic park, injures two

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

An overhead television camera suspended by cables crashed to the ground in the Olympic Park on Monday, lightly injuring at least three people among the crowds below, the latest in a string of mishaps to hit South America's first Games. A TV news report showed two of the injured looking dazed, sitting on the ground near the heavy black camera housing. One woman, bleeding from her head as medics arrived, was taken away on a stretcher. The other walked from the scene wearing a neck brace.

Coal mine mishap in Odisha kills 4

Coal mine mishap in Odisha kills 4

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

The incident took place when some people from nearby villages were collecting coal from the "over-burdened" dump yard located near the mining area.

US journalist's brutal execution shocks the world

US journalist's brutal execution shocks the world

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

The cold-blooded murder of American journalist James Foley has sent shockwaves around the world.

Govt plans to contest SC order on this endangered bird

Govt plans to contest SC order on this endangered bird

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

The Great Indian bustard is at the centre of another impending legal tussle. The government is planning to move the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order that asked Gujarat and Rajasthan to lay transmission lines linked to solar power units underground so as to not pose any threat to the endangered bird. The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has sought a view from the law ministry and will move the court basing its arguments on estimates showing that the bird's population was declining even before solar power plants came to the region, said a senior government official requesting anonymity.

BoR may up stake in Bharat Overseas Bank

BoR may up stake in Bharat Overseas Bank

Rediff.com18 Sep 2003

Bank of Rajasthan is keen on increasing its stake in Bharat Overseas Bank (BhOB) as part of its efforts to become a national level bank.

Do career diplomats make for better US ambassadors to India?

Do career diplomats make for better US ambassadors to India?

Rediff.com2 Apr 2014

'A good ambassador needs to know, and to represent, the interests of the United States. In South Asia, career officers have done well by this standard; so have most of the non-career appointees.' Career diplomat Nancy J Powell, the US ambassador to India, resigned on Monday. Retired United States ambassadors Howard B Schaffer and Teresita C Schaffer look at how political appointees and career diplomats sent as envoys to India and South Asia have fared over the years.

10 Career Skills You Must Have!

10 Career Skills You Must Have!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

An individual must have tolerance for ambiguity and will have to learn to adapt to changing scenarios, suggests Career Coach Dr Shruthi J Mayur.

The Obama-Romney final debate: And the winner is...

The Obama-Romney final debate: And the winner is...

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

The consensus put Barack Obama ahead again in this final debate, not by much, but sufficiently to make it possible that he was the net leader of the three debates, writes Shreekant Sambrani

Working during pregnancy? Read this!

Working during pregnancy? Read this!

Rediff.com30 May 2018

Don't try to be a super woman. You must listen to your body, says Dr Mahima Bakshi.

Obama condemns gurudwara shooting, says Sikhs enrich US

Obama condemns gurudwara shooting, says Sikhs enrich US

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

United States President Barack Obama has reviewed the security situation with his top national security aides following the tragic shooting in a gurudwara in Wisconsin and also called on the gurudwara trustee to offer his condolences.

India parade crasher at Games opening a cast member: Coe

India parade crasher at Games opening a cast member: Coe

Rediff.com29 Jul 2012

A woman who gatecrashed India's parade at the Olympic opening ceremony was a member of the cast from the extravaganza but should not have been with the athletes, London 2012 chief Sebastian Coe said on Sunday.

Panetta hints at action against Navy SEAL for Osama book

Panetta hints at action against Navy SEAL for Osama book

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday hinted at taking action against the Navy SEAL who wrote a book on the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, saying he violated his contractual obligations and the authorities cannot set a wrong precedent by ignoring it.

Cash-for-bail: CBI to quiz Bellary MLA Sriramulu

Cash-for-bail: CBI to quiz Bellary MLA Sriramulu

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

The arrest of Karnataka legislator Suresh Babu in connection with the cash for bail scam involving mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy has now turned focus on BJP MLA from Bellary, B Sriramulu. Babu told the CBI that his relative Sriramulu was in the know of things and even advised on how to go about making the deal.

