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Supriya Sahu, Champion of the Earth

Supriya Sahu, Champion of the Earth

Rediff.com11 Feb 2026

'We should learn from the wild world on how they live harmoniously.'

BlackBerry's BBM chief to quit company

BlackBerry's BBM chief to quit company

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

BBM was recently made available to third-party devices and raked in 10 million downloads within the first 24 hours

IBL: Wei's coach to train Mumbai Masters

IBL: Wei's coach to train Mumbai Masters

Rediff.com11 Aug 2013

World No 1 men's shuttler Lee Chong Wei's coach Tey Seu Bock of Malaysia was appointed chief coach of Mumbai Masters for the inaugural Vodafone Indian Badminton League on Sunday.

BlackBerry resumes BBM rollout for rival phones

BlackBerry resumes BBM rollout for rival phones

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

In September, BlackBerry had paused the global rollout of its instant messaging service BBM on rival phones, blaming the delay on issues caused by an unreleased old version of BBM (BlackBerry Messenger).

PIX: Dangerously sexy curves ahead

PIX: Dangerously sexy curves ahead

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

Take a look at the ladies who could easily take a trophy back home for looking so gorgeous at the Sports Illustrated 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show.

#TooHotToHandle: Models rule the red carpet

#TooHotToHandle: Models rule the red carpet

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

Presenting the best looks from the Sports Illustrated 2017 Fashionable 50 Celebration red carpet.

Google to hand out 100 pink slips

Google to hand out 100 pink slips

Rediff.com15 Jan 2009

Google Vice-President, People Operations, Laszlo Bock said, 'Given the state of the economy, we... needed fewer people focused on hiring,' following which it decided to 'wind down almost all our contracts with external contractors and vendors providing recruiting services... After much consideration, we have with great regret decided that we need to go further and reduce the overall size of our recruiting organisation by approximately 100 positions.'

Google for raising H-1B visa cap

Google for raising H-1B visa cap

Rediff.com7 Jun 2007

Google urged the US government on Thursday to raise the number of H-1B visas by highlighting the contributions of its co-founder Sergey Brin and the company's principal scientist Krishna Bharat, both foreign-origin workers.

Gatlin handed four-year ban

Gatlin handed four-year ban

Rediff.com2 Jan 2008

Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin has been banned for four years for a 2006 positive test for testosterone.

Demand for more H-1B visas rises

Demand for more H-1B visas rises

Rediff.com15 Jun 2007

Business leaders tell Congress that to attract and retain the best minds, the U.S. must keep the doors open to immigrants

Global CEOs bullish on India, meet Modi

Global CEOs bullish on India, meet Modi

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

FMCG giant Unilever CEO Paul Polman and technology major Intel President Renee James on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a slew of global corporatehonchos continue to line up to express their intention to invest in India.

5 things lucky people do

5 things lucky people do

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

Bestselling author Ashwin Sanghi says that it is indeed possible to 'attract' good luck!

Blackberry to tie up with Indian phone makers for BBM

Blackberry to tie up with Indian phone makers for BBM

Rediff.com27 Nov 2013

With the BBM app coming pre-installed, users can directly engage with other BBM users without having to download the app or incurring download charges.

Champions League play-offs: Memphis stamps his mark for United; Record for Astana

Champions League play-offs: Memphis stamps his mark for United; Record for Astana

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

On a night of close finishes in all five first-leg playoff games, the 21-year-old Dutch winger opened his United account with a memorable performance in the famous number seven shirt previously worn by George Best, Eric Cantona and David Beckham.

Islamabad braces for anti-govt protests on Independence Day

Islamabad braces for anti-govt protests on Independence Day

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

As Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on Thursday, the fear of violence loomed large with the capital turned into a fortress ahead of two massive anti-government rallies, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and fresh elections.

'Kerala CPM resorting to violent politics to cover up their shortcomings'

'Kerala CPM resorting to violent politics to cover up their shortcomings'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

'The CPM is not in a mood to introspect, and their total failure on all fronts is being covered up by crimes such as maiming and killing political opponents,' alleges Bharatiya Janata Party's Kerala president V Muraleedharan on the eve of his rally to protest the murder of his party activists in Kannur.

Women's FIFA World Cup: Marta breaks goal record as spectator presence scarce

Women's FIFA World Cup: Marta breaks goal record as spectator presence scarce

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Marta became the all-time leading scorer at the women's World Cup on Tuesday as Brazil vaulted to the top of Group E with a 2-0 win over South Korea, while Eugenie Le Sommer's superb long-range strike gave France victory over England.

Assam polls: BJP, Cong face challenge to retain seats in third phase

Assam polls: BJP, Cong face challenge to retain seats in third phase

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

Electioneering for the third and the final phase of polling in Assam to be held on April 24 in six constituencies - Gauhati, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Mangaldoi and Nowgong -- came to an end on Tuesday afternoon with the election department expecting a high turn out on the basis of overwhelming response of voters in the last two phases of polling in the state.

Coal block investments: Rs 2.86 lakh cr impact figure highly inflated

Coal block investments: Rs 2.86 lakh cr impact figure highly inflated

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Though the current National Democratic Alliance government has not endorsed the figure, it has not even repudiated it.