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Karthikeyan ends A1GP in 12th place

Karthikeyan ends A1GP in 12th place

Rediff.com4 May 2009

Team India's Narain Karthikeyan finished second in the sprint race but had to pull out of the feature race following a crash and finished the A1GP World Cup of Motorsports in 12th position with 19 points, in Brands Hatch, Great Britain, on Sunday.

Trump backs Brexit; says UK would be better off without EU

Trump backs Brexit; says UK would be better off without EU

Rediff.com6 May 2016

However, Trump said it was his personal view and he would want the country to make its own decision.

Hockey: Indian eves finish last

Hockey: Indian eves finish last

Rediff.com29 Jun 2008

The Indian women's hockey team, sans coach, finished last at the four-nations tournament in Rotterdam, after they were thrashed 1-5 by South Africa in the third and fourth place play-off match. Hosts Netherlands won the tournament after crushing Great Britain 5-0 in the final on Saturday.

Bopanna bows out of Surbiton Challenger

Bopanna bows out of Surbiton Challenger

Rediff.com6 Jun 2008

Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna made an early exit from the euro 42,500 ATP Challenger series, tournament for the Surbiton Trophy, in Great Britain, losing his singles second round tie 2-6, 5-7 to higher ranked Arnaud Clement of France.

Rosberg beats Hamilton to Abu Dhabi pole

Rosberg beats Hamilton to Abu Dhabi pole

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

Nico Rosberg beat title favourite Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the decisive Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday as the dominant Mercedes team mates locked out the front row in qualifying.

US Grand Prix PHOTOS: Hamilton races to victory No 10 at 'home'

US Grand Prix PHOTOS: Hamilton races to victory No 10 at 'home'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Lewis Hamilton's father always told him to 'drive like you stole it' but there was never any question about who owned Sunday's US Grand Prix.

PM, Bindra hail 'exceptional performance' from Suhas

PM, Bindra hail 'exceptional performance' from Suhas

Rediff.com5 Sep 2021

Congratulating Suhas Yathiraj, an IAS officer who won a silver medal at the Paralympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described him as a fantastic confluence of service and sports who has captured the imagination of the entire nation.

McLaren's Button quashes retirement rumours, set to race in 2016

McLaren's Button quashes retirement rumours, set to race in 2016

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

Button said he was confident the team would overcome its "current difficulties" to achieve great successes in the future.

Suicide bombers sent to US, Europe: Report

Suicide bombers sent to US, Europe: Report

Rediff.com19 Jun 2007

The Taliban has reportedly sent out large teams of trained suicide bombers into the United States and Europe, to wreck mayhem.

Why Business Wants Modi To Return In 2024

Why Business Wants Modi To Return In 2024

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

The BJP is the preferred choice because it offers what the Mughals and later British offered in their time: A stable polity and an environment in which business could function, explains T N Ninan.

Konta's fairytale run ends but she is hungry for more Slam success

Konta's fairytale run ends but she is hungry for more Slam success

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Johanna Konta's exhilarating run at the Australian Open was finally halted by Angelique Kerber in the semi-finals on Thursday, but the Briton leaves Melbourne Park 'hungry' for more Grand Slam success.

Indians at French Open: Sania storms into mixed doubles quarters

Indians at French Open: Sania storms into mixed doubles quarters

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

Sania Mirza stormed into the quarter-finals of mixed doubles event as she and her partner Ivan Dodig of Croatia notched up a commanding win over their opponents at the French Open on Sunday.

India trounce Russia in Olympic qualifier opener

India trounce Russia in Olympic qualifier opener

Rediff.com2 Mar 2008

Prabhjot Singh scored three goals as the eight-time Olympic champions cleared their first hurdle with an 8-0 win.

English seaside village remembers Indian soldiers' sacrifice in WWI

English seaside village remembers Indian soldiers' sacrifice in WWI

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

A seaside village in southern England commemorated the contributions and sacrifice of Indian soldiers who fought in World War I, known as the Great War, at a memorial created in honour of the army hospitals that cared for the wounded at the time.

India, US keen to conclude $3bn predator drone deal

India, US keen to conclude $3bn predator drone deal

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

The MQ-9B predator armed drones -- 10 each for three services -- is seen to be a key part of India's national security and defense needs.

After Goody, Danielle Lloyd may get the boot

After Goody, Danielle Lloyd may get the boot

Rediff.com22 Jan 2007

She can expect the type of backlash that greeted Jade, whose career is now in tatters.

Big brother inmates say sorry

Big brother inmates say sorry

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

Shilpa Shetty, in turn, gives them a hug.

Shilpa to sex up Big Brother

Shilpa to sex up Big Brother

Rediff.com4 Jan 2007

Shilpa Shetty joins the celebrity gang at the UK reality show.

Spain hold the Netherlands to a 3-3 draw

Spain hold the Netherlands to a 3-3 draw

Rediff.com2 Dec 2007

Spain held defending champions and favourites the Netherlands to a 3-3 draw at the Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday

Kyrgios' sudden withdrawal leaves team in a funk

Kyrgios' sudden withdrawal leaves team in a funk

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Kyrgios, who opted out of Australia's Davis Cup team this year, later posted a video on Instagram where he was seen out in the sunshine at a harbour with the caption 'Beautiful day'.

