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East Bengal to meet FC Goa in Super Cup final

East Bengal to meet FC Goa in Super Cup final

Rediff.com5 Dec 2025

East Bengal power past Punjab FC in Super Cup semi-final

Historic! FC Goa lift Super Cup, book spot in CL 2

Historic! FC Goa lift Super Cup, book spot in CL 2

Rediff.com8 Dec 2025

The win saw Manolo Marquez's team become the first side to defend the Super Cup title and win it for a record-extending third time.

India captain Sandesh Jhingan's big sacrifice to save ISL

India captain Sandesh Jhingan's big sacrifice to save ISL

Rediff.com16 Jan 2026

FC Goa players, including India captain Sandesh Jhingan, and support staff have accepted pay cut for the truncated ISL season starting on February 14.

2-tier Test system; T20 WC expansion: Key points of ICC meeting

2-tier Test system; T20 WC expansion: Key points of ICC meeting

Rediff.com16 Jul 2025

The much-debated idea of a two-tier Test system, expansion of the T20 World Cup and ratification of new members are some of the topics that will be discussed in depth during the four-day AGM of the International Cricket Council.

Vietnam Emerges As India's Key Defence Partner

Vietnam Emerges As India's Key Defence Partner

Rediff.com17 Nov 2025

The 15th India-Vietnam Defence Dialogue signalled a move from routine talks to deeper cooperation, with new deals on submarine rescue and defence industry to support stability in the Indo-Pacific, notes Dr Rajaram Panda.

Yunus introduces student activist as 'brains' behind Hasina's ouster

Yunus introduces student activist as 'brains' behind Hasina's ouster

Rediff.com27 Sep 2024

Bangladesh's chief advisor Muhammad Yunus introduced to an American audience in New York the "brains" behind the "meticulously designed" protests that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina from power.

10 new countries in just over 2 decades!

10 new countries in just over 2 decades!

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Rediff.com lists 10 new countries that were formed over the last two decades

General To Head Largest Muslim Democracy

General To Head Largest Muslim Democracy

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Prabowo was accused in the late 1980s of making a number pro-democracy activists mysteriously disappear and for human rights abuses in the provinces of East Timor and Papua and was denied a visa to the US.

Huge OPPORTUNITY exists on branding India: Wally Olins

Huge OPPORTUNITY exists on branding India: Wally Olins

Rediff.com20 Aug 2012

The Saffron Brand Consultants chairman talks about the perception and reality about Brand India.

BPCL to invest Rs 6,000 cr in exploration business

BPCL to invest Rs 6,000 cr in exploration business

Rediff.com20 Dec 2006

Bharat Petroleum Corporation lans to invest around Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) in the exploration and production business over the next few years.

US Proposal For Expansion of UNSC Is An Empty Gesture

US Proposal For Expansion of UNSC Is An Empty Gesture

Rediff.com16 Sep 2024

By proposing the addition of six permanent members this year, it may appear that it was a major concession, but in actual fact, it will make no difference to the privilege of the permanent five as the new six will have no veto, ever! points out Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Kashmir is conflict-torn: Susan Rice

Kashmir is conflict-torn: Susan Rice

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

United States ambassador-designate to the United Nations, Susan Rice, identified Kashmir as one of the hot spots and bracketed it with conflict-torn regions, including the Balkans and Golan heights.

Australian linked to terror video

Australian linked to terror video

Rediff.com12 Aug 2005

Best pics 2010: Water babies!

Best pics 2010: Water babies!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2011

Here are readers' best photographs from the past year! Where are yours? Send us your pics now!

World's worst football team win first point

World's worst football team win first point

Rediff.com31 Oct 2008

After six fruitless years playing international football, the world's worst team are beginning to see the romance of the beautiful game. When the rag-tag national side of East Timor drew 2-2 with fellow strugglers Cambodia last week, they clinched the first point they had ever won to stem a seemingly endless run of defeats.

Top 10 Motorcycle Trips Worldwide

Top 10 Motorcycle Trips Worldwide

Rediff.com9 Sep 2008

Forget the tour bus. Rattle, hum and zip across the scenic wilds of Mongolia, Rajasthan, Tuscany and elsewhere in a motorcyclethis unusual round-up of high-end motorcycle tours will show you the way. Ten destinations are highlighted.

Grenada hit 10, Suriname 7 in World Cup qualifiers

Grenada hit 10, Suriname 7 in World Cup qualifiers

Rediff.com27 Mar 2008

Grenada smashed US Virgin Islands 10-0 while Suriname trounced Montserrat 7-1 in the CONCACAF preliminary round football World Cup qualifiers. Elsewhere, Antigua beat Aruba 1-0 despite having three players sent off and missing a penalty while Belize held out for a 1-1 draw away to St Kitts & Nevis to earn a prestigious tie against Mexico.

IOC-OIL to hold stake in Reliance's oil block

IOC-OIL to hold stake in Reliance's oil block

Rediff.com9 Jan 2008

IOC-OIL have decided to hold 25% stake in RIL's East Timor oil and gas block.

'No way but surrender for America'

'No way but surrender for America'

Rediff.com29 Jul 2004

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

Rediff.com16 Oct 2017

The company had assets in countries like Yemen, Peru, Oman, Myanmar, Columbia, East Timor, Kurdistan and Australia, but it exited almost all these blocks later as part of its portfolio rationalisation

Does India Need A Population Policy?

