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Recipes! A 3-course meal to surprise your Dad!

Recipes! A 3-course meal to surprise your Dad!

Rediff.com21 Jun 2020

The best way to win his heart is through good food.

UP: BJP leaders jump in campaign without Modi

UP: BJP leaders jump in campaign without Modi

Rediff.com7 Feb 2012

Even as Uttar Pradesh prepares for the first phase of polling on Wednesday, nine star campaigners of the Bhartiya Janata Party, led by its president Nitin Gadkari, mounted carpet bombing in a campaign blitz in the state.

Vote for your favourite February cover girl

Vote for your favourite February cover girl

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Here's a round-up of the glossies for February. Vote for your favourite cover girl!

Anand, Gelfand set for Rapid chess tie-break

Anand, Gelfand set for Rapid chess tie-break

Rediff.com29 May 2012

Defending champion Viswanathan Anand is set to fight it out in a Rapid chess tie-breaker against challenger Boris Gelfand after a tied 6-6 result in the World Chess Championship match in Moscow on Wednesday.

Gayle stars in Bangalore's rout of Mumbai

Gayle stars in Bangalore's rout of Mumbai

Rediff.com10 May 2012

Chris Gayle smashed his way to an unbeaten 82 as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Mumbai Indians by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Mumbai.

Deepti shines with the ball as Indian eves down SA

Deepti shines with the ball as Indian eves down SA

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

Spinner Deepti Sharma bowled three maiden overs in her four-over quota, apart from taking three wickets, as the Indian women team edged past South Africa by 11 runs in the first T20 International.

Bolt, Blake put on show of speed in Jamaica

Bolt, Blake put on show of speed in Jamaica

Rediff.com15 Apr 2012

Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt opened his 2012 season with a sizzling anchor leg as his Racers Track Club logged a World leading time of 37.82 seconds in a 4x100 metres relay, in Kingston on Saturday.

India in His Camera!

India in His Camera!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air. It was a professional hazard but I was not scared.'

Who's the hottest April covergirl?

Who's the hottest April covergirl?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

Padma Lakshmi, Anushka or Kriti -- who gets your vote.

Cricket Buzz: Buttler gets praise from Roy, Hussain

Cricket Buzz: Buttler gets praise from Roy, Hussain

Rediff.com14 May 2019

Buttler blasted a 50-ball century, his eighth in one-dayer, in Saturday's second ODI against Pakistan, prompting former England captain Nasser Hussain to rank the 28-year-old among the all-time greats in this format.

PIX: What's Up With Kangna's Whacky Eye Makeup?

PIX: What's Up With Kangna's Whacky Eye Makeup?

Rediff.com23 Dec 2011

The actress has taken to heavy eye makeup, and is sporting rather odd eyebrows too.

Vote: Who's the hottest February covergirl?

Vote: Who's the hottest February covergirl?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

Amy, Jacqueline or Aishwarya -- who gets your vote?

'De Villiers's knock one of the best finishes seen'

'De Villiers's knock one of the best finishes seen'

Rediff.com7 May 2012

RCB stand-in skipper Virat Kohli has heaped praise on AB de Villiers for his whirlwind 47 off 17 balls which helped them to beat Deccan Chargers by five wickets and keep their hopes alive of making it to the play-off in the fifth Indian Premier League.

Advantage Carlsen, but Vishy Anand fired up for revenge

Advantage Carlsen, but Vishy Anand fired up for revenge

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will look to avenge last year's championship defeat and clinch his sixth world title when he takes on Magnus Carlsen in the first game of the World Chess championship in Sochi, on Saturday.

Recipe: How to make Paris-Brest

Recipe: How to make Paris-Brest

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

The French dessert is made of choux pastry and a praline flavoured cream.

IPL: Nepal's Lamichchane gets his Daredevils jersey

IPL: Nepal's Lamichchane gets his Daredevils jersey

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

Sandeep Lamichchane -- Nepal's first player to have signed up for the Indian Premier League -- was presented with his team jersey on Friday.

PHOTOS: How India ended Windies' hopes of innings lead

PHOTOS: How India ended Windies' hopes of innings lead

Rediff.com13 Oct 2018

Temperamentally poles apart, a cavalier Pant and a composed Ajinkya Rahane eventually wrested the initiative back with a burgeoning 146-run partnership to guide India to 308-4 at stumps.

EPL: Liverpool go 16 points clear with win over Man United

EPL: Liverpool go 16 points clear with win over Man United

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Juergen Klopp's side, chasing their maiden title in the Premier League era and first in the top flight in 30 years, took a 14th-minute lead from a Virgil van Dijk header but had to wait until stoppage time to put the game to bed through Mohamed Salah.

FIDE Women's Grand Prix: Harika fights for a draw, moves up to joint 8th

FIDE Women's Grand Prix: Harika fights for a draw, moves up to joint 8th

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli earned a hard fought draw in the third round of the elite FIDE Women's Grand Prix chess tournament in Kanty-Mansiysk, Russia, to keep her chances alive for a top-five finish.

Few things that Pakistan need to improve ahead of T20 WC

Few things that Pakistan need to improve ahead of T20 WC

Rediff.com29 Nov 2015

Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has admitted that his side need to work on their fitness and fielding ahead of next year's World T20 tournament following his side's three-run defeat against England in the second Twenty20 international in Dubai.

