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Trump reiterates wiretapping claim; report finds no evidence

Trump reiterates wiretapping claim; report finds no evidence

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

A classified report delivered by the Justice Department to House and Senate investigators does not confirm President Donald Trump's allegations.

Pak court order on deportation is reasonable: US

Pak court order on deportation is reasonable: US

Rediff.com15 Dec 2009

The United States said on Tuesday that the Lahore High Court order that stopped Pakistani authorities from deporting the five American nationals arrested on charges of planning attacks was a "reasonable judicial procedure".

Here's what happens in Jhumpa Lahiri's Booker-nominated novel!

Here's what happens in Jhumpa Lahiri's Booker-nominated novel!

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel The Lowland, shortlisted for Britain's Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the US National Book Award is a story of fate and will, exile and return, of the price of idealism and of a love that can last long past death.

PHOTOS: 10 stunning sights beyond Earth

PHOTOS: 10 stunning sights beyond Earth

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

Rediff.com brings for its readers some of the best images of the outer world provided by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration

US Seals were ready if Pak failed to free Boyle family: Report

US Seals were ready if Pak failed to free Boyle family: Report

Rediff.com18 Oct 2017

The US were ready to mount an operation inside Pakistan, similar to the covert raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of Internet data

PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of Internet data

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

It wants action against Internet companies for sharing information with foreign authority.

High-level US delegation arrives in Pak; Islamabad to raise issue of drone strikes

High-level US delegation arrives in Pak; Islamabad to raise issue of drone strikes

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Pak-US ties are sliding down the hill due to difference over handling of peace issue in Afghanistan and US' growing defence tie with India.

Western hostages recovered from Taliban after 5 yrs

Western hostages recovered from Taliban after 5 yrs

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

US intelligence agencies had been tracking the hostages and shared their location when they were shifted to Pakistan.

Brazil soccer great Pele is stable after prostate surgery

Brazil soccer great Pele is stable after prostate surgery

Rediff.com8 May 2015

In a statement, the Albert Einstein Hospital said Pele had undergone a transurethral resection of the prostate. According to the US National Institutes of Health's website, the procedure involves removing an internal part of the prostate gland in order to treat an enlarged prostate.

We won't see the likes of Aretha Franklin again

We won't see the likes of Aretha Franklin again

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

To say Aretha ticked all the boxes when it came to voice technique is like calling Cristiano Ronaldo an efficient footballer, says Kanika Datta.

US designates Osama's son Hamza as 'global terrorist'

US designates Osama's son Hamza as 'global terrorist'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

The US move comes nearly year and half after Hamza was officially announced by al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri as an official member of the group.

Call centre scam kingpin fled to Gulf during police raid

Call centre scam kingpin fled to Gulf during police raid

Rediff.com23 Oct 2016

During the interrogation of arrested directors, police got the name of Sagar alias Shaggy. However, by that time, Shaggy had left the country on October 5 before police could catch him.

SC agrees to hear PIL on US surveillance of Internet data

SC agrees to hear PIL on US surveillance of Internet data

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

The PIL alleges such large-scale spying by the US authorities is detrimental to national security.

India to receive 98% monsoon, forecasts IMD

India to receive 98% monsoon, forecasts IMD

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

The IMD chief also allayed fears of occurrence of an El-Nino.

Obama offshoring tax met by stiff upper lip

Obama offshoring tax met by stiff upper lip

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

In his State of the Union address to the US national legislature on Tuesday, Obama said: The American people deserve a tax code that lowers incentives to move jobs overseas and lowers tax rates for businesses and manufacturers that create jobs right here in America.

Ageless Gatlin beats the youngsters in US 100m final

Ageless Gatlin beats the youngsters in US 100m final

Rediff.com24 Jun 2017

Gatlin stormed to the lead in the final 20 metres and defeated favoured youngster Christian Coleman in the 100 metres final at the US nationals/world championships trials on Friday.

Trump's comments disqualify him from presidency: White House

Trump's comments disqualify him from presidency: White House

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

The White House has criticised the Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump for his remarks that Muslims be "banned" from entering the United States and said that the comments "disqualify" him from serving as the president.

Nishikori to meet Lopez in Memphis, Erakovic wins title

Nishikori to meet Lopez in Memphis, Erakovic wins title

Rediff.com24 Feb 2013

Japan's Kei Nishikori will meet Spain's Feliciano Lopez in the final of the US National Indoor Tennis Championships after besting Australian Marinko Matosevic in the semi-finals in Memphis on Saturday.

What did Modi want from the Chinese?

What did Modi want from the Chinese?

Rediff.com4 May 2018

'Some have speculated that it has to do with Doklam and the 2019 elections.' 'That Modi asked Xi not to embarrass him by sending the Chinese army into Bhutan again, this time rolling over our resistance,' says Aakar Patel.

Swansea City sack manager Bradley

Swansea City sack manager Bradley

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Swansea City sacked manager Bob Bradley on Tuesday less than three months after the American took charge, with the January transfer window looming and the Premier League's second-bottom club desperate to get out of relegation trouble.

33 years on, Bhopal gas tragedy survivors still await adequate compensation

33 years on, Bhopal gas tragedy survivors still await adequate compensation

Rediff.com3 Dec 2017

Families of the deceased and people who bore the brunt of the industrial disaster are now signing a petition, to be sent to the Supreme Court, requesting it to start hearing a curative petition of the government filed in December 2010 for more compensation.

