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PIX: Irrfan, Meghna Gulzar, Rachel McAdams at TIFF 2015

PIX: Irrfan, Meghna Gulzar, Rachel McAdams at TIFF 2015

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

All the action from the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.

Sportsperson who have tested positive for coronavirus

Sportsperson who have tested positive for coronavirus

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

While the whole world grapples to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, the sporting world has been brought to a complete standstill. A lot of top sportsperson around the world have also tested positive for COVID-19 as major events like Tokyo Olympics, Formula One, Indian Premier League and the top football leagues in Europe all face long-term suspension.

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy dismissed by Trump administration

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy dismissed by Trump administration

Rediff.com22 Apr 2017

Murthy is the second Indian-American to be removed by the Trump administration from a senior position.

How COVID-19 affects the heart

How COVID-19 affects the heart

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'The more seriously ill you are from heart disease, the more seriously ill you could get from infection with COVID-19.'

Faesal 'instigated' people against country: J-K govt

Faesal 'instigated' people against country: J-K govt

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

Faesal had no student visa, though he claimed that he was going to the United States for studies, the state government, through DIG, CKR, Srinagar, said in an affidavit.

US plays peacemaker as India and Pakistan spar

US plays peacemaker as India and Pakistan spar

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

United States Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed "enormous concern" to Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over the recent increase in tensions with India, asserting that there should not be any "misinterpretation or miscalculation" between the two neighbours.

Dialysis at Rs 100? He made it happen!

Dialysis at Rs 100? He made it happen!

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Indian American Harvard Medical School student Sachin Jain looks beyond boundaries of direct service.

ZEN OUT: Yoga moves in the most unthought-of locales

ZEN OUT: Yoga moves in the most unthought-of locales

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

India is all set for a mega Yoga event on June 21. But before that watch these Yoga moves played out in the most 'out there' of locations.

China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech

China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech

Rediff.com8 Oct 2019

'It is inevitable that people around the world -- including from America and China -- will have different viewpoints over different issues'

Baseball legend, 'Hammerin' Hank' Aaron, dies at 86

Baseball legend, 'Hammerin' Hank' Aaron, dies at 86

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

'He grew up poor and faced racism as he worked to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Hank never let the hatred he faced consume him.'

America protests against Trump's immigration policies

America protests against Trump's immigration policies

Rediff.com1 Jul 2018

Tens of thousands of people, including Indian-Americans, took to streets in several United States cities to protest against controversial immigration policies of US President Donald Trump which has resulted in separation of children of illegal immigrants.

Winter Olympics Sidelights: Russian medallist suspected of doping

Winter Olympics Sidelights: Russian medallist suspected of doping

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

A Russian medallist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is suspected of having tested positive for a banned substance, a source at the Games said on Sunday, in a potential major blow to Russia's efforts to emerge from a drug-cheating scandal.

Shakti Mill gang rapes: Two juveniles convicted

Shakti Mill gang rapes: Two juveniles convicted

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

Two juveniles arrested in connection with the Shakti Mill gang rape cases of a photojournalist and a telephone operator were on Tuesday convicted by the Juvenile Justice Board and sent to a Nashik school for three years to learn "good behaviour".

CBSE special topper: Find love in what you do

CBSE special topper: Find love in what you do

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Anushka Panda, who has spinal muscular atrophy tells us how she scored 97.8 per cent and topped CBSE class 10 examination.

Drink coffee to live longer

Drink coffee to live longer

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day might help you live longer, new research from Harvard suggests.

IS-inspired 'bad bitches' nabbed for planning New York bombing

IS-inspired 'bad bitches' nabbed for planning New York bombing

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Raising fears over the growing threat of home-grown extremism, three Americans, including two women, have been charged in separate cases of plotting terror strikes on United States soil using "weapons of mass destruction" and of travelling to Pakistan to fight against American forces.

China versus the people of Hong Kong

China versus the people of Hong Kong

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

India needs to take note of China's assertiveness in implementing its national security law as also its recently exhibited sensitivity to criticism of Xi Jinping by the Indian media, says former senior R&AW officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.

Why we need to pay more for the water we use

Why we need to pay more for the water we use

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

'We have severely under-invested in waste water treatment.' 'We charge for water a minimal amount and we don't charge anything extra for providing sewerage service.' 'As a result, every water entity is cash-strapped.'

Snowden asylum: US 'extremely disappointed' with Russia

Snowden asylum: US 'extremely disappointed' with Russia

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

The United States is extremely disappointed on Russia giving temporary asylum to former Central Intelligence Agency contractor and national Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, adding that it is evaluating its ties with Moscow now, the White House said.

Obama nominates Dr Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General

Obama nominates Dr Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

United States President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Vivek Murthy for the post of Surgeon General, which a top American lawmaker described as a historic moment for the community across the country.

Amul Thapar becomes second Indian-American judge of US Court of Appeals

Amul Thapar becomes second Indian-American judge of US Court of Appeals

Rediff.com26 May 2017

Trump nominated Thapar for the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals.

