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Sindhu and Co. chase elusive title at All England Championships

Sindhu and Co. chase elusive title at All England Championships

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Indian contingent has an opportunity to go deep in the draw and recapture the trophy which has been won by just two Indians so far -- the legendary Prakash Padukone (1980) and P Gopichand (2001).

Asian Junior Squash: Indian boys clinch gold!

Asian Junior Squash: Indian boys clinch gold!

Rediff.com5 Feb 2017

The Indian boys had won the title for the second time, having won in 2011 after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in Colombo.

PHOTOS: EXCITING Moments from Day 3 of 2018 Commonwealth Games

PHOTOS: EXCITING Moments from Day 3 of 2018 Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com8 Apr 2018

Things are heating up at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast as the rush for medals gets more intense on an action-packed Day 4 on Sunday.

Gold, silver recover on low level buying

Gold, silver recover on low level buying

Rediff.com13 Feb 2013

Traders said emergence of buying at existing lower levels to meet the ongoing marriage season demand mainly led to recovery in gold prices.

Train to be a professional image consultant

Train to be a professional image consultant

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

Christina Ong AICI CIM and Lynne Marks AICI CIM, image consultants and co-directors of ImageAsia Training, will be conducting a 12-day foundation cours for aspiring image consultants in Delhi.

How Zeta acquired Unicorn status in the very first round of funding

How Zeta acquired Unicorn status in the very first round of funding

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

In the start-up world, hitting the $1-billion mark, which accords the "Unicorn" tag, is a milestone. Enterprises typically reach the milestone only by series C or series D, or three to four funding rounds later. Zeta achieved it at the first one. On May 25, the six-year-old banking tech firm raised $250 million from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, at a post-money valuation of $1.45 billion. "This is the first time we have raised institutional money," Zeta co-founder Bhavin Turakhia beamed on the conference call. This trajectory is uncommon in start-ups.

Saina in third round of World Badminton

Saina in third round of World Badminton

Rediff.com10 Aug 2011

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal started her campaign at the World Badminton Championships with a straight-set demolition of Chloe Magee of Ireland to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles in London.

Thailand Open: Saina, Srikanth advance, Kashyap retires midway

Thailand Open: Saina, Srikanth advance, Kashyap retires midway

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

Kashyap, a Commonwealth Games champion, was trailing 8-14 in the third game when he chose to retire after pulling his calf muscle.

Ghosal-Chinappa go down fighting in quarters

Ghosal-Chinappa go down fighting in quarters

Rediff.com12 Oct 2010

India's challenge in the squash team event at the Commonwealth Games came to an end after the fourth seeded pair of National champions Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa went down fighting to the Malaysian duo of Nicol David and Beng Hee Ong in the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles on Tuesday.

OilMin projection on surplus gas runs out of steam

OilMin projection on surplus gas runs out of steam

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

The Eleventh Plan working group report, however, was based on projections of the directorate general of hydrocarbons (DGH).

World Badminton: Chetan crashes out in first round

World Badminton: Chetan crashes out in first round

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

Top Indian shuttler Chetan Anand crashed out of the World Badminton Championships with a disappointing straight-game defeat against a lowly-ranked opponent in the men's singles first round in Paris, on Tuesday.

World Championships: Saina, Srikanth cruise into Round 2

World Championships: Saina, Srikanth cruise into Round 2

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

The World No 6 will next face Spain's Pablo Abian on Wednesday.

Vote! The Most Controversial Stars in Bigg Boss

Vote! The Most Controversial Stars in Bigg Boss

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

We bring you nine to choose from.

India, Taiwan  FTA talks soon

India, Taiwan FTA talks soon

Rediff.com9 Sep 2009

India and Taiwan would resume talks for signing a Free Trade Agreement soon, a representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in New Delhi said on Wednesday.

F1 night races only if safe: Mosley

F1 night races only if safe: Mosley

Rediff.com24 Apr 2007

Formula One's governing body would carry out a full safety assessment before agreeing to any night-time race.

ASEAN: Pak pitches for dialogue partner status

ASEAN: Pak pitches for dialogue partner status

Rediff.com6 Jun 2006

Pakistan and Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to begin talks for a Free Trade Agreement to boost Islamabad's efforts towards achieving full dialogue partner status with the ten-member regional economic grouping.

Mansoor Zaman reigns in Kolkata

Mansoor Zaman reigns in Kolkata

Rediff.com9 Feb 2008

Pakistan's Mansoor Zaman upset second seeded Ong Beng Hee of Malaysia in the final to win the three-star US $30,000 Kolkata International Squash tournament.

