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BCCI agrees to work with NADA, but...

BCCI agrees to work with NADA, but...

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

The Indian cricket board will work with the National Anti-Doping Agency for a period of six months, while attaching another rider to the tripartite agreement along with WADA

Economy: '4 to 5 years for normalcy to return'

Economy: '4 to 5 years for normalcy to return'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

'The government has failed to understand the seriousness of the situation, and that's why they are underestimating the problem.' 'They think some tinkering here and there will fix the economy automatically.'

Modi irresponsible, accusations an act of desperation: Pak

Modi irresponsible, accusations an act of desperation: Pak

Rediff.com25 Sep 2016

Pakistan on Sunday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that it was exporting terror, saying the remarks were part of a "well thought out vilification campaign" to distract attention from Kashmir.

Time to return to Krishna's ways

Time to return to Krishna's ways

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

'The Gita was propounded on a battlefield and regards the use of force to establish Dharma or righteousness, as not only legitimate but one's highest duty,' says Colonel Anil Athale (retd).

Rise and fall of the Dosa King

Rise and fall of the Dosa King

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

His blind faith in astrology took him down a tragic path that has now come to define his life.

Embarrassing that Padma awardees figure in Panama Papers: Sharad

Embarrassing that Padma awardees figure in Panama Papers: Sharad

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

He also attacked corporate houses for "looting" the country in the name of liberalisation.

Meet this German gaurakshak, who houses hundreds of sick, abandoned cows

Meet this German gaurakshak, who houses hundreds of sick, abandoned cows

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

As many as 1,200 cows -- mostly abandoned, sick and injured -- have found a saviour in 59-year-old German national Friederike Irina Bruning.

Rudy flies Sukhoi-30 MKI, performs aerial acrobatics

Rudy flies Sukhoi-30 MKI, performs aerial acrobatics

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Thursday flew in Sukhoi-30 MKI, the frontline fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force at Aero India 2015 air show on Bengaluru.

What's 'good' cholesterol?

What's 'good' cholesterol?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

'Good cholesterol acts as cholesterol scavengers, picking up excess cholesterol in the blood and taking it back to the liver where it is broken down,' says Dr Amit Bhushan Sharma.

Drink the wine, my friends

Drink the wine, my friends

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Domestic wineries have moved from creating predominantly sweet wines in their initial years to drier, complex blends now. They also seem to be investing more in wine tourism.

Are you against Valentine's Day?

Are you against Valentine's Day?

Rediff.com12 Feb 2007

What do you feel about celebrating Valentine's Day?

Can dieting help fight obesity?

Can dieting help fight obesity?

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

A common misconception is that dieting helps you reduce weight.

People won't be fooled by 'opportunistic' Sena-BJP tie-up: Deora

People won't be fooled by 'opportunistic' Sena-BJP tie-up: Deora

Rediff.com14 Apr 2019

'Anti-incumbency against sitting MPs and the government is a big issue here. We will win all seats in Mumbai'

CoA vs BCCI war heats up!

CoA vs BCCI war heats up!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

CoA takes away all functioning powers of BCCI office-bearers

Shah hits back at Rahul for 'Made in China' remark on Sardar Patel statue

Shah hits back at Rahul for 'Made in China' remark on Sardar Patel statue

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

The 182-metre 'Statue of Unity', being built at Sadhu Bet in Narmada district, is slated to be inaugurated by Modi on Patel's birth anniversary on October 31.

Asian Para Games: India win 5 gold, Deepa wins 2nd bronze on penultimate day

Asian Para Games: India win 5 gold, Deepa wins 2nd bronze on penultimate day

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

Deepa Malik produced her best effort in her fourth attempt, a 9.67 metre throw to win the bronze medal.

Sharif vows to provide medical aid to those injured in Kashmir

Sharif vows to provide medical aid to those injured in Kashmir

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

Pakistan PM called on the international community to ask India to provide access for treatment of victims.

Is a bubble building up in IT midcaps?

Is a bubble building up in IT midcaps?

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

As IT midcap stocks ride high, it has created speculation around a potential bubble with analysts picking the midcaps' client concentration as the biggest concern area.

Rani Mukerji's 10 Most Unusual Roles

Rani Mukerji's 10 Most Unusual Roles

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

Happy birthday, Rani!

