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Wrestling wins IOC vote for 2020 Olympic Games

Wrestling wins IOC vote for 2020 Olympic Games

Rediff.com9 Aug 2013

Wrestling was welcomed back into the Olympic fold on Sunday after a seven-month exile.

What Donald Trump is in love with

What Donald Trump is in love with

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

'Trump said the Republicans had 'moved too far toward the extreme right' and that he was capable of capturing more than the 'really staunch-right wacko vote' by reaching middle-of-the-road Americans.'

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.

When a US president wanted Indian minister sacked!

When a US president wanted Indian minister sacked!

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

'Galbraith had a powerful ally in Washington -- not as blunt and direct as the ambassador -- but committed to see Krishna Menon go.' 'This was President Kennedy himself.'

This round is for Pakistan

This round is for Pakistan

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

'One cannot escape the conclusion that Pakistan has won the Paris-Bangkok-Islamabad round. To be able to resume the composite dialogue without making any progress on the Mumbai attack trials is a dream come true for Pakistan.'

Rahul goes after the PM again, says demonetisation a Modi-made disaster

Rahul goes after the PM again, says demonetisation a "Modi-made disaster"

Rediff.com17 Dec 2016

"As it is said a man-made disaster, in the same way demonetisation is Modi-made disaster," the Congress vice-president said as he targeted the prime minister squarely blaming him for the hardships post-demonetisation.

Top 20 moments from the week that went by

Top 20 moments from the week that went by

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Some stunning moments of the week that was

The myth of the Magna Carta

The myth of the Magna Carta

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

The Magna Carta was not quite a grand demand for equality, freedoms and rule of law but just a narrow demand for restricting the ruler's powers to ring fence the interests of the elite. But its consequences greatly expanded over the centuries into a charter, which guarantees individual liberties, equality and justice to all, irrespective of race, religion and class, says Mohan Guruswamy.

Marc Rich, 'King of Oil',  dies at 78

Marc Rich, 'King of Oil', dies at 78

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

Belgian-born Rich, whose trading group eventually became the global commodities powerhouse Glencore Xstrata, died in hospital from a stroke.

Modi among Time's most influential leaders

Modi among Time's most influential leaders

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

We take a look at Time magazines top world leaders.

8 days on, Parliament stuck on demonetisation

8 days on, Parliament stuck on demonetisation

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

Both Houses were adjourned multiple times as Opposition members kept on shouting slogans against the PM.

Here are the best photos from the World Press Photo Awards

Here are the best photos from the World Press Photo Awards

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

The winners of the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest have been announced. The winning shot was taken by Turkish Associated Press photographer called Burhan Ozbilici, with an image he has simply titled An Assassination in Turkey. Showing Mevlut Mert Altintas shouting after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, on December 19 2016.

The iconic hotel that Nehru built

The iconic hotel that Nehru built

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Nehru decided to build The Ashok in New Delhi to host a UNESCO conference. For a prime minister focussed on India building with projects like the Bhakra-Nangal Dam, IITs and factories, "the hotel spoke of the gumption of the country at that time." Manavi Kapur traces the eventful journey of the hotel, which has now completed 60 years.

The moments that shaped 2016

The moments that shaped 2016

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news has kept pouring in. Here are our top 50 moments from the world.

Do you want to be the next Modi?

Do you want to be the next Modi?

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

In his latest book Speaking the Modi Way, author Virender Kapoor suggests how you can speak, persuade and motivate like Narendra Modi.

Indira Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest

Indira Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

'Fearlessness, courtesy, humour, wide interests and wisdom, deep commitment to science and technology, passion for the environment, objectivity and the ability to see many things through not only a national but also an international prism.'

Chinese New Year predictions for you!

Chinese New Year predictions for you!

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

On the occasion of Chinese New Year, we bring you a look at what 2015, the Year of the Sheep has in store for you!

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