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Meet's Ashi Gets Sun-Kissed!

Meet's Ashi Gets Sun-Kissed!

Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

Ashi Singh is cute at times, rustic on occasion and won't leave a chance to spice up her casual wear.

Left breaks ranks with Cong in Bengal, names candidates for 16 LS seats

Left breaks ranks with Cong in Bengal, names candidates for 16 LS seats

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

Announcing the first list of candidates, Left Front chairman Biman Bose said that of the 16 names announced, 14 are new, of whom three are women.

World TT C'ship: Indian women down Spain; enter knockouts

World TT C'ship: Indian women down Spain; enter knockouts

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

The Indian women's team came from behind to beat Spain 3-2 in its final group game and progressed to the knockout phase.

La Liga: Real Madrid reclaim top spot after Joselu brace

La Liga: Real Madrid reclaim top spot after Joselu brace

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

Real moved to 57 points, two ahead Girona and 10 clear of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

3 RS seats for BJP in Karnataka, 1 for Congress; JD-S draws a blank

3 RS seats for BJP in Karnataka, 1 for Congress; JD-S draws a blank

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka had the last laugh as it won all the three Rajya Sabha seats it had contested in, out of total of four from the state that went for polls on Friday, while the Congress managed to win only one of the two seats to which it had fielded its candidates.

Rift among INDIA partners triggers 3-way contests across Bengal

Rift among INDIA partners triggers 3-way contests across Bengal

Rediff.com5 May 2024

As the final five phases of polls draw closer, rift among Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partners, Congress-Left combine and the Trinamool Congress, which are fighting separately has intensified, triggering a fierce contest across half of the remaining 36 constituencies in West Bengal driven by local issues such as Sandeshkhali and the SSC scam.

Raj Thackeray meets Shah amid buzz of MNS-BJP tie-up

Raj Thackeray meets Shah amid buzz of MNS-BJP tie-up

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

If the alliance is sealed, the MNS may be given one seat to contest from Mumbai, the Maharashtra capital where his cousin Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction enjoys some influence.

Should NOTA Be A Candidate?

Should NOTA Be A Candidate?

Rediff.com16 May 2024

'Rather than criticising the kind of candidates fielded by political parties from our living rooms, NOTA in a sense implores the electorate to say this by turning up in person at a polling booth to ensure their protest is registered.'

ISL: Five-star Hyderabad blank NorthEast United

ISL: Five-star Hyderabad blank NorthEast United

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

It was all Hyderabad after the first goal as they dictated the game and kept pressing the NorthEast United backline.

LS polls: Can BJP emerge as an alternative to DMK, AIADMK in TN?

LS polls: Can BJP emerge as an alternative to DMK, AIADMK in TN?

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

The BJP, which has allied with a few smaller parties, has sought to upend the state's conventional politics, which has so far been indifferent to Hindutva politics, by taking the ruling DMK head-on for its alleged insult of Sanatan Dharma besides involvement in corruption.

Indian shooters draw a blank

Indian shooters draw a blank

Rediff.com4 Dec 2006

Anjali Bhagwat was way off the mark, finishing a disappointing 20th in the women's 50 metres rifle prone competition on Monday.

Alia Dazzles At Red Sea Film Festival

Alia Dazzles At Red Sea Film Festival

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

During the In Conversation session, Alia spoke about her career, her marriage to Ranbir Kapoor and the first time she shot with Shah Rukh Khan in Gauri Shinde's Dear Zindagi.

The Vibrant Gujarat Quiz!

The Vibrant Gujarat Quiz!

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

How much do you know about the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024?

No blank cheque to Karzai, says White House

No blank cheque to Karzai, says White House

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

Noting that the Barack Obama administration is keeping a close watch on the Hamid Karzai government, the White House on Wednesday said that the Afghanistan president should not expect a blank cheque in his second term. "I think you heard the President speak clearly at West Point (at New York in December 2009) and since then about the need to take governance seriously; that there was not an open-ended blank cheque for waste and abuse going forward in Afghan," said an official.

