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Can the Afghans beat the Kiwis?

Can the Afghans beat the Kiwis?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2021

Rajneesh Gupta lists the Afghan players's T20 Internationals records updated after the game against India in the T20 World Cup.

Taliban loves cricket: Afghanistan Board CEO

Taliban loves cricket: Afghanistan Board CEO

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

Afghanistan will play T20 World Cup, says media manager.

Hijab Case: Why Muslim Liberals Will Lose

Hijab Case: Why Muslim Liberals Will Lose

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

The educated, respectable and established Muslims voices, that were on the modernising side on the Shah Bano issue, are fighting on the opposite side now, mostly because they worry about Narendra Modi, observes Shekhar Gupta.

Tokyo Games: BREATHTAKING Pix!

Tokyo Games: BREATHTAKING Pix!

Rediff.com1 Aug 2021

Capturing the drama at the 2020 Olympics.

The 2021 Kerala, Tamil Nadu election sentimeter

The 2021 Kerala, Tamil Nadu election sentimeter

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

Tamil Nadu and Kerala are voting in single-phase for 234 and 140 assembly constituencies respectively.

Spain's Ramos is now Europe's most-capped player

Spain's Ramos is now Europe's most-capped player

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

Ramos made his debut for Spain in 2005 when he was just 18-years-old. At that time, the defender had become the youngest player to debut for his nation.

Bangladesh's Mominul tests positive for COVID-19

Bangladesh's Mominul tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com10 Nov 2020

Haque's coronavirus positive result came close on the heels of another senior player Mahmudullah Riyad contracting the virus which forced him to miss the Pakistan Super League play-offs.

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

Were The Chola Kings Hindus Or Not?

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.
Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas were Saivites, and hence not Hindus, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Gambhir, the brains behind Lucknow's success

Gambhir, the brains behind Lucknow's success

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

Gautam Gambhir is a politician by choice but a cricketer at heart whose brain never stops ticking when it comes to conceptualising, planning and execution.

'Our rate of growth will fall further'

'Our rate of growth will fall further'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'The finance ministry and the RBI will never admit to the difficulties in the economy because if they do so, it will adversely impact the financial markets, etc.' 'They like to present a rosy picture that everything is fine and under control.'

PIX: Manchester City widen lead in title race, Arsenal go fourth

PIX: Manchester City widen lead in title race, Arsenal go fourth

Rediff.com24 Apr 2022

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.

Bengaluru FC enter AFC Cup group stage

Bengaluru FC enter AFC Cup group stage

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

The Blues will be back in action on August 18 when they take on ATK Mohun Bagan in their opening group stage clash, at the same venue.

Abu Salem says sentence cannot go beyond 25 years, SC seeks govt reply

Abu Salem says sentence cannot go beyond 25 years, SC seeks govt reply

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

The lawyer submitted that even though the TADA court had held that it was not bound by the assurances of the government, the top court has the power to decide the issue.

Main accused in Nankana Sahib vandalism held in Pakistan

Main accused in Nankana Sahib vandalism held in Pakistan

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

A violent mob had attacked the Gurdwara and pelted it with stones on Friday. A team of police had to intervene briskly to control the situation. The accused, identified as Imran, was arrested on Sunday for his role in the incident, Geo News reported.

Olympics Athletics: Who can fill the 'Bolt-hole'?

Olympics Athletics: Who can fill the 'Bolt-hole'?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

At his peak Bolt was probably the world's most recognisable sportsperson and certainly one of the most marketable. In contrast, the two 2020 Athletes of the year were Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas.

'Menstruation impure' remark lands Kerala leader in a spot

'Menstruation impure' remark lands Kerala leader in a spot

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

Interim president of the Congress party in Kerala M M Hassan has courted a controversy with his remarks that menstruation was impure and women should not enter temples during that period.

Salah donates oxygen, ambulance to Egypt village to fight COVID

Salah donates oxygen, ambulance to Egypt village to fight COVID

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

Salah's charity delivers oxygen cyclinders direct to patients' homes.

Afghanistan's series against Pakistan in SL on schedule

Afghanistan's series against Pakistan in SL on schedule

Rediff.com21 Aug 2021

The Afghanistan cricket team might take a roundabout route to reach Sri Lanka for their three-match ODI series against Pakistan, scheduled to begin in Colombo on September 3.

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's parents move ICC against Taliban

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's parents move ICC against Taliban

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

The journalist was covering clashes between Afghan troops and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city.

Deve Gowda, grandson Nikhil lose, Prajwal wins

Deve Gowda, grandson Nikhil lose, Prajwal wins

Rediff.com23 May 2019

The only facesaver for the Gowda family was Deve Gowda's another grandson Prajwal Revanna, son of PWD minister H D Revanna, who won from Hassan seat.

Bound by assurance given to Lisbon on Abu Salem, govt tells SC

Bound by assurance given to Lisbon on Abu Salem, govt tells SC

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

The government is bound by the assurance given by the then deputy prime minister L K Advani to the Portugal government that the maximum sentence handed out to gangster Abu Salem will not exceed 25 years, the Union home secretary has told the Supreme Court.

