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DC's playoff hopes get huge boost; Jacks to rejoin MI

DC's playoff hopes get huge boost; Jacks to rejoin MI

Rediff.com16 May 2025

In a major boost to Delhi Capitals, vice-captain Faf du Plessis has decided to return for the remainder of the IPL while England all-rounder Will Jacks will rejoin Mumbai Indians for their final two league fixtures.

MI worst hit as SA players to give IPL playoffs a miss

MI worst hit as SA players to give IPL playoffs a miss

Rediff.com15 May 2025

WTC-bound SA players to miss play-offs after BCCI asks teams to release them by May 26

Will money in hand from tax breaks spur housing demand?

Will money in hand from tax breaks spur housing demand?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2025

Real estate developers are hoping that the slew of tax concessions announced in Union Budget 2025, set to take effect this financial year, will spur demand for affordable and mid-segment housing, even as the broader housing market shows signs of fatigue.

Walking The Bamboo Trail In Meghalaya

Walking The Bamboo Trail In Meghalaya

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

Hike through Meghalaya's newest tourist magnet.

T20 WC: Five star Hosein guides Windies to big win over Uganda

T20 WC: Five star Hosein guides Windies to big win over Uganda

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between West Indies and Uganda in Providence, Guyana, on Saturday.

Rahul Or Dhoni? Who Batted Best? Vote!

Rahul Or Dhoni? Who Batted Best? Vote!

Rediff.com20 Apr 2024

Does Rahul get your vote? Or did you prefer Dhoni's cameo?

3rd T20I: Can Tilak Varma impress before Iyer returns?

3rd T20I: Can Tilak Varma impress before Iyer returns?

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

India aim to seal series as Tilak Varma looks for quality batting time

To Those Who Fought The Good Fight

To Those Who Fought The Good Fight

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

The fight for freedom was long and hard and that is why it is important to go back to the monuments that celebrate those who fought the good fight.

Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants in last-over thriller

Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants in last-over thriller

Rediff.com16 Apr 2023

Images from the IPL 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings played in Lucknow on Saturday

Women's World Cup: Australia crush New Zealand to go top

Women's World Cup: Australia crush New Zealand to go top

Rediff.com13 Mar 2022

Ellyse Perry, Tahila McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner's impressive all-round display powered Australia to a crushing 141-run victory over New Zealand, their third consecutive, in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup, in Wellington, on Sunday.

IPL 2022: Who Will Make The Playoffs?

IPL 2022: Who Will Make The Playoffs?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

>With 40 out of 70 IPL 2022 games completed, the crucial playoff spots are slowly starting to take shape. Shailesh Karkera finds out how teams may fare in the crucial second half of IPL 2022.

IPL 2022: How Will Second Half Play Out?

IPL 2022: How Will Second Half Play Out?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

IPL 2022 has passed the halfway mark after a month of high action and drama. So how will the second half play out for the teams still in contention for the playoffs?

'Salman said I should try acting'

'Salman said I should try acting'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

'I was quite nervous initially when I was supposed to work with my father.'

COVID-19: 'There will be some spikes'

COVID-19: 'There will be some spikes'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

'It is absolutely important for us to continue to message to people that they must wear masks, keep physical distancing, as much as is practically possible, at work or at home.'

Unstoppable Nadal breathing down Djokovic's neck in China

Unstoppable Nadal breathing down Djokovic's neck in China

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

Rafael Nadal starts the final push to what he hopes will be a return to the top of the world rankings when he gets under way at the China Open on Tuesday.

Class X: Try these FREE Science tests

Class X: Try these FREE Science tests

Rediff.com24 Mar 2010

Here rediff.com in collaboration with TCYonline present three mock papers for Maths for students to improve their speed and sharpen their skills.

Class X: Try these FREE Maths tests

Class X: Try these FREE Maths tests

Rediff.com9 Mar 2010

Here rediff.com in collaboration with TCYonline present three mock papers for Maths for students to improve their speed and sharpen their skills.

