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Jadhav case: 'Justice prevails, major victory for India'

Jadhav case: 'Justice prevails, major victory for India'

Rediff.com18 May 2017

On Thursday, in a big win for India, the International Court of Justice stayed the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav. The ICJ instructed Pakistan to take all "necessary measures at its disposal" to ensure that Jadhav was not executed pending a final decision by it. Following the order, reactions poured in from all over celebrating the big win.

King replaces injured Venus on US Fed Cup team

King replaces injured Venus on US Fed Cup team

Rediff.com26 Jan 2011

Injured Venus Williams will join her sister Serena on the Fed Cup sidelines with Vania King named to take her place on the US team that will play the quarter-finals in Antwerp against Belgium.

Facing water canons, tear-gas, Punjab farmers push to Delhi

Facing water canons, tear-gas, Punjab farmers push to Delhi

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

By late evening, a large group of them had reached the road toll plaza at Panipat, about 100 km from Delhi. Bhartiya Kisan Union (Haryana) leader Gurnam Singh said the protesters planned to spend the night there and will resume the march the next morning.

Mr Xi, what have you gained in Ladakh?

Mr Xi, what have you gained in Ladakh?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

'Why did your generals try to grab a few square kilometres of Indian territory in Ladakh?' 'And what happened to the hard work that you and Prime Minister Modi put into the Wuhan and Mamallapuram meets?' Claude Arpi writes a letter to Xi Jinping, China's self-styled supreme leader, who turns 68 today, June 15.

Best of International Landscape Photographer of the Year awards

Best of International Landscape Photographer of the Year awards

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

It's hard not to get skin tingles when you see these stunning images. They are winning pictures and shortlisted entries from the sixth annual International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. More than 3,400 photos were entered into the contest from both amateur and professional photographers from around the globe. The shots feature everything from remote beaches to moody mountain ranges.

Davis Cup captain Hewitt accuses Tomic of 'threats, blackmail'

Davis Cup captain Hewitt accuses Tomic of 'threats, blackmail'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

Australia Davis Cup captain Hewitt says threatened by Tomic

A battle of two ex-MoSes in Arakkonam

A battle of two ex-MoSes in Arakkonam

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

What happens when two former ministers go up against each other? No sparks fly, reports A Ganesh Nadar from the Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, but it is the summer heat that has the last word on the campaign.

It's final number 25 for Sania Mirza!

It's final number 25 for Sania Mirza!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

Sania Mirza has received another lift in her already booming career. The Indian tennis ace reached the 25th doubles final of her career at the WTA New Haven Open.

Pak PM calls up Modi to offer quake comfort

Pak PM calls up Modi to offer quake comfort

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Nawaz Sharif also appreciated India's efforts in the rescue operations in Nepal.

'Wicket full of runs' for India-Australia 2nd T20I in Guwahati

'Wicket full of runs' for India-Australia 2nd T20I in Guwahati

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

The newly-constructed Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium in Barsapara looks like a batting belter, Australia's stand-in captain David Warner said ahead of the second T20 International against India, in Guwahati, on Tuesday.

Sania Mirza out of US Open

Sania Mirza out of US Open

Rediff.com8 Sep 2017

Indo-Chinese pair were beaten 6-4, 6-4 by second seeds Martina Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan on Friday.

After Perth, MCG pitch gets 'average rating' from ICC

After Perth, MCG pitch gets 'average rating' from ICC

Rediff.com1 Jan 2019

The ICC confirmed the rating on Tuesday, a marked improvement from the three demerit points that they earned after last year's drawn Ashes Test.

20,000 km, 70 days: All aboard the Delhi to London bus

20,000 km, 70 days: All aboard the Delhi to London bus

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

The new service will travel through 18 countries and each bus will accommodate 20 passengers.

PIX: Pooja Gor, Riddhi Dogra at a calendar launch

PIX: Pooja Gor, Riddhi Dogra at a calendar launch

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Take a look at the arrivals.

Milkha Singh on the Race of his Life

Milkha Singh on the Race of his Life

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.'

No GST on sanitary pads, rakhis; rates slashed on shoes

No GST on sanitary pads, rakhis; rates slashed on shoes

Rediff.com21 Jul 2018

GST on 17 items used by middle class viz Paints, Refrigerators, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, storage water heaters, TVs up to 68 cm was reduced from 28 to 18 per cent.

Paes wins US Open mixed doubles title and scripts record. Congratulate him!

Paes wins US Open mixed doubles title and scripts record. Congratulate him!

Rediff.com12 Sep 2015

The 42-year-old Paes now has won nine Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, surpassing compatriot and former partner Mahesh Bhupathi's record of eight titles.

Spain's Muguruza is WTA's Player of the Year

Spain's Muguruza is WTA's Player of the Year

Rediff.com20 Oct 2017

Becoming the WTA number one in the world is a dream come true'

Tihar gets ready to hang Nirbhaya convicts

Tihar gets ready to hang Nirbhaya convicts

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

This is the first time that four men will be hanged together in Tihar jail.

