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Can court verdict resolve Ayodhya dispute?

Can court verdict resolve Ayodhya dispute?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2010

We can wait with bated breaths for the Allahabad High Court verdict slated for September 24 but that is not going to put to rest this controversy, says Vivek Gumaste

CL PHOTOS: Messi 'tricks for Barcelona, reach last 16

CL PHOTOS: Messi 'tricks for Barcelona, reach last 16

Rediff.com2 Nov 2011

Another Lionel Messi hat-trick lit up the Champions League yet again as Barcelona and AC Milan qualified for the last 16 with time to spare on Tuesday although it is APOEL Nicosia who are fast becoming the talk of the group stages.

Biden close to win as his lead grows in battleground states

Biden close to win as his lead grows in battleground states

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

As per the latest projections, Biden has 253 electoral college votes and Trump trails behind with 213. But some US media outlets have given 264 votes to Biden and 214 to Trump.

Oscars 2011 fashion: The Indian touch!

Oscars 2011 fashion: The Indian touch!

Rediff.com25 Feb 2011

If Indian designers were to dress these stars for the biggest red carpet event of the year.

Voices on Ayodhya case: Let us get it over with

Voices on Ayodhya case: Let us get it over with

Rediff.com13 Sep 2010

Even as the nation awaits -- with bated breath -- September 24, when the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid verdict is to be delivered by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court, a section of people who have been diligently following the issue are apprehensive about a further delay

The 5 best advertising campaigns of 2009

The 5 best advertising campaigns of 2009

Rediff.com31 Dec 2009

From lateral thinking to innovative execution of ads and meaningful insights, campaigns this year were a cut above the rest.

'There's lot more to talk than my 50th Test ton'

'There's lot more to talk than my 50th Test ton'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2010

The entire world is waiting with bated breath in anticipation of his coveted 50th Test ton but Sachin Tendulkar feels that in his illustrious career spanning over 21 years, there is lot more to talk about the game than a particular milestone.

Waiting for Aamir Khan to tweet

Waiting for Aamir Khan to tweet

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

A quick update on what the stars are saying in 140 characters.

Meet the judges who will deliver Ayodhya verdict

Meet the judges who will deliver Ayodhya verdict

Rediff.com30 Sep 2010

Their names have been splashed across the front pages of all national newspapers in the last two weeks. An entire nation is waiting with bated breath for their decision on the Ayodhya title suit. And the three judges of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court will walk into court hall number 21 at 3.30 pm on Thursday to pronounce their verdict in the historic case.

Can China sustain high levels of capital flight?

Can China sustain high levels of capital flight?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

A slowdown is evident.

What is IIP? How it affects your stocks?

What is IIP? How it affects your stocks?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2009

With the news of recession hovering over the horizon, better IIP figures indicate increase in industrial production. It makes investors and stock markets become more optimistic.

Nadella rejigs Microsoft's top management

Nadella rejigs Microsoft's top management

Rediff.com4 Mar 2014

A month after taking over as Microsoft chief, Satya Nadella on Tuesday announced a major top-level reshuffle, which saw the heads of marketing and business development resigning.

'Introducing Bt brinjal will be disastrous'

'Introducing Bt brinjal will be disastrous'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2010

Our native brinjal has a medicinal value and once there is contamination, the medicinal value in the natural brinjal will automatically be lost.

Ajax, Young Boys and AEK reach Champions League group stage

Ajax, Young Boys and AEK reach Champions League group stage

Rediff.com29 Aug 2018

Ajax were joined by Young Boys, who stunned Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 away for a 3-2 aggregate win over the Croatians, and AEK Athens who scraped a 1-1 home draw with FC Vidi after a 2-1 win in the first leg in Hungary.

Blasts: List of injured, helpline numbers

Blasts: List of injured, helpline numbers

Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

Following is the list of the people admitted to various hospitals after Wednesday's bomb blasts.

Ranbaxy whistle-blower to talk on quality of Made-in-India drugs

Ranbaxy whistle-blower to talk on quality of Made-in-India drugs

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Whistle-blower Dinesh Thakur will speak on Made-in-India drugs at an event in Washington.

IPL style one-off women's T20 match on May 22

IPL style one-off women's T20 match on May 22

Rediff.com15 May 2018

Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur will lead two teams in the one-off Women's T20 Challenge on May 22 ahead of the Indian Premier League's Qualifier 1 match in Mumbai.

PHOTOS: Despite long wait, celebrations went on

PHOTOS: Despite long wait, celebrations went on

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

Patriotic fervour prevailed at the border with border residents singing songs, beating drums and carrying the tricolour in their hands.

1992-2010: How life has changed!

1992-2010: How life has changed!

Rediff.com30 Sep 2010

What do we have now that we didn't back then? Tell us what you think is different about life today from 18 years ago!

Champions League: Three former European champs progress in qualifiers

Champions League: Three former European champs progress in qualifiers

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

Former European champions Red Star Belgrade, Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic all made it comfortably through to the third qualifying round of the Champions League on Wednesday after surviving away legs.

Breaking boundaries a way of life for Alyssa Healy

Breaking boundaries a way of life for Alyssa Healy

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

A young Alyssa Healy grew up batting in a backyard where hitting windows meant getting out. Now, she just breaks glass ceilings. Healy is the latest in Australia's most storied cricketing lineage, with all the pluck and expectation that comes with it.

Gambhir dismissed for 3 against Hampshire in County game

Gambhir dismissed for 3 against Hampshire in County game

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Discarded India opener Gautam Gambhir's rough ride in county cricket continued as he was dismissed cheaply for only 3 runs playing for Essex against Hampshire in a Division Two County Championship match.

