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It sure looks a lot like Christmas!

It sure looks a lot like Christmas!

Rediff.com25 Dec 2017

From lights to colourful markets, the world is all lit up to celebrate the holiday cheer! Here are images from around the world.

Spotted! Vijay Mallya at India vs Australia match

Spotted! Vijay Mallya at India vs Australia match

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

The 63-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss, an avid cricket fan, is wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an alleged Rs 9,000 crores.

Cristiano Ronaldo held on rape charge

Cristiano Ronaldo held on rape charge

Rediff.com19 Oct 2005

Police are investigating claims by a woman that she was seriously sexually assaulted in a penthouse suite at the Sanderson Hotel in central London.

PHOTOS: The wonderfully weird world around us!

PHOTOS: The wonderfully weird world around us!

Rediff.com24 May 2018

These images prove we live in a mad, mad world.

No baby for this Spice!

No baby for this Spice!

Rediff.com20 Aug 2004

Chelsea manager Mourinho arrested in dog row

Chelsea manager Mourinho arrested in dog row

Rediff.com16 May 2007

He was held late on Tuesday after an animal health official and two police officers went to his central London home to remove his dog.

NRI hotelier set to acquire Waldorf Hilton

NRI hotelier set to acquire Waldorf Hilton

Rediff.com1 Dec 2007

NRI hotelier Gulshan Bhatia is the front-runner to acquire Waldorf Hilton for 185 million. Bhatia, who along with her son Asif, has built a fortune of more than 70 million as a hotelier, is poised to acquire the 299-room Waldorf in Central London.

'Dear Queen of Hearts, thank you'

'Dear Queen of Hearts, thank you'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

The flowers are returning to Kensington Palace.

Stephen Hawking: A life in pictures

Stephen Hawking: A life in pictures

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

Known as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein, here are a few glimpses of Stephen Hawking's life.

British ex-spy linked with Trump memo goes into hiding

British ex-spy linked with Trump memo goes into hiding

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

He has been widely named as the author of the memo, published in some US media containing extensive allegations about Trump's personal life and his campaign's relationship with the Russian state.

G20 summit: Delhi civic body makes big plans to fight dengue

G20 summit: Delhi civic body makes big plans to fight dengue

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

Municipal authorities have envisioned a comprehensive and pro-active plan to combat dengue this year with focussed fumigation at monument sites and markets in Delhi, which will host the G20 summit in September.

Nirav Modi to be produced before UK court in extradition case

Nirav Modi to be produced before UK court in extradition case

Rediff.com29 May 2019

He is set to be produced from custody before Judge Emma Arbuthnot for the first management hearing in the case, during which a broad timeline is expected for his extradition trial.

Rohit has not asked for rest: MI coach

Rohit has not asked for rest: MI coach

Rediff.com30 Apr 2023

Boucher admitted that Mumbai Indians have gone back to the drawing board to discuss their death overs bowling, after conceding 96 runs in the last five overs against Punjab Kings followed by 70 runs off four overs against Gujarat Titans to end up on the losing side in both the games.

25 DAZZLING FRAMES In Karan Johar Movies

25 DAZZLING FRAMES In Karan Johar Movies

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

On his 50th birthday on May 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates the man and his movies.

Bajaj autorickshaws on Brighton streets!

Bajaj autorickshaws on Brighton streets!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2006

Brighton, a popular sea resort of Britain, has got 12 three-wheelers from Bajaj.

Lakshmi Mittal buys world's costliest house

Lakshmi Mittal buys world's costliest house

Rediff.com12 Apr 2004

Non-Resident Indian steel magnate Lakshmi N Mittal, the richest Asian in the United Kingdom, has bought a central London house for a record price of £70 million, a leading daily reported on Sunday.

The Warrior wins Bafta Award

The Warrior wins Bafta Award

Rediff.com24 Feb 2003

Bollywood blockbuster Devdas failed in the BAFTA foreign films category.

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'India Is Ready For The World!'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.' 'And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole world, then we are really being losers.' 'The visionaries of the industry must pull up their socks and say that now we will create for the world.'

PIX: Bayern's Coman haunts PSG again; Milan down Spurs

PIX: Bayern's Coman haunts PSG again; Milan down Spurs

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

Kingsley Coman came back to haunt Paris St Germain again as he earned Bayern Munich a 1-0 win in their Champions League last-16 first leg in Paris on Tuesday.

