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'Being born into a sporting family legacy was a daunting realization'
Rediff.com20 Dec 2023Former doubles world No. 1 Leander Paes was recently elected to receive the Ultimate Honour in Tennis - induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame - as the Class of 2024.
US court disqualifies Donald Trump from 2024 US presidency
Rediff.com20 Dec 2023Colorado election officials have said the matter needs to be settled by January 5, which is the statutory deadline to set the list of candidates for the GOP primary scheduled for March 5.
Paes, Amritraj inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
Rediff.com13 Dec 2023'Receiving this honour culminates a professional journey of a lifetime, standing on the shoulders of greats and sets the tone for other youngsters in Asia and around the world.'
3 Palestinian students shot in US
Rediff.com27 Nov 2023The students -- Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid -- were walking on Prospect Street after visiting a relative in Burlington for the Thanksgiving holiday when "they were confronted by a white man with a handgun."
Remembering The Day JFK Died
Rediff.com22 Nov 2023November 22, 2023 marks 60 years since US President John F Kennedy's assassination.
1975 To 2023: How India Fared In World Cup Openers
Rediff.com9 Oct 2023A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
Emergency declared in New York city as torrential rain floods subways, roads
Rediff.com30 Sep 2023The heaviest rainfall began to ease across hard-hit portions of Manhattan and Brooklyn late Friday morning, but another round is expected in the afternoon and could reinvigorate dangerous flooding.
'To be the first Indian to be nominated is special'
Rediff.com29 Sep 2023Tennis great Leander Paes says it is "humbling" to be the first Indian tennis player and the first Asian male tennis player to be nominated for the prestigious International Tennis Hall of Fame.
US will take cricket to levels never seen before: Kapil
Rediff.com28 Mar 2023Cricket is still in its infancy in the United States but the legendary Kapil Dev is hopeful of the game reaching great heights in the future.
Woodbridge bemoans Wimbledon's 'heartbreaking' doubles decision
Rediff.com26 Jan 2023Nine-times Wimbledon men's doubles champion Todd Woodbridge said on Thursday it was "heartbreaking" to hear the All England Club had made the decision to cut the event to best-of-three sets rather than five from this year.
Meet Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani's Bride
Rediff.com19 Jan 2023She's living her best days as the newest Ambani bride-to-be.
Disha Looks WOW!
Rediff.com29 Oct 2022Tejasswi parties with Sussanne... Amala explores London... Mallika celebrates her birthday...
'Humans have never learned from history'
Rediff.com17 Dec 2021'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.'
NYC's Times Square sees unfurling of biggest Indian tricolour
Rediff.com17 Aug 2021The iconic Times Square in New York City, reverberating with the chants of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', was on Sunday drenched in hues of saffron, white and green as the biggest Indian tricolour was unfurled at the popular destination to mark the 75th anniversary of India's Independence Day.
Tennis: Barty sets up Sabalenka final in Madrid
Rediff.com7 May 2021Hewitt defers Hall of Fame induction due to travel restrictions
Au revoir, Monsieur Cardin
Rediff.com31 Dec 2020'It was always my intention to be different, because that is the only way to last.'
Infosys to hire 12,000 techies in US by 2022
Rediff.com2 Sep 2020The company said it will target experienced technology professionals as well as recent graduates from major universities, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges to create the best workforce for the future.
Photos show how terrifying the fires are in California
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020California's lightning-sparked infernos are torching wide swaths of the state, killing a utility worker, demolishing homes and forcing people to evacuate in the sweltering heat during a pandemic. More than 500,000 acres -- equivalent to almost 80 per cent of the land in Rhode Island -- have burned, fire officials said. Evacuation orders have affected thousands of people in Northern California.
17 US states, tech giants sue against new visa rule
Rediff.com14 Jul 2020The lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule from going into effect.
ATP, WTA and ITF extend suspensions due to COVID-19
Rediff.com15 May 2020ATP events in Hamburg, Bastad, Newport, Los Cabos, Gstaad, Umag, Atlanta and Kitzbuhel will not go ahead as scheduled.
US passes 1 million coronavirus cases, fatalities at 58,000
Rediff.com29 Apr 2020The US became the first country in the world to have more than one million cases of coronavirus. It accounts for nearly one-third of the 3.1 million cases globally.
