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Sanjay Dutt: Maanyata doesn't interfere with my work too much

Sanjay Dutt: Maanyata doesn't interfere with my work too much

Rediff.com20 Jan 2012

Sanjay Dutt talks about playing the devil in Agneepath, and much more.

Players could strike unless demands are met: Murray

Players could strike unless demands are met: Murray

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

The world's leading players are "not afraid" of going on strike unless officials heed their calls to improve the crammed tennis calendar as soon as possible, Andy Murray warned on Monday.

Mahindra culture curry has biz flavour

Mahindra culture curry has biz flavour

Rediff.com9 Feb 2011

"In business, personal passion should not be an indulgence, but a promise of excellence," said Mahindra, the vice-chairman & managing director of India's leading farm equipment-to-software group.

World Tour Finals: Sublime Federer thrashes Nadal

World Tour Finals: Sublime Federer thrashes Nadal

Rediff.com23 Nov 2011

Holder Roger Federer produced an hour of sublime quality to crush Rafa Nadal 6-3, 6-0 at the ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday and clinch a place in the last four with a match to spare.

Senior players to skip ODI series in WI: Sources

Senior players to skip ODI series in WI: Sources

Rediff.com17 Apr 2011

Some of India's senior cricketers, including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, are likely to skip the upcoming One-day series against the West Indies starting early June.

Gilchrist looking to change Kings XI fortunes

Gilchrist looking to change Kings XI fortunes

Rediff.com7 Apr 2011

Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist says it is not right to call his team underdogs; the absence of iconic players in the side is not a matter of concern.

Review: Dyson Pure Hot + Cool air purifier

Review: Dyson Pure Hot + Cool air purifier

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

The Dyson Pure Hot + Cool is expensive but worth the price. It clearly differentiates itself from similar machines in both looks and performance, says Khalid Anzar.

EPL: What are the options for restarting season?

EPL: What are the options for restarting season?

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

The English Premier League has not played any matches since March 9 due to the coronavirus pandemic but with UEFA having set a deadline of May 25 for leagues to inform them of their re-start plans, the clubs are actively seeking a way to resume the 2019-20 season and finish the remaining nine games. Doing so would ensure they avoid potential financial penalties from broadcasters, crown the champions and decide the questions of European qualification and relegation. The league will hold a meeting with all 20 clubs on Friday and say they are evaluating a number of scenarios - so what are the options?

Australia's rise from Ashes to draw big crowd

Australia's rise from Ashes to draw big crowd

Rediff.com25 Dec 2010

Australia's phoenix-like rise from Ashes oblivion at Perth teased a grateful nation with the smell of English blood and will draw a big crowd to Melbourne's sporting coliseum when the fourth Test starts on Sunday.

Cong launches campaign against holding of NEET, JEE

Cong launches campaign against holding of NEET, JEE

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

The Congress and various opposition parties have demanded that NEET and JEE examinations be deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic and floods in parts of the country, even as the Union government has made it clear that they will be held as per schedule with due precautions.

Class X, XII students say: Give us a break!

Class X, XII students say: Give us a break!

Rediff.com12 Apr 2011

Board exams, summer jobs, activities, art -- it certainly doesn't look like summer vacation is a vacation for pre-college teens any longer!

Review: Mirch has its fun moments

Review: Mirch has its fun moments

Rediff.com17 Dec 2010

Mirch has its fun moments and a few laughs. With a lighter treatment it may have been a real rib-tickler.

PIX: England erupts with joy as team reaches World Cup semis

PIX: England erupts with joy as team reaches World Cup semis

Rediff.com8 Jul 2018

England's World Cup victory over Sweden on Saturday was heard throughout the land.

Board exams: Undo the stress, crack the test

Board exams: Undo the stress, crack the test

Rediff.com8 Feb 2011

Examinations can be stressful times for children, but there are ways to not let the stress affect you.

Review: The Last Song is pure mush

Review: The Last Song is pure mush

Rediff.com7 May 2010

But if tearjerkers aren't your first option it's best to stay away from this Miley Cyrus starrer!

Big pharma cos join outsourcing queue

Big pharma cos join outsourcing queue

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

India emerging as a big global destination for contract manufacturing, unlike R&D outsourcing.

Drugmakers cash in on  health supplement segment

Drugmakers cash in on health supplement segment

Rediff.com22 Aug 2008

Nutraceuticals, consisting of dietary supplements and functional foods with curative or nutritional benefits, are estimated to have a sales of $190 billion globally by 2010. India's food supplement and health food market is estimated currently at about $400 million. The country already has a clutch of established players focussing in this segment such as Avesthagen, Himalaya and Sami Labs.

Sleeping on the floor! SE Asian Games off to horror-show start

Sleeping on the floor! SE Asian Games off to horror-show start

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

Those in the soccer competition that started ahead of the main event beginning on Saturday have borne the brunt of the disruption.

Mahut-Isner epic halted at 59-59 in fifth

Mahut-Isner epic halted at 59-59 in fifth

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut took a chainsaw to the tennis record books at Wimbledon on Wednesday when they became embroiled in the longest match ever played.

Nano: It has been a topsy-turvy ride

Nano: It has been a topsy-turvy ride

Rediff.com3 Jan 2011

Nano's sales have been sliding. How does Tata Motors plan to bring the excitement back?

Limited Twenty20 and new style Tests on cards: Lorgat

Limited Twenty20 and new style Tests on cards: Lorgat

Rediff.com14 May 2010

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat wants to see Twenty20 cricket kept in its place and Test matches become more meaningful as the game's international governing body tries to deal with a crammed calendar.

