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PICS: Hamilton wins crash-marred Bahrain Grand Prix

PICS: Hamilton wins crash-marred Bahrain Grand Prix

Rediff.com29 Nov 2020

Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday after French driver Romain Grosjean had a miraculous escape from a fiery first-lap crash that ripped his car in two.

Hamilton storms to final pole of the Formula One season

Hamilton storms to final pole of the Formula One season

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

The pole was a record-extending 88th of Hamilton's career and fifth of the season.

Dravid-Rohit era begins with New Zealand challenge

Dravid-Rohit era begins with New Zealand challenge

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Their opponents New Zealand, who effectively knocked India out of the World Cup, have reached Jaipur on a chartered flight from Dubai with little time to reflect on their loss to Australia in the title clash.

3 'most wanted' Hizb terrorists killed in Pulwama

3 'most wanted' Hizb terrorists killed in Pulwama

Rediff.com12 Jan 2020

The terrorists -- Umer Fayaz Lone alias 'Hamad Khan' of Seer village, Faizan Hamid of Mandoora and Adil Bashir Mir alias 'Abu Dujana' of Monghama -- were wanted for their complicity in terror crimes, including attacks on security establishments and civilian atrocities, a police spokesman said.

Pit lane tales: Mercedes fined 20,000 euros

Pit lane tales: Mercedes fined 20,000 euros

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Mercedes were summoned by stewards post-race for the infringement.

The Woman Who Questioned The Taliban

The Woman Who Questioned The Taliban

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

The last 15 days have turned the life of young Afghan television anchor Beheshta Arghand upside down.

Women steer in the future as Saudi Arabia lifts ban on female driving

Women steer in the future as Saudi Arabia lifts ban on female driving

Rediff.com24 Jun 2018

Though the government has taken a positive move, it is still a long way for Saudi women to have equal driving rights as men.

The fuel-efficient Airbus A350 XWB's first landing at Doha

The fuel-efficient Airbus A350 XWB's first landing at Doha

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

The A350 XWB is a family of mid-sized wide-body airliners designed to enhance fuel, operating costs and environmental efficiencies during medium-to-long haul airline operations.

Shooting World Cup: Ganemat-Angad win mixed skeet gold

Shooting World Cup: Ganemat-Angad win mixed skeet gold

Rediff.com23 Mar 2021

The gold rush continued for Indian shooters at the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi as Ganemat Sekhon and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa claimed the skeet mixed team top honours on the fifth competition day on Tuesday.

McLaren driver Norris tests positive for COVID-19

McLaren driver Norris tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Norris finished ninth in the drivers' standings last season.

Can the Scots STUN Pakistan?

Can the Scots STUN Pakistan?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2021

Rajneesh Gupta lists the Scottish players's T20 Internationals records updated till their T20 World Cup game against India.

Schumi Jr's dream comes true as he takes first step on F1 journey

Schumi Jr's dream comes true as he takes first step on F1 journey

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

Mick Schumacher, who will face intense scrutiny as embarks on his Formula One career, said for now he was simply overwhelmed to be following in his father's footsteps and called his promotion a dream come true.

Modi embarks for UAE from Paris

Modi embarks for UAE from Paris

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

Modi's visit to Bahrain is significant as it will be the first visit of an Indian prime minister to the country.

WC qualifiers: Gurpreet heroics in vain as 10-man India lose to Qatar

WC qualifiers: Gurpreet heroics in vain as 10-man India lose to Qatar

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

A winless India remained in fourth spot in the group with three points from six matches. India are already out of contention for a World Cup berth but they are still in the reckoning for the 2023 Asian Cup.

Modi, Qatar's emir hold talks to boost bilateral ties

Modi, Qatar's emir hold talks to boost bilateral ties

Rediff.com5 Jun 2016

With an intent to give a push to India-Qatar ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Sunday held detailed talks on a wide range of issues.

PHOTOS: India's Tejas flexes its muscles at Bahrain air show

PHOTOS: India's Tejas flexes its muscles at Bahrain air show

Rediff.com23 Jan 2016

The event witnessed by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Bahraini capital.

Sunil Chhetri returns for World Cup qualifiers in Qatar

Sunil Chhetri returns for World Cup qualifiers in Qatar

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Sunil Chhetri likened the national team setup with his home and expressed his relief at returning to where he belongs

Finch hails Warner, Marsh for T20 WC success

Finch hails Warner, Marsh for T20 WC success

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

'Without a word of a lie, I promise you, I called (coach) Justin Langer a few months ago and said, 'Don't worry about Davey, he'll be man-of-the-tournament'.'

Auto sales in December saw double-digit rise

Auto sales in December saw double-digit rise

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

The growth momentum that started during the festival season is likely to sustain in the new year, reports Arindam Majumder.

How the world is racing to contain Coronavirus

How the world is racing to contain Coronavirus

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

When the novel coronavirus outbreak hit China in late December and January, the government sprang into crisis mode. Hard-hit cities like Wuhan, where the outbreak began, went into complete lockdown. Millions worked from home or self-quarantined for weeks on end. New hospitals were built in a matter of days to treat the sheer number of patients. People who broke quarantine rules or lied about their travel history were detained. Soon, the virus spread over the globe, with many countries banning movement of citizens to some ordering sanitisation of public spaces. Take a look.

