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Sports Shorts: Sarita shocks Pooja Dhanda, easy win for Vinesh

Sports Shorts: Sarita shocks Pooja Dhanda, easy win for Vinesh

Rediff.com28 Jul 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday

LMKK: Filmi soap opera

LMKK: Filmi soap opera

Rediff.com13 Apr 2007

Vikram Bhatt starts off with promise but, like his characters, he aims for too much too fast, dwindling the plot's pace and persuasion.

Farooq Abdullah's Bajirao dance-off with Ranveer goes viral

Farooq Abdullah's Bajirao dance-off with Ranveer goes viral

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Veteran politician Farooq Abdullah broke into an impromptu gig with Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh on stage during an awards show.

Chandrayaan-2 set for 'historic' Moon landing tonight

Chandrayaan-2 set for 'historic' Moon landing tonight

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

ISRO chairman K Sivan said the proposed soft-landing was going to be a 'terrifying' moment.

'Any patriot cannot go on abusing the country'

'Any patriot cannot go on abusing the country'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

"You can't meddle with patriotism. Everything is alright but patriotism can never be compromised," says retired Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde.

Dark side of the jobs boom in India

Dark side of the jobs boom in India

Rediff.com1 May 2008

Studies have indicated that only one in four graduates from India's colleges are employable. This means till the time the quality of education improves, the other three will have to remain content with either door-door canvassing for savings accounts, or watching people's tea and toilet habits, or honing up their American accents in graveyard shifts.

If a film's set in India, you'll spot a cow!

If a film's set in India, you'll spot a cow!

Rediff.com23 Apr 2008

Cows holding up traffic are irresistible lens fodder for a director out to find the 'authentic' Indian experience.

'Pant needs to improve throwing technique, outfielding'

'Pant needs to improve throwing technique, outfielding'

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

As far as fielding in the outfield is concerned, Pant is still a work in progress.

Kartik ruled out for three weeks

Kartik ruled out for three weeks

Rediff.com18 Mar 2008

Murali Kartik was on Monday ruled out of action for at least three weeks after he suffered a ligament tear of his left ankle during the Deodhar Trophy encounter between Central Zone and North Zone in Bangalore. Kartik, who had the MRI done at the Hosmat Hospital, figured in the 14-member Indian squad for the first two Tests against South Africa, announced by BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah.

BIZZARE! US man marries his smartphone

BIZZARE! US man marries his smartphone

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

"My smartphone has been my longest relationship. We connect with our phones on so many emotional levels. We look to it for solace, to calm us down, to put us to sleep, to ease our minds," Aaron said in a YouTube video.

31 Rohingyas stranded on Indo-Bangla border handed over to cops

31 Rohingyas stranded on Indo-Bangla border handed over to cops

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

The situation had led to a blame game between the Border Security Force and its counterpart -- Border Guards Bangladesh -- with the two sides accusing each other of pushing them into their territories.

Liquidity squeeze to end in few days: FM

Liquidity squeeze to end in few days: FM

Rediff.com21 Mar 2007

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the current liquidity tightening, which has pushed up call money rates to nine-year high on Tuesday, will ease in a few days as departments start spending money.

'For the first time in 45 years, unemployment increased'

'For the first time in 45 years, unemployment increased'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

'Ultimately, people will revolt at one time or the other.' 'You cannot feed the public with cultural issues forever.'

Pregnancy fears laid to rest

Pregnancy fears laid to rest

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

Is bleeding in your first month of pregnancy a sign of trouble? Do past miscarriages affect mothers-to-be? Lay all your fears to rest with answers to these questions and more.

10 things that money can't buy

10 things that money can't buy

Rediff.com7 Aug 2008

Purchasing power ebbs and flows all the time, but there seem to be a few human longings that remain beyond it . Presenting the usual suspects...

Manoj undergoes successful operation

Manoj undergoes successful operation

Rediff.com25 May 2007

He has been discharged from the hospital and is now staying in a hotel in London.

Russian Grand Prix: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia

Russian Grand Prix: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

Finland's Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton having to settle for second place on the starting grid.

Are your MFs giving desired returns?

Are your MFs giving desired returns?

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Afzal should not be hanged: Jethmalani

Afzal should not be hanged: Jethmalani

Rediff.com28 Nov 2006

Jethmalani said he did not know if Afzal was one of the attackers and that he was only accompanying those who attacked Parliament.

