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Brazilian boxer accuses judges of biasness towards Brits

Brazilian boxer accuses judges of biasness towards Brits

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

Brazilian lightweight Robson Conceicao claimed he was the victim of biased judging after he lost in the first round to Britain's Josh Taylor on Sunday.

Murray predicts more US Open withdrawals after Barty

Murray predicts more US Open withdrawals after Barty

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

Britain's Andy Murray expects some of the top male players to follow women's world number one Ash Barty in skipping next month's US Open in New York due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Australian Barty said on Thursday she is not comfortable travelling to the United States amid the pandemic for the hardcourt Grand Slam, which begins on August 31.

Brits endure more Wimbledon heartache after Murray loss

Brits endure more Wimbledon heartache after Murray loss

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

After 76 years of national pain, British tennis fans will have to wallow in disappointment for at least another 12 months after enduring torrential rain and a hail storm of Swiss bullets that ended Andy Murray's Wimbledon hopes on Sunday.

Brit teenager becomes youngest man to cycle round the world

Brit teenager becomes youngest man to cycle round the world

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

A British teenager has completed an "amazing" 30,000-kilometer around-the-world cycling journey a trip believed to make him the youngest person to achieve this feat.

Brit grit: She drove around India in a Nano!

Brit grit: She drove around India in a Nano!

Rediff.com2 Sep 2013

What does it take to drive around India in a Tata Nano? A bit of gumption, is what Vanessa Able would say. A fascinating account of a young lady's improbable journey in the world's cheapest car.

Brit Olympian Louis Smith quits gymnastics for fashion designing

Brit Olympian Louis Smith quits gymnastics for fashion designing

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

British gymnast Louis Smith has given up on his gold medal Olympic dream, as he now plans to become a fashion designer instead.

Mithun teams up with Brit actor Michael Caine

Mithun teams up with Brit actor Michael Caine

Rediff.com15 Dec 2010

The two veterans will be seen in a Bengali-English film, Indian Autumn, which will be directed by filmmaker Sudipto Sen.

Indian health workers killed our daughter: Brit Sikh family

Indian health workers killed our daughter: Brit Sikh family

Rediff.com14 May 2013

The parents of an eight-year-old British Sikh schoolgirl has alleged that their daughter was killed by health workers in India in a failed attempt to harvest her organs.

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.

Brit Konta one among many 'local' exports shining under Melbourne sun

Brit Konta one among many 'local' exports shining under Melbourne sun

Rediff.com23 Jan 2016

Johanna Konta spurned the country of her birth to play tennis for Britain but the Sydney-born 24-year-old has enjoyed huge support from the MelbournePark crowds during her run to the Australian Open fourth round.

Watch These Indian Gems GLITTER!

Watch These Indian Gems GLITTER!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

Scientists, sci-fi, stand-up, suspense, take your pick of OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations:

UK youth questioned over Brit-Indian teen's murder

UK youth questioned over Brit-Indian teen's murder

Rediff.com20 Jan 2010

A 19-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion that he was involved in the murder of a British Indian schoolgirl as she walked home along an unlit riverside footpath.

Brit police 'very pleased' with new powers

Brit police 'very pleased' with new powers

Rediff.com6 Aug 2005

British police have already identified the people they want to target under the proposed new anti-terrorism measures, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said.

US Open: Clijsters sent out by Brit, Murray cruises

US Open: Clijsters sent out by Brit, Murray cruises

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

Images from the US Open matches played at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.

Tennis: Kyrgios hits back at Coric for Adria Tour comments

Tennis: Kyrgios hits back at Coric for Adria Tour comments

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

Kyrgios shot back at Coric, saying he "should care" about his comments.

Brett Lee challenge gives Brit TV personality Morgan broken rib!

Brett Lee challenge gives Brit TV personality Morgan broken rib!

Rediff.com31 Dec 2013

What was intended to be a fun challenge, turned out to be an unmemorable one, with Piers Morgan ending up with a broken rib.

Coldplay, The Chainsmokers perform at Akash-Shloka's sangeet

Coldplay, The Chainsmokers perform at Akash-Shloka's sangeet

Rediff.com28 Feb 2019

Chris Martin sang Coldplay's hit tracks Sky Full of Stars, Clocks, Paradise and Magic.

Brits rally behind Kerala granny's stay in UK

Brits rally behind Kerala granny's stay in UK

Rediff.com25 Jul 2008

A campaign has been launched by a British daily asking the Home Office to allow her to continue stay in the UK and legal experts offered free service to her in the case.

Andy Murray to return to action in June

Andy Murray to return to action in June

Rediff.com29 May 2020

Andy Murray was targeting a return to the tour at the Miami Open in March before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UK concerned over forced marriages of Brit Asians

UK concerned over forced marriages of Brit Asians

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

The British government on Thursday expressed serious concern over the growing incidence of forced marriages involving young people with origins in the Indian sub-continent. Indian-origin Member of Parliament Keith Vaz on Thursday said authorities in Bradford suspected 23 children from the city had been "taken abroad to participate in forced marriages". Bradford has a large minority population of Pakistan origin.

Bilawal's security to cost Brits 1 million pound

Bilawal's security to cost Brits 1 million pound

Rediff.com14 Jan 2008

Zardari qualifies for the top level of protection, which includes a close protection team of 12 armed officers in two vehicles working eight-hour shifts. All teams are SAS-trained and carry 9mm Glock pistols.

