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Ranji Trophy: Pujara shines for Saurashtra; Fifer for Mithun

Ranji Trophy: Pujara shines for Saurashtra; Fifer for Mithun

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Karnataka pacer Abhimanyu Mithun picked a five-wicket haul in their Group B match against UP. While Delhi's Ricky Bhui put his team in a good position against Andhra. A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.

Ranji round-up: Ishant on fire as Delhi bag bonus point

Ranji round-up: Ishant on fire as Delhi bag bonus point

Rediff.com11 Oct 2015

Needing 95 to win, Delhi knocked off the runs in 14.1 overs with Unmukt Chand hitting 51 off 41 balls, striking 9 fours and a six, while skipper Gautam Gambhir's 44 ball 45 had seven fours.

How to make Haryana's Bajra Khichdi

How to make Haryana's Bajra Khichdi

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Love Indian food? Check out this delicious recipe!

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz's double ton rescues Mumbai

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz's double ton rescues Mumbai

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday.

India's coronavirus count 166; Kashmir reports first case

India's coronavirus count 166; Kashmir reports first case

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

The cases reported on Wednesday include a couple and their two-year-old daughter in Rajasthan who had recently returned from Italy. The patients belong to Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu and had returned from Italy on March 8.

RCom cuts 3G rates by half across all circles

RCom cuts 3G rates by half across all circles

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

RCom slashed 3G prices for all kind of connections -- pre-paid, post-paid, new and old -- across 13 circles where its third-generation services are available.

Congress and its 'Achche Din' dreams

Congress and its 'Achche Din' dreams

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

The resurgence that Congressmen feel is in fact more sentimental than substantive. The substantive reality is that the Congress is a party in terminal decline since 1989, says Shekhar Gupta.

Voting in Maharashtra, Haryana elections on Monday

Voting in Maharashtra, Haryana elections on Monday

Rediff.com20 Oct 2019

In Maharashtra, where the 'Mahayuti' alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and smaller parties is against the 'Maha-agadhi' led by the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the ruling BJP is locked in a contest with the opposition Congress and the fledgling Jannayak Janata Party for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana.

Is Rahul fit to be LoP?

Is Rahul fit to be LoP?

Rediff.com28 May 2014

'If the Congress is to challenge the NDA government, Rahul Gandhi will have to shed his indifference to Parliament, become more visible and vocal and, essentially, lead from the front,' says Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal.

Ranji: Jagadeesan hoists TN; Sarfaraz misses double ton

Ranji: Jagadeesan hoists TN; Sarfaraz misses double ton

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

A summary of the second day's play in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.

Ranji round-up: Bowlers give Mumbai slender first innings lead over UP

Ranji round-up: Bowlers give Mumbai slender first innings lead over UP

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played across India on Monday

'Govt should present new Budget'

'Govt should present new Budget'

Rediff.com7 May 2020

'This prime minister thinks he knows everything.' 'He has to consult, he has to talk and he has to mobilise the best people, but having seen him function, I have no expectations from him.'

How 46 million Indians are being slowly poisoned

How 46 million Indians are being slowly poisoned

Rediff.com13 May 2015

Water from as many as 78,508 rural habitations is contaminated by arsenic, fluoride, iron or nitrate, finds out Chaitanya Mallapur/IndiaSpend.com.

Mumbai sinking, Delhi being buried under garbage, but govt does nothing: SC

Mumbai sinking, Delhi being buried under garbage, but govt does nothing: SC

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

'When the courts intervene, we are attacked for judicial activism'

Rajeev Shukla back as IPL Governing Council chairman

Rajeev Shukla back as IPL Governing Council chairman

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

Former Union minister and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla was re-appointed chairman of the powerful IPL Governing Council on Monday, ending a month-long suspense over the selection for the top post in the cash-rich Twenty20 league.

Ranji Roundup: Gowtham helps Karnataka beat TN

Ranji Roundup: Gowtham helps Karnataka beat TN

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

A round-up of final day of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.

Ranji: Delhi made to chase leather as Ishan ton takes Jharkhand to 359/6

Ranji: Delhi made to chase leather as Ishan ton takes Jharkhand to 359/6

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played across the country on Saturday

Ranji roundup: Shaw back with a bang; Uthappa hits ton

Ranji roundup: Shaw back with a bang; Uthappa hits ton

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw, who had played his first game in first class cricket after serving a eight-month ban for doping, smashed a quick 66 off 62 balls against Baroda. A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.

Saradha scam: ED questions Bengal minister, Aparna Sen

Saradha scam: ED questions Bengal minister, Aparna Sen

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

The first to arrive at the Salt Lake office of the central probe agency here was the award wining actor and director Sen whose statement was recorded by ED which is probing her role as the Editor of a magazine brought out by the now defunct group.

States race to meet the smart city deadline

States race to meet the smart city deadline

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir seek more time.