My brother doesn't like watching me live: Sachin

My brother doesn't like watching me live: Sachin

Rediff.com5 Dec 2009

India watches with bated breath when Sachin Tendulkar comes out to bat but one man prefers to go on a long drive just to avoid seeing him live in action.

PHOTOS: Shafali stars as India beat NZ to make semis

PHOTOS: Shafali stars as India beat NZ to make semis

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Images from the women's T20 World Cup match between India and New Zealand in Melbourne, on Thursday.

Is India ready for Pakistan's coming collapse?

Is India ready for Pakistan's coming collapse?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2009

The end game that the West is seeking in Pakistan and the region is different from the one that India seeks, despite certain congruence in their objectives. India will have to think more clearly about its strategic objectives vis-a-vis Pakistan and how best to achieve them. The barbarians are at India's gates, there is no time to lose.

Microsoft predicted to win over open standards

Microsoft predicted to win over open standards

Rediff.com1 Apr 2008

The OpenMalaysia blog -run by advocates and students who support 'open' standards -- indicates that some countries have changed their earlier 'No' votes to 'Yes' for OOXML, helping the software major to get the necessary combination of more than two-thirds 'approve' votes and less than a quarter for 'disapproval'. Lawyer and standards expert, Andrew Updegrove, an advocate of the rival standard Open Document Format, too corroborates this view.

Something to cheer about for Indian eves

Something to cheer about for Indian eves

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

The Indian women's cricket team defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International, in Bangalore, on Wednesday. The consolation victory gave the Indians something to cheer about following defeats in the first two games.

Aliens targetting the Taj Mahal?

Aliens targetting the Taj Mahal?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2008

Nope, thankfully. Turns out, this picture is just a specially created visual for the Scott Derickson-directed The Day the Earth Stood Still, a contemporary reinvention of the 1951 classic sci-fi flick. This new rendition stars Keanu Reeves of The Matrix fame alongside Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates and John Cleese.

NSA unlawfully gathered emails of Americans

NSA unlawfully gathered emails of Americans

Rediff.com22 Aug 2013

The United States National Security Agency illegally intercepted thousands of e-mails from Americans with no connection to terrorism and misled the court about the scope of what it was doing, according to latest declassified documents.

Review: Rajnikanth's Kuselan

Review: Rajnikanth's Kuselan

Rediff.com1 Aug 2008

The script falls flat at times, while the movie pulls you into two extremes -- Rajini's many extraordinary merits and Pasupathy's warm-hearted honesty. Obviously Pasupathy works more effectively but Rajini's star status is unquestionable. If only the dialogues and screenplay had been more effective and subtle. In the end, it's a definite treat for Rajini fans. For the others? The last twenty minutes will do.

This could have been India's 9/11

This could have been India's 9/11

Rediff.com29 Nov 2008

Mumbai has been under terrorist attack for over 54 hours, and the whole city is waiting with bated breath for the horror to end. But for some, 'terrifying' doesn't even begin to describe it. Hundreds of people have been trapped inside the Taj Hotel, Hotel Trident and the Nariman Bhavan since Wednesday night. A lot of these hostages are foreigners, who are scared stiff at this horrific experience in a foreign land.They had been trapped and not allowed to leave.

Man Utd lead rush into knock-out phase

Man Utd lead rush into knock-out phase

Rediff.com26 Nov 2008

Champions Manchester United progressed with a goalless draw at Villarreal, which was also enough to send the Spaniards through from Group E in the Champions League.

Pakistan's new freedom at US midnight

Pakistan's new freedom at US midnight

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

Musharraf called the Army "the saviour of Pakistan" and said: "Bina iske, Pakistan ka vajood nahi" (without the army, Pakistan has no identity). That was said as much for the domestic audience as for Uncle Sam.

Harbhajan doesn't care whether Symonds tour India

Harbhajan doesn't care whether Symonds tour India

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

The whole of Australia maybe waiting with bated breath to know if Andrew Symonds will eventually tour India but his bete noire Harbhajan Singh says he just could not care less.

No thrills from this alien

No thrills from this alien

Rediff.com12 Dec 2008

The trouble with a remake of a movie that automatically gets tagged a 'classic' (why else would they remake it right?) is that comparisons can't ever really give audiences, or even barroom buddies, a clear sense of the relative merits and demerits of the original versus version two-point-oh.

Champions League: Record 40 goals, racist chants, all happened in one night!

Champions League: Record 40 goals, racist chants, all happened in one night!

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

The goal machines of Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Shakhtar Donetsk cranked into top gear on Tuesday as the Champions League captivated its continental audience with a record 40 goals in one eight-game night.

Juventus win at Real for first time in 46 years

Juventus win at Real for first time in 46 years

Rediff.com6 Nov 2008

Inspired by two-goal Alessandro Del Piero, Juventus chalked up their first win at Real Madrid since 1962 by beating the Spaniards 2-0 to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League.

Tata's Rs 1-lakh car: A boon or bane?

Tata's Rs 1-lakh car: A boon or bane?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2008

Is India's infrastructure fit to absorb a sudden surge in cars?

FIPB dilemma over Ravi Shastri's firm

FIPB dilemma over Ravi Shastri's firm

Rediff.com2 Aug 2007

FIPB split over Bates' Sercon stake buy. Ravi Shastri's firm alleges violation of Press Note 1.

Ad margins not declining: Sorrell

Ad margins not declining: Sorrell

Rediff.com19 Jul 2007

An interview with Martin Sorrell, one the advertising world's biggest names.