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Kiwis in tri-series final despite two-run loss to England

Kiwis in tri-series final despite two-run loss to England

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

New Zealand, who beat England by 12 runs in their previous match, advanced to the February 21 final on net run rate. They had only needed to score 175 to have the superior run rate.

How long will OTTs survive?

How long will OTTs survive?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

The argument that the pandemic has given a boost to streaming video is fallacious. Only three OTTs saw a rise in viewership; the others fell.

Seven held for Kolkata hospital fire, toll rises to 90

Seven held for Kolkata hospital fire, toll rises to 90

Rediff.com10 Dec 2011

Six persons, including industrialist S K Todi of the AMRI group, were arrested and the licence of the hospital where 84 persons suffocated to death after a fire on Friday, was cancelled.

How Mumbai can cope with urbanisation

How Mumbai can cope with urbanisation

Rediff.com22 Aug 2011

Developing new mass rapid transit system (MRTS) will help decongest the already choked roads of Mumbai and cope with rapid urbanisation, according to a report by industry body Assocham.

Diplomatic Battles on Capitol Hill

Diplomatic Battles on Capitol Hill

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

Lobbying on the Hill is time consuming and cumbersome, but very effective to influence US government policies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, deputy chief of mission at the Indian embassy in Washington, DC after the 1998 nuclear tests and during the Kargil War.

RBI proposes relaxation of bank licence requirements

RBI proposes relaxation of bank licence requirements

Rediff.com5 May 2016

The draft guidelines include a move to allow large industrial companies to buy up to 10 per cent stakes in new lenders

NBFCs are not banks!

NBFCs are not banks!

Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

'We are all in a tizzy about NBFCs in the aftermath of the IL&FS default.' 'We tend to jump to the notion that an NBFC is like a bank. But banks make a promise that deposits are liquid and have an assured return.' 'NBFCs make no such promises,' points out Ajay Shah.

Mamata takes CEOs' roll-call

Mamata takes CEOs' roll-call

Rediff.com10 Jan 2012

At the Bengal Leads-2012, the third investors' event hosted by Mamata Banerjee since she became Chief Minister, Banerjee asked the industry that it start investing in West Bengal.

2nd Test PIX: Pakistan in control after Abbas wrecks Australia batting

2nd Test PIX: Pakistan in control after Abbas wrecks Australia batting

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

Having dismissed Australia for a paltry 145 in their first innings, Pakistan stretched their lead to a daunting 281 by stumps on day two with Zaman's 66 and an unbeaten 54 by Ali taking them to 144-2.

'This govt is in denial that India is a beef-eating country'

'This govt is in denial that India is a beef-eating country'

Rediff.com31 May 2017

'By equating slaughter with cruelty, you are paving the way for all other animal slaughter to be stopped in the future.'

Kolkata fire: Police remand of six AMRI directors extended

Kolkata fire: Police remand of six AMRI directors extended

Rediff.com20 Dec 2011

A city court on Tuesday extended the police remand of six arrested directors of AMRI hospital, where 93 persons choked to death in a devastating fire, by three days on a plea by the Kolkata Police.

AMRI fire: 2 hospital blocks sealed, bodies handed over

AMRI fire: 2 hospital blocks sealed, bodies handed over

Rediff.com10 Dec 2011

Civic authorities have sealed two blocks of the fire-ravaged private AMRI Hospital in Kolkata even as authorities handed over majority of the bodies of the 90 people killed to their relatives.

Brawls overshadow Khabib's UFC title win over McGregor

Brawls overshadow Khabib's UFC title win over McGregor

Rediff.com7 Oct 2018

Three of the Russian's team were arrested and later released on a black night for a sport that has struggled to win mainstream acceptance for 25 years.

Bangladesh shock India to win maiden U-19 World Cup title

Bangladesh shock India to win maiden U-19 World Cup title

Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

Images from the Under-19 World Cup final between India and Bangladesh, at Potchefstroom, on Sunday

2 killed in grenade attack in J-K, minister escapes unhurt

2 killed in grenade attack in J-K, minister escapes unhurt

Rediff.com21 Sep 2017

Terrorists hurled a grenade at a busy bus stand in Tral in Pulwama district on Thursday.

Companies Bill may exclude a cap on subsidiaries

Companies Bill may exclude a cap on subsidiaries

Rediff.com18 Feb 2011

If implemented, the measure would have choked the availability of funds for real estate firms and infrastructure companies, which typically have several layered subsidiaries.

Govt: 0, Shaheen Bagh protestors: 1

Govt: 0, Shaheen Bagh protestors: 1

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

Having failed to wear down the protesters, the government has now resorted to a bare-knuckle campaign to discredit them by portraying them as pawns in a wider plot bankrolled by shadowy 'anti-national' and 'Islamist' forces, notes Hasan Suroor.

Middle-order woes for Sunrisers ahead of Kings XI clash

Middle-order woes for Sunrisers ahead of Kings XI clash

Rediff.com7 Apr 2019

Sunrsiers' middle-order has hardly been tested and when the opportunity came against Mumbai Indians, the likes of Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda and Yusuf Pathan fell flat.

