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Why the South Korean president came calling

Why the South Korean president came calling

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Moon Jae-in's visit will play a crucial role in exploring complementarities between India's Act East policy and South Korea's New Southern policy, says Dr Rahul Mishra.

Saina settles for silver, loses to nemesis Marin at World Badminton Championships

Saina settles for silver, loses to nemesis Marin at World Badminton Championships

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

Marin retained the world title with a 21-16, 21-19 win over the Indian ace.

Asiad TT: Indian men's team take home historic bronze

Asiad TT: Indian men's team take home historic bronze

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

Indian table tennis men's team settled for a historic bronze medal after losing 0-3 to South Korea in a lop-sided semifinal at the 18th Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Tuesday.

Padma Shri for badminton's new superstar Srikanth?

Padma Shri for badminton's new superstar Srikanth?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

Kidambi Srikanth, whose stature has grown immensely following a phenomenal 2017, was nominated for the prestigious Padma Shri award by former Sports Minister Vijay Goel.

Jet-setting Modi: 26 nations in 12 months

Jet-setting Modi: 26 nations in 12 months

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

A list of all the foreign visits taken up by PM Narendra Modi this year and their outcomes.

Sports Shorts: India's juniors continue gold rush at Shooting World Cup

Sports Shorts: India's juniors continue gold rush at Shooting World Cup

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

Vijayveer Sidhu, 16, shot a gold in the 25m standard pistol event for junior men after combining with Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Adarsh Singh to claim the team gold on the last day of the ISSF World Championships.

Defending champ Sameer wins Syed Modi title in thrilling final

Defending champ Sameer wins Syed Modi title in thrilling final

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

Erratic Saina stunned by Chinese youngster

Meet this year's Republic Day Chief Guests. All 10 of them!

Meet this year's Republic Day Chief Guests. All 10 of them!

Rediff.com22 Jan 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited ASEAN leaders to be the chief guests.

Defending Modi, Shiv Sena dares Congress to auction Rahul's wardrobe

Defending Modi, Shiv Sena dares Congress to auction Rahul's wardrobe

Rediff.com21 Feb 2015

The Shiv Sena came to the defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the auction of his pinstripe monogrammed suit and said the two-piece ensemble was valued highly because of the person who wore it.

Srikanth banks on consistency to make Rio Olympics

Srikanth banks on consistency to make Rio Olympics

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

India's ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth feels the Swiss Open win has put him on course for a first-ever Olympic qualification but says he needs maintain consistency to make the cut for the 2016 Rio Games and achieve World No. 1 ranking.

Modi in Singapore: Bolstering a pivotal relationship

Modi in Singapore: Bolstering a pivotal relationship

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit is an attempt to move the Indo-Singapore relationship to the 'next level'. Singapore has been one of the top investors in India. India-Singapore bilateral trade has already crossed the $15 billion mark. As per the official records, Singapore has emerged as the second largest source of Foreign Direct Investment in India, says Dr Rahul Mishra.

Placing ASEAN at the centre, India acts east

Placing ASEAN at the centre, India acts east

Rediff.com3 Feb 2018

By hosting the 10 ASEAN leaders on Republic Day, India amply demonstrated that ASEAN is a central pillar of its Act East policy. But is India 'central' for ASEAN, asks Dr Rahul Mishra.

Indonesia Open: Srikanth enters final, Prannoy's fight ends in agony

Indonesia Open: Srikanth enters final, Prannoy's fight ends in agony

Rediff.com17 Jun 2017

Indian shuttler K Srikanth dished out a gritty performance to stun world No.1 Korean Son Wan Ho to reach the finals of the $ 1,000,000 Indonesia Super Series Premier in Jakarta on Sunday.

World's most beautiful scenes in Agora's Travel photo contest

World's most beautiful scenes in Agora's Travel photo contest

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

This year has been the year of the no travel, which has left millions reminiscing on adventure-filled trips abroad. To celebrate the wonder of world travel, thousands of photography enthusiasts entered Agora #Travel2020, sharing the moments they feel captured the true essence of exploration. Octavi Royo, Agora's co-founder and CEO, said: "Thanks to these photos, we can travel to some amazing corners of our planet and see them from the point of view of travel photographers." Scroll down to see our pick of the shortlisted images...

Jaishankar: India open to talk terror with Pak in a 'civilised' manner

Jaishankar: India open to talk terror with Pak in a 'civilised' manner

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

He said that if there are issues that need to be talked about, it is between India and Pakistan.

Mata wants Pogba to extend Manchester United stay

Mata wants Pogba to extend Manchester United stay

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

Pogba said last month that he could seek a new challenge after three years at United, while his agent recently told The Times that the 26-year-old intends to leave the club amid reports linking him to Juventus and Real Madrid.

China's missile man is new defence minister

China's missile man is new defence minister

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

Lieutenant General Wei Fenghe's, China's new defence minister's, first guest of honour could be his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman.

Premier League: Relief for Van Gaal as United end winless run

Premier League: Relief for Van Gaal as United end winless run

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

Arsenal's Premier League title charge gathered momentum as they moved two points clear at the top with a scrappy 1-0 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday as Leicester City's push faltered with a goalless home draw against Bournemouth.

