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Tadap Review

Tadap Review

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

Tadap makes sure that it reaches out to the youth, observes Joginder Tuteja.

India please note: Russia, Pakistan get closer

India please note: Russia, Pakistan get closer

Rediff.com22 Feb 2018

'Russia's interest lies in boosting Pakistan's grit and capacity to withstand US pressure,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Can CSK trump SRH in battle of strugglers?

Can CSK trump SRH in battle of strugglers?

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

While Robin Uthappa had scored a fifty in one of the games, the likes of Moeen Ali and Ambati Rayudu have failed to capitalise on their starts.

The Oscar winner who picked Irrfan Khan

The Oscar winner who picked Irrfan Khan

Rediff.com25 May 2017

16 years after The Warrior, Asif Kapadia and Irrfan Khan will team up once again for the cinematic adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's Moth Smoke.

Jadeja, Gaikwad key to CSK's fortunes against Punjab Kings

Jadeja, Gaikwad key to CSK's fortunes against Punjab Kings

Rediff.com2 Apr 2022

Chennai Super Kings have so far failed to display the stuff that won them the IPL last season, and new skipper Ravindra Jadeja must seek improvement on multiple fronts against Punjab Kings when they meet at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

IPL Preview: Malik in focus as SRH play struggling CSK

IPL Preview: Malik in focus as SRH play struggling CSK

Rediff.com30 Apr 2022

Malik has been the find of the season as he outsmarted the top batters of the world with his brutal pace.

PIX: Sanjay Dutt, Dia Mirza celebrate World Environment Day

PIX: Sanjay Dutt, Dia Mirza celebrate World Environment Day

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

The World Environment Day was celebrated on June 5.

Pak FM terms Modi as 'terrorist', BJP calls him 'political pygmy'

Pak FM terms Modi as 'terrorist', BJP calls him 'political pygmy'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

"Pakistan Foreign Minister is a political pygmy in a powerless government kowtowing to the terror organisations. These pusillanimous comments reflect Pakistan's frustration with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's successful diplomacy in exposing the terror face of Pakistan to the world," said BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao.

Hafiz Saeed, LeT are liabilities: Pak foreign minister

Hafiz Saeed, LeT are liabilities: Pak foreign minister

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

'These people were your darlings, they were being dined and wined in the White House and now you say go to hell Pakistanis'

Shehbaz Sharif: From being exiled to potential PM

Shehbaz Sharif: From being exiled to potential PM

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

Shehbaz, the 70-year-old younger brother of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has served as chief minister of the country's most populous and politically crucial Punjab province thrice.

56 killed, nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque in Pak

56 killed, nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque in Pak

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

The blast occurred at an Imambargah located near the Qissa Khwani Bazaar area of Peshawar when the worshippers were offering Friday prayers.

Kaneria mocks PCB after Akmal's ban halved

Kaneria mocks PCB after Akmal's ban halved

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, who too were found guilty of spot-fixing like Kaneria, have been allowed back into the PCB fold.

Wish you were our PM: Pak woman to Sushma Swaraj

Wish you were our PM: Pak woman to Sushma Swaraj

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

Swaraj directed the Indian HC in Islamabad to issue a visa to her for medical treatment.

Australia underdogs against Pakistan in role reversal

Australia underdogs against Pakistan in role reversal

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

It will be quite a role reversal with Australia being the proverbial underdogs in Thursday's semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup against a red-hot Pakistan who have displayed rare consistency to set alight the tournament.

Caught in the act! 10 cricketers banned for doping

Caught in the act! 10 cricketers banned for doping

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

A look at the 10 cricketers who were punished for drug related offences.

Pakistan leave out Aamir from World Cup squad

Pakistan leave out Aamir from World Cup squad

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq, announcing the World Cup squad and two reserve players, said the 11 from the 2017 Champions Trophy had been retained in the selection process.

'Dravid, Laxman were the best batsmen I bowled to'

'Dravid, Laxman were the best batsmen I bowled to'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

Pakistan's tainted pace bowler Mohammad Asif described former India stars Rahul Dravid and V V S Laxman as technically the best batsmen he bowled to in his roller-coaster career.

Al Qaeda recruitment module busted: Delhi Police

Al Qaeda recruitment module busted: Delhi Police

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Two suspected operatives of Al Qaeda have been arrested in New Delhi and Odisha and Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a module of the terror group's Indian sub-continent wing operating out of the country.

Imran supporters protest across Pak, chant 'chowkidar chor hai'

Imran supporters protest across Pak, chant 'chowkidar chor hai'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

The charged PTI supporters, including women and children, showed their solidarity with Khan during the rally that started at 9 pm on Sunday and lasted till 3 am on Monday.

Depleted Sri Lanka seal shock series win over Pakistan

Depleted Sri Lanka seal shock series win over Pakistan

Rediff.com8 Oct 2019

Sri Lanka registered a 35-run victory over Pakistan in the second T20I

SC to hear Delhi police's plea against bail to students on Friday

SC to hear Delhi police's plea against bail to students on Friday

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday the appeals of Delhi Police challenging the Delhi high court verdicts granting bail to three student activists in a case related to the last year's communal violence in north-east Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Ahead of no-trust vote, Imran 'confident' of victory

Ahead of no-trust vote, Imran 'confident' of victory

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

The prime minister needs 172 votes in the lower house of 342 to foil the Opposition's bid to topple him.

