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'You will be missed Kalpanaji'

'You will be missed Kalpanaji'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2018

'I will miss her camaraderie, her humour, love for food and passion for film.'

Historical and amazing photos of Delhi

Historical and amazing photos of Delhi

Rediff.com13 Dec 2011

Delhi was once a provincial town and small commercial centre, but one decision changed its destiny forever.

Once an export hub, Tirupur is today a ghost town

Once an export hub, Tirupur is today a ghost town

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

A series of events brought South India's largest garment export hub to its knees.

BCCI taps cricketing backwaters for bowling options

BCCI taps cricketing backwaters for bowling options

Rediff.com16 Feb 2012

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is finally looking beyond the traditional powerhouses to boost the team's thin bowling resources.

Phelps, rowers and traffic: Day 3 at the Olympics

Phelps, rowers and traffic: Day 3 at the Olympics

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

Michael Phelps and powerhouse rowing teams from Australia and Britain were the early highlights at the Olympics on Monday when London's notoriously clogged roads appeared to handle the extra crush of traffic on the first business day of the games.

Dempo SC launches website, merchandise

Dempo SC launches website, merchandise

Rediff.com28 Jan 2012

Dempo Sports Club on Saturday announced a slew of initiatives aimed at further professionalising its operations and becoming a football powerhouse.

Rathore on how India plan to succeed at 2020 Olympics

Rathore on how India plan to succeed at 2020 Olympics

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has promised "surgical" precision in distribution of funds to athletes preparing for the 2020 Olympic Games, asserting that centralisation of the process has made bureaucratic hurdles a thing of past.

US Open: What brought DelPo's downfall against Nadal

US Open: What brought DelPo's downfall against Nadal

Rediff.com9 Sep 2017

'When you don't have that confidence to play three, four hours with a good backhand against Rafa, is just matter of time to get down your game'

Dope-tainted Kenya could be banned from Rio Olympics

Dope-tainted Kenya could be banned from Rio Olympics

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

IAAF chief Sebastian Coe has reportedly made the comment because Kenya, which topped the medals table at the 2015 world championships in Beijing, has had more than 40 athletes banned for doping in the past three years

India favourites to lift Twenty20 World Cup: Williamson

India favourites to lift Twenty20 World Cup: Williamson

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

With less than 100 days to go to the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson feels that cricketing powerhouse India will be amongst the favourites to lift the trophy.

Clarke captain of ICC Test Team that features no Indians

Clarke captain of ICC Test Team that features no Indians

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

Reflective of the slump that Indian cricket has faced in the last year, no cricketer from the financial powerhouse of the game has managed to find a place in the ICC 'Test Team of the Year', which is dominated by South African and English players.

Will you buy Apple's iPhone SE for Rs 42,500?

Will you buy Apple's iPhone SE for Rs 42,500?

Rediff.com16 May 2020

The SE is up against some sweet deals from China and South Korea, not to mention Apple's own XR.

Want to be the best? Copy Team India's attitude!

Want to be the best? Copy Team India's attitude!

Rediff.com27 Oct 2019

Australia great Ian Chappell says India's attitude towards achieving excellence should be copied by the ambitious cricket nations for the well-being of the Test format.

Titans duel for La Liga and 'world hegemony'

Titans duel for La Liga and 'world hegemony'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2012

Records promise to tumble again in the 2012-13 La Liga season as world powerhouses Real Madrid and Barcelona resume their duel for supremacy, threatening to cast Spain's other 18 clubs even further adrift.

'Political system not allowing economic reforms'

'Political system not allowing economic reforms'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2012

Nirmalya Kumar discusses innovation happening in India, marketing tools and stalled reforms in an interview with Faisal Kidwai.

Revealed! How captain Morgan transformed England

Revealed! How captain Morgan transformed England

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Kevin Pietersen is backing England, India and Australia to make the semi-finals with Jason Holder's West Indies his outsiders to play beyond their world ranking.

How fast is Internet across the world? Find out...

How fast is Internet across the world? Find out...

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

A study conducted by Pando Networks reveals the speed and reliability of Internet connections around the world with some surprising findings.

Indians love to DEBATE just about anything: John Kerry

Indians love to DEBATE just about anything: John Kerry

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

India is "a powerhouse" in today's world and indispensable to "the conduct of global affairs", believes Senator John F Kerry, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee and erstwhile Democratic presidential nominee in 2004.

Netflix has spent 3,000 crores on India programs

Netflix has spent 3,000 crores on India programs

Rediff.com18 Oct 2020

Since its entry in 2016, Netflix has announced over 60 titles to be sourced from India.

India badly needs a hockey medal in London: Ignace

India badly needs a hockey medal in London: Ignace

Rediff.com7 Jul 2012

With no major triumph to show in the last 32 years, erstwhile hockey powerhouse India badly needs a medal in the London Olympics to revive the national sport's interest in the cricket-crazy nation, feels veteran mid-fielder Ignace Tirkey.

Global rich list: Indians one of the WEALTHIEST

Global rich list: Indians one of the WEALTHIEST

Rediff.com17 Oct 2011

A research company has unveiled the results of the biggest global study into the attitudes and investment priorities of the affluent.