Stiff riders for buyers of Air India, BPCL

Stiff riders for buyers of Air India, BPCL

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

The government is selling its entire 100 per cent stake in Air India but wants effective control to stay with Indian nationals.

3rd T20I, PIX: De Kock leads SA to series-levelling win

3rd T20I, PIX: De Kock leads SA to series-levelling win

Rediff.com22 Sep 2019

IMAGES from the 3rd and final T20I played in Bengaluru on Sunday

Heavy rains leave Mumbai waterlogged

Heavy rains leave Mumbai waterlogged

Rediff.com13 Jun 2015

Heavy rains in Mumbai caused major water logging in areas like Lower Parel on Saturday, leaving residents and commuters stranded, and causing a huge traffic gridlock.

'He called me by his daughter's name'

'He called me by his daughter's name'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

'I try to say to myself, 'Don't cry in front of people'. But sometimes I can't help it.'

Silly Point: Will Indians EVER learn to bowl?

Silly Point: Will Indians EVER learn to bowl?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2011

Soon after the India-Ireland match Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande discuss the odds.

'I have failed drastically in a few films'

'I have failed drastically in a few films'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

'I am not a future guy.' 'I just owe it to my audience here.' 'I never want them to wonder why this guy did this role.' 'Even for my bad films, I want them to think that he was trying at least.'

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.

Condoms clog CWG athletes' village toilets

Condoms clog CWG athletes' village toilets

Rediff.com7 Oct 2010

Thousands of used condoms have reportedly clogged the drains of the Delhi Commonwealth Games accommodation towers at the athletes' village after being flushed down toilets by competitors.

'Hands up' protests take over New York

'Hands up' protests take over New York

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

New York city came almost to a standstill for a second day after protesters continued their agitation against the New York Police Department in the Eric Garner choking case.

Lyon working on staying relevant in ODIs

Lyon working on staying relevant in ODIs

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

'I think it is very important for any international side to have a couple of decent spinners going into the World Cup'

Does the economy need fiscal stimulus? Debate rages on

Does the economy need fiscal stimulus? Debate rages on

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

The reform priorities are clear: enhance savings, improve productivity. Just 25 basis points of moving interest rate up or down would not boost investment: Former RBI Governor Y V Reddy.

#DelhiSmog: 'WAKE UP. We cannot be doing this to our planet'

#DelhiSmog: 'WAKE UP. We cannot be doing this to our planet'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2017

Bollywood urges its followers to save the planet.

'RBI move to help oil growth, curb inflation'

'RBI move to help oil growth, curb inflation'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2010

Leading economists have welcomed the Reserve Bank measures to ease liquidity and described the decision to leave all its key rates unchanged as on "expected lines and to help build the continuing growth momentum by not choking the system of money supply."

Debt of 195 companies now exceeds market cap

Debt of 195 companies now exceeds market cap

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

These firms owe Rs 13 trillion to lenders and account for 55% of all non-financial corporate debt.

StyleDiaries: Kriti shows off wild side in a rock star dress

StyleDiaries: Kriti shows off wild side in a rock star dress

Rediff.com27 Jun 2017

The good, bad and ugly looks from the celebrity circus.

Serena will be ranked 700 if she plays men's circuit: McEnroe

Serena will be ranked 700 if she plays men's circuit: McEnroe

Rediff.com27 Jun 2017

The seven-time major champion, speaking as part of a tour to promote his new book 'But Seriously', said that while he has great respect for Serena, he would place the 23-time Grand Slam winner "like 700 in the world" on the men's circuit.

Come April 1 India will boast of world's cleanest fuel

Come April 1 India will boast of world's cleanest fuel

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

India will switch to the world's cleanest petrol and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now -- a feat achieved in just three years and not seen in any of the large economies around the globe. India will join the select league of nations using petrol and diesel containing just 10 parts per million of sulphur as it looks to cut vehicular emissions that are said to be one of the reasons for the choking pollution in major cities.

Bollywood's Top Ten Sad Endings

Bollywood's Top Ten Sad Endings

Rediff.com16 Nov 2011

Before Ranbir Kapoor's tragic Rockstar, there were these movies that ended sadly.

Top 10 batting innings at the World Cup

Top 10 batting innings at the World Cup

Rediff.com15 Feb 2011

Presenting a brief run-down of the top batting knocks in the World Cup (against Test playing nations only) ahead of the 2011 edition which starts on Saturday.

It's a traffic snarl like no other!

It's a traffic snarl like no other!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

Roads in the national capital were packed in with cars waiting in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

We need more Rajiv Bajajs in our boardrooms

We need more Rajiv Bajajs in our boardrooms

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

'Businessmen like Rajiv render public service when they speak truth to power,' observes Virendra Kapoor.

Proudest moment of my life, says Tendulkar

Proudest moment of my life, says Tendulkar

Rediff.com2 Apr 2011

An emotional Sachin Tendulkar admitted that Saturday was the 'proudest day of my life' after India beat Sri Lanka to win the cricket World Cup.