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2 Americans, 1 Brit share 2010 Economics Nobel

2 Americans, 1 Brit share 2010 Economics Nobel

Rediff.com11 Oct 2010

They won for their analysis of markets with search frictions.

Assange fears 'execution or Guantanamo detention'

Assange fears 'execution or Guantanamo detention'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2011

The lawyer of Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower website Wikileaks, has said that the journalist faces the threat of the death penalty or detention at Guantanamo Bay if he is extradited to Sweden on accusations of rape and sexual assault. "Indeed, if Assange were rendered to the USA, without assurances that the death penalty would not be carried out, there is a real risk that he could be made subject to the death penalty," his lawyer said.

Did Jinnah not want Partition?

Did Jinnah not want Partition?

Rediff.com25 Dec 2020

'Jinnah developed a belief that Gandhi had stolen the tag of the leader of the Indian people from him and that he later used religion to reduce Gandhi's idea of a united India to naught was his revenge.'

Wait for Ikea's first India store just got longer

Wait for Ikea's first India store just got longer

Rediff.com14 Jul 2018

Ikea not ready to open first India store yet, postpones launch to August 9. Around 45,000 visitors are expected at the store on the earlier launch day.

Goa cops not interested in contacting me: Model

Goa cops not interested in contacting me: Model

Rediff.com11 May 2010

As Swedish model, who exposed the police-drug peddler nexus in Goa, said that police showed no interest in contacting her despite her presence in India, the Crime Branch has questioned why the model did not reveal about her presence in the neighbouring state to them.

Stockholm Open: Berdych reaches final as Baghdatis pulls out

Stockholm Open: Berdych reaches final as Baghdatis pulls out

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

Defending champion Tomas Berdych advanced to the Stockholm Open final after his opponent Marcos Baghdatis was forced to withdraw from their semi-final due to injury trailing by a set.

US Open umpire controversies force USTA to review policies

US Open umpire controversies force USTA to review policies

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Sunday it would undertake a review of its communication policies after a string of umpiring controversies at the U.S. Open.

Messi vies with Japanese teenager for top goal

Messi vies with Japanese teenager for top goal

Rediff.com17 Nov 2010

Lionel Messi and Arjen Robben are battling with a Japanese teenager and a Swedish second division player for FIFA's goal of the year award.

'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.'

Ericsson seeks exemption from sharing source code

Ericsson seeks exemption from sharing source code

Rediff.com6 Aug 2010

Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson on Thursday said vendors should be exempt from sharing 'source code' of hardware, as it was proprietary information, and sought toning down of penal provisions in case of security breach.

AIK fined over Champions League crowd trouble

AIK fined over Champions League crowd trouble

Rediff.com4 Aug 2010

Swedish club AIK have been fined for crowd trouble at their Champions League qualifying tie at home to Norway's Rosenborg Trondheim last week, European soccer's governing body UEFA said Tuesday.

UK: Assange's extradition verdict on Feb 24

UK: Assange's extradition verdict on Feb 24

Rediff.com12 Feb 2011

A decision on the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange from the UK to Sweden will be announced by a London court on February 24, even as his lawyers doubted a fair trial in the Scandinavian country.

'Jihad Jane' pleads guilty to terror charges

'Jihad Jane' pleads guilty to terror charges

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

An American woman, who styled herself 'Jihad Jane', on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges that she worked online to support Islamic terrorists and moved overseas to plot killing of a Swedish artist who drew cartoons of Prophet Mohammad.

Sports Shorts: Indian men edge out Thailand to enter semis of Asia Team Championships

Sports Shorts: Indian men edge out Thailand to enter semis of Asia Team Championships

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

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

Indigo promoters to launch Rs 10-crore Agera supercar!

Indigo promoters to launch Rs 10-crore Agera supercar!

Rediff.com24 Jan 2011

Swedish super sports car maker Koenigsegg Automotive AB has joined hands with Rahul Bhatia-promoted InterGlobe Enterprises to launch a range of high-end, high-performance models in India.

Priyanka Chopra, Kirsten Dunst attend ELLE's dinner bash

Priyanka Chopra, Kirsten Dunst attend ELLE's dinner bash

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Priyanka wows the world, again.

Helicopter-mounted radar to tackle Naxal IEDs

Helicopter-mounted radar to tackle Naxal IEDs

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

India is deploying cutting-edge technology to defeat a simple insurgent weapon that J&K militants and Naxals are using to lethal effect: the Improvised Explosive Device, or IED. Swedish company Saab has offered to partner India's Defence Research and Development Organisation in fitting Saab's CARABAS radar on India's Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), which would allow the scanning of wide swathes of territory to detect IEDs well before they can be exploded.

Nadal, Wozniacki top seeds at Australian Open

Nadal, Wozniacki top seeds at Australian Open

Rediff.com13 Jan 2011

The World No.1 Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki will begin their Australian Open campaign as the top seeds in the men's singles and women's singles respectively.

World cup newcomers to carry Germany past South Korea

World cup newcomers to carry Germany past South Korea

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

Germany look set to rely on players who did not win the 2014 World Cup to carry them past South Korea in their final Group F match on Wednesday and into the knockout stage.

Singer, songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Singer, songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

Dylan, 75, was honoured "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition," the Swedish Academy said.