Why Modi Won

Why Modi Won

Rediff.com23 May 2019

'Modi's advent has made the mass of Indians realise that there was absolutely nothing wrong or objectionable in proclaiming nationalism as the masthead of the polity and Hinduism as its centerpiece,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

IT cos raise crime cover

IT cos raise crime cover

Rediff.com15 Jul 2005

Monsoon Wedding Revisited

Monsoon Wedding Revisited

Rediff.com22 May 2020

'What guides Monsoon Wedding through and through is Mira Nair's openness as a film-maker,' observes Sreehari Nair.

India hits out at Pakistan for using fake photo at UN

India hits out at Pakistan for using fake photo at UN

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

Paulomi Tripathi, a junior most Indian diplomat at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations showed a picture of Lieutenant Umar Fayyaz, who was killed by terrorists.

PHOTOS: India end 71-year drought to win series Down Under

PHOTOS: India end 71-year drought to win series Down Under

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

It is a rare first Down Under for India since Lala Amarnath's side visited the country back in 1947-48 months after independence to face Sir Don Bradman's 'Invincibles'.

Two festivals and a funeral: rites of Spring

Two festivals and a funeral: rites of Spring

Rediff.com11 Apr 2007

Rajeev Srinivasan on springtime in India

COVID-19 in India: Nobody is really in control

COVID-19 in India: Nobody is really in control

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

When BJP leaders, including Mr Modi's number two, Amit Shah, use the pandemic to launch an assault on state governments run by opposition parties, or to topple them, they are exploiting a grave crisis in cynical political self-interest, notes Shekhar Gupta.

Do you know the logic behind these superstitions?

Do you know the logic behind these superstitions?

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

Most rituals that we blindly follow today have a scientific and logical history to it.

Badhaai ho, Bollywood!

Badhaai ho, Bollywood!

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

The hit parade of well-made movies continues, ticket sales are creeping up and OTTs are upping the game in one of the best years for the film industry.

Lalit Suri plans hotel in Pakistan

Lalit Suri plans hotel in Pakistan

Rediff.com2 Jun 2005

Reflecting growing warmth in Indo-Pak ties, top Indian hotelier Lalit Suri intends to make investments in Pakistan in the hotel industry, stock trading and manufacturing of air-conditioners.

Iran the 'next North Korea', India should re-think ties: Haley

Iran the 'next North Korea', India should re-think ties: Haley

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Her remarks assume significance as they come after the US told India and other countries to cut oil imports from Iran to "zero" by November 4 or face sanctions, making it clear that there would be no waivers to anyone.

The last days of an IIM professor

The last days of an IIM professor

Rediff.com10 Nov 2006

Talk of religious nationalism is anti-national: Katju

Talk of religious nationalism is anti-national: Katju

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

Indians ought to be all Indian nationalists first and those talking about Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian nationalisms are really anti-national, Press Council of India Chairman, Justice (retd) Markandey Katju said in Nagpur on Friday.

Bilbao Masters Chess: Anand shocked by Dutch Grandmaster Giri

Bilbao Masters Chess: Anand shocked by Dutch Grandmaster Giri

Rediff.com31 Oct 2015

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri in the fourth round of the Bilbao Masters final chess tournament.

'Without music I can't breathe. And he asked me to stop singing'

'Without music I can't breathe. And he asked me to stop singing'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

'How can anyone ask me to stop what I have been doing since I was 6?'

Ssshhh! We are talking about menstrual health

Ssshhh! We are talking about menstrual health

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

It is urgent that we break the silence around the 'M' word, one ward and gram panchayat at a time, so that women and girls -- irrespective of their financial capacity -- can demand the information and materials they need, says Archana Patkar.

DoPT proposes reservations for acid attack victims

DoPT proposes reservations for acid attack victims

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

The vacancies earmarked will be for the posts of office assistants to Indian Administrative Service officers.

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 25 Songs

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 25 Songs

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.

Love in the time of social distancing

Love in the time of social distancing

Rediff.com29 May 2020

No one knows when the lockdown will end and people will get to meet in person, but hopes of finding their 'soulmates' is keeping the lights burning amid all the gloom and doom.

Will the 'lotus' finally bloom in Haryana's Mewat?

Will the 'lotus' finally bloom in Haryana's Mewat?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

The party hopes that the multiple road projects, schools, canals, and water projects which have come up in the Meo-Muslim-dominated area will be able to sway the votes in its favour.