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SC dismisses Nokia's plea to sell its Indian assets

SC dismisses Nokia's plea to sell its Indian assets

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

Nokia suffered a jolt on Friday when the Supreme Court refused to lift the restraint on sale of its Indian assets, including the Chennai plant, as part of the handset maker's global deal with the Microsoft.

Soccer: Barca play first game without Messi; Zizou's son sees red

Soccer: Barca play first game without Messi; Zizou's son sees red

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

Images from football matches played across Europe.

Montoya wins in Monaco

Montoya wins in Monaco

Rediff.com1 Jun 2003

It was the second win of Montoya's 41 race career and the first of the season for BMW-powered Williams

Rosberg wins in Germany for Mercedes

Rosberg wins in Germany for Mercedes

Rediff.com20 Jul 2014

Nico Rosberg won his home German Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to stretch his overall lead in the Formula One championship to 14 points.

First Impressions: Nokia's CHEAPEST Windows 8 phone

First Impressions: Nokia's CHEAPEST Windows 8 phone

Rediff.com2 Mar 2013

Nokia Lumia 520 at just 139 euros or Rs 9,800 has potential to challenge its Android rivals.

Want to beat China? 9 things Indians must learn

Want to beat China? 9 things Indians must learn

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

One Chinaman is three time more productive than an Indian at the workplace through his life, observes Virender Kapoor.

Now, point for fastest lap in F1

Now, point for fastest lap in F1

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

Formula One is changing its scoring system to award a point to the driver who sets the fastest race lap, starting from this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

M&M loses Valtra bid

M&M loses Valtra bid

Rediff.com10 Sep 2003

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has lost the race to acquire the tractor business of Valtra in Finland and Brazil to US-based Agco, which had bid at euro 600 million.

Alonso wins European Grand Prix

Alonso wins European Grand Prix

Rediff.com24 Jun 2012

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso won the European Grand Prix on Sunday to become the first repeat winner of the Formula One season after eight races.

Sports: On this day... April 11

Sports: On this day... April 11

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

Iran were banned from an Olympic football qualifying match against Jordan later that year after refusing to remove their hijabs before kick-off.

Bottas to join Maldonado at Williams

Bottas to join Maldonado at Williams

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

Finland's Valtteri Bottas will join Pastor Maldonado at Williams next season after the British team announced their 2013 driver line-up on Wednesday.

COLUMN: Competitiveness in what?

COLUMN: Competitiveness in what?

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

If we are to maintain stable societies and productive lives, we can no longer sustain a widening budget gap between what nature is able to provide and how much our infrastructure, economies and lifestyles require.

F1: Team prospects for 2019 season

F1: Team prospects for 2019 season

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

Champions Mercedes are chasing a sixth successive double, and Lewis Hamilton his sixth drivers' title, but the task looks tougher than ever.

Readers Pix/Videos: All behind Anna

Readers Pix/Videos: All behind Anna

Rediff.com20 Aug 2011

As Anna Hazare's fast against corruption and the Lokpal Bill continues, his movement is raging like wildfire in the rest of the country and abroad.

F1: Raikkonen wins close race in Abu Dhabi

F1: Raikkonen wins close race in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com4 Nov 2012

Finland's Kimi Raikkonen won an accident-strewn and thrilling Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix for Lotus on Sunday.

Tax evasion: I-T summons Nokia auditor PwC arm

Tax evasion: I-T summons Nokia auditor PwC arm

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

A questionnaire sent to Price Waterhouse was not answered.

Extras: Kosovo coach jokes about breaking Sterling's leg

Extras: Kosovo coach jokes about breaking Sterling's leg

Rediff.com17 Nov 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Prasad strikes gold at Finnish boxing tourney

Prasad strikes gold at Finnish boxing tourney

Rediff.com22 Oct 2012

L P Prasad (49 kg) clinched the only gold for India at the 33rd International Tammer Youth Boxing Tournament, beating England's Jack Bateson in the final, in Tampere, Finland. The 17-year-old put up a sterling performance to emerge victorious and bag his first international medal.

Morrison, Ramsay share lead at Hero Indian Open

Morrison, Ramsay share lead at Hero Indian Open

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

Englishman James Morrison and Richie Ramsay of Scotland got off to spirited starts at the Hero Indian Open to share the opening round lead on five-under-par 66 on Thursday.

India ranked at 115 on women empowerment scale: Survey

India ranked at 115 on women empowerment scale: Survey

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

Although the knowledge economy has created enormous opportunities in the country, too many women are still prevented from reaching their full potential by a combination of cultural restrictions, gender discrimination, and lack of resources.

Euro Qualifiers: Spain win; Denmark score late

Euro Qualifiers: Spain win; Denmark score late

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

Spain's Alvaro Morata scored a goal in each half as they beat a highly defensive Malta side 2-0 away on Tuesday to move top of their Euro 2020 qualifying group with two wins out of two games.