Please note: Life after vaccine won't be normal

Please note: Life after vaccine won't be normal

Rediff.com20 Dec 2020

'Essentially there are three things the government should be doing: Identify who you are going to get your vaccine from, figure out how you are going to pay for it, and figure out how you're going to deliver it and to whom.'

India may sign gas deal with Iran soon

India may sign gas deal with Iran soon

Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

India is likely to sign a $145 billion deal by June to import natural gas from Iran through the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline after Tehran lowered the sale price by 30 per cent.

10% water cut for Aurangabad industries, 20% for breweries

10% water cut for Aurangabad industries, 20% for breweries

Rediff.com16 Apr 2016

The decision came on a day when Thackeray said Maharashtra government should stop water supply to the beer manufacturing units in the drought-hit Marathwada region to tackle acute shortage of drinking water.

IPL Preview: RCB fight for survival against down and out Delhi

IPL Preview: RCB fight for survival against down and out Delhi

Rediff.com11 May 2018

Royal Challengers Bangalore will have rise to the occasion when they take on the already-eliminated Delhi Daredevil

No loyalty to team, there's loyalty to money now: Steve Waugh

No loyalty to team, there's loyalty to money now: Steve Waugh

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

The 'loyalty to money' which Twenty20 leagues around the world are promoting has made it impossible for any country to strike the perfect balance between all three formats of cricket, says former Australian captain Steve Waugh.

Beerfest works great for overgrown kids

Beerfest works great for overgrown kids

Rediff.com6 Apr 2007

A lager-soaked film aiming shamelessly for male laughs.

World T20: Pak envoy disappointed for colleagues over travel denial

World T20: Pak envoy disappointed for colleagues over travel denial

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Pakistan's High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit, on Friday, expressed his disappointment after five of his colleagues were denied travel permission by New Delhi for Saturday's World Twenty20 match between the arch-rivals, in Kolkata.

'COVID-19: 'We are in this for years'

'COVID-19: 'We are in this for years'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

'Vigilance is the enemy of the virus.' 'We need to be alert all the time, about this, until we fully understand it.' 'And that's going to take years, actually.'

Music director O P Nayyar dead

Music director O P Nayyar dead

Rediff.com28 Jan 2007

Bollywood music director O P Nayyar died on Sunday due to cardiac arrest in Thane near Mumbai.

Part 2 of Budget session: Productivity in LS at 4%, RS at 8%

Part 2 of Budget session: Productivity in LS at 4%, RS at 8%

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

The Budget session of Parliament was the least productive since the year 2000.

'We have not won lot of games, this win will give us confidence'

'We have not won lot of games, this win will give us confidence'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Captain Jean-Paul Duminy praised Mayank Agarwal and Yuvraj Singh for their fine batting show.

Doval shares a meal with Kashmiris in Shopian

Doval shares a meal with Kashmiris in Shopian

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

Doval was seen eating food on a footpath outside closed shops and talking to locals.

No more surgery to cure fractures!

No more surgery to cure fractures!

Rediff.com6 May 2005

An Ayurvedic bone healing centre off Tamil Nadu is fast gaining popularity for its traditional therapy.

Sheila to stay as Delhi CM

Sheila to stay as Delhi CM

Rediff.com25 Apr 2005

The crisis in the Delhi unit of the Congress was solved after party president Sonia Gandhi met CM Sheila Dixit and DPCC chief Rambabu Sharma.

Osama is alive and safe: Taliban commander

Osama is alive and safe: Taliban commander

Rediff.com27 Sep 2006

An audio tape may be circulated to prove the claim.

Which is healthier: Chapati or rice?

Which is healthier: Chapati or rice?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

Weight watchers have often avoided rice for chapati. But is it the best option?

'RGV's Sholay won't be made'

'RGV's Sholay won't be made'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2005

Rediff readers chat with resident movie critic Raja Sen.

Run from Dick & Jane

Run from Dick & Jane

Rediff.com10 Feb 2006

'AIADMK is vomiting all the poison out'

'AIADMK is vomiting all the poison out'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

'When someone gives you one kilo of gold you have some obligations to them'

For now Lee waits but if found guilty, could face 2 year ban

For now Lee waits but if found guilty, could face 2 year ban

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

Former badminton No 1 Lee Chong Wei returned home to Malaysia and said he faced a three-week wait for the verdict from his doping hearing.

Is COVID-19 like a thief in the night?

Is COVID-19 like a thief in the night?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

'COVID-19 comes in, we have our immune response, the immune response overtakes COVID-19 in no time, usually within a day.' 'Fortunately, the majority who get infected will also be in that first category , where there is no damage and the virus is completely overcome.'