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Sreeja Akula clinches WTT Feeder Beirut singles title
Rediff.com25 Mar 2024It is Sreeja's second WTT singles career title. She had won the Feeder Corpus Christi in January.
WTT Feeder: Sreeja Akula seals historic win
Rediff.com19 Jan 2024The Indian beat World No. 46 Lily Zhang of the USA 3-0 (11-6, 18-16, 11-5) in the final on Thursday night.
'Mary Roy was a very unorthodox person'
Rediff.com2 Sep 2022'She will forever be remembered for being a disrupter - a disrupter in a positive sense - as she disrupted the hierarchies that existed in society!'
Father's death biggest learning experience: Rahul in Cambridge
Rediff.com24 May 2022Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the assassination of his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was the "single biggest learning experience" of his life, asserting that he cannot get away from the fact that the event also made him learn things that he would have never learnt otherwise.
'We try to find the extraordinary in the ordinary'
Rediff.com3 Apr 2022'We like to look at a screenplay as a spiral staircase.' 'You never know what awaits at the next turning.'
Can you watch 425 films in a year?
Rediff.com13 Jan 2021Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
10 OTT Shows To Watch
Rediff.com20 Jul 2020As cinemas remain shut and watching movies on big screen still a distant dream, OTT platforms are keeping us distracted from the pandemic with its steady supply of content.
Oscars 2020: Joaquin, Renee, Brad win top awards
Rediff.com10 Feb 2020The 92nd Annual Academy Awards hardly had any surprises up its sleeves. Here's a quick look at the winners.
Can you watch 309 films in a year?
Rediff.com23 Jan 2020On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
Joker sweeps Oscar nominations
Rediff.com13 Jan 2020The 92nd Academy Awards nominations have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
Gully Boy out of Oscar race
Rediff.com17 Dec 2019The movie failed to make the cut in the top-10 movies that will advance to the next round of voting at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Animal rescues during Hurricane Harvey
Rediff.com6 Sep 2017A teeming multitude of pets and other assorted animals are among those still being rescued from Hurricane Harvey-ravaged parts. Here's some of the most heart-warming images from the rescue.
Hurricane Harvey's death toll rises to 47
Rediff.com1 Sep 2017Rescue work has intensified in Texas with officials launching search operations as desperate residents remain stranded without food and water.
Trump stays away from Harvey's victims
Rediff.com31 Aug 2017Bush and Obama were kind; Trump couldn't care less.
Who wears snakeskin stilettos to a disaster!
Rediff.com31 Aug 2017Melania Trump's choice of footwear makes us wonder how practical stilettos are in flood zones!
30 dead as Harvey makes 2nd landfall near Louisiana-Texas border
Rediff.com31 Aug 2017One Indian student has died after he nearly drowned in a swollen lake in Texas.
Hurricane Harvey continues rampage in Texas, 20 dead
Rediff.com30 Aug 2017Thousands of emergency rescue teams officials remained on their toes, helping people affected by the deluge. Weather official said parts of state are expected to receive rainfall again.
Hurricane Harvey floods Houston, 9 dead; thousands evacuated
Rediff.com29 Aug 2017At least 200 Indian students stranded at the University of Houston were being evacuated to safer places.
Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas
Rediff.com26 Aug 2017Harvey is the most powerful hurricane to hit the United States mainland in 12 years on Saturday made landfall in central Texas coast with winds of 195 kmph.
The world's 10 weirdest festivals
Rediff.com12 Apr 2017We take a look at the world's quirky, colourful - and downright bizarre - events.
As oil plummets, how much pain still looms for US energy firms?
Rediff.com12 Jan 2015With nearly a quarter of U.S. energy shares' value wiped out by oil's six-month slide, investors are wondering if the sector has taken enough punishment and whether it is time to pile back in ahead of earnings reports later this month.
Top 25 US cities for fresh graduates!
Rediff.com3 Jun 2011The Daily Beast announced it second annual ranking of the best American cities for fresh graduates.
New hope for Sterlite in Asarco bid
Rediff.com21 Oct 2009Anil Agarwal-controlled Sterlite Industries has got a leg-up in its takeover battle for bankrupt copper miner Asarco in the United States. A district court in Texas has allowed Sterlite to argue for its amended bid of $2.56 billion, which was earlier rejected by a lower court.
Big blow for Sterlite in Asarco bid
Rediff.com2 Sep 2009Though the verdict of the bankruptcy court needs final approval from the district court, something that Sterlite is banking on, legal experts said that step was just a formality and nothing more. In its ruling filed late Monday, Judge Richard S Schmidt of the bankruptcy court at Corpus Christi in Texas recommended the district court judge to confirm the Grupo Mexico's plan and reject Asarco's own plan, which is sponsored by the Vedanta group company.
Harbinger backs Sterlite in Asarco acquisition
Rediff.com5 Aug 2009Sterlite Industries, the flagship firm of London-listed Vedanta, may get the support of rival bidder Harbinger Capital Partners in its takeover plan for the bankrupt US copper mining firm, Asarco. Harbinger has decided to withdraw from the race, informing the bankruptcy court that its plan to restructure Asarco should not be considered.
Asarco creditors support Sterlite bid
Rediff.com11 Jul 2009Asarco's unsecured creditors will support Sterlite Industries, the flagship firm of London-listed Vedanta group, in the bidding war for the bankrupt US copper mining firm.
Grupo Mexico counters Sterlite, again
Rediff.com15 Apr 2009The takeover battle for United States copper miner Asarco continues to rage, as its estranged parent Grupo Mexico has offered $1.3 billion to counter Sterlite Industries' offer for the second time.
Sterlite to buy US firm for $2.6 bn
Rediff.com31 May 2008Sterlite Industies (India) on Saturday inked a definitive agreement to acquire the operating assets of Tucson-based Asarco LLC for $2.6 billion in cash, the largest buying abroad by an Indian company this year.Asarco, formerly known as American Smelting and Refining Company, is an over 100-year old company and is currently the third largest copper producer in the US.
Auction of Gandhi's letters no big deal: historian
Rediff.com28 Jun 2007Many, including historian Ramchandra Guha, are of the view that the issue will only benefit the auction house Christie's.
Rita now Category 5 storm, 1.3 million evacuated
Rediff.com22 Sep 2005Rita is expected to hit Texas on Saturday.
American offers snow for sale
Rediff.com5 Jan 2005Top 10 digital cities in the US
Rediff.com3 Dec 2004Vikram Seth appointed trustee of British Museum
Rediff.com11 Feb 2004The appointment, made by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday night, will be for a period of four years with immediate effect.