Pak authorities restore land for first Hindu temple in Islamabad

Pak authorities restore land for first Hindu temple in Islamabad

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

According to the report, four kanals (0.5 acres) of land at H-9/2 in Islamabad was allotted to the community in 2016 for the construction of the first ever Hindu temple, cremation and community centre.

Rorschach, Mammootty and the Unfeeling Indian Hero

Rorschach, Mammootty and the Unfeeling Indian Hero

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style, become less mannered, draw directly from life. And getting a performer like that to play characters who seem 'completely dead inside', is, in my view, a betrayal of his legacy, his still-burning ambition, and his still-sharp feelers, observes Sreehari Nair.

This Diwali, BLING IT ON like Bollywood

This Diwali, BLING IT ON like Bollywood

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's extravagant bling fetish.

IPL Auction Day 1: The players, their price

IPL Auction Day 1: The players, their price

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

Here's the full list of players sold on Day 1:

Spot-fixing: Butt gets two-and-a-half years jail; Asif one

Spot-fixing: Butt gets two-and-a-half years jail; Asif one

Rediff.com3 Nov 2011

Judge Justice Cooke ruled at London's Southwark Crown Court on Thursday that the three disgraced Pakistan cricketers convicted of spot-fixing should go to jail.

No terror group will be allowed to derail talks: Pak defence minister

No terror group will be allowed to derail talks: Pak defence minister

Rediff.com9 Jan 2016

"No terrorist organisation will be allowed to derail the dialogue process between Pakistan and India," Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif was quoted as saying by the Radio Pakistan on Saturday.

Top Lashkar commander among 2 killed in Shopian encounter

Top Lashkar commander among 2 killed in Shopian encounter

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Ishfaq Dar alias Abu Akram, was not only responsible for attacks on security forces, but also for civilian killings, police said.

No-trust vote: Imran faces risk of being run out as allies desert

No-trust vote: Imran faces risk of being run out as allies desert

Rediff.com2 Apr 2022

Two of his allied parties also withdrew their support and joined the ranks of the rejuvenated Opposition.

Nation's foundations can't be shaken by students' protests: HC

Nation's foundations can't be shaken by students' protests: HC

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

"Having given our anxious consideration to this aspect of 'likelihood' of threat and terror, we are of the view that the foundations of our nation stand on surer footing than to be likely to be shaken by a protest, however vicious, organised by a tribe of college students or other persons, operating as a coordination committee from the confines of a University situate in the heart of Delhi," a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani said in a 133-page judgement.

Delhi riots: HC grants bail to 3 students, says State blurred right to protest & terror act line

Delhi riots: HC grants bail to 3 students, says State blurred right to protest & terror act line

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

The high court directed Pinjra Tod activists Narwal and Kalita and Tanha to surrender their passports and not to offer any inducement to prosecution witnesses or tamper with the evidence in the case.

Pakistan pacer Ali undergoes virtual rehab session

Pakistan pacer Ali undergoes virtual rehab session

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday said pacer Hasan Ali is responding well to the virtual rehabilitation session being conducted for recuperation of his back injury and might return to competitive cricket sooner than expected. PCB also announced it will provide financial assistance to Hasan, who is currently not a centrally contracted player, till he returns to competitive cricket.

Cricket Buzz: England drop Moeen, Woakes for 2nd Test against New Zealand

Cricket Buzz: England drop Moeen, Woakes for 2nd Test against New Zealand

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

The fitness of Ben Stokes remains an issue. The all-rounder did not bowl in the first Test due to a back problem and could play again as a specialist batsman ahead of Vince.

CBI, ED's appeals in 2G scam case to be heard daily from October 5

CBI, ED's appeals in 2G scam case to be heard daily from October 5

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

The Delhi high court on Tuesday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate's pleas seeking an early hearing into the appeals challenging the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation case.

India, Pak hold Indus Water Commission talks after 2 yrs

India, Pak hold Indus Water Commission talks after 2 yrs

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

During the meeting, Pakistan was expected to highlight concerns about the three Indian hydro projects being built on the rivers flowing to Pakistan.

Is Imran Khan's Exit Imminent?

Is Imran Khan's Exit Imminent?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

No prime minister in Pakistan's recent history has survived long in office after appointing an ISI chief who did not have the army chief's confidence. Imran may be no exception, observes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing.

'Diego Maradona' in Mumbai on Friday

'Diego Maradona' in Mumbai on Friday

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

Indian-origin British filmmaker Asif Kapadia says he lived with the idea of making a documentary on Diego Maradona for 25 years, since the 1990s when he was a film student and read a book on the legendary footballer.

How a 'notorious' student became a responsible doctor

How a 'notorious' student became a responsible doctor

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

Dr Yusuf Merchant's book Happyness will tell you how to turn your life's negative situations into your strengths.

Shehbaz Sharif set to be elected new Pakistan PM today

Shehbaz Sharif set to be elected new Pakistan PM today

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Sharif, 70, and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) vice-chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday filed their nomination papers for the post.