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India, France unveil global solar alliance at Paris climate summit

India, France unveil global solar alliance at Paris climate summit

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

India pledged an assistance of USD 30 million (Rs 199 crore) for the initiative that brings together developed and developing countries.

Paris attacks key suspect arrested in Belgium

Paris attacks key suspect arrested in Belgium

Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

Mohamed Abrini was arrested in the borough of Anderlecht, in Brussels, next to the western district of Molenbeek, while two other suspects were detained at the same time as Abrini, and two further arrests made in an undisclosed location in Brussels.

France imposes 1 billion euro bail on HSBC; begins formal probe

France imposes 1 billion euro bail on HSBC; begins formal probe

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Swiss police in February searched HSBC offices in Geneva as part of its probe.

Review: Befikre is a maddening waste of time

Review: Befikre is a maddening waste of time

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

Befikre is a colossally stupid film, says Raja Sen.

Djokovic, Serena and their stand on tackling Zika at Rio Games

Djokovic, Serena and their stand on tackling Zika at Rio Games

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Novak Djokovic urged people to think about Brazilians who are having to live with the Zika outbreak on a daily basis rather than worrying about how the situation might affect those travelling to the country for the Rio Olympics in August.

Schneider plans big for India, sets up AP facility

Schneider plans big for India, sets up AP facility

Rediff.com4 Oct 2007

Speaking in connection with the launch of the company's ninth global manufacturing plant in India at Hyderabad on Wednesday, Henri Lachmann, chairman, Schneider Electric, said the company was growing at 30 per cent annually in India.

Chang's Peng pong diplomacy

Chang's Peng pong diplomacy

Rediff.com23 Nov 2007

Former French Open champion Michael Chang is no longer coaching China's Peng Shuai but still believes he could help Chinese chances of winning medals at next year's Beijing Olympics

Indians rank 16th on leaked HSBC list

Indians rank 16th on leaked HSBC list

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Switzerland, UK, Venezuela, US and France are t

If voted to power, Congress will fulfil OROP commitments: Rahul

If voted to power, Congress will fulfil OROP commitments: Rahul

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

The Rafale deal issue and the Kashmir situation also came up during the Congress president's 30-minute-long interaction.

Adani joins hands with Total for LNG terminals, fuel retailing

Adani joins hands with Total for LNG terminals, fuel retailing

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

Total, which had a few weeks back exited Royal Dutch Shell-led Hazira LNG import terminal in Gujarat, will join Adani in developing a 5 million tonnes a year import facility at Dhamra in Odisha. The two will also set up a joint venture to roll out a fuel retail network of 1,500 outlets, mostly on highways, in the next 10 years, Adani and Total said in a joint statement.

Have you heard Suryakant Sawhney sing?

Have you heard Suryakant Sawhney sing?

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

Hindi lyrics are no bar to the global appeal of his music.

Suspect arrested in Belgium is not bomb-maker Najim Laachraoui

Suspect arrested in Belgium is not bomb-maker Najim Laachraoui

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Brussels airport suicide bombers were brothers El Bakraoui known to the police, Brussels public broadcaster RTBF has said. Belgian police are hunting an Islamic State suspect seen with two supposed suicide bombers shortly before they struck Brussels airport in the first of two attacks that also hit the city's metro, killing at least 30 and wounding over 200. The blasts on Tuesday claimed by the Syrian-based militants four days after the arrest in Brussels of a prime suspect in November's Paris attacks, sent shockwaves across Europe and around the world, with authorities racing to review security at airports and transit systems, and drawing an outpouring of solidarity. Investigators said they were focussing on a man in a hat who was caught on CCTV pushing a laden baggage trolley at the airport with two others they believed were the bombers. An unused explosive device was later found at the airport and a man was seen running away from the terminal after the explosions. Security experts believed the blasts, which killed about 20 on a metro train running through the area that houses European Union institutions, were probably in preparation before Friday's arrest of locally based French national Salah Abdeslam, 26, whom prosecutors accuse of a key role in the November 13 Paris attacks. "A photograph of three male suspects was taken at Zaventem. Two of them seem to have committed suicide attacks. The third, wearing a light-colored jacket and a hat, is actively being sought," prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw told a news conference. The two men in dark clothes wore gloves on their left hands only. One security expert speculated they might have concealed detonators. The man in the hat was not wearing any gloves.

Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie move SC seeking review of Rafale verdict

Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie move SC seeking review of Rafale verdict

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

In their review plea, they alleged that the judgment "relied upon patently incorrect claims made by the government in an unsigned note given in a sealed cover" to the apex court.

Why Love In Bombay should NOT have released

Why Love In Bombay should NOT have released

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

Love In Bombay is a piece of history, a fragment of a time that was. Letting us gaze at it is a great idea. Expecting it to compete with films shot six months ago, on the other hand, is dead wrong, writes Raja Sen.

The Brave New World of Dating Apps

The Brave New World of Dating Apps

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

'Find a great date, or great dates for the rest of your lives, or maybe a great friendship.'

From Tata Motors to Kia, auto majors show off the future

From Tata Motors to Kia, auto majors show off the future

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

Among the cars unveiled at the Auto Expo on Wednesday was Mahindra and Mahindra's e-KUV for Rs 8.2 lakhs ex-showroom Delhi. With a single charge range of 150 km and a 55 min fast charging upto 80 pc, it was both a head-turner and a conversation-starter.

Let's stop making cash the villain

Let's stop making cash the villain

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a New Year resolution for our policy-makers.