Federer-Wawrinka seal tie for Swiss

Federer-Wawrinka seal tie for Swiss

Rediff.com20 Sep 2008

Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka secured Switzerland a place in the 2009 World Group with a 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-3 victory over Belgium's Olivier Rochus and Xavier Malisse.

Sania in final

Sania in final

Rediff.com14 Aug 2004

The Indan teenage ace beat eighth seed Hannah Collins of Great Britain in the ITF women's tennis event in Hampstead.

Now, European Union woos Indian students

Now, European Union woos Indian students

Rediff.com23 Oct 2006

After US, Australia and Great Britain, it is now the European Union, which is wooing Indian students. It is going a step forward and even offering part-time jobs and credit transfer system to students.

India to field second-string hockey teams for C'wealth Games

India to field second-string hockey teams for C'wealth Games

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

The Birmingham Commonwealth Games is scheduled from July 28 to August 8, while the Asian Games will be held from September 10 to 25 this year.

A1 Team India runs smoothly in first test

A1 Team India runs smoothly in first test

Rediff.com1 Sep 2005

A1 Grand Prix Team India has successfully completed its first shake down test at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, with drivers Karun Chandhok and Armaan Ebrahim setting a respectable pace.

Bopanna to face Clement

Bopanna to face Clement

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna scored a valiant straight-set victory over Simon Stadler of Germany to advance to the second round of the euro 42,500 ATP Challenger series tournament for the Surbiton Trophy in Great Britain on Thursday.

BBC apologises to Queen Elizabeth

BBC apologises to Queen Elizabeth

Rediff.com13 Jul 2007

'In this trailer there is a sequence that implies that the queen left a sitting prematurely,' the BBC said in a statement. 'This was not the case, and the actual sequence of events was mis-represented.'

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V Raman. Jairam Ramesh reveals why he decided to write a book on Edwin Arnold, who wrote The Light of Asia.

Britain marks 10th anniversary of 7/7 London bombings

Britain marks 10th anniversary of 7/7 London bombings

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

The threat from terrorism continues to be as real as it was ten years ago, but Britian will never cowed by it, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.

India go down fighting to Holland

India go down fighting to Holland

Rediff.com12 Mar 2004

Tennis: Qualifier Safiullin stuns Tsitsipas in Marseille quarters

Tennis: Qualifier Safiullin stuns Tsitsipas in Marseille quarters

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

Norrie's semi-final opponent will be another American, fourth-seeded Tommy Paul, who crushed Stefan Kozlov 6-3, 6-1 in an all-US matchup.

Hamilton wins again under Bahrain floodlights

Hamilton wins again under Bahrain floodlights

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen back on the podium to deny Mercedes another one-two finish under the floodlights.

Murray downs Raonic to win record fifth Queen's Club title

Murray downs Raonic to win record fifth Queen's Club title

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Andy Murray became the first player to hold aloft the super-sized Queen's Club trophy for a fifth time after he beat Canadian big-server Milos Raonic 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Aegon Championships on Sunday. The British top seed's title hopes appeared to be faltering when he trailed Raonic by a set and 3-0 down in the second set but the 2013 Wimbledon champion relied on his greater grasscourt pedigree to turn the match around.

IAAF should be disbanded, roars Russian sports minister

IAAF should be disbanded, roars Russian sports minister

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Sunday the world athletics' governing body, IAAF, had unfairly shifted blame for the doping scandal to Russia's athletics federation and should be disbanded, R-Sport agency reported.

India is the 6th most popular country in US

India is the 6th most popular country in US

Rediff.com11 Mar 2008

India is the sixth most popular country in the US, with 69 per cent of Americans having a positive image about it, while Pakistan finds itself among the 10 most unpopular nations, according to a new poll. Of 22 countries rated in Gallup's 2008 World Affairs survey, Canada, Great Britain, Germany and Japan win favour with at least 80 per cent of Americans.

Hockey defeat matter of shame: Aiyar

Hockey defeat matter of shame: Aiyar

Rediff.com10 Mar 2008

Union sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar lashed out at the Indian Hockey Federation, saying "it is a matter of shame that a team which has been part of the Olympics for the past 80 years and won several gold and silver medals failed to qualify for the Beijing Games". Eight-time champions India lost 0-2 to Great Britain on Sunday night in the final of the second Olympic qualifier in Santiago, Chile, and failed to make it to the quadrennial event for the first time in 80 years.

Hamilton a champion driver but not yet an F1 'great'

Hamilton a champion driver but not yet an F1 'great'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

Lewis Hamilton can win his third Formula One world championship on Sunday but the Mercedes driver will have to wait a while longer before he can be truly hailed as one of the greats, according to Jackie Stewart.

Airports to raise perpetual loans

Airports to raise perpetual loans

Rediff.com27 Feb 2006

Gen AI Governance Is A Global Challenge

Gen AI Governance Is A Global Challenge

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

What all global leaders need to understand is that no Generative AI regulation will work unless they start with the basics, which is data collection, asserts Prosenjit Datta.

Good start for the Netherlands

Good start for the Netherlands

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

Defending champions the Netherlands were off to a good start in the 29th men's Champions Trophy hockey tournament, that got underway in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, scoring a comfortable 4-0 win over Great Britain.