Shorts: Sun ban a 'statement to the world'; Nike shoe debate rages

Shorts: Sun ban a 'statement to the world'; Nike shoe debate rages

Rediff.com29 Feb 2020

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.

Data leaks made US, world more secure, says Snowden

Data leaks made US, world more secure, says Snowden

Rediff.com11 Mar 2014

Edward Snowden, the American National Security Agency whistleblower whose unprecedented leak of top-secret documents led to a worldwide debate about the nature of surveillance, insisted on Monday that his actions had improved the national security of the United States rather than undermined it, and declared that he would do it all again despite the personal sacrifices he had endured, Guardian reported.

4 Indians among Rhodes scholars this year

4 Indians among Rhodes scholars this year

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

The scholars are awarded for their outstanding scholarly achievements, character, commitment to others and to the common good.

Acoustics pioneer and founder of Bose Corporation dies at 83

Acoustics pioneer and founder of Bose Corporation dies at 83

Rediff.com13 Jul 2013

Founded in 1964, and based in the Boston suburb of Framingham, Bose Corporation is known for making radios and noise-cancelling headphones.

Silicon Valley, ready to enhance the link between Desi, Pravasi

Silicon Valley, ready to enhance the link between Desi, Pravasi

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

'This has been an ongoing process,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, India's former consul general in San Francisco, 'but I believe a Modi visit to the West Coast can be a force-multiplier.'

What India's IT firms are looking for in prospective employees

What India's IT firms are looking for in prospective employees

Rediff.com30 May 2017

AI, cloud computing, data analytics are a few areas companies are looking for proficiency in

Michael Dell, SilverLake win shareholder nod for $25 bn buyout

Michael Dell, SilverLake win shareholder nod for $25 bn buyout

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

Michael Dell clinched shareholder approval on Thursday for his $25 billion offer to buy and take Dell Inc private, ending months of conflict with the company's largest investors and removing the uncertainty surrounding the world's No. 3 PC maker.

Sports Shorts: Navratilova sorry for transgender 'cheat' claim

Sports Shorts: Navratilova sorry for transgender 'cheat' claim

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

AirAsia sparks an HR row

AirAsia sparks an HR row

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

Questions are raised on Ramadorai's appointment.

Trump nominates Indian-American to top judicial post

Trump nominates Indian-American to top judicial post

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

Amul Thapar, 47, had become in 2007 the first South Asian Article III judge when he was appointed as a US District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Mysuru's Wadiyar dynasty finally has a successor

Mysuru's Wadiyar dynasty finally has a successor

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Yaduveer, the grandson of late Princess Gayathri Devi, the eldest daughter of last Maharaja of Mysore Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar, will be the successor

Bengaluru, Chennai join '100 Resilient Cities' network

Bengaluru, Chennai join '100 Resilient Cities' network

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

The two Indian cities were chosen among 331 applications from cities around the world for 100RC network, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, New York.

As 'America's Doctor' Vivek will hit the ground running: Obama

As 'America's Doctor' Vivek will hit the ground running: Obama

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Lauding the Senate confirmation of 37-year-old Vivek Murthy as the youngest ever Surgeon General, more than a year after his nomination, US President Barack Obama has said the Indian-American physician would hit the ground running as the country's top doctor.

'More people must speak up against toxic polarisation'

'More people must speak up against toxic polarisation'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

'The problem here is not that one community's deity has suddenly become another community's meal.' 'Hindus and Muslims have been peacefully coexisting with their cows for centuries now.' 'The problem here is that a section of Indians has been suddenly made to realise that it makes great political sense to degrade each one of the 170 million Muslims to a potential cow-killer, lynch a few of them to keep the heat on, polarise and win elections.'

'Unless we get 15% exports growth, 8-9% GDP will be difficult'

'Unless we get 15% exports growth, 8-9% GDP will be difficult'

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

After helping the government in policymaking since October 2014, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian is returning to academics and will be teaching at Harvard Kennedy School on a visiting position. In an interview to Dilasha Seth and Somesh Jha, he says the ease of doing business agenda needs to move forward and India must try to integrate with the global value chains. Edited excerpts.

Retirees could bear brunt of Detroit bankruptcy

Retirees could bear brunt of Detroit bankruptcy

Rediff.com20 Jul 2013

Retirees and labour officials acknowledged that the city's finances were in a shambles and they would have to share in the sacrifice to help Detroit recover.

Meet the young man behind the success of Adani Group

Meet the young man behind the success of Adani Group

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Pranav Adani has come a long way since 1999, when he first got actively involved with the Adani Group's businesses, run by his uncle, Gautam Adani.

Fear not students, there is hope in America

Fear not students, there is hope in America

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

'They (students) were born in a borderless world, a world of the internet and a deep-seated belief that they could live and work anywhere they wished.'

Trump now says 'fake news' media misreported his talk with Turnbull

Trump now says 'fake news' media misreported his talk with Turnbull

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

The White House says President Trump is 'extremely upset' with the 'poorly-crafted' refugee deal with Australia.