'Women have no way to express their pain and sorrows'

'Women have no way to express their pain and sorrows'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

'When a woman gets married, she leaves her village, her friends and family.' 'In her new home, she will make friends, but they can never replace those she left behind.'

'I am a guy who looks good and can act'

'I am a guy who looks good and can act'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'A very big film director had said yes to me for two-three films.' 'When daddy got to know I am going to be opposite the main guy, he got cold feet.' 'They don't want their investments to get sabotaged by somebody like me who can overshine their son.'

Tunisia on manhunt for third museum attacker

Tunisia on manhunt for third museum attacker

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

Tunisia is on a manhunt for the third attacker in the Bardo Museum in Tunis last week that left more than 20 people dead.

'The standing ovation Dheepan got in Cannes truly moved me'

'The standing ovation Dheepan got in Cannes truly moved me'

Rediff.com29 May 2015

'We may have played a small part, but being a part of the film that has won the prestigious award Palme d'Or is definitely a great honour.' Suresh Balaje and George Pius, who own the Wide Angle Creations, were the line producers on the French film Dheepan that won the top prize at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Banned Platini withdraws candidacy for FIFA presidency

Banned Platini withdraws candidacy for FIFA presidency

Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

Banned European soccer boss president Michel Platini has withdrawn his candidacy from the race for the presidency of soccer's scandal-plagued governing body FIFA, he told French sports daily L'Equipe on Thursday.

'Raza carried India in his heart'

'Raza carried India in his heart'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

'... and all of the symbolism, history, the colours of his motherland, the earth, the sky, all of that is there and it always remains with him.'

ISRO plans return to Mars, missions to Venus, Sun

ISRO plans return to Mars, missions to Venus, Sun

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

The ISRO is looking at Mangalyaan-2, a follow-on mission to Mars, and launching two satellites that would look at Venus and explore asteroids.

Vardy equals record as Leicester go top, Chelsea win at last

Vardy equals record as Leicester go top, Chelsea win at last

Rediff.com22 Nov 2015

Jamie Vardy equalled the English Premier League record by scoring for a 10th successive match as his Leicester City side went top after winning 3-0 at Newcastle United while champions Chelsea ended their slump with a 1-0 win over Norwich City on Saturday.

My Top 10 Films at the Berlin Film Festival

My Top 10 Films at the Berlin Film Festival

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

Aseem Chhabra is impressed by Rima Das's Bulbul Can Sing, Ritesh Batra's Photograph and eight other outstanding films.

2019 election and the brown man's burden

2019 election and the brown man's burden

Rediff.com28 May 2019

'The anti-India biases of the Western elite can be attributed to the unease these privileged nations feel at the rise of Asian nations like India and China.' 'But what ought to shock all right-thinking Indians is that many of our own countrymen/women have joined this chorus,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Here's why the Amritraj brothers are disappointed

Here's why the Amritraj brothers are disappointed

Rediff.com21 Jul 2017

Shifting of India's only ATP event from Chennai to Pune after 21 years has disappointed the Amritraj brothers.

Why Nokia is still bullish on India

Why Nokia is still bullish on India

Rediff.com19 Oct 2014

Nokia is one of the leading telecom equipment manufacturing companies in India

Hamilton wins in Hungary to stretch F1 title lead

Hamilton wins in Hungary to stretch F1 title lead

Rediff.com29 Jul 2018

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position for Mercedes on Sunday to go into the August break with a 24-point lead over Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel.

Railways might allow private sector operations in some areas

Railways might allow private sector operations in some areas

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

To facilitate foreign direct investment (FDI) in high- speed rail projects, the government is likely to allow private sector entry in operations.

RBI closely watching black money probe against HSBC

RBI closely watching black money probe against HSBC

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

The Reserve Bank on Thursdaysaid it is keeping a close watch on global banking major HSBC.

A day of violence from soccer hooligans...

A day of violence from soccer hooligans...

Rediff.com29 May 2017

Levski Sofia fans force players to remove shirts after derby defeat

Is the Thomson B9 40-inch TV value for money?

Is the Thomson B9 40-inch TV value for money?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

A good price. Slim bezels. The Aptoide app store. But is it enough, asks Aparna Banerjea.

Uruguay's star footballer Forlan among HSBC's Swiss account holders

Uruguay's star footballer Forlan among HSBC's Swiss account holders

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Uruguayan soccer player Diego Forlan on Monday denied evading taxes by hiding money in Swiss accounts with the British bank HSBC Holdings PLC.

Football Extras: Sala's body arrives in Argentina for weekend funeral

Football Extras: Sala's body arrives in Argentina for weekend funeral

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Who Got the Bofors Money?

Who Got the Bofors Money?

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

The Congress kept sheltering Quattrochi, and the BJP was more intent on shielding the Hinduja brothers. The fact is that the two roads crisscrossed, and neither the truth prevailed nor did the law take its course, says Mohan Guruswamy.

Remember Bollywood's TERRACE moments?

Remember Bollywood's TERRACE moments?

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Sukanya Verma looks at Bollywood's various terrace moments.

Football Briefs: Leganes punish Rico; Milan, Lazio draw

Football Briefs: Leganes punish Rico; Milan, Lazio draw

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Mourinho waxes eloquent about 'humble, friendly' Ibrahimovic

Mourinho waxes eloquent about 'humble, friendly' Ibrahimovic

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is playing a pivotal role in creating a friendly atmosphere in the Manchester United dressing room, manager Jose Mourinho has said, adding that the striker should not restrict his role in the squad to goalscorer.