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Polarised US electorate voted in 2012 pres poll

Polarised US electorate voted in 2012 pres poll

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

American electorate was deeply divided ideologically and exceedingly polarised in their political beliefs in the just concluded presidential election, according to an exit poll on Wednesday.

USADA sets deadline for Armstrong's full cooperation

USADA sets deadline for Armstrong's full cooperation

Rediff.com26 Jan 2013

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has set disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong a February 6 deadline to fully cooperate in the investigation into cycling's darkest episode in return for a possible reduction of his life ban.

Critical Java bug still remains despite Oracle's move

Critical Java bug still remains despite Oracle's move

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

All versions of Java 7 through update 10 are affected.

Worldwide smartphone users hit 1 billion mark

Worldwide smartphone users hit 1 billion mark

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

Android and Apple iOS combined accounts for the majority of the smartphone market.

Review: Under The Dome is gripping

Review: Under The Dome is gripping

Rediff.com29 Jun 2013

If you're watching the first episode of Under the Dome, expect the serpent of dread to creep into the pits of your stomach as the show progresses.

PICS: The HOTTEST women of 2013!

PICS: The HOTTEST women of 2013!

Rediff.com5 Jan 2013

Website MensHealth.com has released its annual list of the sexiest female celebrities to watch out for in the New Year.

Panetta hints at action against Navy SEAL for Osama book

Panetta hints at action against Navy SEAL for Osama book

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday hinted at taking action against the Navy SEAL who wrote a book on the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, saying he violated his contractual obligations and the authorities cannot set a wrong precedent by ignoring it.

Officers recall horror during gurdwara shootout in US

Officers recall horror during gurdwara shootout in US

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

Two police officers who saved hundreds of lives after a white supremacist gunman killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, United States, in August have described the horror of that day in their first televised interview.

US: Indian-origin couple shot dead by daughter's ex-boyfriend

US: Indian-origin couple shot dead by daughter's ex-boyfriend

Rediff.com6 May 2017

Mirza Tatlic fatally shot Naren Prabhu, a Silicon Valley tech executive, and his wife at their home in San Jose.

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?' 'Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar.

Meet The Highest Paid TV Actors Of 2012

Meet The Highest Paid TV Actors Of 2012

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

Ashton Kutcher tops the list with his impressive Two And A Half Men paycheck.

Modern Family sweeps Emmy Awards

Modern Family sweeps Emmy Awards

Rediff.com19 Sep 2011

A look at the winners.

Villain, victim or scapegoat?

Villain, victim or scapegoat?

Rediff.com18 May 2018

'NiMo having skipped, the next best bet is a high-profile banker.' 'Ms Usha happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.' 'Ms Usha's crime? That's as thin as it gets.'

'SEALS were told to catch Osama alive, if possible'

'SEALS were told to catch Osama alive, if possible'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

The raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan was 'not a kill-only' mission as commandos were told to capture the dreaded al Qaeda chief alive if possible, a former Navy SEAL has claimed.

Unsettling future for golf after Tiger Woods crash

Unsettling future for golf after Tiger Woods crash

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

'I think he has lifetime exemptions at every major event but I suspect we are probably not going to see Tiger in a competitive golf event going forward.'

Kate Winslet guides co-star through nude scene

Kate Winslet guides co-star through nude scene

Rediff.com23 Mar 2011

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!

US ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter to quit

US ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter to quit

Rediff.com8 May 2012

United States Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has decided to step down this summer after serving less than two years and is likely to be replaced by a diplomat serving in Afghanistan, a move that comes at a time when the bilateral ties are at a critical juncture.

Banks may seek your OK for fund transfer to your account

Banks may seek your OK for fund transfer to your account

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

Under the proposed mechanism, the finance ministry has said banks will notify customers when someone tries to deposit money in their accounts, a government official said.

Universe's ONLY mystery that Stephen Hawking can't crack!

Universe's ONLY mystery that Stephen Hawking can't crack!

Rediff.com6 Jan 2012

Stephen Hawking, who has decoded some of the most puzzling secrets of the universe, has revealed that for him women are the only enduring mystery of the universe he has found impossible to crack.

Trump says he holds Putin personally responsible for election meddling

Trump says he holds Putin personally responsible for election meddling

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

On Wednesday, the US President said that he believes in the assessment of his intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in American elections in 2016 and his remarks contrary to this a day earlier in Helsinki was a case of misspeaking.

Republican Romney takes lead over Obama: Poll

Republican Romney takes lead over Obama: Poll

Rediff.com15 May 2012

Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has taken a narrow three per cent lead over United States President Barack Obama, who is seeking re-election, a national opinion poll has said. Though the three per cent still falls under the margin of error, it assumes significance as Obama and Romney were tied at 46 per cent in the same poll conducted in April by the CBS News-The New York Times poll.

