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A cricket feature to make you smile

A cricket feature to make you smile

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.

Stalin bats for Rahul Gandhi as next PM to defeat 'fascist Modi govt'

Stalin bats for Rahul Gandhi as next PM to defeat 'fascist Modi govt'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2018

Sonia Gandhi hit out at the BJP for being determined to destroy constitutional values.

Ganguly survives a scare at Eden Gardens

Ganguly survives a scare at Eden Gardens

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Sourav Ganguly survived a scare at his very own Eden Gardens when the club house lift of more than 29 years old malfunctioned.

MPs nearly come to blows over Vardhan's attack on Rahul

MPs nearly come to blows over Vardhan's attack on Rahul

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

Treasury and opposition members nearly came to blows in Lok Sabha on Friday when Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan condemned in "no uncertain words" the "outlandish" remarks made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

'Surgical strikes more suitable in PoK than war'

'Surgical strikes more suitable in PoK than war'

Rediff.com15 Jan 2020

'An all-out war affects the whole nation.'

Inside the Star Guild Awards: Priyanka, Alia perform

Inside the Star Guild Awards: Priyanka, Alia perform

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Here's looking at pictures from the event.

GM Halol workers continue to protest even after plant shuts down

GM Halol workers continue to protest even after plant shuts down

Rediff.com2 May 2017

The contractual workers at Halol were severed by 2016 as the contracts were not renewed, while the permanent workers were offered a separation package in the form of a voluntary retirement scheme

Opposition to move privilege motions against Swaraj in RS

Opposition to move privilege motions against Swaraj in RS

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

The opposition claimed that Swaraj misinformed the House on India's foreign policy.

PIX: Going back to the theatre

PIX: Going back to the theatre

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.

Walmart-Flipkart negotiations enter final lap

Walmart-Flipkart negotiations enter final lap

Rediff.com4 May 2018

Walmart is likely to buy stakes of multiple Flipkart investors, including that of Tiger Global Management and Softbank to end up with a significant majority holding

Miss Philippines wins Miss Universe 2015 after shocking ending

Miss Philippines wins Miss Universe 2015 after shocking ending

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Host Steve Harvey wrongly crowned Miss Columbia Ariadna Gutierrez as the winner.

Bookies approached Bangladesh players: BCB

Bookies approached Bangladesh players: BCB

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday said several senior players, including captain Shakib Al Hasan, were approached by illegal bookmakers during the home Test series against India earlier this year.

How Palanpur's diamond merchants conquered the world

How Palanpur's diamond merchants conquered the world

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

'We did not know we would one day dominate nearly 70 per cent of the market.' 'Today, of 100 diamonds available for trade in Antwerp, 93 are cut and polished in India.' A fascinating excerpt from Shantanu Guha Ray's The Diamond Trail: How India Rose To Global Domination.

Delhi SlutWalk: 'Men don't own the public space!'

Delhi SlutWalk: 'Men don't own the public space!'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2011

Sahim Salim speaks to the bold young women who are organising Delhi's first-ever 'SlutWalk' to fight against sexual harassment in the capital.

Deed done, now to make mega bank merger work

Deed done, now to make mega bank merger work

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

'We can't have the best of both worlds -- large, efficient, world class government-owned banks, doing social banking and making profits. 'Why not set them free from the shackles of such obligations and run them as business units?' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Now, UP FDA finds lead in ITC's Yippee noodles

Now, UP FDA finds lead in ITC's Yippee noodles

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Authority (FDA) says it has found excess lead in the Yippee noodles of domestic giant ITC.

Conflict of interest? Sehwag, Gambhir named in DDCA's new committee

Conflict of interest? Sehwag, Gambhir named in DDCA's new committee

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

The duo will be joined by their former team mates Aakash Chopra and Rahul Sanghvi as they would chalk out the roadmap for Delhi cricket along with powers to select coaches, selectors and other issues related to the game.

How to manage capital gains after property sales in India

How to manage capital gains after property sales in India

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

When you sell your property, you would be liable to pay capital gains tax.

Nations with the highest unemployment rate

Nations with the highest unemployment rate

Rediff.com25 Nov 2010

Zimbabwe has the world's highest unemployment rate of 95 per cent as of 2009.

CJI impeachment: Jaitley says Cong's plan to move SC is 'suicidal'

CJI impeachment: Jaitley says Cong's plan to move SC is 'suicidal'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

He said the Congress party is capable of dragging the judges into an unsavoury controversy and make them controversial 'should their judicial opinion not appear favourable in the cases in which the party has an interest'.

Ajit Wadekar: The man who made Indian captaincy coveted

Ajit Wadekar: The man who made Indian captaincy coveted

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

An astute thinker of the game with copybook technique of the famed 'Bombay School of Batsmanship', Wadekar was more than just the captain, who led India to twin series victories in England and the West Indies in 1971.

Kashmir on high alert; Geelani calls for shutdown

Kashmir on high alert; Geelani calls for shutdown

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

Security forces are on high alert in Jammu and Kashmir, to maintain law and order in the troubled state in view of United States President Barack Obama's three-day visit to India.A senior police officer said tight security measures have been put in place across the state. Incidentally, 35 Sikhs were gunned down in south Kashmir's Chattisinghpora village in March, 2000 when then US President Bill Clinton was visiting the country.

Jadeja will learn from his mistakes, says Dhoni

Jadeja will learn from his mistakes, says Dhoni

Rediff.com7 Nov 2009

Ravindra Jadeja's ill-timed run out in back-to-back One-dayers against Australia notwithstanding, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday, backed the promising all-rounder saying he would learn from his mistakes.

'Emergency was the darkest phase of India,' says Jaitley

'Emergency was the darkest phase of India,' says Jaitley

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

According to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who spent 19 months in prison during the 1975 Emergency imposed by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi, it is not possible for anybody to convert a democratic India into a "dictatorship" in this day and age.

Is data mirroring real growth: RBI

Is data mirroring real growth: RBI

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

Incidentally, the central bank's comments come within weeks of economists raising doubts about the first quarter GDP data, where the government admitted to floundering.

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