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How to Apply For The UCL Scholarship

How to Apply For The UCL Scholarship

Rediff.com19 Feb 2026

The UCL India Excellence Scholarship aims to enable and encourage Indian students with an outstanding academic record to pursue full-time master's degree studies at UCL.

Protesters set afire Mujibur Rahman's home in Dhaka during Hasina's address

Protesters set afire Mujibur Rahman's home in Dhaka during Hasina's address

Rediff.com6 Feb 2025

A large group of protesters vandalized and set fire to the residence of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka during a live online address by his daughter and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The incident occurred as Hasina was delivering a speech organized by the Awami League's now disbanded student wing Chhatra League, calling upon the countrymen to resist the current regime.

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? UK to get new PM today

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? UK to get new PM today

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

If elected, 42-year-old Sunak will go on to make history as the first Prime Minister of the UK of Indian heritage.

West Ham boss, two players test positive for COVID-19

West Ham boss, two players test positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

West Ham United manager David Moyes and players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen have returned positive tests for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

EPL pressed for free-to-air matches

EPL pressed for free-to-air matches

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Minister Oliver Dowden, head of the department for digital, culture, media and sport, said making the games available on free platforms could help to prevent fans from turning up outside the stadium for games that are being shown behind closed doors.

Rain fails to dampen Irish enthusiasm for Test cricket

Rain fails to dampen Irish enthusiasm for Test cricket

Rediff.com12 May 2018

Day 1 of Ireland's inaugural Test vs Pakistan rained off.

EPL summer transfer window to run from July 27-October

EPL summer transfer window to run from July 27-October

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

World soccer governing body FIFA had said in April that it would be flexible with transfer windows and allow them to be moved "so they fall between the end of the old season and the start of the new season."

Cricket Buzz: Anderson hearing on Aug 1; David Boon to hold Jadeja's

Cricket Buzz: Anderson hearing on Aug 1; David Boon to hold Jadeja's

Rediff.com22 Jul 2014

Judicial Commissioner Gordon Lewis AM will hold the hearing of England fast bowler James Anderson via videoconference on Friday, August 1 at 1330 IST, the ICC confirmed on Tuesday.

All you want to know about Anderson-Jadeja altercation is right here...

All you want to know about Anderson-Jadeja altercation is right here...

Rediff.com23 Jul 2014

Judicial Commissioner Gordon Lewis AM will hold the hearing of England fast bowler James Anderson via videoconference on Friday, August 1 at 0900 hrs (BST), the ICC confirmed on Tuesday.

US slaps sanctions on 12 foreign companies

US slaps sanctions on 12 foreign companies

Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

The United States has slapped non-proliferation sanctions against 12 foreign companies, including four from China, under an act that prohibits transferring of equipment and technology to Iran, North Korea and Syria.

India never had more decisive government: Modi

India never had more decisive government: Modi

Rediff.com11 Oct 2021

Govt to play enabler not handler, India never had more decisive government: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cited his dispensation's push for wide-ranging reforms, including the privatisation of Air India, to assert that the country never had a more "decisive government". Launching the Indian Space Association (ISpA), an industry body aspiring to be the voice of the country's space sector, Modi noted that fields like mining, coal, defence and space have been opened to private players, and said his government's clear policy about public sector enterprises is to open those to private industry where its presence is not required. While opening a host of sectors, the government has built a regulatory environment in which priority has been given to national interest as well as the interests of different stakeholders, he said.

Spain land in Madrid with Cup to start festivities

Spain land in Madrid with Cup to start festivities

Rediff.com12 Jul 2010

Spain captain Iker Casillas was first out of the aeroplane and held the World Cup aloft at the top of the steps as the team arrived back in Madrid for the start of the official celebrations Monday.

Covid impact: Govt not to print Budget documents this year

Covid impact: Govt not to print Budget documents this year

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

This will be the first time since the presentation of independent India's first budget on November 26, 1947, that the documents containing income and expenditure statement of the Union government along with finance bill, detailing new tax and other measures for the new financial year, will not be physically printed.

Opening session in England-NZ Test washed out

Opening session in England-NZ Test washed out

Rediff.com15 May 2008

Rain washed out the opening session of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday. Play was scheduled to begin at 12:20 BST, 80 minutes past the scheduled start, after England captain Michael Vaughan had won the toss and elected to bowl. However, the rain returned and the players took an early lunch.

'Drunk' Panesar urinates on bouncers, fined by cops

'Drunk' Panesar urinates on bouncers, fined by cops

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

Just hours before England retained the Ashes at Old Trafford by drawing the third Test against Australia, a "drunk" Monty Panesar 'urinated' on bouncers after being thrown out of a nightclub in Brighton in the early hours of Monday and fined by the police.

Transfer updates! Everton sign Barca's Mina and Gomes

Transfer updates! Everton sign Barca's Mina and Gomes

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

Everton have agreed to sign Barcelona's Colombia centre back Yerry Mina for an initial 30.25 million euros ($34.97 million) and have also taken the club's midfielder Andre Gomes on loan, the Spanish champions said on Thursday.

'She insulted me. But I still care for her'

'She insulted me. But I still care for her'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

Rediff.com's Love Guru has answers to all your relationship problems...