Tech giants to assist US govt in combating coronavirus
Rediff.com23 Mar 2020US-based global tech giants, including IBM, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, have partnered with the White House to "unleash the power of American supercomputing resources" for combating the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said. From volunteering to manufacturing masks and ventilators to ramping up production of essential medical supplies and general items, the country's private sector have joined America's war against coronavirus in a big way, Trump said on Sunday, while launching a new public-private consortium organised by the White House, the department of energy and tech company IBM.
India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode
Rediff.com13 Mar 2020The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.
Want to migrate to Nithyananda's 'Kailaasa'?
Rediff.com16 Dec 2019'It's a moot point if Kailaasa will ever evolve beyond being a haven for a fugitive from justice,' notes Devangshu Datta.
'He laid down his life for his country'
Rediff.com27 Nov 2019On the eleventh anniversary of her father's martyrdom during the 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai, Jui Karkare Navare remembers her father, Mumbai ATS Chief Hemant Karkare.
Infosys readies new global delivery model
Rediff.com30 Sep 2019Experts said this would not only reduce Infosys' dependence on the H1B visa, which has seen increased restrictions under the current US administration. It will also help the company in building an employee pyramid for its future operations.
Sports Shorts: Ivanisevic headlines Hall of Fame nominations
Rediff.com21 Aug 2019Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Cricket Buzz: Inzamam's 'most challenging job ever'
Rediff.com24 Jul 2019Inzamam-ul-Haq says the tenure has been the most challenging of his professional career as he was subjected to 'hurtful criticism'
Tennis: Dimitrov, Philippoussis mentor McNamara dies
Rediff.com22 Jul 2019Melbourne man McNamara won five singles titles and 19 in doubles and teamed up with compatriot Paul McNamee to win the Australian Open doubles in 1979 and Wimbledon twice in 1980 and 1982.
Why can't we have a reserve day in World Cup?
Rediff.com11 Jun 2019For Sri Lanka, it was the second successive time that they were forced to share points. The Island nation's last game against Pakistan was also a washed out.
Beautiful images from the Smithsonian's photo contest
Rediff.com14 Mar 2019From the ruins of a Syrian city to shamans, these are just some of the 60 breathtaking images selected as finalists in Smithsonian Magazine's 16th Annual Photo Contest. The magazine received a whopping 48,000 submissions from photographers in 155 countries between March 27 to November 30 2018. The annual contest has gifted us breathtaking pictures from six different categories: Travel, Altered Images, Mobile, Natural World, People, and The American Experience. March 27 is the day when Smithsonian will announce the winner of the Grand Prize. Till then, enjoy some of the amazing work done by the photographers.
We're not intimidated by Italy: Bhupathi
Rediff.com23 Jan 2019Keeping in mind Italians' weakness on grass, India have opted for grass courts in South Club here for the February 1-2 fixtures which will be played in new format with the winners making a cut to the 18-nation finals in Madrid next year.
Infy plans innovation hub in Arizona; to hire 1,000 by 2023
Rediff.com21 Sep 2018Infosys, like many of its peers, has been ramping local hiring in key markets like the US, the UK and Australia to tackle increasing scrutiny around work visas by various governments.
Tennis round-up: Sabalenka wins maiden title in Connecticut
Rediff.com26 Aug 2018In the crucial ninth game Suarez Navarro seemingly held but Sabalenka challenged an ace at 40-15 and won the discussion.
Johnson beats Ramkumar to win Newport title
Rediff.com23 Jul 2018Steve Johnson beat first-time ATP finalist Indian Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island on Sunday for his fourth career title and second of 2018.
Tennis: Ramkumar to play Johnson in Newport final
Rediff.com22 Jul 2018Ramkumar will meet American Steve Johnson, who beat Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-3 in the other semi-final, for the Hall of Fame Open title in Rhode Island on Sunday.
Infosys plans campus in Indianapolis; to create thousands of new jobs
Rediff.com27 Apr 2018The proposed campus will come up on around 125 acres, which the company will acquire from airport authorities, and would house as many as 3,000 employees.
Remembering Novotna: A true winner who was famed for a sporting 'choke'
Rediff.com20 Nov 2017Jana Novotna was a true winner but it was the misfortune of the brilliant Czech, who died on Monday aged 49, to always be recalled for one of sport's most famous and heart-rending meltdowns despite her collection of 100 tennis titles.
PHOTOS: Indians across the world celebrate Independence Day
Rediff.com16 Aug 2017Indians in countries like the United States, China, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Egypt, Israel and South Africa celebrated the day with hoisting of the national flag and singing of patriotic songs.