Ghosal bows out of British Open

Ghosal bows out of British Open

Rediff.com21 Sep 2007

The lone Indian in the fray, Saurav Ghosal lost in straight games in the first round of British Open squash.

Dutta, Saurav bring India bronze

Dutta, Saurav bring India bronze

Rediff.com13 Dec 2006

Yogeshwar Dutt bagged an unexpected bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling event at the Asian Games.

Soon, own a motorbike @ Rs 13,000

Soon, own a motorbike @ Rs 13,000

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

With international brands jazzing up their pedal pushers with technology for India, bicycles cease to be a poor man's transport.

SIA plans more flights to India

SIA plans more flights to India

Rediff.com6 Jul 2005

Singapore Airlines is planning to augment its operations in Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore and tapping certain secondary markets in India.

What you should know about Andaman and Nicobar

What you should know about Andaman and Nicobar

Rediff.com30 Jun 2005

Andaman and Nicobar fact sheet

2 Indians jailed for Little India riot in Singapore

2 Indians jailed for Little India riot in Singapore

Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

Two Indian workers were on Thursday sentenced to jail by a Singapore court after they admitted their involvement in the Little India riot last December, the city-state's worst street violence in 40 years.

Asean raps India on FTA

Asean raps India on FTA

Rediff.com19 Oct 2004

Narang shoots down Commonwealth mark

Narang shoots down Commonwealth mark

Rediff.com15 Mar 2005

Gagan Narang and Samaresh Jung earned India two more gold medals at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Melbourne.

Hero Motors to set up factory in Haryana

Hero Motors to set up factory in Haryana

Rediff.com16 Jan 2004

Hero Motors will invest Rs 250 crore to set up a new factory and launch two motoscooters and one 125cc motorcycle in the next 15 months as part of an alliance with Italian two-wheeler major Aprilia, a top company official said.

Prannoy steers Indian men into Badminton Asia semis

Prannoy steers Indian men into Badminton Asia semis

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

India continued their impressive run in the Badminton Asia Team Championships, scoring a hard-earned 3-2 victory over former champions Malaysia, in Hyderabad, on Friday.

Indian challenge in Malaysian Open ends

Indian challenge in Malaysian Open ends

Rediff.com4 Sep 2003

Chetan Anand upset former champion Ong Ewe Hock in the second round before losing in the next.

Asia Team Champions: Indian men storm into semi-finals

Asia Team Champions: Indian men storm into semi-finals

Rediff.com21 Feb 2016

The Indian men's team secured a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing Badminton Asia Team Championships after a hard-fought 3-2 win against Malaysia in the quarter-finals at the Gachibowli indoor stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Malaysia sanctioned for crowd trouble at World Cup qualifier

Malaysia sanctioned for crowd trouble at World Cup qualifier

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Malaysia have been issued with a formal warning and a raft of other sanctions from soccer's world governing body FIFA after their World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia last month was abandoned because of crowd trouble.

Asian Games: Ghosal assures India at least silver; Dipika wins bronze

Asian Games: Ghosal assures India at least silver; Dipika wins bronze

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Dipika Pallikal bagged a bronze medal, India's first in women's singles squash at the Asian Games.

Asian Games schedule for Monday

Asian Games schedule for Monday

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

India's squash ace Dipika Pallikal will be in action against the formidable Nicol David in the semi-final round on Monday, the third day of the Asian Games.

Languages that are endangered. See the numbers around the world

Languages that are endangered. See the numbers around the world

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Here's a map of the endangered languages from around the world.

CWG: Shuttlers Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth ease into quarters

CWG: Shuttlers Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth ease into quarters

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

On the eighth day of CWG 2018, the 22-year-old from Hyderabad made everything look so easy as she clinched a comfortable 21-15, 21-9 win over Wendy Chen in a one-sided last-16 clash of the women's singles event that lasted 34 minutes at the Carrara Sports Arena.

When YOUR superheroes showed up in New York!

When YOUR superheroes showed up in New York!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

The New York Comic Con played host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies and television.

Jallianwala Bagh apology: Should we really care?

Jallianwala Bagh apology: Should we really care?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

I can't see what purpose can be served by an apology by a British government that cannot in any way be blamed for one sadistic man running amok 100 years ago, argues Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Anderson likely to play second Test against India

Anderson likely to play second Test against India

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

England pace spearhead James Anderson says he is hopeful of being declared match fit to play in the second Test against India starting on November 17 in the port city of Visakhapatnam.

Sindhu, Srikanth get top seeding at CWG

Sindhu, Srikanth get top seeding at CWG

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

P V Sindhu and K Srikanth have been given the top billing in the respective women's and men's singles badminton competitions of the Commonwealth Games