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Cong downplays IB report, claims Nehru, Bose shared 'personal rapport'

Cong downplays IB report, claims Nehru, Bose shared 'personal rapport'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

Adding that the two leaders had shared an 'excellent personal rapport'.

Good lord those legs!

Good lord those legs!

Rediff.com25 May 2015

There's good reason why Amal Clooney is the new favourite of the press! :-)

Yuki-Adrian fight back to win ATP doubles title

Yuki-Adrian fight back to win ATP doubles title

Rediff.com9 May 2015

Indian Davis Cupper Yuki Bhambri clinched his first doubles title of the season with partner Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, following a nerve-wracking win in the rain-hit final of the ATP Challenger event in Karshi, Uzbekistan on Saturday.

Netaji's ancestral house under renovation, family says govt trespassing

Netaji's ancestral house under renovation, family says govt trespassing

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

Some family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Tuesday objected to the ongoing renovation work being undertaken by West Bengal government at their ancestral house at Kodalia in South 24 Paraganas district.

Indians enjoy good outing at US Open

Indians enjoy good outing at US Open

Rediff.com1 Sep 2013

Indian tennis players enjoyed an all-win day at the US Open as three of them reached the men's doubles third round with their respective partners, while Sania Mirza entered the women's doubles pre-quarters.

US Open: Somdev, Bhupathi crash out; Sania exits in mixed doubles

US Open: Somdev, Bhupathi crash out; Sania exits in mixed doubles

Rediff.com31 Aug 2013

It was end of US Open campaign for Somdev Devvarman and Mahesh Bhupathi after they lost their respective hard-fought matches even as Rohan Bopanna had a mixed day.

Documents reveal Nehru govt spied on Netaji for 20 years

Documents reveal Nehru govt spied on Netaji for 20 years

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

The files were apparently declassified accidentally.

Rains continue to wreak havoc in UP, death toll touches 131

Rains continue to wreak havoc in UP, death toll touches 131

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

At least 11 people lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh as monsoon rains lashed most parts of north India, with several rivers in the region flowing above the danger mark.

Restored! The Audi in which Netaji made his great escape

Restored! The Audi in which Netaji made his great escape

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Netaji had used the Audi Wanderer W24 to escape from his Elgin Road residence to Gomoh railway station in Jharkhand to catch a train to Delhi.

Will Netaji's files be made public? Govt forms panel to take call

Will Netaji's files be made public? Govt forms panel to take call

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

An inter-ministerial committee has been set up by the government to look at the possibility of declassification of all files related to death or disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Ben Kingsley plays a Sikh cabbie!

Ben Kingsley plays a Sikh cabbie!

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

"Sir Ben," I called out on the red carpet as he arrived to applause from hundreds of admirers at the Elgin theatre in Toronto. "You have played so many ethnic characters starting from Gandhi to Lenin, and now you are a humble New York cabbie. What led you to take this role?"

The best pizza in town

The best pizza in town

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Experts tell you where to find the finest crusts with the most savoury toppings in these Indian cities

The ancient heritage behind our railway bridges

The ancient heritage behind our railway bridges

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

Of the thousands of railway bridges in India, 36,470 are more than 100 years old, and 6,680 are more than 140 years old! But of these, only 21 rank on the Heritage Directorate of the Indian Railways because for them heritage isn't necessarily a function of age, says Bibek Debroy.

Chennai Open: Wawrinka breezes into quarters; Indians advance

Chennai Open: Wawrinka breezes into quarters; Indians advance

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Ramkumar Ramanathan's good run at the Chennai Open continued as he combined with compatriot N Sriram Balaji to knock out fourth seeded Kiwi pair of Artem Sitak and Marcus Daniel on Wednesday and storm into the doubles quarter-finals.

Netaji's grandnephew: 'Hard to reconcile Nehru with spying against our family'

Netaji's grandnephew: 'Hard to reconcile Nehru with spying against our family'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

'The evidence about a plane crash that killed Netaji as stated in the Shahnawaz Committee report, is quite strong.' 'None of the files that I read bear any evidence that it was Nehru who ordered this kind of intrusive surveillance.' 'The government's excuse that declassifying some files may affect India's relations with friendly foreign countries is not a credible one.' Subhas Chandra Bose's grand-nephew and Trinamool Congress MP Sugata Bose on reports that his family was under surveillance for 20 years and the rumours over Nataji's death.

Give us our gods back!

Give us our gods back!

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

Shashi Tharoor says the British Museum should change its name to Chor Bazaar because whatever it has within its portals is the result of 200 years of theft. The museum is once again in the eye of a storm for the possession of a statue of a god Hindus, across the world, worship as the Supreme Being.

Chennai Open: Wawrinka moves to quarters, Youzhny pulls out

Chennai Open: Wawrinka moves to quarters, Youzhny pulls out

Rediff.com2 Jan 2014

Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka scored a clinical 6-3, 6-1 win over Benjamin Becker to progress to the quarter-finals of the ATP Chennai Open even as second seed Michael Youzhny conceded his singles match in yet another the player pull out in Chennai.

Sikkim's Shangri La

Sikkim's Shangri La

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

The charming town of Pelling can strike a balance between commerce and conservation

Why the British Museum won't return the Harihara

Why the British Museum won't return the Harihara

Rediff.com18 Jul 2018

'It is vital that objects such as the Harihara -- and collections from South Asia generally -- remain here,' the British Museum tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

The man who stole India's past

The man who stole India's past

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

'It was only relatively recently that Subhash Kapoor was able to secure the sources in India, Afghanistan and Cambodia, that allowed him to get the really highest level objects, and that helped propel him in recent years up the ranks.'

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