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Jwala-Diju suffer second straight defeat

Jwala-Diju suffer second straight defeat

Rediff.com29 Jul 2012

India's mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju are virtually out of the reckoning at the London Olympics. They suffered yet another straight-games defeat in their second group match in the badminton competition at the Wembley arena on Sunday.

10 most desirable cars at the Auto Expo

10 most desirable cars at the Auto Expo

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

At the car enthusiast's paradise, auto beauties from global manufacturers stole the show.

India's heaviest rocket blasts off with OneWeb India's 36 broadband satellites

India's heaviest rocket blasts off with OneWeb India's 36 broadband satellites

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

The heaviest rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation -- LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1 -- blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Sunday to place 36 broadband communication satellites into the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for a UK-based customer.

Rajan disapproves inheritance tax idea

Rajan disapproves inheritance tax idea

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Inheritance tax only helps the lawyers: Rajan

Govt may name Rajan's successor after Modi's Africa tour

Govt may name Rajan's successor after Modi's Africa tour

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Traditionally, Prime Minister picks the RBI Governor after consultation with the finance minister.

FIIs pump Rs 16,500 cr in Indian capital markets in Feb

FIIs pump Rs 16,500 cr in Indian capital markets in Feb

Rediff.com22 Feb 2015

Investors are keenly focused on new govt's first full-year Budget.

Always tough after being bowled out for 60: Ravindra

Always tough after being bowled out for 60: Ravindra

Rediff.com5 Dec 2021

New Zealand are well aware that it is extremely tough to bounce back after collapsing for 62 in the first innings, but young all-rounder Rachin Ravindra promised his team would put up a fight on Day 4 of the second Test against India, in Mumbai.

Shastri reveals why India flopped at T20 World Cup

Shastri reveals why India flopped at T20 World Cup

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

The Indian team was "mentally and physically drained" during the T20 World Cup and did not even "try to win", as it wasn't switched on during pressure situations in big games, outgoing head coach Ravi Shastri stunningly conceded before the side's last Super 12s match against Namibia, in Dubai, on Monday.

India's per capita external debt up at Rs 21,493

India's per capita external debt up at Rs 21,493

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

Rise in NRI deposits pushed up India's per capita external debt by 17.55 per cent to Rs 21,493 in one year period ending March 2014, government said in the Rajya Sabha.

Auto Expo 2014: Best car launches on Day 2

Auto Expo 2014: Best car launches on Day 2

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

Maruti's small car Celerio was the biggest attraction followed by Mahindra's electric sports vehicle Halo.

Swipe your card and buy a Tata Nano!

Swipe your card and buy a Tata Nano!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2013

Tata Motors has offered the Nano small car to consumers who wish to buy it using credit cards.

Maruti working on new A-Star that will deliver 33kmpl

Maruti working on new A-Star that will deliver 33kmpl

Rediff.com25 Feb 2013

Suzuki is developing an 'ECO' variant of the next generation A-Star to provide an amazing fuel economy of 33 kmpl.

IHF blames IOA for Olympics hockey debacle

IHF blames IOA for Olympics hockey debacle

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

The beleaguered Indian Hockey Federation came down heavily on the Indian Olympic Association for the hockey team's poor show at the London Olympics and denounced the three-member committee set-up by it to look into the running of the Indian hockey.

Tendulkar congratulates Sushil after silver medal win

Tendulkar congratulates Sushil after silver medal win

Rediff.com12 Aug 2012

India's legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar made a phone call to wrestler Sushil Kumar immediately after he won the silver medal at the London Olympics. 'Congratulations on winning the silver medal. You have made the country proud,' Tendulkar told him over the phone.

Archers insulted Limba during London Olympics: Source

Archers insulted Limba during London Olympics: Source

Rediff.com11 Aug 2012

India's archery coach Limba Ram made a quiet exit from the national team not just because of the country's dismal Olympic performance but also after being allegedly insulted by his top wards Deepika Kumari and Jayanta Talukdar, who denied the accusation.

Sardar should be inspiration for players: Nobbs

Sardar should be inspiration for players: Nobbs

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

India's hockey players have a role model within their ranks and should look at play-maker Sardar Singh for inspiration, says coach Michael Nobbs.

Budget: Yoga gets a special status

Budget: Yoga gets a special status

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

Special status to Yoga by categorising its promotion as charitable.

Espionage: Reliance says its firm cooperating with authorities

Espionage: Reliance says its firm cooperating with authorities

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

The Reliance Group employee is among those who have been arrested

Fletcher becomes first coach with 100 Tests

Fletcher becomes first coach with 100 Tests

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Duncan Fletcher etched his name into the record books by becoming the first cricket coach to complete a century of matches at the helm of affairs of a national team during the first Test between India and England at Lord's.

Kotak gets CCI nod to buy ING Vysya bank

Kotak gets CCI nod to buy ING Vysya bank

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

The deal is the first major bank takeover in 4 years

Pietersen fractures left thumb

Pietersen fractures left thumb

Rediff.com25 Oct 2011

Having being ruled out of Tuesday's England-India fifth and final ODI here after suffering a thumb injury, Kevin Pietersen is still in contention for the forthcoming international Twenty20 fixture against India to be held in the city on Saturday.

