News for 'City of Gold'

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

Gangubai Kathiawadi Review

Gangubai Kathiawadi Review

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai. Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma.

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.

IOC President Bach wins unopposed second term to 2025

IOC President Bach wins unopposed second term to 2025

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

Presidents can serve two terms -- a first term of eight years and a second of four if re-elected.

Naveen Patnaik will be Odisha CM for Life

Naveen Patnaik will be Odisha CM for Life

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Because he knows Odisha; and Odisha knows him, observes Aditi Phadnis.

Buying a house this festive season?

Buying a house this festive season?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

Experts say this is a good time to buy a house for self-use, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.' 'The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi.

Man United-Liverpool tie postponed as fans storm pitch

Man United-Liverpool tie postponed as fans storm pitch

Rediff.com2 May 2021

Manchester United's Premier League match against Liverpool was postponed on Sunday after United fans forced their way into the stadium and stormed the Old Trafford pitch to protest against the club's owners - the Glazer family.

Bollywood 2021: A to Z RECAP

Bollywood 2021: A to Z RECAP

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma, fun and festivity, love and war into the year.

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.

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.

Pandemic-ravaged India not safe for individual training: Moudgil

Pandemic-ravaged India not safe for individual training: Moudgil

Rediff.com8 May 2021

'I think Croatia must be better than India currently (in terms of COVID-19 situation) and being with the team also gives you confidence. I don't see any problem from being away from home for three months.'

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

Start Financial Planning for Retirement

Start Financial Planning for Retirement

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

Those who have crossed 50 must show the greatest urgency. They need to achieve a corpus that can sustain them and their spouses for at least 25-30 years after retirement.

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.

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.

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!

Indian hockey's GOLDEN evening in Moscow

Indian hockey's GOLDEN evening in Moscow

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

'The feeling that we were Olympic champions only dawned on us when we reached India.'

Cleared of doping, Chanu demands answers and compensation

Cleared of doping, Chanu demands answers and compensation

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

The International Weightlifting Federation dropped the doping charge against Indian weightlifter K Sanjita Chanu due to "non-conformities" in the handling of her sample but the Commonwealth Games gold-medallist has demanded an apology and compensation for the "trauma" she has endured. The IWF made the decision based on the recommendation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The 26-year-old, who claimed innocence since the beginning, was informed about the final verdict via an e-mail, signed by IWF's legal counsel Lilla Sagi.

How Olympics-bound Manu is managing shooting and studies

How Olympics-bound Manu is managing shooting and studies

Rediff.com16 May 2021

A day before the Tokyo-bound Indian shooting contingent hits the range for its first training session in Croatia, Manu Bhaker's pistol will give way to a pen and the shooting gear to her study materials, as she logs in for her BA fourth semester exam.

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.

PV Sindhu mesmerised by Durga Puja festivities

PV Sindhu mesmerised by Durga Puja festivities

Rediff.com2 Oct 2019

'I want to take Durga Maa's blessings and achieve a lot more'

Tighter dud-loan norms: Shadow banks brace for headwinds

Tighter dud-loan norms: Shadow banks brace for headwinds

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

On November 12, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to ring in uniformity in asset classification and income recognition across all lending institutions. Shadow banks, or non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), like commercial banks, are to test non-performing assets (NPAs) on a daily basis and upgrade them to "standard assets" only when interest and principal arrears are settled by borrowers. This is going to create all manner of headaches for shadow banks and their clientele. Says Y S Chakravarti, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO), Shriram City Union Finance: "NPA levels will go up, especially of small borrowers.

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.

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.

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.

Former India footballer Manitombi dies at 39

Former India footballer Manitombi dies at 39

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

Former India and Mohun Bagan footballer Manitombi Singh died aged only 39 at his native village near Imphal in Manipur on Sunday. Manitombi was suffering from a prolonged illness and breathed his last in the early hours of Sunday.

PICS: India beat Germany in thriller for men's hockey bronze

PICS: India beat Germany in thriller for men's hockey bronze

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

Eight-time champions India defeated Germany 5-4 in a thrilling men's hockey bronze medal play-off to win an Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games after 41 years, on Thursday.

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.

National coaches need to be more qualified: Sindhu

National coaches need to be more qualified: Sindhu

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

India's badminton ace P V Sindhu said national coaches need to be more qualified in order to groom more players to become champions in the future.

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.

'The Flying Sikh will live forever. RIP'

'The Flying Sikh will live forever. RIP'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

From Neeraj Chopra to Harbhajan Singh to Saina Mirza, India's top sportsperson mourned the passing away of one of the country's biggest sporting icons.

Hollywood stars, Serena to bring women's soccer to LA

Hollywood stars, Serena to bring women's soccer to LA

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman and more than a dozen former US women's national team players have formed an ownership group to set up a professional women's soccer team in Los Angeles from 2022. The new team, which has yet to be named, was announced by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) on Tuesday.

Save Mumbai hockey, former Olympians appeal to Rijiju

Save Mumbai hockey, former Olympians appeal to Rijiju

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Legendary Olympians urged the authorities concerned that Mumbai be allowed to continue in its present independent state with direct affiliation to Hockey India as a full member.

Actor Ajay Devgn mourns Olympian Hakim's demise

Actor Ajay Devgn mourns Olympian Hakim's demise

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

Hakim won the Santosh Trophy for Services in 1960 and continued to be a part of the squad till 1966. At club level, he played for City College Old Boys (Hyderabad) and Indian Air Force.

Dia to Bumrah: How celebs wed in Covid times

Dia to Bumrah: How celebs wed in Covid times

Rediff.com17 May 2021

Celebs follow a template for their special day -- an intimate ceremony with few people and a keen eye for a touch of luxury in every aspect.

As Work From Home Deepens...

As Work From Home Deepens...

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

... Are far-reaching social changes coming with it, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Olympics: Indian archers fail to get past Korean hurdle

Olympics: Indian archers fail to get past Korean hurdle

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Indian archers bowed out of the team events after failing to get past the mighty Koreans for a second time in the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.

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.