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'IPL should not be selection criteria for Dhoni'

'IPL should not be selection criteria for Dhoni'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2020

MS Dhoni's comeback and retirement has been a matter of intense speculation

'Not meeting her father before his death will be a life-long regret for Natasha'

'Not meeting her father before his death will be a life-long regret for Natasha'

Rediff.com14 May 2021

'She said she could have taken so much energy from her father had she got a chance to meet him before his death.'

India's paralympians beat the odds, realise dreams

India's paralympians beat the odds, realise dreams

Rediff.com5 Sep 2021

India sign off Paralympics with an unparalleled 19 medals: 5 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze.

'I don't want to do aunty roles again'

'I don't want to do aunty roles again'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

'When Zubeida came, everybody loved me and I got a slew of offers of the same kind.' 'People started saying, "Aap nayi Aruna Irani ban jayegi".'

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.

Dhawan could replace Warner as Sunrisers captain

Dhawan could replace Warner as Sunrisers captain

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

In Warner's absence, Shikhar Dhawan being a certainty in the playing eleven and the senior-most player in the set-up is likely to lead the side.

Youth disillusionment with Modi-2 has been rapid and deep

Youth disillusionment with Modi-2 has been rapid and deep

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

'The economy is in a free fall.'
'And it's been declining for so long, so consistently, that the promise of growth and better days now looks a fantasy.' 'A mid-1970s kind of pessimism, even hopelessness, is growing among the young.' 'This isn't what Mr Modi promised them.' 'Their aspirations and needs are clear and present, and not being fulfilled,' notes Shekhar Gupta.

'Congress needs aggressive leadership'

'Congress needs aggressive leadership'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

'And Nana Patole fits the bill perfectly.' 'There is nothing wrong in being aggressive and today Patole is our angry young man.'

Netanyahu puts off trip to India, 2nd time this year

Netanyahu puts off trip to India, 2nd time this year

Rediff.com3 Sep 2019

Informed sources said Netanyahu spoke to Prime Minister Modi earlier on Tuesday and both of them agreed to cancel their scheduled meeting in New Delhi on September 9 due to the repeat polls in Israel on September 17.

NSCN-IM seeks removal of Nagaland Guv Ravi as interlocutor

NSCN-IM seeks removal of Nagaland Guv Ravi as interlocutor

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'All the hard work of 23 years of Indo-Naga political talks having passed through six successive prime ministers is coming to a nauseating end because of the mischief that keeps boiling in the hands of this interlocutor who has become more a liability than anything,' the NSCN IM said.

'Sushil's arrest is shameful and unfortunate'

'Sushil's arrest is shameful and unfortunate'

Rediff.com23 May 2021

'He has two small children, think of the impact on them.' Mixed emotions in Indian sports fraternity after Sushil's arrest in murder case.

BCCI invites applications for MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda's replacements

BCCI invites applications for MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda's replacements

Rediff.com18 Jan 2020

Along with the senior selection committee, the entire women's selection panel will be overhauled

Why Sridhar was chosen over Rhodes as fielding coach

Why Sridhar was chosen over Rhodes as fielding coach

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

Chairman of selectors MSK Prasad claimed R Sridhar is one of the best fielding coaches in the world.

What BCCI needs to do to support women's cricket

What BCCI needs to do to support women's cricket

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Former India women's team captain Anjum Chopra firmly believes that the BCCI has a plan for women's cricket but she wants the Board to communicate its ideas more specifically. Chopra, who is now a successful broadcaster, said the BCCI is thinking in earnest about the progress of women's cricket.

WTC final: Kohli eyes legacy, Williamson prize for consistency

WTC final: Kohli eyes legacy, Williamson prize for consistency

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

For Kohli, a trophy-less cabinet doesn't do justice to the champion performer that he has been for a decade.

Jaishankar is an expert in dealing with China, Pak

Jaishankar is an expert in dealing with China, Pak

Rediff.com31 May 2019

Jaishankar is the first foreign secretary to head the Ministry of External Affairs as minister.

Hamara Bajaj Kindled Pride in Being Indian

Hamara Bajaj Kindled Pride in Being Indian

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

In 1989 when Bajaj came out with their legendary and elegant Hamara Bajaj campaign, that looked more at apna India, rather than the scooter, and at all hues of scootered Indians, it drew millions of eyeballs and was brilliantly successful.

Can Bommai emerge from Yediyurappa's shadow?

Can Bommai emerge from Yediyurappa's shadow?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

In the course of his various tenures, Yediyurappa made many adversaries. Bommai, by contrast, knows the Opposition well and has many friends, cutting across parties -- he is, after all, only a 2008 BJP entrant.

Why Narayan Rane is so IMPORTANT for the BJP

Why Narayan Rane is so IMPORTANT for the BJP

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

The street-fighter attitude is what keeps Rane going even at 69. The expectation is -- at least in the BJP camp -- that he will be itching for a battle royale with the Shiv Sena in its bastions.