Sports Shorts: World No 1 Nadal unmoved in ATP rankings

Sports Shorts: World No 1 Nadal unmoved in ATP rankings

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday

Mangalyaan spots Phobos!

Mangalyaan spots Phobos!

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

Almost 20 days after it successfully entered the orbit of the Red Planet, ISRO's Mars Orbiter has sent pictures of Phobos -- the largest of the two natural satellites that orbit around Mars.

Security threat? ZTE, Huawei lash out against US report

Security threat? ZTE, Huawei lash out against US report

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers Huawei and ZTE on Tuesday hit back at a US House panel report that labeled both the companies as threat to US national security.

'Mass prayer' stopped by police after HYV alleges forced conversion

'Mass prayer' stopped by police after HYV alleges forced conversion

Rediff.com8 Apr 2017

The youth brigade, set up in 2002 by Yogi Adityanath who is now Uttar Pradesh chief minister, filed a complaint against Yohannan Adam, the pastor of the church, accusing him of converting Hindus to Christianity, a charge the pastor denied.

Former Infosys employee files new lawsuit seeking damages

Former Infosys employee files new lawsuit seeking damages

Rediff.com3 Oct 2014

Palmer had previously tried to take Infosys to court, but his earlier case was dismissed .

Natural gas price to be cut by 10% to $5.02/unit

Natural gas price to be cut by 10% to $5.02/unit

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

Oil Ministry is likely to announce the new rates sometime this week.

NEVER seen before: Inside the White House bunker on 9/11

NEVER seen before: Inside the White House bunker on 9/11

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

The United States National Archives has released never-before-seen photographs taken in the White House the day terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Centre that show how Dick Cheney and George Bush reacted as the horror unfolded.

JNPT terminal, Petya's first victim in India

JNPT terminal, Petya's first victim in India

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

AP Moller-Maersk, one of the affected entities globally, operates the Gateway Terminals India at JNPT.

Why Google honoured Dr Har Gobind Khorana

Why Google honoured Dr Har Gobind Khorana

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

He's the Indian Nobel Prize winner you probably haven't heard of.

US-China trade war: What India must do

US-China trade war: What India must do

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.' 'The size of our market gives us an important lever of power which we shall have to play adroitly and intelligently,' points out Ambassador Gautam Bambawale -- who served as India's envoy to China -- in the Professor V M Dandekar Memorial Lecture 2019, delivered on March 8, 2019 in Pune.

Bundesliga: Teenager Pulisic puts Dortmund close on heels of Bayern

Bundesliga: Teenager Pulisic puts Dortmund close on heels of Bayern

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

Borussia Dortmund eased past nine-man Hamburg SV 3-0 to keep their slim Bundesliga title hopes alive on Sunday as they moved seven points behind leaders Bayern Munich with four games remaining.

'US does not want India, Pakistan to go to war'

'US does not want India, Pakistan to go to war'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

'Washington is telegraphing here is its willingness to support a low-grade, limited use of force meant to send a strong message to Pakistan.' 'Perhaps something along the lines of the surgical strikes in 2016, or perhaps something a bit more -- but not much more.'

Skirmishes between India and Pakistan over Kashmir worries outgoing US NSA

Skirmishes between India and Pakistan over Kashmir worries outgoing US NSA

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Nuclear powered India and Pakistan are constantly skirmishing in Kashmir, the outgoing US National Security Advisor, Susan Rice, said identifying some of the Russian actions, Syria along with North Korea and South Asia or a pandemic flu as some of the less probable but catastrophic scenarios globally.

'Pakistan has to be given the message that we will keep hitting you'

'Pakistan has to be given the message that we will keep hitting you'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

'A conventional war is not in fashion today and not seen as being able to deliver the objective.' 'Perhaps surgical strikes that are deeper, this time not on Pakistan's terrorist facilities, but on Pakistan army facilities.' 'The nation has to be prepared for losses.' 'War is not something that can be pussyfooted around.' 'If we go for limited number of posts in Kashmir, these are very difficult posts to capture and very difficult operations.' 'Be prepared for 200 to 300 killed.'

Attack on Benghazi consulate was a terror act: US official

Attack on Benghazi consulate was a terror act: US official

Rediff.com20 Sep 2012

A top United States intelligence official on Thursday said the attack on its consulate in Benghazi, in which US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed, was an act of terror.

Day 4: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Day 4: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Rediff.com12 Feb 2018

Ireen Wust of the Netherlands claimed a record 10th Olympic speed skating medal when she surged to gold in the women's 1,500 metres at the Gangneung Oval on Monday.

CNN anchor 'mocks' Indian-American spelling bee champ

CNN anchor 'mocks' Indian-American spelling bee champ

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

Asking 2017 desi spelling bee winner Ananya Vinay to spell Trump-invented 'covfefe' wound up less of a joke.

Cuba came close to owning 100 N-bombs after 1962 crisis

Cuba came close to owning 100 N-bombs after 1962 crisis

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Documents released by the US National Security Archive disclose how close Cuba came in 1962 to becoming Latin America's first nuclear power, and had planned to train Cubans how to use the nuclear weapons

Donovan back for US, Altidore axed

Donovan back for US, Altidore axed

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Landon Donovan, the US national team's all-time leading goal scorer, was named in the 24-man squad on Monday for the next CONCACAF region World Cup qualifiers after shaking off a knee injury.