A Rogue Wave Rising In The North

A Rogue Wave Rising In The North

Rediff.com21 May 2024

While people voted in a fifth round that will set the tone as this election rounds into the straight, and while Modi on the stump chews the cud of personal grievances and hackneyed promises that have long since passed their use-by date, there is a rogue wave rising -- what damage it will do, we will know 16 days from today, observes Prem Panicker.

No more blank cheques to Karzai government: US

No more blank cheques to Karzai government: US

Rediff.com2 Dec 2009

Issuing a stern warning to the Karzai government President Barack Obama said the days of blank cheques are over and Kabul will have to show progress not only in governance but also providing security to its own people.

India Seniors blank TN XI

India Seniors blank TN XI

Rediff.com13 Aug 2006

India seniors routed Tamil Nadu XI 7-0 while India Development team beat Indian Juniors (Under-18) 6-2 in the Independence Cup hockey tournament.

'They shot people and enjoyed it': Israeli survivor describes attack

'They shot people and enjoyed it': Israeli survivor describes attack

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

"They told me to run. I tried to start the car and failed, while my friend tried to perform CPR on his partner," he recalled.

Manipur records 68% polling marred by violence, firing, booth capturing

Manipur records 68% polling marred by violence, firing, booth capturing

Rediff.com19 Apr 2024

At Thamnapokpi under Moirang constituency in Bishnupur district, armed men fired several rounds in the air near a polling booth prompting voters to flee, police said on Friday, adding additional security personnel were rushed to the spot to contain the situation.

Kejriwal: From anti-corruption crusader to liquor scam accused

Kejriwal: From anti-corruption crusader to liquor scam accused

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

In his absence, the party stares at uncertainty as many of its other senior leaders are either in jail or in political obscurity.

Asian Games Squash: India confirm a medal despite loss to Malaysia

Asian Games Squash: India confirm a medal despite loss to Malaysia

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Malaysia and India took the top-two spots in their pool to make the semifinals which guarantee them at least a bronze.

Bush was projecting calm with 9/11 blank look

Bush was projecting calm with 9/11 blank look

Rediff.com29 Jul 2011

Nearly 10 years after September 11 attacks, former United States President George W Bush has broken his silence about his apparent "blank reaction" to 9/11, saying it was a deliberate effort to "project calm" in a crisis.

Delhi Dazzlers blank Lucknow Nawabs

Delhi Dazzlers blank Lucknow Nawabs

Rediff.com28 Jan 2005

Ajit Pal Singh scored a brace as Delhi Dazzlers beat Lucknow Nawabs 3-0 in a Tier-II match of the Premier Hockey League.

Fate of 8 Union ministers in balance as 102 seats go to polls

Fate of 8 Union ministers in balance as 102 seats go to polls

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

Voters include 8.4 crore men, 8.23 crore women and 11,371 from third gender. There are as many as 35.67 lakh first time voters, besides 3.51 crore young voters in the age group of 20-29 years.

Kamal Haasan denies joining INDIA bloc

Kamal Haasan denies joining INDIA bloc

Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said discussions were on for his party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM)'s political alliance and stressed it would support any bloc that would 'selflessly' think about the nation but desist from being part of 'feudal politics'.

Second Punjab worker shot by terrorists in Srinagar dies

Second Punjab worker shot by terrorists in Srinagar dies

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

A worker from Punjab who was injured in Wednesday's terror attack in Srinagar's Habba Kadal area died at the SKIMS hospital in Srinagar on Thursday morning, taking the toll to two in the first targeted killing of the year by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

AFC Cup: Iraq's Arbil blank East Bengal

AFC Cup: Iraq's Arbil blank East Bengal

Rediff.com4 Apr 2012

East Bengal's chances of progressing to the next round of the AFC Cup tournament received a further jolt when they were blanked 0-2 by Iraqi outfit Arbil SC in a Group B match in Kolkta on Wednesday. The Kolkata giants suffered their third successive defeat in the tournament having been beaten 0-1 by Al Orouba of Yemen and 0-3 by Kazma of Kuwait in their earlier group matches.