F1 title race is a battle between Alonso and Vettel

F1 title race is a battle between Alonso and Vettel

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

The Formula One title battle is turning into a straight duel between Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel for the honour of becoming the youngest triple world champion.

Justice Mudgal elected head of FIFA Governance Committee

Justice Mudgal elected head of FIFA Governance Committee

Rediff.com11 May 2017

Justice Mukul Mudgal was on Thursday elected as head of FIFA's governance committee at the world football governing body's 67th Congress in Bahrain's capital city of Manama.

UEFA hands out millions to clubs for Euro 2012

UEFA hands out millions to clubs for Euro 2012

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

UEFA will share 100 million euros among the clubs who released players for the Euro 2012 soccer finals and qualifying competition, the European Clubs Association (ECA) said on Tuesday.

Bottas takes US GP pole; Hamilton starts fifth

Bottas takes US GP pole; Hamilton starts fifth

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the US Grand Prix on Saturday, breathing life into his remote title hopes while signalling to Lewis Hamilton he will not be gifting a sixth drivers' crown to his team mate.

Button savours Spa win after Alonso crashes out

Button savours Spa win after Alonso crashes out

Rediff.com2 Sep 2012

McLaren's Jenson Button won the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday after a first corner carnage ended the hopes of team mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Formula One leader Fernando Alonso.

After Nokia India, I-T net may be cast on parent

After Nokia India, I-T net may be cast on parent

Rediff.com10 Apr 2013

Tax authorities had already sent a notice to Nokia India for failing to collect tax deducted at source.

Dutch Open: Shuttlers Jayaram, Guru, Thulasi advance

Dutch Open: Shuttlers Jayaram, Guru, Thulasi advance

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Defending champion Ajay Jayaram and Commonwealth bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Dutch Open Grand Prix after notching up srRound.

It's time to focus on human capital

It's time to focus on human capital

Rediff.com6 Mar 2012

About 5,000 students from China, included for the first time in the The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development educational test, PISA, stunned the world by coming first across 65 countries in all three tested categories -- science (ahead of Finland), reading (beating Korea) and math (outperforming Singapore).

PM draws up 20-point agenda on corruption

PM draws up 20-point agenda on corruption

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

Top government sources told Business Standard a 20-point agenda to bring about procedural improvements to achieve this goal was on the anvil.

Jayant snatches gold at World Masters Weightlifting C'ship

Jayant snatches gold at World Masters Weightlifting C'ship

Rediff.com9 Aug 2013

India Army's Lt Colonel Sudhakar Jayant has won gold medal at the IWF World Masters weightlifting championships, in Turin, Italy.

Raikkonen extends stay at Lotus F1 team

Raikkonen extends stay at Lotus F1 team

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Finland's Kimi Raikkonen will stay at Lotus next year, the Formula One team indicated on Monday in a video posted on YouTube.

India gets 46th spot in global trade logistics performance

India gets 46th spot in global trade logistics performance

Rediff.com16 May 2012

Countries like India, China and the US, which pursued aggressive reforms, have improved their global trade logistics performance despite the slowdown in progress in the sector over the last two years amid the global recession, the World Bank has said.

Indian Open: Thailand's Wiratchant wins; Kapur 4th

Indian Open: Thailand's Wiratchant wins; Kapur 4th

Rediff.com21 Oct 2012

Shiv Kapur was the best-placed Indian golfer at fourth after carding a blemish-free five-under 66 but it was Thai veteran Thaworn Wiratchant (66) who walked away with the top honours after clinching a thrilling play-off at the Hero Indian Open in Bangalore on Sunday.

Injured Kluft out of London Games

Injured Kluft out of London Games

Rediff.com23 Jul 2012

Former Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft will miss the London Games after suffering a hamstring injury on Sunday, her coach said.

India's 30 most trusted brands

India's 30 most trusted brands

Rediff.com3 Feb 2012

Nokia maintained its leadership position among the most trusted brands in India.

India's 30 most trusted brands

India's 30 most trusted brands

Rediff.com31 Jan 2012

Nokia maintained its leadership position among the most trusted brands in India.

On trial is not Trump, but Trumpism

On trial is not Trump, but Trumpism

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

What is the guarantee that another Trump will not arise and reach out to the American people directly? The fact of the matter is that Trump's support base remains the envy of any American politician, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Vettel wins Bahrain GP; Raikkonnen, Grosjean on podium

Vettel wins Bahrain GP; Raikkonnen, Grosjean on podium

Rediff.com22 Apr 2012

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel roared to his and Red Bull's first victory of the season in a lively and controversial Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.

Ministry raps WFI over wrestler Geetika's complaint

Ministry raps WFI over wrestler Geetika's complaint

Rediff.com22 Apr 2012

Taking a serious note of Geetika Jakhar's complaint, the Sports Ministry has sought an explanation from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for calling a retrial even after she won the recently-concluded trials for next month's Olympic Qualifiers in Helsinki, Finland.