3-day survey found many tax-linked irregularities at BBC, says I-T dept

3-day survey found many tax-linked irregularities at BBC, says I-T dept

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

The income and profits shown by various BBC group entities are "not commensurate" with the scale of their operations in India and tax has not been paid on certain remittances by its foreign entities, the income tax authorities said Friday, a day after they ended a three-day-long survey operation against the British media organisation.

UK Parliament in temporary lockdown over suspicious package

UK Parliament in temporary lockdown over suspicious package

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Britain's Parliament was on Thursday put under a temporary lockdown after a Pakistani-origin member of the House of Lords received a suspicious envelope filled with "white powder" along with a racist letter, on a day the United Kingdom marked the 11th anniversary of the 2005 London terror attacks.

AMAZING, AWESOME Photographs!

AMAZING, AWESOME Photographs!

Rediff.com15 Apr 2023

The World Photography Organisation has announced its category winners and shortlist in the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2023.

Bush, Blair pledge to fight terror

Bush, Blair pledge to fight terror

Rediff.com20 Nov 2003

US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday defended the attack on Iraq and condemned the ghastly bombings on British targets in Turkey.

CBI files 3 fresh FIRs against Mehul Choksi in Rs 6,700-cr PNB fraud case

CBI files 3 fresh FIRs against Mehul Choksi in Rs 6,700-cr PNB fraud case

Rediff.com17 Dec 2022

The diamantaire's counsel said there is a vigilance manual circular that the consortium can lodge only one FIR. Each consortium member cannot lodge separate FIRs, he said.

Once a bustling hub, Kolkata's central business district has few takers today

Once a bustling hub, Kolkata's central business district has few takers today

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

Dalhousie square has close to 55 historic landmarks.

Terror in UK: From '05 tube attack to now

Terror in UK: From '05 tube attack to now

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

Friday's explosion on the London tube is the latest in a string of terror attacks in the United Kingdom in recent years. Here is a timeline of the terror that has unfolded in the UK.

The world's most expensive house

The world's most expensive house

Rediff.com27 Apr 2004

Lakshmi N Mittal, Chairman and CEO, of the LNM Group, has bought a central London house for a stunning price of £70 million ($128.25 million or about Rs 560 crore).

Theresa May becomes second woman PM of Britain

Theresa May becomes second woman PM of Britain

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

Theresa May on Wednesday became Britain's second woman prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.

With love from govt: Synchronised tax surveys on BBC's Delhi, Mumbai offices

With love from govt: Synchronised tax surveys on BBC's Delhi, Mumbai offices

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

The surprise action comes weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots and India.

Fraternity, prosperity and polarisation

Fraternity, prosperity and polarisation

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

Economic stagnation is the advance payment for polarisation, which extracts a terrible price.

Sahara owns several luxury apartments, assets abroad

Sahara owns several luxury apartments, assets abroad

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

Other London properties, aircraft & offshore accounts are yet to catch the attention of regulators.

Terror in the UK: A timeline of attacks

Terror in the UK: A timeline of attacks

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

The two "terrorist incidents" at London Bridge and Borough Market on Saturday night are among several attacks that have taken place in the United Kingdom in recent years.

ISRO conducts key test of its heaviest rocket's engine

ISRO conducts key test of its heaviest rocket's engine

Rediff.com29 Oct 2022

The engine is earmarked for the LVM3-M3 mission identified for launching the next 36 OneWeb India-1 satellites, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.

Tax survey at BBC offices: UK govt 'closely monitoring' situation

Tax survey at BBC offices: UK govt 'closely monitoring' situation

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

While there has been no official statement related to the action, British government sources said they are 'closely monitoring reports of tax surveys conducted at the offices of the BBC in India'.

Will Formula E revive Indian motorsport?

Will Formula E revive Indian motorsport?

Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

The inaugural Formula E race in Hyderabad is scheduled for February 11 next year, joining the likes of New York, London and Rome on the calendar.

India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end

India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end

Rediff.com2 May 2023

India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end. The time has come for Indian refiners to navigate, creatively, the choppy waters of the post-honeymoon period, and for Indian policymakers to take cognisance of the broader impact on India from the spillover of the Russian crisis - after Washington's warning to transgressors last week. Shipments from Russia to India have averaged over 1.8 million barrels a day since February, according to data from Paris-based market analytics firm Kpler. But much of the crude shipped to India was non-sanctioned because it traded below a price cap set by the US led G-7 nations in December.