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The 5 billionaire family feuds

The 5 billionaire family feuds

Rediff.com21 Jul 2005

US lawsuit seeking $100 million from Lance Armstrong heads to trial

US lawsuit seeking $100 million from Lance Armstrong heads to trial

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

The US Justice Department has accused Armstrong of defrauding the government by accepting millions of dollars in sponsorship money from the US Postal Service (USPS).

Countdown begins for Discovery launch

Countdown begins for Discovery launch

Rediff.com11 Jul 2005

The effects of Hurricane Dennis, which roared ashore in Florida off to the northwest, could be felt at the launch site as the sky was grey and solidly overcast.

Rediff, India Abroad win 4 awards

Rediff, India Abroad win 4 awards

Rediff.com9 Jun 2004

The awards have been instituted by the South Asian Journalists Association, and are given annually for excellence in journalism in various categories.

What Chandrayaan-2 will do for India

What Chandrayaan-2 will do for India

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

'In a part of the world where the government tells people what not to eat and what slogans to shout and not shout, it is beneficial to develop a mentality that is science minded and therefore open-minded.' 'That is possibly why the space programme has always had support from all sides of the political divide,' says Aakar Patel.

Indian-American woman killed in Mali attack

Indian-American woman killed in Mali attack

Rediff.com21 Nov 2015

Anita Datar is the sole US citizen to have been killed in the attack.

Quake prompts US tsunami warning

Quake prompts US tsunami warning

Rediff.com15 Jun 2005

The 7.0-magnitude quake struck at about 7:50 pm west southwest of the coastal community of Crescent City, according to the US Geological Survey Web site.

'Convict protecting AI bombing conspirators'

'Convict protecting AI bombing conspirators'

Rediff.com5 Nov 2004

The prosecution claims Reyat, who admitted a minor role in the bombing, was refusing to identify others in the plot.

Kalpana Chawla comic flies off the shelves

Kalpana Chawla comic flies off the shelves

Rediff.com17 Oct 2005

The demand has prompted the publishers to start a second printing.

White powder in Indian passport harmless

White powder in Indian passport harmless

Rediff.com21 Feb 2004

The office on the seventh floor of a building in Columbia Plaza was sealed after the white powder fell from between the \n\npages of the passport when an envelope containing it was opened Thursday morning.

Kerry draws flak for anti-BPO stance

Kerry draws flak for anti-BPO stance

Rediff.com16 Feb 2004

As the debate on outsourcing dominates the presidential election campaign in the United States, a leading economist has termed Democratic nominee John Kerry's opposition to American companies moving jobs overseas as faulty economics.

What do you think of Kanishka verdict?

What do you think of Kanishka verdict?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2005

What do you think of Kanishka verdict?

Lord Puttnam in Mumbai!

Lord Puttnam in Mumbai!

Rediff.com4 Mar 2005

UP boy tops NASA exam

UP boy tops NASA exam

Rediff.com17 Feb 2005

Saurabh has topped NASA's International Scientist Discovery exam.

Discovery lands, ending days of anxiety

Discovery lands, ending days of anxiety

Rediff.com9 Aug 2005

With the spacecraft's safe landing, NASA's mission came to a happy ending unlike the 2003 Columbia disaster in which India-born Kalpana Chawla was killed along with her six colleagues aboard the shuttle

Lessons IAF must learn from this week's missions

Lessons IAF must learn from this week's missions

Rediff.com2 Mar 2019

'It is my opinion that not releasing the Balakote Battle Damage Assessment immediately post strike was a phenomenal blunder, perception battle wise,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd), India's former air adviser in Pakistan.

Discovery blasts  off

Discovery blasts off

Rediff.com26 Jul 2005

India on oil diplomacy mission

India on oil diplomacy mission

Rediff.com19 Jan 2005

Energy-hungry India, which is 70 per cent import dependant to meet its crude oil requirement, is mounting diplomatic initiatives to secure oil and gas from Gulf, Russia and Africa, Foreign Minister K Natwar Singh said in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Malik flays Canada Govt for pursuing him for money

Malik flays Canada Govt for pursuing him for money

Rediff.com18 Dec 2005

Meanwhile, Malik has initiated a lawsuit in Supreme Court in an attempt to reclaim his position as a director on\nthe Khalsa Credit Union.

Syed Shahbuddin's son found dead in US

Syed Shahbuddin's son found dead in US

Rediff.com19 Nov 2005

Syed Shahabuddin's son found dead in US

Kanishka kin demand public probe

Kanishka kin demand public probe

Rediff.com13 May 2005

Suspect powder in Indian passport

Suspect powder in Indian passport

Rediff.com20 Feb 2004

'Why are we always the victims?'

'Why are we always the victims?'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2005

rediff.com spoke to Vijayendra Ghatge, whose sister Sangeeta, was killed in the Kanishka bombing.

Clinton admitted to hospital for heart surgery

Clinton admitted to hospital for heart surgery

Rediff.com3 Sep 2004

The former US president would undergo quadruple heart bypass surgery in New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

New gen in US takes more chances

New gen in US takes more chances

Rediff.com2 Mar 2005

'For generations born and brought up here, success has a different definition,' feels SAJA President Deepti Hajela.

Liquid nitrogen cocktail burns hole in Delhi bizman's stomach

Liquid nitrogen cocktail burns hole in Delhi bizman's stomach

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

The doctors then successfully removed the lower portion of the stomach and artificially joined the remaining part with the small intestine.

Development and dim sum

Development and dim sum

Rediff.com12 Aug 2005

Why did Preet Bharara meet Donald Trump?

Why did Preet Bharara meet Donald Trump?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

Bharara's presence at Trump Tower provoked much curiosity.

Discovery to carry Kalpana's picture

Discovery to carry Kalpana's picture

Rediff.com11 Jul 2005

Kanishka accused involved in fraud: Canadian cops

Kanishka accused involved in fraud: Canadian cops

Rediff.com25 Nov 2003

A Canadian Security Intelligence Service agent told the British Columbia Supreme Court that a prosecution witness alleged immigration fraud and misuse of funds against Ripudaman Singh Malik.

Modi could name Arvind Panagariya as RBI governor: TV channels

Modi could name Arvind Panagariya as RBI governor: TV channels

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Panagariya, who heads the government's main economic advisory body NITI Aayog, is also India's Group of 20 summit negotiator

The friendly neighbour returns!

The friendly neighbour returns!

Rediff.com11 Jun 2004

A first look at Spider-Man 2.