Finland claimed a shock 1-0 Euro 2020 victory over Denmark in their first major tournament appearance
With its political colour dominated by less than democratic trends, BRICS currently leaves some of us wondering -- where in this grouping is there an assurance that human freedom will be respected unconditionally? It would be nice to see the new members of BRICS drawn from the ranks of countries wedded to preserving and guarding human freedom, observes Shyam G Menon.
Laxmii is dull, boring, stale, unbearable, complains Moumita Bhattacharjee.
One of India's most consistent rifle shooters in recent times, Ravi was down after failing to win an Olympic quota despite displaying good form in the last World Championship.
PM Modi asserted that the army does not believe in speaking but in displaying its valour.
As the industrial era wanes, the network era looms, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.
'Our future is in limbo. The government saved us with Operation Ganga; now, they must save our careers.'
Indrani laughed loudly. She looked like the cat that got the cream, smiling gaily. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
It's time for the nominations on Bigg Boss 13.
It seems that Brazil World Cup fever has taken over Bollywood as well, with Shah Rukh Khan taking to Twitter to express his excitement over the sports fiesta.
The answers are now in the hands of young cricketers in Pocos de Caldas, a small city in central Brazil that is the home of Brazilian cricket.
Will MBA hybrid model be the focus for B-schools? Should B-schools focus on long distance programmes?
You can take charge of your sleep by eliminating some of the bad habits that may be keeping you awake and restless.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Struggling with sleep? Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, lists out five foods that can disturb your sleep severely.
'Family is everything to me too. And I cannot wait for America to get to know my husband Doug and our amazing kids, Cole and Ella'
'40 years later, the world is still singing I Am A Disco Dancer.'
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday suffered a "mild" heart attack and had to undergo a quick "primary angioplasty" to clear a blocked coronary artery, a doctor said.
'This remains an accident and an accident is not a crime. They do happen, unfortunately.'
The Trinamool Congress MP said he is unable to bear various incidents that are happening in West Bengal.
Tikait's tears galvanised people, as on Saturday a large number of farmers and other supporters came to the protest site at the Delhi-UP border from not just his home state of Uttar Pradesh but from Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand as well to show solidarity with the movement.
American investigators on Monday started grilling the lone surviving Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspect after he regained consciousness and was able to scribble out written responses, as authorities were preparing a chargesheet to nail the accused.
Demi Lovato was hospitalised after possible overdose.
'The Shaheen Bagh model of bullets and biryani won't work. The RSS looked at a template that would play to Bengali pride and harp on the state's development. Mamata's slogan to defeat the Left Front was 'Bengal awake and arise'. She promised to check the flight of capital from Bengal to far-flung states and usher in a renaissance. The RSS wants the BJP to pitch this line because it feels Mamata hasn't delivered on her promises.'
Khan said Pakistan wants peace with India but will retaliate in case of any "aggression" by the neighbouring country.
From Utsav to Heartless, Shekhar Suman has come a long way. He looks back.
Chief executives at the global CEOS' meet proposed diverse solutions to deal with today's complex world.
What you eat everyday definitely affects your sleep. Some foods calm down your brain where as some foods stimulate your brain to perk up.
It was chaos all around at the Chennai Central Railway Station as passengers ran out of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express in panic soon after the two bombs went off in the coaches of the train.
India's sovereign credit ratings do not reflect the economy's fundamentals, the Economic Survey said on Friday and nudged the global agencies to become more transparent and less subjective in their ratings. The Economic Survey 2020-21, tabled in Parliament, said that sovereign credit ratings methodology must be amended to reflect economies' ability and willingness to pay their debt obligations, and suggested that developing economies must come together to address this bias and subjectivity inherent in sovereign credit ratings methodology. "Never in the history of sovereign credit ratings has the fifth largest economy in the world been rated as the lowest rung of the investment-grade (BBB-/Baa3). While sovereign credit ratings do not reflect the Indian economy's fundamentals, noisy, opaque and biased credit ratings damage FPI flows," the survey said.
The AIADMK leader's car briefly halted in front of a Ganesha temple in Kotturpuram and she prayed from inside the vehicle as used to be done by Jaya.
In a Delhi home, two brothers miss a special sister on Raksha Bandhan.
The CCTV footage of a five-star hotel in Chandigarh on May 9, when Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab in a IPL T20 match, shows disgraced players S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan virtually awake all night walking the hotel's corridor outside their room.
The Congress slammed the government on Tuesday after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying the proposed legislation is an attack on the Constitution and anyone who supports it is attempting to destroy the foundation of the country.
The bench, which was critical of the Centre's stand on the issue, said "You (government) are so short of vaccines and you are not taking it through. May be it is an opportunity for you. Don't be so negative. It is like a raging fire and nobody is bothered. You people don't understand the larger picture or what.
The four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case spent a restless and sleepless night. They were asked to take a bath but none of them did. All of them were served their last meal but one of them refused breakfast before being taken to the gallows, an official said.
The 50-odd residents at the Alameda Center for Rehabilitation and Long Term Care, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, go to bed every night at 8 pm. October 29, the day Superstorm Sandy hit, they were awake well past midnight.
As the decade enters its final few hours, rediff.com looks at how the world is preparing to welcome 2011.