New banks will open up fresh opportunities for tech firms

New banks will open up fresh opportunities for tech firms

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

With the advent of new banks, IT firms will get boostto their businesses.

Fearing US poll-related violence, stores, businesses board up

Fearing US poll-related violence, stores, businesses board up

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Contractors were seen busy boarding up major stores and businesses from New York and Boston in the north to southern Houston to Washington DC and Chicago in the east to San Francisco in theWest.

Are these India's Sexiest Bachelors?

Are these India's Sexiest Bachelors?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2011

Meet the most eligible men in the new series on Big CBS Prime.

'Salman is unapologetic about his attitude'

'Salman is unapologetic about his attitude'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2011

Shibani Dandekar talks about hosting the show, India's Sexiest Bachelor.

'Mean' Jobs admired Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

'Mean' Jobs admired Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

Rediff.com24 Oct 2011

Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs, who is described by his biographer as being "brittle and very mean to people," had high regards for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and admired his Silicon valley counterpart for "not selling out."

NATO forces trying to kill Gaddafi: US admiral

NATO forces trying to kill Gaddafi: US admiral

Rediff.com25 Jun 2011

The top United States admiral involved in the Libyan war has admitted to a US Congressman that forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation are actively targeting and trying to kill Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. House Armed Services Committee member Mike Turner said that Samuel Locklear, commander of the NATO Joint Operations Command in Naples, told him NATO forces are trying to kill Gaddafi.

Sikh man stabbed to death in US

Sikh man stabbed to death in US

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

"Absolutely stunned. This is a very safe neighbourhood, very decent area of Tracy," neighbor Dave Roychowdhury said.

Gaddafi's family has fled to Tunisia: Clinton

Gaddafi's family has fled to Tunisia: Clinton

Rediff.com20 May 2011

Embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's wife and daughter have fled the country to neighbouring Tunisia, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said."The pressure on the Gaddafi regime has increased to the point that Gaddafi's wife and daughter fled across the border into Tunisia in the last two days," she said."There is an enormous amount of increased messaging going to Gaddafi," she said.

Twilight's Eclipse wins top People's Choice Award

Twilight's Eclipse wins top People's Choice Award

Rediff.com6 Jan 2011

Get your lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood, right here!

Central Bank of India is 100 years old!

Central Bank of India is 100 years old!

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

The Central Bank of India which is marking its centenary celebrations starting from today, plans to open branches oversees and achieve core banking solution (CBS) in all its existing branches, a top company official has said.

Trump says will take $1 as salary with no vacations

Trump says will take $1 as salary with no vacations

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

Asked whether he was going to take the president's salary, 70-year-old Trump said, "No, I'm not gonna take the salary. I'm not taking it," confirming a promise he had made in a campaign video in September.

Charlie Sheen sacked from Two And A Half Men show

Charlie Sheen sacked from Two And A Half Men show

Rediff.com8 Mar 2011

The show was cancelled after the actor's recent radio rant against creator Chuck Lorre.

Jobs from US are outsourced to India? Bah!

Jobs from US are outsourced to India? Bah!

Rediff.com18 Feb 2011

Indo-US trade and economic relationship is a two-way process and not heavily tilted towards any one.

Obama was on Osama's hit list: Report

Obama was on Osama's hit list: Report

Rediff.com14 May 2011

United States President Barack Obama was apparently on the hit list of Osama bin Laden, the huge cache of material obtained from the slain Al Qaeda chief's Abbottabad hideout suggested.

It's official: Obama won't release Osama pictures

It's official: Obama won't release Osama pictures

Rediff.com5 May 2011

Pictures of Osama bin Laden's dead body will not be released, United States President Barack Obama said on Wednesday, according to CBS news. Obama said in an interview that he would not release the post-mortem images of bin Laden taken to prove his death, the news outlet said in a statement.

Ashton Kutcher becomes highest paid TV star with Two And A Half Men

Ashton Kutcher becomes highest paid TV star with Two And A Half Men

Rediff.com10 Aug 2011

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!

Fraud puts a fourth of PNB's net worth at risk

Fraud puts a fourth of PNB's net worth at risk

Rediff.com15 Feb 2018

The event will also hurt PNB's asset quality in the March 2018 quarter. While the finer details of the fraud have not been provided, making it difficult to gauge the exact impact, analysts say it will dent the bank's financials.

'Wikileaks an orchestrated campaign against Pak'

'Wikileaks an orchestrated campaign against Pak'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2010

Pakistan's Ambassador the United Nations Abdullah Hussain Haroon has denounced the leak of classified US military documents, saying that their authors were mostly fed wrong information by Afghan agents who were hostile to Pakistan.

More on Osama: How a brave pilot saved raid

More on Osama: How a brave pilot saved raid

Rediff.com6 May 2011

Short takes surrounding the daring US raid that eliminated Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden