News for '-pacific-coast'

Football games postponed in Mexico after cartel leader's death sparks violence

Football games postponed in Mexico after cartel leader's death sparks violence

Rediff.com23 Feb 2026

Several soccer games in Mexico were postponed due to violence following a military operation and the reported death of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho."

Drug lord El Mencho's murder: FIFA monitoring World Cup host city

Drug lord El Mencho's murder: FIFA monitoring World Cup host city

Rediff.com24 Feb 2026

Guadalajara violence postpones matches, FIFA monitoring World Cup host city

Is India Standing Alone in 2025?

Is India Standing Alone in 2025?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2025

The 2025 US National Security Strategy marks a major pullback, with America turning backward and effectively allowing China greater dominance in Asia. while long-time partners like India are left to face an increasingly unstable global order largely on their own, observes Rajeev Srinivasan.

24 Dead In Los Angeles Wildfires

24 Dead In Los Angeles Wildfires

Rediff.com13 Jan 2025

16 missing, 150,000 evacuated, 70,000 without power.

Tsitsipas to donate $1000 for every ace at Mexican Open

Tsitsipas to donate $1000 for every ace at Mexican Open

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

Stefanos Tsitsipas has pledged to donate $1000 for every ace he hits during the Mexican Open tennis tournament to help with the reconstruction of Acapulco following the devastation caused by Hurricane Otis last October.

Take Your Pick From This OTT Menu

Take Your Pick From This OTT Menu

Rediff.com31 May 2024

Coming of age dramas, mind twisting thrillers, slice-of-rural life, here's everything you can watch on OTT this week.

Bill in California Senate against caste-based discrimination

Bill in California Senate against caste-based discrimination

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

A bill seeking to explicitly ban caste discrimination has been introduced in the California Senate by a Democratic lawmaker, which, if passed, could make America's most populous state also the country's first to outlaw caste-based bias.

California senate panel passes bill to end caste bias

California senate panel passes bill to end caste bias

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Major Indian businesses and temples issued a joint statement opposing the proposed California Caste Bill SB 403.

'It's the end of the world': Ecuador earthquake claims 262 lives

'It's the end of the world': Ecuador earthquake claims 262 lives

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

At least 2,527 people were injured after the quake hit Saturday night.

Ashes Pix: Khawaja ton leaves England batting to save Test

Ashes Pix: Khawaja ton leaves England batting to save Test

Rediff.com8 Jan 2022

Usman Khawaja scored his second century of the match to help Australia to 265 for six declared on the fourth day of the fourth Ashes Test on Saturday, handing England an unlikely victory target of 388.

Strong quake jolts Northern California

Strong quake jolts Northern California

Rediff.com5 Feb 2010

A strong earthquake measuring 6 on the richter scale, centred off the western Pacific coast, hit northern California on Thursday, the United States Geological survey reported.

Ex-Olympian Bruce Jenner in car crash

Ex-Olympian Bruce Jenner in car crash

Rediff.com8 Feb 2015

Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star Bruce Jenner was involved on Saturday in a Los Angeles-area crash that left another person dead, police said.

The Girl Who Flew Across The World

The Girl Who Flew Across The World

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'I've always wanted to be a pilot; setting records is the icing on the cake.'

Maradona off to a winning start in Mexico

Maradona off to a winning start in Mexico

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

A hat-trick from Vinicio Angulo helped get Diego Maradona's managerial career in Mexico off to the perfect start on Monday as his new club Dorados beat Tapachula 4-1 in Culiacan.

Zeballos surprises Nadal to win Chilean Open

Zeballos surprises Nadal to win Chilean Open

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

Argentine Horacio Zeballos sprung a major surprise by beating Rafael Nadal 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 to win the Chilean Open on Sunday and clinch the first title of his career.

Ex-Army major who shot family was 'depressed'

Ex-Army major who shot family was 'depressed'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

"Avtar Singh hardly visited the gurdwara and was depressed," Rajbir Singh Pannu, president of the Sikh Center of Pacific Coast, in Selma, Fresno, told rediff.com, and that he hardly saw any of Singh's relatives or family at the gurdwara

A tribute to the outgoing Range Rover

A tribute to the outgoing Range Rover

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

Not many cars can boast of having seen three dramatically different owners during their product lifetimes, except perhaps the Lamborghini Countach.

GAIL eyes stake in Russia's LNG plant

GAIL eyes stake in Russia's LNG plant

Rediff.com15 Aug 2012

Plans to build a pipeline from the Chayanda gas field in East Siberia to the proposed Vladivostok LNG facility

Ecuador quake: Desperate kin search for survivors as toll mounts to 480

Ecuador quake: Desperate kin search for survivors as toll mounts to 480

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

On Monday, at least five survivors -- including a girl -- were pulled out from the rubble.

Japan rocked by 6.0 magnitude aftershock

Japan rocked by 6.0 magnitude aftershock

Rediff.com12 Mar 2011

A strong 6.0 magnitude aftershock on Saturday rocked Japan's Fukushima prefecture, a day after a devastating earthquake triggered a tsunami that has left at least 1,700 people dead or unaccounted for. The quake with a preliminary magnitude occurred at 10.15 pm local time, the Kyodo news agency said.