Brit group's visit: Tension runs high in Lucknow

Brit group's visit: Tension runs high in Lucknow

Rediff.com25 Sep 2007

Security has been tightened in Lucknow following the visit of a Brit group to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first war of Independence in 1857. The govt has banned the group from holding any function in the memory of their forefathers.

Car-nama: Brit man pulls record 14 cars over 18 feet

Car-nama: Brit man pulls record 14 cars over 18 feet

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

A United Kingdom man has smashed the world record for 'most cars pulled by one man' by dragging 14 cars over a distance of 18 feet and two inches.

Brit woman jumps off Agra hotel room to escape molestation

Brit woman jumps off Agra hotel room to escape molestation

Rediff.com19 Mar 2013

Close on the heels of the gang rape of a Swiss tourist in Madhya Pradesh, a 25-year-old British woman on Tuesday jumped off a hotel room in Agra to save herself from an alleged sexual assault bid and suffered a leg fracture.

Cong faced less adversity under Brits than BJP has in Independent India: Modi

Cong faced less adversity under Brits than BJP has in Independent India: Modi

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lamented that every effort of the BJP was seen in "bad light".

Tata Steel asks Brit MP to be less critical

Tata Steel asks Brit MP to be less critical

Rediff.com14 Apr 2010

Tata Steel Vice-Chairman B Muthuraman has asked a member of British Parliament not to be "over-critical" about the company's strategy in dealing with problems in Corus.

Brit Queen to cut costs with 'Green Tomato Cars'

Brit Queen to cut costs with 'Green Tomato Cars'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

Queen Elizabeth II's staff at Buckingham Palace has signed up with Toyota's 'Green Tomato Cars' to cut costs, after they found out about the car from Prince Charles's London office, which switched to its cheaper carbon-efficient Toyota Prius fleet. "They were very conscious of the savings they'd be making both in financial and carbon terms. Cost was certainly a major factor, so much so in fact that Clarence House negotiated a discount," said Tom Pakenham, director, Toyota.

27 BBC bosses earn more than Brit prime minister

27 BBC bosses earn more than Brit prime minister

Rediff.com26 Jun 2009

BBC executives have claimed more than pound 350,000 in expenses in the last five years, it has been revealed. The claims include more than pound 2,000 to fly director general Mark Thompson's family home from their holiday in Italy in the wake of the Andrew Sachs row. He earns a salary of pound 647,000 per annum.

Brit sailing champ dies as boat capsizes in US at training

Brit sailing champ dies as boat capsizes in US at training

Rediff.com10 May 2013

British yacht-racing champion Andrew 'Bart' Simpson, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, was killed on Thursday when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup, his team said.

Indian among Fortune's 10 most promising women entrepreneurs

Indian among Fortune's 10 most promising women entrepreneurs

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

Every year Fortune honours 10 innovators, groundbreakers and game changers as 'Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs'.

Brit sleuths hand over Bhutto probe report to Pak

Brit sleuths hand over Bhutto probe report to Pak

Rediff.com8 Feb 2008

Britain's Scotland Yard, which probed the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, on Friday handed over a report on its findings to the Pakistani police. Officials said that the head of a three-member team of British detectives, which arrived in Islamabad on Thursday, handed over the report to senior Pakistani police officials.

Women's WC: What India need to do to qualify for semis

Women's WC: What India need to do to qualify for semis

Rediff.com26 Mar 2022

India will go all out to brush off an inconsistent run and seal a semifinal berth in the Women's World Cup

Your favourite Superman of ALL TIME? VOTE!

Your favourite Superman of ALL TIME? VOTE!

Rediff.com13 Jun 2013

Take this fun poll now!

Harry & Meghan Review: Unusual And Engaging

Harry & Meghan Review: Unusual And Engaging

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

There is something very compelling about the story Harry and Meghan have been telling through the first three parts of this limited series, feels Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Palin's gaffe: Queen was in charge of Brit forces in Iraq

Palin's gaffe: Queen was in charge of Brit forces in Iraq

Rediff.com21 Feb 2012

America's maverick politician Sarah Palin, infamous for her gaffes, believed it was the Queen, and not the then British premier Gordon Brown, who had decided to keep the United Kingdom forces in war-ravaged Iraq, it has emerged.

Women's WC: Imperious Lanning leads Australia past SA

Women's WC: Imperious Lanning leads Australia past SA

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

Meg Lanning's 135 not out led her Australia side to a thumping five-wicket win over South Africa, continuing their unbeaten run at the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2022 at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Tuesday.

PIX: Huma Qureshi takes Viceroy's House to London

PIX: Huma Qureshi takes Viceroy's House to London

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Huma is going places to promote her upcoming film!

Ashes: Brit Press goes mild on Aus, praise home team after thriller

Ashes: Brit Press goes mild on Aus, praise home team after thriller

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

Breaking its tradition of criticising the Australian team, the British Press has reacted to England's win in the first Ashes Test in a much milder language, while only praising James Anderson for the close win.

First Look: Daniel Craig returns as Bond in Skyfall

First Look: Daniel Craig returns as Bond in Skyfall

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

The film is set to release in October.

This ain't a joke! Brit couples 'crave sex 5 times a week'

This ain't a joke! Brit couples 'crave sex 5 times a week'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2014

A round up of all the sex and relationship from around the world.