Opp to strategise on Parliament session at Sonia's Iftar

Opp to strategise on Parliament session at Sonia's Iftar

Rediff.com12 Jul 2015

With the Modi government battling propriety issues over the Lalit Modi row and the furore on Vyapam scam, leaders of "like-minded" parties will meet for Congress president Sonia Gandhi's Iftar dinner on Monday where they are likely to deliberate on the strategy for Parliament session beginning July 21.

Mithun surrenders Rs 1.2-cr received from Saradha to ED

Mithun surrenders Rs 1.2-cr received from Saradha to ED

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

Trinamool Congress MP and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Tuesday surrendered to Enforcement Directorate an amount of about Rs 1.2 crore that he had received from scam-hit Saradha group of companies for being its brand ambassador.

Mithun Chakraborty questioned in Saradha scam, says he will return money

Mithun Chakraborty questioned in Saradha scam, says he will return money

Rediff.com17 May 2015

The Enforcement Directorate questioned Trinamool Congress MP and actor Mithun Chakraborty in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.

Centre may consider heat wave as natural calamity

Centre may consider heat wave as natural calamity

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

Taking note of large-scale deaths because of the heat wave in various parts of country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked a Group of Ministers to discuss and decide on its inclusion as natural calamity.

Ranji Roundup: Baby piles on Delhi's miseries; Haryana in control

Ranji Roundup: Baby piles on Delhi's miseries; Haryana in control

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.

Ranji Trophy: Kerala take Day 1 honours; Siddharth's ton boosts Karnataka

Ranji Trophy: Kerala take Day 1 honours; Siddharth's ton boosts Karnataka

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

Bengal batsmen cut a sorry figure on home turf to be bowled out for 147, giving Kerala an upperhand in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, Tuesday.

Going ethical: The new strategy brands use to lure millennials

Going ethical: The new strategy brands use to lure millennials

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

Consumers are opening up their wallets for intangible promises.

If Congress wins 132 seats, Modi won't be PM

If Congress wins 132 seats, Modi won't be PM

Rediff.com10 May 2019

'Every seat the Congress gets above 100 will keep pushing the Modi-Shah BJP lower in the dangerous sub-200 zone,' points out Shekhar Gupta.

Is Amit Shah anxious about 2019?

Is Amit Shah anxious about 2019?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

'The frequency of 'vikas' being used in speeches and slogans has reduced noticeably. Why is the 'BJP's Chanakya' so aggressive and combative?' asks Utkarsh Mishra.

Why is there no Mann Ki Baat to stop lynchings?

Why is there no Mann Ki Baat to stop lynchings?

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

'If lynchings are happening frequently in India, it is the responsibility of those who lead the country to try and end them, not promote them,' says Aakar Patel.

Will India vote for Modi? Prannoy Roy answers

Will India vote for Modi? Prannoy Roy answers

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

'You've got to be a doer to be re-elected.' 'You don't have to be a great communicator or an orator any more because voters want to see action and development on the ground.' 'And they want a doer rather than just an orator.'

Human trafficking in India

Human trafficking in India

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

In the year 2016, 8132 human trafficking cases have been reported in India.

Budget airports may transport you to an era long lost

Budget airports may transport you to an era long lost

Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

Get ready to walk into an airport minutes before a flight, check in your own luggage, walk on to the tarmac to board a plane.

How the BJP helped Conrad Sangma defeat the Congress

How the BJP helped Conrad Sangma defeat the Congress

Rediff.com5 Mar 2018

'Had the BJP gone along with the NPP, that would have eased the task of the Congress of winning more seats.' 'That was a great strategy of the BJP.' 'It helped the NPP get more seats than perhaps if it had gone as a pre-alliance partner with the BJP.'

Congress leaders stage protests against demonetisation outside RBI offices

Congress leaders stage protests against demonetisation outside RBI offices

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

They alleged that the central bank has "failed miserably" in handling the situation post-demonetisation.

'Govt needs Rs 15.7 lakh crore to provide 24x7 power by 2019'

'Govt needs Rs 15.7 lakh crore to provide 24x7 power by 2019'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

According to the report, the generation projects envisaged for completion by 2018-19 need to be given priority in fuel linkage.

Ranji Roundup: Karun Nair ton puts Karnataka ahead

Ranji Roundup: Karun Nair ton puts Karnataka ahead

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

Karun Nair returned to form with a patient hundred as Karnataka set a stiff target of 380 for Hyderabad on the third day of their Group 'A' Ranji Trophy encounter.

Rain ruins Day 1 in Rajasthan-Bengal Ranji match at Eden

Rain ruins Day 1 in Rajasthan-Bengal Ranji match at Eden

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

A summary of the opening day's play from the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.

Ranji round-up: Pant, Rana take Delhi to 260/4 vs Maharashtra

Ranji round-up: Pant, Rana take Delhi to 260/4 vs Maharashtra

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai record three points vs Railways

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai record three points vs Railways

Rediff.com4 Nov 2018

Having ensured three points by virtue of 104-run first innings lead by the end of the third day, Mumbai decided against sporting declaration reaching 321 for 5 when captains decided to call time.