Britain offers 1 bn pound credit line for Indian infrastructure projects

Britain offers 1 bn pound credit line for Indian infrastructure projects

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

George Osborne and British foreign secretary William Hague are on a two-day visit to India to bolster trade and investment ties with Asia's third-largest economy.

Subcontinent, ICC pin hope on new-look World Cup

Subcontinent, ICC pin hope on new-look World Cup

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

The Cricket World Cup hits the subcontinent on Saturday with an unabashedly biased format favouring marquee teams like India, which seeks to salvage the country's reputation as a capable host of major sporting events.

Points Table: ICC World T20 2016

Points Table: ICC World T20 2016

Rediff.com27 Mar 2016

How the teams stand in the Super 10s stage of the tournament.

The Modi Premium

The Modi Premium

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

Economic growth, which we are taking for granted, slows for a completely different set of local or global factors and the Modi premium vanishes, observes Debashis Basu.

New Zealand star Conway ruled out of T20 WC final

New Zealand star Conway ruled out of T20 WC final

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

Frustrated after being dismissed, New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway hit his own bat. Taken for X-rays earlier today, it was confirmed that he had broken his fifth metacarpal in his right hand.

TMC writes to EC to revert rule which 'will help BJP'

TMC writes to EC to revert rule which 'will help BJP'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2021

TMC claimed that the new instructions were made with a "mala fide intention to benefit the candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party".

We're not good enough to play in Olympics: Chetri

We're not good enough to play in Olympics: Chetri

Rediff.com11 Aug 2012

India's disastrous hockey campaign in the London Games ended with a humiliating bottom spot finish out of 12 competing nations, and it prompted a dejected skipper Bharat Chetri to say that the former champions were not good enough to play at a big stage like the Olympics.

Beijing loss still rankles Olympic bronze medallist Saina

Beijing loss still rankles Olympic bronze medallist Saina

Rediff.com11 Aug 2012

Her bronze medal in the London Olympics has sent India into a state of frenzy, but her shocking quarterfinal defeat in her maiden appearance at the mega event in Beijing four years ago, still rankles shuttle queen Saina Nehwal.

'Sorry I couldn't come back with the gold medal'

'Sorry I couldn't come back with the gold medal'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

Ace woman boxer M C Mary Kom apologised to the nation after returning with a bronze from the London Olympics, saying she did her best.

India's GDP to grow at 7.8% in 2016-17: Nomura

India's GDP to grow at 7.8% in 2016-17: Nomura

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

'We expect the Reserve Bank of India to deliver a 25 bps rate cut in April to support growth.'

Indian hockey team's misery at the Games continues

Indian hockey team's misery at the Games continues

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

India crashed to their fourth successive defeat in the men's Olympic hockey competition, thrashed 4-1 by South Korea on Sunday. India is the only team among 12 competing at these Games without a point from five matches.

Grapplers Amit, Narsingh shown the exit

Grapplers Amit, Narsingh shown the exit

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

India's male freestyle wrestlers started their Olympics campaign on a disappointing note, as both young Amit Kumar and Narsingh Pancham Yadav crashed out of their respective categories in contrasting fashion, at the ExCel centre in London, on Friday.

I want to be part of hockey administration: Dhanraj

I want to be part of hockey administration: Dhanraj

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

Putting the blame squarely on the long-standing power struggle between Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation for the steep decline of the national game, former captain Dhanraj Pillay expressed his desire to join the administration of the sport.

Inconsistent judging affected morale: Vijender

Inconsistent judging affected morale: Vijender

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

Heartbroken after missing out on what would have been his second successive Olympic medal, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh said inconsistent judging affected the morale of Indian pugilists who drew a blank at the mega-event in London.

No medal but this was our best Olympic performance: Sandhu

No medal but this was our best Olympic performance: Sandhu

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

India's much-hyped male boxers might have drawn a blank in the London Olympics but national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu insisted that the country's pugilists gave their "best performance" in the quadrennial sporting spectacle.

I was mentally prepared for this moment: Vijay Kumar

I was mentally prepared for this moment: Vijay Kumar

Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

India's new shooting sensation Vijay Kumar, who won a silver medal at the London Olympics on Friday, said he had prepared himself mentally for a medal and is elated to have achieved his objective.

Saina Nehwal tames Tine Baun to enter semi-finals

Saina Nehwal tames Tine Baun to enter semi-finals

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

Saina Nehwal lit up another gloomy day for India at the Olympics by storming into the women's singles semi-finals, even as shooting medal hope Ronjan Sodhi fell by the wayside on Thursday. The ace shuttler exhibited excellent court-craft and unflinching attitude to defeat senior opponent and two-time All England champion Tine Baun of Denmark 21-15, 22-20 in a pulsating quarter-final clash that lasted 37 minutes.

Bhupathi-Bopanna crash out of men's doubles

Bhupathi-Bopanna crash out of men's doubles

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the men's doubles at the London Olympics, losing 3-6, 4-6 to the French pair of Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet, on Tuesday.

WATCH LIVE! Arun Jaitley presents Union Budget 2016

WATCH LIVE! Arun Jaitley presents Union Budget 2016

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

Will Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget 2016 be able to put India on a growth trajectory?