How China facilitated the India-US strategic embrace

How China facilitated the India-US strategic embrace

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

China is now the most significant strategic concern in Washington, as in most of the world's capitals, especially the democracies. Today, strategic autonomy has acquired a sharper definition: To ward off the Chinese challenge to India's territorial integrity, sovereignty and regional stature, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Maid who sued Indian diplomat scared: Lawyer

Maid who sued Indian diplomat scared: Lawyer

Rediff.com22 Jun 2011

Santosh Bhardwaj, the maid who has sued a top Indian diplomat in New York for alleged forced labour, was scared to take legal action against him given his high profile stature, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

BJP questions Cong's silence at girl's 'rape', killing in Punjab

BJP questions Cong's silence at girl's 'rape', killing in Punjab

Rediff.com24 Oct 2020

Noting that the young girl belonged to a Dalit migrant family from Bihar, Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman also took a swipe at Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, questioning if he had asked Rahul Gandhi about the issue while holding a joint poll campaign with him in the state.

Sarfaraz should retire from Tests, focus on white-ball cricket: Raja

Sarfaraz should retire from Tests, focus on white-ball cricket: Raja

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

Sarfaraz was removed as captain from all three formats last year in a sudden move by the Pakistan Cricket Board but made a comeback to the national squad for the tour of England due to the unusual circumstances arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

'BJP defeated BJP in Bengal'

'BJP defeated BJP in Bengal'

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

'The BJP is directionless in West Bengal.'

'AAP's victory is the beginning of Hindu appeasement politics'

'AAP's victory is the beginning of Hindu appeasement politics'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

'Till now, many political parties indulged in Muslim appeasement.' 'This is one experiment, successfully carried out by the AAP, in indulging in Hindu appeasement.'

Who will present the World Cup trophy to the winners?

Who will present the World Cup trophy to the winners?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2019

Former great or British Royal likely to give away the trophy to the new champions

Shocked and surprised to see Guv's letter: Pawar to PM

Shocked and surprised to see Guv's letter: Pawar to PM

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

In his letter to Modi, the Rajya Sabha MP, whose party is a key ally in the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government, said he was pained by the erosion of standards of conduct by the high Constitutional office of the Honourable Governor.

Ganguly to help BCCI plan India's schedule for 2019-2023

Ganguly to help BCCI plan India's schedule for 2019-2023

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

The working group of the Board of Control for Cricket in India on the International Cricket Council's Futures Tours and Programme (FTP) will have former India captain Sourav Ganguly in all likelihood.

Nandigram to witness Battle Royale as BJP pits Suvendu against Mamata

Nandigram to witness Battle Royale as BJP pits Suvendu against Mamata

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

The BJP released its first list of 57 candidates for the West Bengal assembly polls and fielded Suvendu Adhikari from his home turf of Nandigram, from where Trinamool Congress president and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has already announced her candidature.

'Amarinder was toeing Modi's line'

'Amarinder was toeing Modi's line'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

'Change was very much needed for the Congress to win the 2022 assembly elections.'

Revealed: How the Congress won Karnataka

Revealed: How the Congress won Karnataka

Rediff.com20 May 2018

Rahul Gandhi deliberately kept himself in the background, because he knew he is yet to achieve the stature to talk to a politician as senior as Deve Gowda.

Looking at Bollywood's idea of EVIL!

Looking at Bollywood's idea of EVIL!

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

Here are some other crazy, questionable ways Bollywood tries to make its villains all kinds of strange.

Will he be the next big star to emerge from Real Madrid?

Will he be the next big star to emerge from Real Madrid?

Rediff.com28 Sep 2020

Federico Valverde has already made over 100 appearances at senior level - while winning silverware and recognition both with his current side Madrid and country Uruguay, and showing the physical, technical and mental attributes to become one of world football's outstanding midfielders.

Ahmed Patel was the go-to man in Congress

Ahmed Patel was the go-to man in Congress

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

He served as an effective link between the party and government during the two terms of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) between 2004 and 2014. As political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, he had access to leadership that no other leader in the party had and worked the channels to work out various issues.

Devi review

Devi review

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

Watch Devi till the end to know who was on the other side of the door. Life won't be the same after that, promises Moumita Bhattacharjee.

Economy likely to grow at 6% in 2020, says Blackstone report

Economy likely to grow at 6% in 2020, says Blackstone report

Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

The report says, the emerging markets continue to have uneven performance but India recovers from decelerating growth. Narendra Modi government, it added, continues business-friendly growth reforms, the economy grows at 6 per cent and the market rises 20 per cent.

Sorry Mamata, but Congress-mukt Opposition isn't possible

Sorry Mamata, but Congress-mukt Opposition isn't possible

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

On its own or with allies the Congress has a strong presence in states that account for a total of 253 LS seats, or 20 short of the magic figure of 272 required to form a government at the Centre. So what is Mamata Banerjee talking about, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

What do Indians Vote For?

What do Indians Vote For?

Rediff.com3 May 2021

'Many Indians are not voting mostly on the basis of issues like the economy and their own well-being as measured by data provided by the government.' 'They seem to be as concerned and perhaps more concerned about other things, especially those that have to do with the harassment of India's minorities,' asserts Aakar Patel.

Sena's Raut 'texts' Ajit Pawar, he says will call back

Sena's Raut 'texts' Ajit Pawar, he says will call back

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

The message from Raut read 'Namaskar mi Sanjay Raut. Jai Maharashtra'.

INX media case: CBI looks for money trail in 5 countries

INX media case: CBI looks for money trail in 5 countries

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

The letter rogatory, a judicial request for information from an Indian court to a court abroad, was sent recently to the United Kingdom, Singapore, Mauritius, Bermuda and Switzerland, they said.