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Djokovic unsure about going to Tokyo Olympics

Djokovic unsure about going to Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

Djokovic said he was '50-50' about competing at the Tokyo Olympics

'I am the godfather of disco'

'I am the godfather of disco'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

'You make a hit, everything is fit.'

RIP Pele: 'The most divine of footballers and joyous of men'

RIP Pele: 'The most divine of footballers and joyous of men'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

Brazil soccer great Pele died on Thursday, aged 82, after a long battle with cancer.

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

Recognising an increasing number of lesbians are passionate about football, former amateur player and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Anita Wanjiru founded a women's team in 2017.

Chinese New Year: Meet The Year of the Rabbit Celebs

Chinese New Year: Meet The Year of the Rabbit Celebs

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

The Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese calendar, began on Sunday, January 22.

Met Gala 2021: STUNNING SEXY Fashion!

Met Gala 2021: STUNNING SEXY Fashion!

Rediff.com14 Sep 2021

The HOTTEST looks from the Met Gala 2021 red carpet.

Bajrang continues golden run; Vinesh in final

Bajrang continues golden run; Vinesh in final

Rediff.com10 Aug 2019

It is fourth gold of the season for Asian Games champion Bajrang Punia.

Sprinter Dutee Chand brings India more honour

Sprinter Dutee Chand brings India more honour

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

Becomes first Indian to bag a gold medal at the World University Games

Missing Ugandan lifter seen donning India track jacket

Missing Ugandan lifter seen donning India track jacket

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Uganda's chef de mission Aisha Nassanga also had no idea how Ssekitoleko got an India track jacket.

Sports Shorts: Mumbai to host IOC session in 2023

Sports Shorts: Mumbai to host IOC session in 2023

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

Indian Pro boxer Chandni goes down to Shin Bo in WBO Asia Pacific title clash.

CGF hopes to talk India out of 2022 CWG boycott

CGF hopes to talk India out of 2022 CWG boycott

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

The IOA have decided to boycott the CGF General Assembly in Rwanda, also withdrawing candidatures of two of its officials from the September elections there.

AP CM assures land for Sindhu to set up academy

AP CM assures land for Sindhu to set up academy

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday promised to allot five acres of land in the port city of Visakhapatnam to ace shuttler P V Sindhu for setting up a badminton academy for girls.

Room prices rocket in Rio as landlords dig for Olympic gold

Room prices rocket in Rio as landlords dig for Olympic gold

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

With hotels mostly booked, landlords are charging a pretty penny for tourists still seeking accommodation in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics in August -- asking as much as $2,305 per night for a three-bedroom apartment far from venues and beaches.

RBI keeps rates unchanged; maintains accommodative stance

RBI keeps rates unchanged; maintains accommodative stance

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

The repo rate has been left unchanged at 4 per cent, Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the decisions taken by the central bank's MPC.

Review: 3 Idiots eyes box office gold

Review: 3 Idiots eyes box office gold

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

3 Idiots has so much promise and it holds on to that every so often during its nearly three-hour long run. But as often happens in Bollywood, ambitious projects led with good intentions, and packaged neatly with a ton of talent and smart brains, are compromised.

Tokyo Games: Nigerian delegate hospitalised with COVID-19

Tokyo Games: Nigerian delegate hospitalised with COVID-19

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

The coronavirus has however infected increasing numbers of athletes and others involved with the Games, and authorities were on Friday trying to track down a Ugandan weightlifter who went missing from his training camp.

WATCH! Conman turns 'disco dancer' to entertain cops

WATCH! Conman turns 'disco dancer' to entertain cops

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Turning an arrest into a mockery of sorts, the police in Hyderabad made a conman dance to the audience reportedly inside the city Deputy Commissioner of Police's office.

Katrina Enjoys the Istanbul Sun

Katrina Enjoys the Istanbul Sun

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

Priyanka goes golfing... Kareena spends a day with her 'world'...

Halep wins Canadian Open title; Murray edges Wawrinka

Halep wins Canadian Open title; Murray edges Wawrinka

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

Simona Halep ended Beatriz Haddad Maia's dream run in Toronto

Kaun Pravin Tambe Review

Kaun Pravin Tambe Review

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

Shreyas Talpade plays the titular role with aplomb, applauds Deepti Patwardhan.

Annam lamp, Thanjavur painting: Modi's gifts to Xi

Annam lamp, Thanjavur painting: Modi's gifts to Xi

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

The lamp has a round base decorated with beautiful patterns. It has slender and intricately -- designed ornamental stem with branches taking off at three levels.