Does India Need A Population Policy?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

Experts recommend awaiting the findings of the 2021 Census, which is yet to be conducted, before introducing population control policies.

Lowest-ranked Bhutan win on World Cup qualifying debut; India bt Nepal

Lowest-ranked Bhutan win on World Cup qualifying debut; India bt Nepal

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

Tshering Dorji scored the only goal of the match in the 84th minute for the small Himalayan nation, ranked last of the 209 teams in FIFA's rankings, against Sri Lanka.

The doc who returned from US to fight his first election

The doc who returned from US to fight his first election

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

'It is sad that Kerala had so many Covid patients which is primarily due to the mismanagement of the Left government.' 'The technical committee was full of CPI-M leaders who happen to have medical degrees with no experience in public health.' 'They were advising the CM and we are paying for those mistakes.'

The India-born model who won Miss Universe Australia

The India-born model who won Miss Universe Australia

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

Melbourne based Priya Serrao is the first beauty queen from the country with an Indian connection.

50 Indian soldiers have died in Siachen in the last 3 years

50 Indian soldiers have died in Siachen in the last 3 years

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

Fifty soldiers lost their lives in the Siachen Glacier due to climatic conditions and avalanches in the last three years while 16 soldiers died while serving in United Nations peacekeeping operations during that period, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

Lusofonia Games: Brazil demand money to send football team to Goa

Lusofonia Games: Brazil demand money to send football team to Goa

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

Brazil and Portugal are unlikely to send their football teams to the Lusofonia Games beginning November 2 in Goa even as some of the participating nations have expressed their reservations on the infrastructure being put up in the state.

OIL to float foreign arm in 4 months, sets sight on Lanka

OIL to float foreign arm in 4 months, sets sight on Lanka

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

Lines up a $1-billion capital expenditure plan for exploration purposes abroad.

India's Sonam Wangchuk, Bharat Vatwani win Ramon Magsaysay award

India's Sonam Wangchuk, Bharat Vatwani win Ramon Magsaysay award

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

The two are among six individuals declared winners on Thursday.

Goa Lusofonia Games postponed to Jan 2014

Goa Lusofonia Games postponed to Jan 2014

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

The third Lusofonia Games, slated to be held in Goa in November, have been postponed to January due to the slow progress of infrastructure work. The Games of 'Lusophone' (Portuguese-speaking countries) will now be held from January 18 to 29, 2014.

Pradeep Kumar Rawat appointed as India's new envoy to China

Pradeep Kumar Rawat appointed as India's new envoy to China

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Rawat, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1990 batch and regarded as a China expert, will succeed Vikram Misri.

Asiad updates: Ministry sanctions funds for Sushil's training in Georgia

Asiad updates: Ministry sanctions funds for Sushil's training in Georgia

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

The proposals of six para-athletes, who are training in India and abroad ahead of the Asian Para Games that will take place between October 6 and 13 in Jakarta, were also cleared at the meeting.

Jaishankar holds talks with several Asian counterparts

Jaishankar holds talks with several Asian counterparts

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

He also reiterated India's strong support in the fight against terrorism with Sri Lanka, which saw the country's worst terror attack on Easter Sunday.

Reliance Industries sells Peru oil block stake

Reliance Industries sells Peru oil block stake

Rediff.com20 Apr 2014

Reliance Industries has divested its 30 per cent stake in an oil and gas block in Peru to Australia's Woodside Petroleum and Pluspetrol of Argentina to trim its overseas properties.

BPCL may sell IGL, Petronet pie to shed promoter status

BPCL may sell IGL, Petronet pie to shed promoter status

Rediff.com25 May 2021

Privatisation-bound Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) may sell a part of its stake in Petronet LNG and Indraprastha Gas (IGL) to shed its promoter status to obviate the need for its new owner to make open offers for the two gas companies, sources said. BPCL holds 12.5 per cent of shareholding in India's largest liquefied natural gas importer, Petronet, and a 22.5 per cent stake in city gas retailer, IGL. It is a promoter of both the listed companies and holds board positions. As per the legal position evaluated by Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) - the department running the process for sale of government's entire 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL - the acquirer of BPCL will have to make an open offer to the minority shareholders of Petronet and IGL for acquisition of 26 per cent shares, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.

RSS chief seeks population control policy applicable to all

RSS chief seeks population control policy applicable to all

Rediff.com5 Oct 2022

Speaking at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Dussehra rally in Nagpur, Bhagwat said community-based population imbalance is an important subject and should not be ignored.

Unbelievable: India's suicide rates are too high

Unbelievable: India's suicide rates are too high

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

We have the highest suicide rate among 10 Southeast Asian countries.

N K Verma is new ONGC Videsh Managing Director

N K Verma is new ONGC Videsh Managing Director

Rediff.com21 May 2014

The Public Enterprises Selection Board, which is the government head-hunter, interviewed seven candidates for the post, which fell vacant after Dinesh K Sarraf was elevated as Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC.

The RSS Has Never Been So Weak!

The RSS Has Never Been So Weak!

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

Political power has now been outsourced fully to the Modi government. Even if the RSS is still, in principle, his guru, nobody would dare to whisper a word of advice to Modi, forget some whiff of criticism. When the shishya grows into such a popular and domineering leader, the guru has to applaud from the sidelines, points out Shekhar Gupta.