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Medvedev rallies to claim ATP Finals title

Medvedev rallies to claim ATP Finals title

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Medvedev became only the fourth player in ATP history to beat the world's top three at the same tournament.

Rahane lauds Vihari, Ashwin and Pant's dogged show

Rahane lauds Vihari, Ashwin and Pant's dogged show

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane reveals India's game plan going into the final day of the third Test against Australia.

Why majority Indians are short and underweight

Why majority Indians are short and underweight

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

'The reason why people are underweight and short is because they have not got quality food during their growing years.'

Mira is missing Shahid 'so much'

Mira is missing Shahid 'so much'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

Saiyami in Ladakh...Tripti overcomes fear...

US Open PIX: Nadal, Alcaraz, Swiatek cruise into Round 4

US Open PIX: Nadal, Alcaraz, Swiatek cruise into Round 4

Rediff.com4 Sep 2022

A summary of Saturday's action at the US Open.

US Open PIX: Serena slays world No 2; Medvedev through

US Open PIX: Serena slays world No 2; Medvedev through

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open on Day 3.

Why Was Kashmir Calm After Geelani's Death?

Why Was Kashmir Calm After Geelani's Death?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

Squashing erstwhile 'separatists', marginalising the 'mainstream', and squeezing funding channels have all evidently had an impact -- at least for the moment, notes David Devadas after a visit to Srinagar.

What women *really* want

What women *really* want

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

Every day is Women's Day, folks!

This is a captain whose commitment to his team is absolute

This is a captain whose commitment to his team is absolute

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Under Kohli, playing cricket will now be about winning, not avoiding defeat. India will not just be liked or admired -- it will be respected and feared. A country whose stars were labeled 'talented' or 'elegant' or 'inconsistent' now finds itself with a captain who is professional, tough, and combative, the embodiment of athleticism, aggression, and ambition. A fascinating glimpse from Pride, Prejudice And Punditry: The Essential Shashi Tharoor.

Vikas Dubey encounter: 'No gaping holes whatsoever'

Vikas Dubey encounter: 'No gaping holes whatsoever'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

'Dubey was a desperate criminal.' 'I don't discount the possibility of him trying to disarm the cops and escape.'

'You can't build large dams in the Himalayas'

'You can't build large dams in the Himalayas'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

'We have been appealing to various governments for so many years that there should be no dams in the Himalayas, but no one listens.' 'Nature responded in its own way.'

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

Rediff.com6 May 2022

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.

PICS: England given reality check by gutsy Scotland

PICS: England given reality check by gutsy Scotland

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Victory for Gareth Southgate's England side in the eagerly-awaited Group D clash at a rain-swept Wembley stadium would have sealed a place in the last 16 but they produced a nervous performance against the Scots, who kept their own hopes alive.

Meet India's boxing 'Nav Ratna' at the Tokyo Games

Meet India's boxing 'Nav Ratna' at the Tokyo Games

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

PTI introduces the team, who is aiming for medals when India's campaign at the Tokyo Games commences on July 24.

Should Women Fight Wars?

Should Women Fight Wars?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

Should we be exposing our women volunteers to the barbarity of actual combat?

Man United's agony: 6 strikers and not a single shot on goal!

Man United's agony: 6 strikers and not a single shot on goal!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

How could a front six including Angel Di Maria, Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata fail to get a single shot on target in a 1-0 home defeat by Southmapton?

Siddhartha lived by his honour code, and died by it

Siddhartha lived by his honour code, and died by it

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

M D Riti pays tribute to Bangalore's homegrown business giant.

PICS: Alcaraz, Nadal, Djokovic cruise; Azarenka exits

PICS: Alcaraz, Nadal, Djokovic cruise; Azarenka exits

Rediff.com28 May 2022

Images from Day 6 at the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Friday.

Aus Open PIX: Medvedev sets up Tsitsipas semi-final; Swiatek in semis

Aus Open PIX: Medvedev sets up Tsitsipas semi-final; Swiatek in semis

Rediff.com26 Jan 2022

Images from Day 10 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.

'I wanted the audience to reflect on their lives'

'I wanted the audience to reflect on their lives'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

'If someone is consistently horrible to you, for me, I would ask myself, what am I doing?' 'Why am I continuously putting myself as a target for this?'

PIX: Djokovic tames Van Rijthoven, meets Sinner next

PIX: Djokovic tames Van Rijthoven, meets Sinner next

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

Images from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on Sunday.

Fuelled by demand in southern markets, office leasing rises

Fuelled by demand in southern markets, office leasing rises

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

The Q3 office rebound growth was led by Bengaluru and Hyderabad, which together accounted for nearly 80 per cent of the net absorption in Q3.

