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'Credible' proof linking Saudi Crown Prince to Khashoggi murder: Report

'Credible' proof linking Saudi Crown Prince to Khashoggi murder: Report

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

Callamard said her inquiry had "determined that there is credible evidence, warranting further investigation of high-level Saudi Officials' individual liability, including the Crown Prince's".

Russian military plane violates Indian airspace

Russian military plane violates Indian airspace

Rediff.com20 Jun 2009

A military cargo aircraft AN-124 of Russian origin carrying ammunitions and five persons on board on Friday night intruded into Indian airspace and landed at the international airport in Mumbai.

IBM offers jobs in India to laid-off workers

IBM offers jobs in India to laid-off workers

Rediff.com6 Feb 2009

Software giant IBM is offering its recently laid-off employees jobs in 'growth markets' like India and Russia through a new programme and will help with moving costs as well as providing visa assistance, media reports said.

Alexis Tsipras returns as Greece PM

Alexis Tsipras returns as Greece PM

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

A month after he resigned as the prime minister, Alexis Tsipras won the snap elections in Greece.

Obama trails McCain on terrorism, Iraq: Poll

Obama trails McCain on terrorism, Iraq: Poll

Rediff.com29 Aug 2008

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll on Wednesday, indicated that the American public considers McCain better than Obama on terrorism and Iraq. The poll also suggests that McCain is a stronger leader who would have better judgment in an international crisis.

Does Modi have a coronavirus war room?

Does Modi have a coronavirus war room?

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

Nivedita Mookerji goes in search of the elusive war room to track and respond to the coronavirus threat.

Even to go out for a meal is like a mission: Kohli

Even to go out for a meal is like a mission: Kohli

Rediff.com6 May 2016

India's Test cricket captain Virat Kohli says he appreciates all the attention and the almost god-like following he gets in India for his cricketing heroics, but admits that it has made a huge difference to his personal life.

36 dead in Manila casino attack

36 dead in Manila casino attack

Rediff.com2 Jun 2017

Police confirmed the gunman had committed suicide by setting himself on fire in one of the hotel guest rooms.

Pakistan can't defeat terrorists if it doesn't kill extremism, says US scholar

Pakistan can't defeat terrorists if it doesn't kill extremism, says US scholar

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Scholar Michael Kugelman said that until Pakistan is willing to target extremists operating within the country, ordinary Pakistanis will continue to suffer.

Trump retweets video of him hitting Clinton with a golf ball

Trump retweets video of him hitting Clinton with a golf ball

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

The animated image, which the president retweeted on Sunday, also shows Clinton tripping and falling after being hit in the back as she boards a plane in 2011 as the secretary of state, CNN reported.

Signal sharing: TataSky opposes Turner plea

Signal sharing: TataSky opposes Turner plea

Rediff.com7 May 2007

Dierct-to-home operator TataSky objected on Monday to a plea by broadcaster Turner International (India) to excuse it from a case involving its partner Zee and the Tata-Star joint venture.

Narayana Murthy on UN board

Narayana Murthy on UN board

Rediff.com14 Dec 2005

Murthy's induction took place after the board hosted a reception to welcome Narayana Murthy chief mentor of Infosys to the board in his home country.

US President Trump not to release his tax returns

US President Trump not to release his tax returns

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

The comments came in response to a Whitehouse.gov petition with more than 200,000 signatures calling on Trump to release his tax returns.

Credibility is Musharraf's problem

Credibility is Musharraf's problem

Rediff.com18 Jan 2006

What Madonna, Mallika have in common

What Madonna, Mallika have in common

Rediff.com24 Jun 2005

Junior soccer team, trapped in Thai caves, found safe after 9 days

Junior soccer team, trapped in Thai caves, found safe after 9 days

Rediff.com3 Jul 2018

On June 23, the boys and their 25-year-old coach had entered the Tham Luang network of caves on a team outing. However, they were stranded following a heavy and continuous downpour that flooded the cave.

US Special Forces on alert to strike Al Qaeda targets

US Special Forces on alert to strike Al Qaeda targets

Rediff.com6 Aug 2013

After the United States intercepted Al Qaeda's most serious threat in recent years to target its embassies, country's Special Forces have been put on high alert to hit potential targets of the outfit in the Middle East, a media report has said.

US air marshal guns down passenger

US air marshal guns down passenger

Rediff.com8 Dec 2005

A man who claimed to have a bomb was shot down by US air marshals on a boarding bridge at Miami International Airport.