Rain wreaks havoc in parts of India; 17 dead, thousands moved to safety

Rain wreaks havoc in parts of India; 17 dead, thousands moved to safety

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

Incessant showers caused landslides and floods in various parts of the country leaving at least 17 people dead on Wednesday while thousands more were forced to move to safety as rivers swelled and water reservoirs filled up fast.

Mob attacks Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pak; India condemns

Mob attacks Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pak; India condemns

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

Reports suggested that hundreds of angry residents at Nankana Sahib pelted the Sikh pilgrims with stones on Friday.

BJP wins big in UP council polls, but loses crown jewel Varanasi

BJP wins big in UP council polls, but loses crown jewel Varanasi

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is headed for a big win in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council polls, bagging Barabanki and Ayodhya and leading in several other places. But it lost Varanasi to an Independent candidate.

US designates LeT's Abdul Rehman al-Dakhil as global terrorist

US designates LeT's Abdul Rehman al-Dakhil as global terrorist

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

The designation seek to deny Dakhil the resources to plan and carry out terrorist attacks.

US designates 3 Pakistanis as global terrorists

US designates 3 Pakistanis as global terrorists

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

LeT commander Abdul Rehman al-Dakhil was named as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) by the Department of State.

Congress to contest 20 seats in Karnataka, JD-S gets 8

Congress to contest 20 seats in Karnataka, JD-S gets 8

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

The Lok Sabha constituencies that JD-S will contest are Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga, Tumkur, Hassan, Mandya, Bengaluru North and Vijayapura.

Emergency declared in Sri Lanka as President Gotabaya flees to Maldives

Emergency declared in Sri Lanka as President Gotabaya flees to Maldives

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as angry protesters stormed the prime minister's office in Colombo, hours after president Gotabaya Rajapksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet, amid the country's worst economic crisis in decades.

Cricket Buzz: Women captains to have voice at BCCI Conclave

Cricket Buzz: Women captains to have voice at BCCI Conclave

Rediff.com8 May 2019

During the May 17 conclave in Mumbai, the captains and coaches of the women's state teams will be joining their male counterparts in giving assessment of the just-concluded domestic season.

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Will Iranian Women Bring Down The Ayatollahs?

Will Iranian Women Bring Down The Ayatollahs?

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

Mahsa Amini's tragic custodial death in Tehran has triggered protests across Iran. Defiant, jean clad women minus their tunics and hijabs are marching in unison and shouting 'Down with the dictator' Women in Iran have been pushed to the wall and are no longer willing to abide by the restrictions placed on them, explains Rashme Sehgal.

144 Lok Sabha Seats Which BJP Wants To Win In 2024

144 Lok Sabha Seats Which BJP Wants To Win In 2024

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

According to BJP insiders, every Union minister has been given 3-4 seats to mentor and has been told to work hard on these constituencies in the next 20 months to ensure the party's victory.

Top seeds advance; Tsonga to retire after Roland Garros

Top seeds advance; Tsonga to retire after Roland Garros

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Paula Badosa of Spain, earned second-round wins

'When he sang, the world stood still and listened'

'When he sang, the world stood still and listened'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

'The thing about Balaji was that he brought his own special flavour and energy to every song he sang.' 'In that sense, he was like Kishoreda.'

Here is where you can test for coronavirus in India

Here is where you can test for coronavirus in India

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

In the wake of 73 confirmed cases of coronavirus in India so far, the Union health ministry has made functional 52 laboratories for testing samples while 57 labs have been designated for helping in sample collection for Covid-19 to enhance capacity for diagnosis and detection of the disease. "Following the increase in load of screening samples from suspected cases with symptoms and travel history to the affected countries, the department of health research/ICMR has commissioned 52 laboratories for COVID-19 testing in India," an official said.

Congress suspends Kerala MLA arrested for rape

Congress suspends Kerala MLA arrested for rape

Rediff.com23 Jul 2017

Though the party defended him saying "the case and his arrest is politically motivated."

Iran's President Rouhani to visit India from Feb 15-17

Iran's President Rouhani to visit India from Feb 15-17

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

President Rouhani will be accorded a ceremonial reception on February 17. He will call on President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Modi.

Cong acts fast, appoints new Delhi, Karnataka chiefs

Cong acts fast, appoints new Delhi, Karnataka chiefs

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

In key organisational changes, the Congress on Wednesday appointed young face Anil Chaudhary as its Delhi unit chief and named D K Shivakumar, known to be the party's chief troubleshooter in crisis situations, as the head of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.

13 Ways Of Looking At Mani Ratnam

13 Ways Of Looking At Mani Ratnam

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.

Pak Parl session called on Mar 25 to take up no-trust motion against Imran

Pak Parl session called on Mar 25 to take up no-trust motion against Imran

Rediff.com20 Mar 2022

Around 100 lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples' Party submitted the no-confidence motion before the National Assembly Secretariat on March 8, alleging that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government led by Khan was responsible for the economic crisis and the spiralling inflation in the country.