IIT JEE: Try these FREE mock test

IIT JEE: Try these FREE mock test

Rediff.com8 Apr 2010

rediff.com in collaboration with TCYonline present mock papers for mathematics, physics and chemistry for JEE students to improve their speed and sharpen their skills.

WADA tells ICC to push for 'whereabouts' clause

WADA tells ICC to push for 'whereabouts' clause

Rediff.com26 May 2010

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday said it's time for the ICC to give the "final push" and convince its member boards, including BCCI, to accept the vexed 'whereabouts' clause by November 2011, failing which it would be declared non-compliant to the WADA code.

Divestment: Will the govt speed it up?

Divestment: Will the govt speed it up?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2010

Divestment in India has been a painfully slow process. Will the government finally press the gas?

Half time in Copenhagen shows unclear horizon

Half time in Copenhagen shows unclear horizon

Rediff.com14 Dec 2009

The day after tens of thousands of protestors took to the street to express frustration over the deadlock at the ongoing United Nations climate negotiations, a lull hung over this city, with the conference site, the Bella Centre, closed to business. Yet, it was the kind of lull that holds within it the promise of an impending storm.

What drove July core sector growth

What drove July core sector growth

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Growth was primarily pushed by a jump in steel and electricity generation, apart from a sustained rise in natural gas output.

'India not fully satisfied with new climate draft'

'India not fully satisfied with new climate draft'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

India said that the goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degree Celsius from pre-industrial times will require developed countries to "massively" reduce their emissions

Harbhajan may be picked: Wright

Harbhajan may be picked: Wright

Rediff.com14 Mar 2005

John Wright said that team was hungrier for a win in Kolkata after failing to give the final push for victory in the Mohali Test.

Athens Olympic roof to start final slide

Athens Olympic roof to start final slide

Rediff.com10 May 2004

Athens Games organisers were poised to start assembling the much-delayed dome over the main Olympic stadium on Monday.

India-origin coach sacked by German club Werder Bremen

India-origin coach sacked by German club Werder Bremen

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

Indian-origin German football Bundesliga coach Robin Dutt has been sacked by his club SV Werder Bremen owing to the team's poor start in the new national championship season.

Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero

Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

Between January 1, 2017 and September 18, 2018, one manual scavenger died every five days. He is no caped superhero, but Bezwada Wilson continues to fight the good fight for manual scavengers, says Manavi Kapur.

Why Rita Bahuguna deserted Congress

Why Rita Bahuguna deserted Congress

Rediff.com24 Oct 2016

Joining the BJP cannot have been an easy decision for former UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who grew up with secular values and appears to be a victim of the party's durbar politics. Amit Agnihotri reports.

Mexico coach Vucetich gets the boot

Mexico coach Vucetich gets the boot

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

Mexico's national coach Victor Vucetich says he has been notified by the country's soccer federation that he is no longer in the job, according to an interview posted on Thursday night on ESPN.com.

Kohli, Jadhav hit centuries to power India to victory

Kohli, Jadhav hit centuries to power India to victory

Rediff.com15 Jan 2017

Skipper Virat Kohli smashed a majestic 122 while Kedar Jadhav conjured up a career-best 120 before India's lower middle-order held nerves to pull off an incredible three-wicket victory over England in the first One-day International.

Poverty, child, maternal deaths high in India: UN report

Poverty, child, maternal deaths high in India: UN report

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

India continues to battle poverty, child and maternal deaths, according to a United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals that said while several key global targets have been met, more sustained effort is needed to cover disparities by the 2015 deadline.

What a record India has against Pakistan in ICC events!

What a record India has against Pakistan in ICC events!

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

The win at Edgbaston was not the first time an Indian team had vanquished Pakistan in an ICC competition. Rajneesh Gupta surveys the landscape of India-Pakistan encounters in ICC contests.

The designer who dressed Michelle Obama

The designer who dressed Michelle Obama

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

Bibhu Mohapatra from Odisha gave up a degree in economics to design clothes and hasn't looked back.