PHOTOS: Medvedev, Nadal to clash in US Open final

PHOTOS: Medvedev, Nadal to clash in US Open final

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

Medvedev whips Dimitrov to enter US Open final

Now, 'pong-proof' innerwear

Now, 'pong-proof' innerwear

Rediff.com7 Oct 2008

Well, here's some good news, ladies -- a 'pong-proof' underwear has finally been developed.

'Alappuzha may get submerged in 20-25 years'

'Alappuzha may get submerged in 20-25 years'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2021

'Because of the melting of ice as well as irresponsible human behaviour such as throwing soil and plastic into the sea, there has been a rise in temperature.' 'I fear there will be direct and dangerous consequences for us.'

Nadal to make Australian return in exhibition event

Nadal to make Australian return in exhibition event

Rediff.com1 Jan 2018

World number one Rafael Nadal, who is struggling to get any match practice before the Australian Open, will play an exhibition event at Melbourne Park in the week leading up to the season opening Grand Slam, organisers said on Monday.

Diesel price roll-back not benefiting people

Diesel price roll-back not benefiting people

Rediff.com12 Nov 2007

In its analysis of truck rentals and diesel prices in the country between September to November period, IFTRT said, the government's decision to reduce diesel price by Rs 2 per litre last year has not benefited the common man as freight rates have been maintained at high levels.

Tsitsipas thrashes Zverev to reach ATP semis

Tsitsipas thrashes Zverev to reach ATP semis

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

Debutant Stefanos Tsitsipas crushed defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday to book his place in the last four of the ATP Finals with a match to spare.

Humour finds its way through coronavirus stresses

Humour finds its way through coronavirus stresses

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

Subtle and sharp, sarcastic and self-deprecating. And sometimes just downright rude. There are wife jokes, husband jokes, boss barbs, Modi jibes, weight gain worries and the inevitable China insults. Humour in all forms is the panacea it seems for people around the world who are united in their need to laugh or at least crack a smile in these troubled times.

'Ram Uncle's zest for life was incomparable'

'Ram Uncle's zest for life was incomparable'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2019

Gitanjali Gurbaxani, whose family has known Ram Jethmalani since their Pre-Partition days in Sind, recalls the legal luminary and 'the pride of the Sindhi community'.

Happi Review

Happi Review

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

'Surely a person like Happi deserves to be treated with dignity.' 'But does he deserve a two hour movie dedicated to his daftness, and to the failure of the rest of the world to come round to the purity that shines behind that daftness?' asks Sreehari Nair.

Bollywood's BEST ACTORS of 2019

Bollywood's BEST ACTORS of 2019

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

Here is Sukanya Verma's pick of 10 best male performances of the year.

Review: Whiplash is a sexy, stunning film

Review: Whiplash is a sexy, stunning film

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Whiplash is a film that captivates right from the start and reels in the viewer in that seductive way only the finest jazz can, assures Raja Sen.

FA Cup: Holders Arsenal knocked out; City survive

FA Cup: Holders Arsenal knocked out; City survive

Rediff.com24 Jan 2021

Arsenal's defence of the trophy ended with something of a whimper as Mikel Arteta's side struggled with repeatedly sloppy defending.

Emergency was a windfall for the RSS

Emergency was a windfall for the RSS

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

The Emergency greatly influenced the RSS' makeover from a fringe force in the Indian political imagination to one that could have its own man sworn in as prime minister in two decades' time. A riveting excerpt from Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil's India's First Dictatorship: The Emergency, 1975-1977.

30 years after... Tendulkar relives his first century for India

30 years after... Tendulkar relives his first century for India

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

It was on August 14, 1990, that Tendulkar scored the first of his 100 international centuries, a majestic 119 not out on a fifth day track to save the Test match for India against England in Manchester.

Ranji final: Saurashtra poised for tough Bengal challenge

Ranji final: Saurashtra poised for tough Bengal challenge

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

Saurashtra, led by the inspirational Jaydev Unadkat, will back themselves to win an elusive Ranji Trophy title at home but a buoyant Bengal will be no pushovers in what promises to be an absorbing final beginning, in Rajkot, on Monday. Both the teams are desperate to go all the way with Saurashtra reaching their fourth final in eight seasons while Bengal has not tasted success in the premier domestic event since the 1989-90 triumph.

Braveheart Ballack

Braveheart Ballack

Rediff.com1 Jul 2006

This young gun has it all!

This young gun has it all!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Roger Federer has paid a glowing tribute to Alexander Zverev, hailing the 20-year-old German as having the 'full package' of skills.

25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films

25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.