BJP demands SIT probe in Bofors case

BJP demands SIT probe in Bofors case

Rediff.com3 Jan 2011

As an income tax tribunal on Monday said Rs 41 crore as commission were paid to late Win Chaddha, an agent of the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors, and Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrochchi in the gun deal, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday condemned Congress President Sonia Gandhi's plan to fight graft and demanded a Special Investigative Team to look afresh at the whole issue saying there should be no cover-up.

Rs 12.5-crore Koenigsegg Agera now in India

Rs 12.5-crore Koenigsegg Agera now in India

Rediff.com31 Mar 2011

The hyper-car market in India got yet another player.

World Cup PIX: Sweden beat South Korea, bury opening jinx

World Cup PIX: Sweden beat South Korea, bury opening jinx

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup match between Sweden and South Korea, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on Monday.

India begins hunt for over 100 fighter jets in world's biggest procurement

India begins hunt for over 100 fighter jets in world's biggest procurement

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

The Indian Air Force has 31 fighter squadrons as against authorised strength of 42 squadrons.

WikiLeaks data stored in Cold War-era bunker

WikiLeaks data stored in Cold War-era bunker

Rediff.com9 Dec 2010

Just like in a 007 film, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has kept thousands of secret US diplomatic files at a former Swedish Cold War nuclear bunker that houses dozens of powerful computer servers used as storage by many companies.

Elin, ex-wife of Tiger Woods breaks silence

Elin, ex-wife of Tiger Woods breaks silence

Rediff.com25 Aug 2010

The now ex-wife of Tiger Woods has broken the silence she maintained through the ordeal of dealing with the torrid sex scandal that engulfed their marriage, saying she has been through "hell."

Tiger Woods and wife Elin officially split after sex scandal

Tiger Woods and wife Elin officially split after sex scandal

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

The world's No 1 golfer, Tiger Woods, and his Swedish wife, Elin Nordegren, divorced on Monday following the torrid sex scandal that engulfed Woods late last year.

Honeymoon murder: Dewani loses extradition appeal

Honeymoon murder: Dewani loses extradition appeal

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

An Indian-origin British businessman accused of plotting the murder of his Indo-Swedish wife on their honeymoon, faces extradition to South Africa within four weeks after he lost his last legal battle to block the move.

Govt considering Ikea plan for 100% FDI in retail

Govt considering Ikea plan for 100% FDI in retail

Rediff.com28 Oct 2010

The $31-billion company, which sources around 30 per cent of its global consumption from India, had also criticised the Indian government for not opening foreign direct investment in single brand retailing.

Farewell, Floyd

Farewell, Floyd

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Aseem Chhabra remembers Master Chef Floyd Cardoz who died of coronavirus in New York on Wednesday.

PHOTOS: Lyles brightens dark day with 200m gold; Brazier wins 800m

PHOTOS: Lyles brightens dark day with 200m gold; Brazier wins 800m

Rediff.com2 Oct 2019

American Noah Lyles shot to 200 meters world championships gold on Tuesday, providing a bright finish to a day darkened by yet another doping scandal.

Bangla network: Bharti selects Ericsson, Huawei

Bangla network: Bharti selects Ericsson, Huawei

Rediff.com7 Oct 2010

Sunil Mittal-owned Bharti Airtel had acquired 70 per cent stake in Warid Telecom of Bangladesh for $300 million (about Rs 1,363 crore) earlier this year.

Soderling in Brisbane semis, Bartoli loses

Soderling in Brisbane semis, Bartoli loses

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

Robin Soderling's smooth buildup to this month's Australian Open continued with a business-like 6-3, 6-2 victory over local qualifier Matt Ebden in their Brisbane International quarter-final on Friday.

Soderling strolls through to Brisbane semis

Soderling strolls through to Brisbane semis

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

Robin Soderling's smooth build-up to this month's Australian Open continued with a business-like 6-3, 6-2 victory over local qualifier Matt Ebden in their Brisbane International quarter-final on Friday.

Revealed: Quattrocchi, Chadda bribed in Bofors deal

Revealed: Quattrocchi, Chadda bribed in Bofors deal

Rediff.com3 Jan 2011

The Bofors ghost returned to haunt the Congress party with an income tax tribunal saying that kickbacks of Rs 41 crore were paid to late Win Chaddha, an agent of the Swedish arms manufacturer and Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Howitzer gun deal and that they are liable to pay tax in India on such income.

Build 'more political' embassy in India: UK to EU

Build 'more political' embassy in India: UK to EU

Rediff.com7 Mar 2010

UK and Sweden have asked the European Union to set up bigger and "more political" embassies in India, China and Pakistan to strengthen its relationships with these Asian countries.

Stich doubles comeback ends with defeat

Stich doubles comeback ends with defeat

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich's return to competitive action 12 years after his retirement lasted only 62 minutes on Tuesday, losing his doubles first round at the German Open.

FIRST LOOK: Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation

FIRST LOOK: Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

All set for Mission Impossible 5?

'Meet our demands and our leaders will talk'

'Meet our demands and our leaders will talk'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2010

In the final segment of a four-part interview, Communist Party of India-Maoist general secretary Ganapathy says the Maoists are prepared to come to the table for talks provided the government agrees to their main demands.

'Bury COVID-19 victims away from residential areas'

'Bury COVID-19 victims away from residential areas'

Rediff.com4 May 2020

'I am more worried about the rainy season from June.' 'If you don't bury the COVID-19 dead properly, then rainwater will seep into the dead bodies and it will come to our locality where I fear more than 2,000 people will be affected.'