Twitter employee deactivates Trump's account

Twitter employee deactivates Trump's account

Rediff.com3 Nov 2017

Twitter initially said the account had been "inadvertently deactivated due to human error", but later indicated it was done intentionally by a departing worker.

Russia responds to US sanctions, expels 755 American diplomats

Russia responds to US sanctions, expels 755 American diplomats

Rediff.com31 Jul 2017

The number of American diplomats in the US Embassy in Moscow and its four consulates across the country should be reduced to 455 by September 1, which is the same as the number of Russian diplomats currently serving in the US.

'Sochi is safe, Americans should go if they wish'

'Sochi is safe, Americans should go if they wish'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Friday that he believes the Russian city of Sochi is safe and that Americans who want to go to the Olympics should go.

US soldier held for espionage

US soldier held for espionage

Rediff.com13 Feb 2004

National Guard Ryan G Anderson offered to pass on information about military capabilities to Al Qaeda.

Greece: Conservatives rise to power as Tsipras concedes defeat

Greece: Conservatives rise to power as Tsipras concedes defeat

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

With 75 per cent of votes counted, the ND party was leading with 39.6 per cent of total votes heading towards a majority in the 300-member Greek Parliament, while Tsipras' leftist Syriza was behind with 31.6 per cent of total votes, CNN reported.

Zee to launch global news channel

Zee to launch global news channel

Rediff.com4 Apr 2005

I quit out of disgust: Justice Ganguly

I quit out of disgust: Justice Ganguly

Rediff.com8 Jan 2014

Former Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Ganguly maintains his defiant stand on the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by a law intern in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN.

Figo to challenge Sepp Blatter for FIFA presidency

Figo to challenge Sepp Blatter for FIFA presidency

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

Former Portugal star Luis Figo has announced his intentions to challenge Sepp Blatter in the FIFA presidential elections.

What the world expects from Biden

What the world expects from Biden

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise of illiberal regimes across the world, observes Shreekant Sambrani.

Yet another sexual harassment charge hits SC judge

Yet another sexual harassment charge hits SC judge

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

A fresh controversy has erupted with another woman intern accusing a Supreme Court judge, who has since retired, of sexual harassment and demands being made for an inquiry by the apex court into it.

2004 spelt boom for hotel industry

2004 spelt boom for hotel industry

Rediff.com29 Jan 2005

Helped by robust growth in tourist inflow in the country, the Indian hotel industry saw their occupancy levels rising to 59.7 per cent in 2003-04, an increase of 4.9 per cent over the occupancy level of the previous year.

No hope now of Indian troops: Powell

No hope now of Indian troops: Powell

Rediff.com29 Sep 2003

The Indians have indicated they would not be in a position to provide troops. 'I don't expect that position to change,' he said.

Kim still willing to meet Trump 'any time in any way'

Kim still willing to meet Trump 'any time in any way'

Rediff.com25 May 2018

Trump had said that North Korea changed its approach towards the summit after Kim had his second meeting with President Xi Jinping in China.

Kofi Annan: The 'teflon' UN secretary-general

Kofi Annan: The 'teflon' UN secretary-general

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

'Kofi Annan will be remembered more for his Nobel Prize and related glory rather than Rwanda and Volcker,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan with whom he worked in the UN.

Never, ever threaten US again: Trump to Iran

Never, ever threaten US again: Trump to Iran

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

In a late-night tweet in capital letters, he said Iran must 'never, ever threaten the United States again'.

US Supreme Court upholds Trump's controversial travel ban

US Supreme Court upholds Trump's controversial travel ban

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

The ban restricts entry of people from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Venezuela.

Memo first, US now plans sanctions against Iran

Memo first, US now plans sanctions against Iran

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

The reports quoting unnamed senior administration officials came amid an increasing demand in this regard from US Senators even as the Trump administration called a meeting of the UN Security Council on Iran's ballistic missile tests.

Shooting in US airport kills 1 security officer, injures many

Shooting in US airport kills 1 security officer, injures many

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

At least three persons were injured in a shooting incident at Los AngelesInternationalAirport - one of the busiest in the US - prompting authorities to evacuate two terminals and ground all planes, reports said.

China starts naval drills in disputed South China Sea

China starts naval drills in disputed South China Sea

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

The Chinese navy has kicked off 10-day military exercises in the disputed South China Sea amid heightened tensions in the region, especially with the United States.

US deploys missile defence in South Korea; China irked

US deploys missile defence in South Korea; China irked

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

The United States has started deploying the first elements of its advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system at the Osan Air Base in South Korea after North Korea conducted test of four ballistic missiles which broke international sanctions.