Aus debacle: 'Writing was on the wall, we chose not to see it'

Aus debacle: 'Writing was on the wall, we chose not to see it'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2012

Aakash Chopra talks to Bikash Mohapatra about Rajasthan's Ranji Trophy triumph, the domestic format and India's dismal showing in the Test series Down Under.

Hillary's deputy to visit India next week

Hillary's deputy to visit India next week

Rediff.com6 Dec 2011

On his maiden trip to India as the Deputy Secretary of State -- the most powerful position in the US State Department after the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton -- Burns visit is reflective of the high-level engagement between the two countries in the aftermath of the Bali meet between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama.

Man United fan sells land to block City expansion

Man United fan sells land to block City expansion

Rediff.com15 Feb 2012

A Manchester United fan aims to block rival Manchester City's 'goals of football domination' by selling off thousands of parcels of a site earmarked by the world's richest club for a 100-million-pound training complex.

Coming next from China: Cheaper loans!

Coming next from China: Cheaper loans!

Rediff.com27 Jun 2011

After cheap toys, consumer goods and other manufactured products, cheaper loans could be the next major Chinese import into India, and the credit may go to a potential FCCB crisis looming large over Indian corporates.

India Inc decries proposed cap on CEO pay

India Inc decries proposed cap on CEO pay

Rediff.com7 Sep 2010

A parliamentary panel's suggestion that CEOs' salaries should be capped has not found favour with industry chambers and leaders, who said the matter should be left to corporates and their shareholders.

Youth held for selling Ind-Pak match tkts in black

Youth held for selling Ind-Pak match tkts in black

Rediff.com28 Mar 2011

Cricket fever reached its peak on Sunday as scores of fans lined up outside the PCA stadium hoping to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars while some searched desperately for non-existent tickets for the high-voltage semi-final between India and Pakistan in Mohali on Sunday.

Vodafone objects to Essar's reverse merger plan

Vodafone objects to Essar's reverse merger plan

Rediff.com19 Jan 2011

Essar wants reverse merger of Essar Telecom Holdings Ltd into its listed group firm, India Securities Ltd.

Hearing on Amit Shah's bail plea adjourned

Hearing on Amit Shah's bail plea adjourned

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation special court will on Tuesday decide on the bail plea of former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah, who was arrested in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. The hearing in the court of CBI Judge G K Upadhyay was adjourned on August 11 following a request for adjournment by Shah's lawyer Mitesh Amin on the grounds that their senior counsel Ram Jethmalani was unable to be present that day.

Hero Group a victim of Citi fraud

Hero Group a victim of Citi fraud

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

Naveen Munjal of Hero Exports alone had given around Rs 50 crore.

The real scoop on a satisfying sex life

The real scoop on a satisfying sex life

Rediff.com10 Dec 2010

Do you know everything about sex? Think again, for the more someone claims to know, the less they generally do know.

US to transfer some troops from Afghan next July

US to transfer some troops from Afghan next July

Rediff.com21 Jul 2010

Asserting that the United States has the right strategy for Afghanistan to break the momentum of the Taliban, United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he would begin to transfer some of the American troops from this war torn country in July 2011.

Further rate hike by RBI to hurt growth: Experts

Further rate hike by RBI to hurt growth: Experts

Rediff.com17 Mar 2011

Analysts feel the RBI should not opt for another hike in the calendar year.

Mahindra Satyam on hiring spree in Middle East

Mahindra Satyam on hiring spree in Middle East

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

Mahindra & Mahindra's IT arm Mahindra Satyam plans to double its Middle East workforce in the next two years as part of a $24 million (87.8 million dirhams) global branding push, a senior company official has said.

Why PM's press meet telecast was disrupted

Why PM's press meet telecast was disrupted

Rediff.com24 May 2010

A minor fire in Doordarshan's outside broadcast van stationed next to Vigyan Bhavan, the venue of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's press conference, led to a five-minute disruption in the live telecast on Monday.

Obama spooked by India's economic growth?

Obama spooked by India's economic growth?

Rediff.com14 May 2010

Arguing in favour of public transportation system instead of depending on cars for commutation, Obama at a rally in Buffalo said mass transit system would be good for the environment.