How Aditya Puri 'built' the HDFC Bank

How Aditya Puri 'built' the HDFC Bank

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

Puri gave up the comforts of Citibank to set up a new-age bank from a rat-infested room in the Kamala Mills Compound in Worli, Mumbai and build a marquee brand. A look at his 26-year stint as HDFC Bank's boss.

Best of 2017: Picture perfect postcards from India

Best of 2017: Picture perfect postcards from India

Rediff.com31 Dec 2017

The best of travel photos sent by our readers.

Video: Models in sizzling beach wear

Video: Models in sizzling beach wear

Rediff.com22 Dec 2009

Maldives with its beautiful virgin beaches was the ideal setting for the dazzling beauties scorching the sands in sizzling beach wears for the Kingfisher Calendar 2010.

Star-studded economic panel marks Stalin's break with past

Star-studded economic panel marks Stalin's break with past

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

Chief Minister MK Stalin has shown that he is cut from a different cloth when it comes to embracing what is current, modern and absolutely necessary. Thus, even while retaining the spirit and content of the pan-Tamil, Dravidian socio-political and socio-economic ideology to the 't', his government has also acknowledged the need to accepting scientifically-proven facts in operational matters, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

10 pics that will make you rethink your foreign vacation

10 pics that will make you rethink your foreign vacation

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

Readers share their travel pics across India. You can share yours too!

Bengaluru gets back its bakery from 1888

Bengaluru gets back its bakery from 1888

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

Bangalore Connection 1888 tries to reclaim a piece of the city's past.

Unfit Messi ruled out of season opener against Bilbao

Unfit Messi ruled out of season opener against Bilbao

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Valverde refused to answer questions about the club's interest in Neymar and lamented the fact that the Spanish transfer window does not shut before the season starts, as it does in England.

On this day: US tennis great Andre Agassi was born

On this day: US tennis great Andre Agassi was born

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

He went on to lift the US Open title in 1994 and, after shaving his head on the advice of his then actress girlfriend Brooke Shields, the Australian Open crown in 1995 before adding an Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996.

FREEZE! Animals on the Prowl

FREEZE! Animals on the Prowl

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

Take a look at some of the jaw-dropping images.

Oil jumps on Canadian wildfire, Libyan fighting

Oil jumps on Canadian wildfire, Libyan fighting

Rediff.com5 May 2016

Prices are sustainable and not just driven by speculative gains

Beyond Jagannath temple & Puri: The hidden riches of Odisha

Beyond Jagannath temple & Puri: The hidden riches of Odisha

Rediff.com31 Jan 2018

Photos that will make you forget everything you thought you knew about the state.

Agitating farmers reach near Delhi borders; situation tense

Agitating farmers reach near Delhi borders; situation tense

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

Clashes broke out at multiple places and Delhi's borders resembled a virtual battle zone with restless crowds of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, milling around and a sea of police personnel keeping them at bay.

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren goes on clicking spree from space

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren goes on clicking spree from space

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Rediff.com takes a look at these awe-inspiring images of Earth tweeted by ISS astronaut Kjell Lindgren.

Copacabana beach perfect setting for volleyball

Copacabana beach perfect setting for volleyball

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

They have played for Olympic gold in parks, next to car parks and on royal parade grounds, but at the Rio Games beach volleyball will actually be played -- on a beach.

5 Indian forts that are perfect for your dream wedding

5 Indian forts that are perfect for your dream wedding

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

These forts are what fairy tales are made of.

Postcards from Earth: The planet's most breathtaking locales

Postcards from Earth: The planet's most breathtaking locales

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

'The poetry of the earth is never dead,' John Keats once wrote. But when Keats wrote these lines, man had no way of reaching up to the hem of the sky and gaze down upon earth.

Fanney Khan Review: Silly story, but Anil Kapoor rocks

Fanney Khan Review: Silly story, but Anil Kapoor rocks

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Fanney Khan is in the same space as Tumhari Sulu and Secret Superstar, where starry-eyed aspiration and gullible hearts of gold go but nowhere as grounded in reality, feels Sukanya Verma.

'During the war, we reached 40 km into Pakistan'

'During the war, we reached 40 km into Pakistan'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

'My brave JCO managed to get to the gun, sit on top of the dead man and fired away at the attacking aircraft till they melted away into the darkness.'

11 more die in Assam floods, toll rises to 47

11 more die in Assam floods, toll rises to 47

Rediff.com20 Jul 2019

A total of 1.79 lakh hectare agricultural land was submerged and around 90 per cent of rhino habitats -- the Kaziranga National Park and the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary -- are under water.

Beach Volleyball PHOTOS: Mixed fortunes for Brazil

Beach Volleyball PHOTOS: Mixed fortunes for Brazil

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Brazil's male and female beach volleyball pairs enjoyed mixed results on Monday, with the men losing to Austria but the women crushing Argentina to book a place in the final 16.

Aus captain Paine optimistic despite dismal series loss

Aus captain Paine optimistic despite dismal series loss

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

'There are lots of positives and messages that we can take out of it (the series) and it'll be good to get home, have a rest and think about it' 'A lot of us have to step up and take the slack, but I think Australia has got the talent, we just have to harness it properly and if we do we will be OK'