Olympic hockey qualifier: India eves blank Poland

Olympic hockey qualifier: India eves blank Poland

Rediff.com21 Feb 2012

Indian eves continued their winning run with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Poland in their third match of the qualifier for the London Olympics, at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Uber Cup: India women blanked 0-5

Uber Cup: India women blanked 0-5

Rediff.com15 Feb 2012

Despite the presence of world number four Saina Nehwal, India's women shuttlers were blanked 0-5 by China in the Uber Cup (Asia Zone), while the men's team went down 2-3 after a valiant fight against Indonesia in the Thomas Cup in Macau.

Six murders in one month in NCR: Cops suspect gangsters' role

Six murders in one month in NCR: Cops suspect gangsters' role

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

The similar modus operandi in all these murders has led the police to suspect the involvement of gangsters, the officer further said.

Will UP Startle Modi?

Will UP Startle Modi?

Rediff.com31 May 2024

The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely to put paid to the BJP's ambitions of a third term for Modi, argues Prem Panicker.

RJD to contest 26 LS seats, Cong 9 as INDIA seals seat-sharing deal in Bihar

RJD to contest 26 LS seats, Cong 9 as INDIA seals seat-sharing deal in Bihar

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

The Mahagathbandhan's seat-sharing announcement comes a day after the filing of nomination papers for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls was over.

Didn't force Kazmi to sign blank papers: Delhi police

Didn't force Kazmi to sign blank papers: Delhi police

Rediff.com21 Apr 2012

The Delhi police on Saturday denied that it had made journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged role in the bombing of an Israeli diplomat's car, sign blank papers and documents without letting him read them.

Aussies blank India in Fed Cup

Aussies blank India in Fed Cup

Rediff.com1 Feb 2008

India were relegated to the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone group II after top seeds Australia blanked them 3-0 in their third and final group I match in Bangkok on Friday.

Behind the BJP's star show in Chhattisgarh: Almost 14% surge in votes

Behind the BJP's star show in Chhattisgarh: Almost 14% surge in votes

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

A string of populist promises, including extension of the free ration scheme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Mahadev betting app issue and the Hindutva card are among key factors that have catapulted the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in Chhattisgarh after five years.

Import through Nathula draws a blank

Import through Nathula draws a blank

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Though it has been a year since Nathula in East Sikkim was reopened after over four decades for border trade with China, trading activities are yet to pick up through the route.

Davis Cup: India cap off historic visit to Pak by sealing place in World Group I

Davis Cup: India cap off historic visit to Pak by sealing place in World Group I

Rediff.com4 Feb 2024

Indian Davis Cup team capped its historic visit to Pakistan after 60 years by sealing its place in World Group I as it blanked Pakistan 4-0 with Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni recording a comfortable victory and Niki Poonacha making a winning debut, in Islamabad on Sunday.

Asiad: Shooter Tejaswini Sawant draws a blank

Asiad: Shooter Tejaswini Sawant draws a blank

Rediff.com15 Nov 2010

India's first woman world champion in shooting, Tejaswini Sawant, surprisingly drew a blank in the Asian Games as she failed to even qualify for the finals of the 50m rifle prone event at the Aoti Range in Guangzhou on Monday.

BJP's TN Gameplan: Knock AIADMK Out Of The Ring

BJP's TN Gameplan: Knock AIADMK Out Of The Ring

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

The BJP game-plan: Take the top slot, or a close second, either for the 'Lotus' or the larger NDA, if it can and push the AIADMK to the third place, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.

Kurta Sets Are Your New Workwear Staples

Kurta Sets Are Your New Workwear Staples

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

Summer In A CLiQ Kurta Sets Are Your New Workwear Staples Fashion influencer Ankita Katuri shares her tips on taking a kurta set from desk to dinner