NBA: Dunk specialist Carter calls it quits after 22 seasons

NBA: Dunk specialist Carter calls it quits after 22 seasons

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

Atlanta Hawks guard Vince Carter officially announced his retirement from professional basketball on Thursday after an NBA record 22-season career during which his high-flying dunks made him one of the game's top players in his prime. Carter, widely regarded as one of the greatest dunkers of all time, had previously said the 2019-20 NBA campaign would be his last but had not addressed his playing status since the NBA suspended its season in mid-March due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Atanu Das ready to hit bulls-eye in Tokyo Olympics

Atanu Das ready to hit bulls-eye in Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com7 May 2021

Atanu opened up about how he honed his skills during the first lockdown when sporting action was put to a grinding halt

I have some unfinished business, says Phelps

I have some unfinished business, says Phelps

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

One of the most decorated Olympians of all time, American swimming legend Michael Phelps has sent out a warning to his rivals, saying he still has "some unfinished business" left going into the Rio Olympic Games. "I have some unfinished business I'd like to take care of them before I hang up my suit. And I'm actually enjoying being back in the water again. That was pretty challenging for me going into 2012. But I just feel like a kid again and I love it," he said. The 31-year-old Phelps has 18 Olympic gold medals, 26 World Aquatics Championships gold, 1 World Swimming Championships gold medal and 16 Pan Pacific Championships gold.

Should India boycott Birmingham Commonwealth Games?

Should India boycott Birmingham Commonwealth Games?

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

India's shooting federation chief wants the country to boycott the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in the wake of organisers' decision to drop the discipline from the programme in 2022.

PM Modi wishes Indian contingent luck for CWG

PM Modi wishes Indian contingent luck for CWG

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

Hit by a needle controversy but in high spirits nonetheless, the jumbo Indian contingent would be aiming to make it all good with strong medal-winning performances.

Soldier eyes Guinness record, begins 4,300-km run to be completed within 50 days

Soldier eyes Guinness record, begins 4,300-km run to be completed within 50 days

Rediff.com3 Apr 2021

Indian soldier Naik Velu P is all set to make his 30th birthday memorable as he left for a mission to enter his name in the Guinness Book of World Records by running from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, a distance of about 4,300 km, under 50 days.

Does the IOA want to finish Mumbai hockey?

Does the IOA want to finish Mumbai hockey?

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

'Indian hockey will lose out on one of its most important nurseries of good hockey talent.'

Pot of gold awaits Champions League winner

Pot of gold awaits Champions League winner

Rediff.com21 May 2008

The winner of Wednesday's Champions League final will earn more than 85 million pounds ($166 million) in sponsorship and TV deals, higher players' values and growth in ticket sales, a study has shown.

FIRST PICTURES: Deepika-Ranveer at their Bengaluru reception

FIRST PICTURES: Deepika-Ranveer at their Bengaluru reception

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

Here come the bride and the groom!

Walmart is open to IPO for Flipkart

Walmart is open to IPO for Flipkart

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

US retail giant Walmart has said it is "open to an IPO" for its Indian e-commerce arm Flipkart but there is "no specific timeline" for the share sale. Both Flipkart and payment app PhonePe continue to do well, Walmart International president and CEO Judith McKenna said while speaking at the DB Access Global Consumer Conference on June 7. "We always made it clear from the day we made the acquisition or the investment, that we would be open to an IPO," said McKenna. However, she noted that there is no specific timeline for the IPO.

Dhanteras took the online route this year

Dhanteras took the online route this year

Rediff.com19 Oct 2017

Demonetisation and changes in buying patterns of consumers help in pushing online sales.

Bihar Aquaponics Farm Blazes A Trail

Bihar Aquaponics Farm Blazes A Trail

Rediff.com16 Jul 2022

'Aquaponics can effectively cushion the impact of a calamity like COVID.'

Amid COVID gloom, could it be 'India Shining' in Tokyo?

Amid COVID gloom, could it be 'India Shining' in Tokyo?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

India has just 28 Olympic medals to its credit since making a debut back in 1900.

Bindra, Ganguly urge people to support upcoming sports talent

Bindra, Ganguly urge people to support upcoming sports talent

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

Online cab network company Ola has launched the 'Road to Gold' campaign under which its customers can contribute a sum of Re.1 per ride across the over 110 cities it operates in, a press release stated.

Relaxed Vikas aims to create history at Asian Games

Relaxed Vikas aims to create history at Asian Games

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

The 26-year-old boxer is aiming to become India's first boxer with three back-to-back Asian Games medals.

Investing for women: Choosing between risk and safety

Investing for women: Choosing between risk and safety

Rediff.com2 Mar 2020

Being more financially savvy helps women choose the right balance between consumption spending vs investing for future and can hold them in good stead as life hands out various twists and turns along the way, says Piyush Baranwal

Desi girl Priyanka slays in a bold backless gown

Desi girl Priyanka slays in a bold backless gown

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

The former beauty queen looked stunning as the showstopper.

Indian football: 10-man FC Goa hold SC East Bengal

Indian football: 10-man FC Goa hold SC East Bengal

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

SCEB failed to make use of a numerical advantage to settle for a 1-1 draw against FC Goa

Meet India's flag-bearer for Asian Games opening ceremony

Meet India's flag-bearer for Asian Games opening ceremony

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was named the Indian contingent's flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony to be held on August 18 in Jakarta.