'Gayle storm' strikes as RCB pip Mumbai to reach final

'Gayle storm' strikes as RCB pip Mumbai to reach final

Rediff.com28 May 2011

Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on champions Chennai Super Kings in Saturday's Indian Premier League final after in-form Chris Gayle blasted 89 to lift them to a 43-run victory over Mumbai Indians on Friday at the M A Chidambaram Stadium.

Barca have advantage, but taking nothing for granted

Barca have advantage, but taking nothing for granted

Rediff.com2 May 2019

'They were better than us for some spells and we know what awaits us over there' Valverde pointed to his team's sensational exit from last year's competition to AS Roma after a 4-1 cushion from the first leg and said they would be taking nothing for granted in Tuesday's return game at Anfield.

How Avengers stole the Indian box office

How Avengers stole the Indian box office

Rediff.com1 Jan 2020

'If you look at the Number 1 film in India this year across Bollywood and other regional film industries, it is Avengers: Endgame.'

Wimbledon: Djokovic avoids shock; Tsitsipas stunned

Wimbledon: Djokovic avoids shock; Tsitsipas stunned

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Images from Day 1 of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on Monday.

Images: 'Sixy' Johnson bowls Aus back into game

Images: 'Sixy' Johnson bowls Aus back into game

Rediff.com17 Dec 2010

Images from Day 2 of the third Ashes Test played in Perth on Friday.

Fabulous Faf ensures amazing CSK victory

Fabulous Faf ensures amazing CSK victory

Rediff.com23 May 2018

The crowds at Tuesday's IPL Qualifier 1 won't forget Faf's 67 in a hurry.

Liu Xiang banishes memories of Beijing misery

Liu Xiang banishes memories of Beijing misery

Rediff.com25 Nov 2010

China's Liu Xiang clinched his third straight 110m hurdles title at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on Wednesday to win a small measure of redemption after his disastrous Olympic title defence on home soil two years ago.

PHOTOS: Dhawan hits century as India outclass Australia

PHOTOS: Dhawan hits century as India outclass Australia

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

India's top order fired in unison and their bowlers produced a tidy display to beat reigning world champions Australia by 36 runs in a thrilling World Cup match.

Does the World Cup face a terror threat?

Does the World Cup face a terror threat?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

Carrying out terror attacks during the World Cup in India may be an urgent necessity for the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Inter Services Intelligence before the common Pakistani begins to ask questions as to why his country has been denied the holding of the World Cup.

'We have to remind Tamils that they are Hindus'

'We have to remind Tamils that they are Hindus'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

'Tamil Nadu is a state of temples, it's a holy land. People don't seem to realise that.'

Sehwag, Zaheer hold key, says Ian Chappell

Sehwag, Zaheer hold key, says Ian Chappell

Rediff.com27 Sep 2010

Former Australia cricketer Ian Chappell reckons that Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag holds the key to MS Dhoni's team winning the two-Test series against Australia.

Kyrgios pulls out of quarters clash with Federer

Kyrgios pulls out of quarters clash with Federer

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

Suspected food poisoning forced Nick Kyrgios to pull out of his much anticipated quarter-finals showdown with Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Humpy lone Indian to participate in world chess

Humpy lone Indian to participate in world chess

Rediff.com10 Sep 2010

World number two Grandmaster Koneru Humpy will represent India in the FIDE Women's world blitz chess championship finals to be held in Moscow, Russia on September 17 and 18.

Paa, on the cover of a magazine

Paa, on the cover of a magazine

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been upto.

Cameron Diaz to take up farming?

Cameron Diaz to take up farming?

Rediff.com23 Jul 2010

While doing the pre-release media blitz for Knight and Day, Diaz reportedly told the UK Telegraph that she wants to take a year off from acting to live on a farm!

4th ODI PIX: Handscomb, Turner star in record chase as Australia level series

4th ODI PIX: Handscomb, Turner star in record chase as Australia level series

Rediff.com10 Mar 2019

Peter Handscomb struck his maiden ODI hundred and Ashton Turner smashed a blistering 84 not out to secure Australia's series-levelling four-wicket victory against India in the high-scoring fourth one-day international in Mohali on Sunday.

PIX: Rohit's 'Super' show as India edge NZ to seal series 3-0

PIX: Rohit's 'Super' show as India edge NZ to seal series 3-0

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Rohit Sharma belted two sixes off the final two deliveries of a Super Over to give India victory in a thrilling finish in the third Twenty20 international against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Wednesday and clinch the series with two games to spare. Images from the third T20 between India and New Zealand, at Hamilton, on Wednesday.

Who is the hottest July cover girl? VOTE!

Who is the hottest July cover girl? VOTE!

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

If you're wondering about the lack of rains this month, it probably has something to do with the global warming courtesy these cover girls. Don't forget to vote for your favourite at the end of the page.

Matchup of comebacks: Del Potro to face Federer

Matchup of comebacks: Del Potro to face Federer

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

Juan Martin del Potro's comeback trail will collide with Roger Federer's after the Argentine won his opening Miami Open match against compatriot Guido Pella on Wednesday.

Vote for the hottest September girl!

Vote for the hottest September girl!

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Here's a round-up of the glossies for August -- take our poll and let us know who you think makes for the most fashionable, sexy cover this month!