Pejwar math head Vishwesha Theertha Swami passes away

Pejwar math head Vishwesha Theertha Swami passes away

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

One of prominent religious leaders of South India, the 88-year old Swamiji was admitted to a hospital at Manipal a few days ago for breathing difficulty and his end came on Sunday morning, they said.

Birthday Special: The 47 Faces of Aamir Khan

Birthday Special: The 47 Faces of Aamir Khan

Rediff.com14 Mar 2012

Here's wishing the actor on his 47th birthday!

Could title win be the start of a Man City dynasty?

Could title win be the start of a Man City dynasty?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

The dynasty will only be built on European success, though, and after the quarter-final exit to Liverpool, Manchester City's owners, who want a gilded continental powerhouse to match United's global lustre, will demand it and back those demands with huge funding.

Finnair eyes India, to tie up with Kingfisher, AA

Finnair eyes India, to tie up with Kingfisher, AA

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

Finnair flies six-days a week (except for Tuesday) from New Delhi to Helsinki.

Football legends... but no Champions League medal to show

Football legends... but no Champions League medal to show

Rediff.com21 May 2012

Rediff.com takes a look at a few legends of the modern game who won titles galore but failed to win the competition that matters the most in club football.

'He was my everything': Kobe mourned at emotional tribute

'He was my everything': Kobe mourned at emotional tribute

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and former Bryant teammate Shaquille O'Neal were among the Basketball Hall of Famers who attended the memorial

20 nations with the highest debt

20 nations with the highest debt

Rediff.com11 Aug 2011

Once the envy of the world, these nations are now posing a threat to the world economy.

Marwari community of Kolkata on tenterhooks

Marwari community of Kolkata on tenterhooks

Rediff.com6 Feb 2012

Businessmen are favourite punching bags of the powers that be whenever public opinion needs to be controlled.

I want to play my part with both bat and bowl: Gayle

I want to play my part with both bat and bowl: Gayle

Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

Having smashed the bowlers around with impunity in the Indian Premier League, West Indies batting powerhouse Chris Gayle is ready to roll his arm over as well and chip in for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

FIH Rankings: Indian men at 10th spot, women 13th

FIH Rankings: Indian men at 10th spot, women 13th

Rediff.com2 Nov 2011

Erstwhile hockey powerhouse India are languishing at the 10th position in the men's category, while the women's team is further down at 13th spot in the recently-released FIH world rankings.

Manchester City's title hopes hit by Everton teens

Manchester City's title hopes hit by Everton teens

Rediff.com15 Jan 2017

Manchester City's Premier League title hopes were delivered a grievous blow on Sunday as Everton's inspired Romelu Lukaku and teenagers Tom Davies and Ademola Lookman made it another crushing afternoon for Pep Guardiola.

Indian football: ATK Mohun Bagan crush rivals SC East Bengal

Indian football: ATK Mohun Bagan crush rivals SC East Bengal

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Roy Krishna powered ATK Mohun Bagan to a 3-1 win over SC East Bengal

Russia get Olympics ban but door open to Tokyo Games

Russia get Olympics ban but door open to Tokyo Games

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

Following the ban on Russia in 2016, Russian athletes have been allowed to participate as neutrals at various events by the IAAF. For Tokyo, WADA will lay down a uniform criterion for all sporting disciplines to accept.

India hockey coach eyes top-six finish at Olympics

India hockey coach eyes top-six finish at Olympics

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

Having "fed the 5,000" and fulfilled his duty of leading the India hockey team to Olympic qualification, Australian coach Michael Nobbs has set the target of a top-six finish in London.

Anand Mahindra: 'I'm not vanishing!'

Anand Mahindra: 'I'm not vanishing!'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

'Family businesses have to put competent people in charge who believe they can get to the top.'
'If you don't remove the glass ceiling, you won't get the best talent.'

Centre mulls extending lockdown after requests by CMs

Centre mulls extending lockdown after requests by CMs

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

The video conference, which began at 11 am, comes amid indications that the central government may extend the nationwide lockdown with some possible relaxations even as Punjab and Odisha have already announced extending the lockdown beyond April 14 when the current spell of 21-day shutdown across the country ends on Tuesday.

Don't put India, Pakistan in same group: BCCI to ICC

Don't put India, Pakistan in same group: BCCI to ICC

Rediff.com1 Oct 2016

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) on Friday has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to not place the two neighbouring countries in the same group during upcoming international events. "Keeping in mind that the [Indian] government has adopted a new strategy to isolate Pakistan and in view of the public sentiment in the country, we request ICC not to put India and Pakistan in the same pool of the multi-nation tournaments," the BCCI president Anurag Thakur said.

Advent closes in on BT's stake in Tech Mahindra

Advent closes in on BT's stake in Tech Mahindra

Rediff.com26 Sep 2011

BT has been associated with Tech Mahindra since the latter's inception and contributes 40 per cent to the firm's revenue but it has been looking at divesting its stake.

MNCs keep the faith while India Inc frets

MNCs keep the faith while India Inc frets

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

In automobiles or retail, engineering or even the regulated insurance sector, the traction for foreign investors seems to be rising.