ICC to rejuvenate, re-brand Champions Trophy

ICC to rejuvenate, re-brand Champions Trophy

Rediff.com6 Jul 2009

Aware that the Champions Trophy is gradually losing its relevance, the ICC on Monday said it had plans to "rejuvenate and re-brand" the tournament which features the top-eight one-day teams.

Euro 2020 postponed until 2021 by UEFA over coronavirus

Euro 2020 postponed until 2021 by UEFA over coronavirus

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The Euro 2020 soccer Championship, trumpeted as a continent-wide feast of football from Dublin to Baku to mark UEFA's 60th anniversary, was postponed for a year on Tuesday as the coronavirus pandemic claimed its biggest sporting casualty yet. Europe's flagship tournament, staged every four years and second only to FIFA's World Cup in terms of prestige in soccer, will now be staged from June 11 to July 12, 2021.

My goal is to win important tournaments, not to be No 1: Nadal

My goal is to win important tournaments, not to be No 1: Nadal

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

Over the past 10 weeks Rafael Nadal had little choice but to put his feet up and relax at home in Majorca while his rivals chased after the biggest prizes in the sport. Following his enforced break, the six-times Grand Slam champion made his comeback earlier this month in Montreal, discusses his rehabilitation, the crammed ATP schedule and his hopes for the US Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows on Monday.

Shastri wants warm-up games before Australia Tests

Shastri wants warm-up games before Australia Tests

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

India's head coach Ravi Shastri says they have requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India to arrange for a couple of practice matches before the Australia tour kicks off later this year.

Future laptops to benefit from new capacitor

Future laptops to benefit from new capacitor

Rediff.com16 Mar 2009

The novel capacitor has been developed by a team of scientists from the University of Maryland and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

Transformers: The Last Knight Review: Why don't we see more of Optimus Prime?

Transformers: The Last Knight Review: Why don't we see more of Optimus Prime?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

The film's unoriginal action and the plot-within-plot structure may prove to be its downfall, warns die-hard Transformers fan Rajesh Karkera.

ICC hope to balance volume of cricket

ICC hope to balance volume of cricket

Rediff.com2 Jul 2008

International Cricket Council's new chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat admitted that ensuring a balanced volume of cricket remains a major challenge for the game's world governing body. Despite the growing popularity of Twenty20 and the cricket boards worldwide wanting to play more shortened matches to cater to the public demand, Lorgat feels it is important to maintain a balance.

Six months on, migrants caught between hope and despair

Six months on, migrants caught between hope and despair

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Six months after the lockdown was imposed, two dozen migrant workers were interviewed across five villages of Prayagraj. As the economy opens up, most of them are either hunting for a job or desperately waiting for a phone call from their previous employers. But the bruises of the lockdown are still fresh in their minds. Somesh Jha reports.

UPSC topper's success mantras

UPSC topper's success mantras

Rediff.com10 Jun 2009

Shubhra Saxena, the UPSC topper this year, says work experience helped her meet deadlines and manage with less time.

Lupin buys Rubamin Labs

Lupin buys Rubamin Labs

Rediff.com27 Sep 2007

"The acquisition will enable us to step up our strategic initiative in the CRAMS segment," Lupin Chairman Desh Bandhu Gupta said.

CAT 2009: A 9-point strategy

CAT 2009: A 9-point strategy

Rediff.com19 May 2009

Gourav Bhattacharya, an IIT alumnus and a second year IIM-A student, shares his CAT advice.

COVID-19: 'Better to die before my family than die in Mumbai'

COVID-19: 'Better to die before my family than die in Mumbai'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

'We don't want to lead this hellish life. Enough is enough.'

When coffee shops turn into offices

When coffee shops turn into offices

Rediff.com12 Apr 2008

Coffee shops support a huge and growing workforce that cannot or will not be tethered to that piece of real estate that we all recognise as a formal office.

Indian workers treated like slaves

Indian workers treated like slaves

Rediff.com8 Mar 2008

Indian workers at a Mississippi shipyard have accused their employer of slave treatment. Lured to the US with promises of permanent residency, these workers were made to live in subhuman conditions, in a 'work camp' run by Signal International in Pascagoula shipyard. They had to pay $1000 as house rent. The workers have quit work and are demanding a federal probe in the matter. Signal has been accused of this offense last year too. The company however has denied all charges.

When Croatia 'shocked Messi, Maradona and the rest of the world'

When Croatia 'shocked Messi, Maradona and the rest of the world'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

Croatia's euphoric media ran out of superlatives as they hailed the Balkan nation's stunning World Cup win over Argentina which propelled them into the competition's knockout stages for the first time since the 1998 tournament when they finished third.

Battle of Beauties: Bouchard ready to be tested by Sharapova

Battle of Beauties: Bouchard ready to be tested by Sharapova

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

Eugenie Bouchard will spend Monday 'cramming' for one of the toughest exams of her fledgling career when she faces second seed Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

Why migrants prefer trucks over Shramik trains to return home

Why migrants prefer trucks over Shramik trains to return home

Rediff.com16 May 2020

The migrants said that they prefer trucks and tempos to go back to their native places as the trucks drop them close to their villages, while buses drop them only till the state border, from where they have to find another mode of transport to reach home.

Why you shouldn't be sacrificing your sleep

Why you shouldn't be sacrificing your sleep

Rediff.com15 Sep 2008

Kanchan Maslekar speaks to health professionals and discusses the ill effects of sleep deprivation.

Review: Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam

Review: Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam

Rediff.com22 Aug 2008

Like its commonplace production values, chaotic screenplay, absent-minded storyline and bland soundtrack, Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam is a yawn-inducing exercise in misplaced overindulgence.