Reliance Retail raises another Rs 5,512.5 crore

Reliance Retail raises another Rs 5,512.5 crore

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, run by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, on Tuesday raised Rs 5,512.50 crore from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), taking the total fundraise to Rs 37,710 crore in less than four weeks.

Indian Batsmen Have FORGOTTEN to ATTACK

Indian Batsmen Have FORGOTTEN to ATTACK

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

'No team has a lower attacking shot percentage than #IND'. Who would have imagined India would be sitting even below Namibia in the points table?

Kalmadi loses IAAF Council membership

Kalmadi loses IAAF Council membership

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

Scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi's association with any sports body has ended as he lost the membership of the powerful Council of the International Association of Athletics Federation.

US-Taliban Relationship on the cards?

US-Taliban Relationship on the cards?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Biden's lengthy remarks on Afghanistan contained no condemnatory references to the Taliban, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a stellar role in beginning India's systemic dealings in Afghanistan in 1994.

Sports shorts: Tendulkar to be 'main attraction' at Bahrain GP

Sports shorts: Tendulkar to be 'main attraction' at Bahrain GP

Rediff.com24 Mar 2014

Sachin Tendulkar will be in the visitors' gallery to watch the Bahrain Grand Prix scheduled to be held next month.

SEE: Iran fires missiles targeting US military bases in Iraq

SEE: Iran fires missiles targeting US military bases in Iraq

Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

Pentagon said Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq. Trump has been briefed and is monitoring the situation, officials said.

Tainted Kalmadi loses AAA election, says 'no issues'

Tainted Kalmadi loses AAA election, says 'no issues'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

Unfazed at being ousted from the Asian Athletics Association, scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi said losing the presidential re-election bid to Qatar's Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad has actually given him a chance to work at the "grassroots" level.

F1 PHOTOS: Hamilton ends season with a win in Abu Dhabi

F1 PHOTOS: Hamilton ends season with a win in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

Briton now 18 wins away from Michael Schumacher's all-time record

Same champions, new winners in strangest F1 season

Same champions, new winners in strangest F1 season

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

The strangest of campaigns crammed 17 races, instead of the record 22 originally envisaged, into little more than five months from July with four triple-headers.

PICS: Pandemic Games end as Tokyo douses Olympic flame

PICS: Pandemic Games end as Tokyo douses Olympic flame

Rediff.com8 Aug 2021

Images for Sunday's closing ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics.

Formula One furloughs staff as bosses take pay cuts

Formula One furloughs staff as bosses take pay cuts

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Formula One has put almost half its staff on furlough until the end of May due to the novel coronavirus with chairman Chase Carey and senior management also taking a pay cut, an F1 spokesman said on Tuesday. Sources said those on furlough were mainly employees whose work was focused on race weekend activities and who could not carry out duties remotely. The Liberty Media-owned company employs in excess of 500 people.

Kalmadi to preside over crucial AAA Congress

Kalmadi to preside over crucial AAA Congress

Rediff.com29 Jun 2013

Commonwealth Games scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi is set to preside over a crucial two-day Congress of the Asian Athletics Association starting in Pune on Sunday, which will also vote on his re-election bid as president of the continental body.

Govt announces police medals, J-K tops gallantry list

Govt announces police medals, J-K tops gallantry list

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

The J&K police's 81 medals are the maximum awarded to any police force this year, followed by the CRPF's 55.

REWIND: Top photos of the week that was

REWIND: Top photos of the week that was

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

All of the top news of the week gone by, in photos.

There's a serious problem back home: Rahul to Indians in Bahrain

There's a serious problem back home: Rahul to Indians in Bahrain

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

In his first address to NRIs outside India after taking over as Congress president, Rahul Gandhi accused the government of dividing people on the basis of caste and religion, alleging it was converting the anger of jobless youth into hatred among communities.

FIFA won't replace banned Saudi World Cup referee

FIFA won't replace banned Saudi World Cup referee

Rediff.com30 May 2018

The World Cup referee given a life ban in his homeland Saudi Arabia this month for a match-fixing attempt

Vote on resolution against Lanka at UNHRC today

Vote on resolution against Lanka at UNHRC today

Rediff.com23 Mar 2021

The vote on a critical resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva has been postponed to Tuesday, as Colombo stepped up efforts to garner international support ahead of the voting which is being seen as an acid test for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

COVID-19 positive Hamilton to miss Sakhir F1 GP

COVID-19 positive Hamilton to miss Sakhir F1 GP

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Hamilton wrapped up his record-equalling seventh title in Turkey last month and picked up his 11th win of the season in Bahrain on Sunday. Mercedes have already won the constructors' title for an unprecedented seventh year in a row.

Hamilton not ruling out a Ferrari switch

Hamilton not ruling out a Ferrari switch

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Hamilton will be out of contract at the end of next season.