India shuttler Srikanth clinches Swiss Open title

India shuttler Srikanth clinches Swiss Open title

Rediff.com15 Mar 2015

India's Kidambi Srikanth clinched the Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship title after overcoming a strong challenge from Viktor Alexson in a hard-fought men's singles final in Basel on Sunday.

Oceans should not become new theatres of contests: PM Modi

Oceans should not become new theatres of contests: PM Modi

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

"In the flux and transition of our times, the most critical need in this region is to uphold and strengthen the rules and norms that must define our collective behaviour," he said.

India make back door entry to Champions Trophy final, first in 36 years

India make back door entry to Champions Trophy final, first in 36 years

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

Indian men's hockey team had their date with history as they clinched a maiden appearance in the final of the prestigious 36th Hero Champions Trophy Hockey tournament against formidable Australia after hosts Great Britain held Belgium to 3-3 draw in a final round robin match.

When world leaders got INSTA-FAME!

When world leaders got INSTA-FAME!

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

On Wednesday, the ever so tech savvy Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined Instagram. His first ever post was from Myanmar where he is for the ASEAN summit. As the Instagram community continues to grow internationally, political leaders across the globe have increasingly adopted Instagram as a way to share and connect with the people they represent. If you're curious about what life is like as the leader of a far away country, explore these Instagram accounts:

Sports shorts: Chennai Open, Asian Games tennis, ISL...

Sports shorts: Chennai Open, Asian Games tennis, ISL...

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.'

CWG PHOTOS: Punam, Manu and Manika lead India's golden charge

CWG PHOTOS: Punam, Manu and Manika lead India's golden charge

Rediff.com8 Apr 2018

Women formed the core of India's stupendous day four at the 21st Commonwealth Games where a 16-year-old Manu Bhaker delivered a record-shattering shooting gold medal and the table tennis team shocked fancied defending champions Singapore to clinch the top honours for the first time in the event.

CWG Updates: Indian women seal historic table tennis gold!

CWG Updates: Indian women seal historic table tennis gold!

Rediff.com8 Apr 2018

The Indian women's table tennis team won gold

'The cultural base of 9 ASEAN States is Indian'

'The cultural base of 9 ASEAN States is Indian'

Rediff.com26 Jan 2018

'What India needs to do is to re-build those cultural links in a way it didn't.' 'Clearly, India needs to wake up and spend more time on ASEAN.'

Sports Shorts: Mourinho extends contract at Man United till 2020

Sports Shorts: Mourinho extends contract at Man United till 2020

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday

Turbulent times ahead for Xi Jinping

Turbulent times ahead for Xi Jinping

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

'Does it mean that we are witnessing the end of an era?' 'Probably not, but the post-Trump trade war has certainly brought a lot of instability in China,' notes Claude Arpi.

Xi Jinping's war on corruption angers China's leaders

Xi Jinping's war on corruption angers China's leaders

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

The Chinese Communist Party's all important 19th Party Congress is just months away, and President Xi Jinping finds himself confronting unlikely challenges to his pre-eminent position, says former RA&W officer and China watcher Jayadeva Ranade.

Sports Shorts: Badminton star Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer

Sports Shorts: Badminton star Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday

The odd, odd world we live in!

The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com18 May 2016

This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world.

Sports Shorts: Meet the first Japanese man to top badminton rankings

Sports Shorts: Meet the first Japanese man to top badminton rankings

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.

Sports shorts: Nadal virtually assured year-end top ranking

Sports shorts: Nadal virtually assured year-end top ranking

Rediff.com31 Oct 2017

A hoped-for fight to the finish for the year-end number one ranking at next month's ATP World Tour Finals in London will likely be a coronation for Rafael Nadal, who is virtually guaranteed ending 2017 top of the pile.

Not losing sleep over chasing No 1 ranking: Srikanth

Not losing sleep over chasing No 1 ranking: Srikanth

Rediff.com30 Oct 2017

Kidambi Srikanth might be inching towards the coveted World No 1 ranking after his record-equalling Super Series win in Paris but he says he does not want to lose sleep over chasing it.

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.

Prannoy clinches US Open title

Prannoy clinches US Open title

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

HS Prannoy notched up a thrilling three-game win over Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap in an all-Indian final to clinch the $ 120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold in Anaheim, California.

Oil prices tumble after Greece vote, China stock market turmoil

Oil prices tumble after Greece vote, China stock market turmoil

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

The falls meant that both crude futures were at their lowest levels since mid-April

India at a low 105 on human capital index, Finland tops

India at a low 105 on human capital index, Finland tops

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

India ranks low at 105th on human capital index, Finland tops

Sports Shorts: Indian men's hockey team stun world champions

Sports Shorts: Indian men's hockey team stun world champions

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

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

Asiad, Day 13: India sails past hockey heartbreak, equals best medal haul

Asiad, Day 13: India sails past hockey heartbreak, equals best medal haul

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

A golden dream unfulfilled for over 30 years remained just that in women's hockey but India equalled its best ever medal haul as sailors joined the assorted contributors to the country's tally at the 18th Asian Games, on Friday.