Scorching numbers that prove this summer is the deadliest yet

Scorching numbers that prove this summer is the deadliest yet

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

The graphic above shows the number of heat wave deaths in India each year since 1967.

Russia hands over nuclear submarine to India

Russia hands over nuclear submarine to India

Rediff.com20 Aug 2010

Russia has handed over a new nuclear powered submarine armed with torpedos and cruise missiles to India and the vessel has set sail for home with a mixed crew of Indian and Russian sailors. The Akula class nuclear attack submarine, which is on a ten-year lease to the Indian Navy, left its base on the Pacific coast earlier this week, bound for India, RIA Novosti and Interfax news agencies reported.

Woods shoots 74 in frustrating Pebble Beach return

Woods shoots 74 in frustrating Pebble Beach return

Rediff.com18 Jun 2010

Tiger Woods, who demolished the opposition by a record 15 strokes at the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, made a less than triumphant return to the Pacific coast layout on Thursday with a three-over-par 74.

US can't be allowed to do whatever it wants: Putin

US can't be allowed to do whatever it wants: Putin

Rediff.com29 Dec 2009

"If we are not developing AMD, then there's a threat that when our partners create an umbrella over themselves to protect them against our offensive systems, they might feel completely safe. And that might mean that our partners will feel they can do anything they want -- the level of aggression in politics and economics will rise right away. The balance will be lost," Putin explained.

Palm pins its hopes on Nova

Palm pins its hopes on Nova

Rediff.com20 Dec 2008

The smartphone maker debuts its new operating system, code-named Nova, at January's CES. Palm says its phones for it will bridge the BlackBerry-iPhone gap.

Olympics: Sadness in Fukushima after torch relay cancelled

Olympics: Sadness in Fukushima after torch relay cancelled

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

It was meant to be the start of a triumphant march to the Tokyo 2020 Games: the torch relay would begin on Thursday in Fukushima, battered by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster, as a poignant symbol of the "Recovery Olympics." But instead, it was like any other day for this prefecture in northeast Japan after the relay was scrapped following the Games' postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Japan calls off tsunami alert

Japan calls off tsunami alert

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

Japan's Meteorological Agency has called off the tsunami alert that it had issued in the wake of the massive earthquake.

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.

US rushing to rescue Russian crew

US rushing to rescue Russian crew

Rediff.com6 Aug 2005

US rushing to rescue Russian crew in sunken submarine

PICS: 10 great train journeys the world can't resist

PICS: 10 great train journeys the world can't resist

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

Pssst, India's Royal Rajasthan on Wheels is listed among these great rail journeys.

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future On the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda.

Here are the 7 penguins Mumbaikars will get to see from Saturday

Here are the 7 penguins Mumbaikars will get to see from Saturday

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

Meet penguins -- Bubble, Daisy, Donald, Flipper, Molt, Olive and Popeye.

Air India formally becomes 27th member of Star Alliance

Air India formally becomes 27th member of Star Alliance

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

Air India would add about 400 daily flights and over 40 new destinations in India to the 27-member Alliance network of over 18,500 daily flights to 1,316 airports in 195 countries.

Discovered: A Ninja shark that glows in the dark

Discovered: A Ninja shark that glows in the dark

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

The researchers named the new species Etmopterus benchleyi, after Peter Benchley, the author of the book "Jaws" and co-author of its 1975 film adaptation.

Tennis Roundup: Federer claims 100th title in Dubai

Tennis Roundup: Federer claims 100th title in Dubai

Rediff.com2 Mar 2019

Roger Federer claimed the 100th ATP title of his career by beating 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday.

Weak rural growth may be more damaging if rains fail: HSBC

Weak rural growth may be more damaging if rains fail: HSBC

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

Prices of perishable items could spike in the near term.

IOC to buy stakes in Petronas' LNG project for $900 mn

IOC to buy stakes in Petronas' LNG project for $900 mn

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

The acquisition of stake in Progress Energy Resources Corp for 1 billion Canadian dollars ($900 million) mark IOC's maiden entry into North America.

Army doctor from Maharashtra pedals to history in US

Army doctor from Maharashtra pedals to history in US

Rediff.com26 Jun 2017

Eleven days, 18 hours and 45 minutes after setting out from California, Srinivas Gokulnath created history by becoming the first Indian to complete what is considered to be the toughest cycle race in the world -- the 4,900-km Race Across America (RAAM) in the solo category.

US F1 Grand Prix: Second practice cancelled

US F1 Grand Prix: Second practice cancelled

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

Thunder, lightning and torrential rain washed out second practice at the U.S. Formula One Grand Prix on Friday after Nico Rosberg went fastest for Mercedes in a largely meaningless morning session.

How US-Russia frost affects India

How US-Russia frost affects India

Rediff.com22 Jun 2019

The stagnation in US-Russia relations does not augur well for New Delhi's strategic interests, says Harsh V Pant and Raj Kumar Sharma.