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Will Usha Vance Be First Hindu Second Lady?

Will Usha Vance Be First Hindu Second Lady?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2024

Asked about the challenges of an interfaith marriage, she said, 'There are a lot of things that we just agree on, I think, especially when it comes to family life, how to raise our kids. And so I think the answer really is, we just talk a lot.'

Olympics Movies That Will Amaze You

Olympics Movies That Will Amaze You

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

Sports films have their own unique charm, but those centered on the Olympics and Olympians stand apart, depicting unparalleled tales of grit, guts, gumption, and glory.

PIX: Big win for Liverpool at San Siro; Nervy win for Real

PIX: Big win for Liverpool at San Siro; Nervy win for Real

Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

IMAGES from UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday

Elizabeth Debicki Gets Her First Emmy

Elizabeth Debicki Gets Her First Emmy

Rediff.com16 Sep 2024

The Australian actress took home her first-ever Emmy trophy, winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown.

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered!

She Came, She Saw, She Conquered!

Rediff.com11 Sep 2024

'The consensus was that the debate was between looking backward and looking forward.' 'Trump, with his great enamourment of his own 'achievements,' was obviously looking backward, while Harris, nearly 20 years his junior, was focussing on the future, with hope,' notes Shreekant Sambrani.

GE Edison challenge

GE Edison challenge

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

General Electric's largest multi-disciplinary engineering and technology centre outside of the US, The John F. Welch Technology Center (JFWTC) located at Bangalore, has launched a unique science and engineering that challenges the imagination and technical expertise of tomorrows inventors.

'He's a class player against all types of bowling'

'He's a class player against all types of bowling'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

Babar was also one of the few bright spots from Pakistan's previous tour to Australia in 2019-2020, where he scored 97 and 101.

Pak as failed state,a peril: John Kerry

Pak as failed state,a peril: John Kerry

Rediff.com22 May 2009

Saying that the challenges the United States faces in Pakistan are far greater to that in Afghanistan, Senator John F Kerry, the chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee, warned that if Pakistan, "a nuclear-armed nation of 170 million people" becomes a failed state, it would pose 'an unimaginable peril to itself, its neighbors and the world.'

Can England Stun Scintillating Spain?

Can England Stun Scintillating Spain?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

A preview of the Euro 2024 Final between England and Spain

Adani's Sri Lanka port JV gets $553 mn from US

Adani's Sri Lanka port JV gets $553 mn from US

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

DFC is the US government's development finance institution. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) in a statement said that the US fund will support the development of deepwater shipping container terminal in the Port of Colombo.

US will begin airdropping humanitarian aid into Gaza very soon: Biden

US will begin airdropping humanitarian aid into Gaza very soon: Biden

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Expressing hope for a potential deal by Ramadan, he also acknowledged the possibility that an agreement "may not get there," as reported by CNN.

EPL PIX: Wins for Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs

EPL PIX: Wins for Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs

Rediff.com22 Sep 2024

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.

'Vihari likes to take on challenges'

'Vihari likes to take on challenges'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

'When the team is struggling, he is the one who wants to step up and play that important innings.'

Trump replaces NSA H R McMaster with John Bolton

Trump replaces NSA H R McMaster with John Bolton

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

The announcement of McMaster's ouster, who the White House said had a "good working relationship" with Trump, is the latest in a string of high-profile White House departures since President Trump took office in January 2017.

4 reasons why Jefferies has downgraded ITC

4 reasons why Jefferies has downgraded ITC

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

ITC stock slipped over 4 per cent on Thursday (February 8) after British American Tobacco (BAT) said it could sell some of its stake in the company, recovering partially in trade. The stock of the cigarette-to-hotels conglomerate traded at Rs 420 levels, rising 1.3 per cent in intraday deals as compared to the S&P BSE Sensex that traded flat for most part of the day. The development, meanwhile, saw Jefferies downgrade the stock to 'hold' from 'buy' earlier with a target price of Rs 430, down a huge 17.3 per cent from its earlier price target of Rs 520.

T20 WC: WI aims for solid start against PNG; USA open against Canada

T20 WC: WI aims for solid start against PNG; USA open against Canada

Rediff.com1 Jun 2024

More than eight years after Carlos Brathwaite's four sixes at Eden Gardens gave them their second T20 world title, a wounded West Indies will look to redeem themselves at home when they begin their campaign in the event's ninth edition by taking on Papua New Guinea, in Georgetown on Sunday.

Making Waves In India And Hollywood

Making Waves In India And Hollywood

Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well. Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene! For someone like him to message me just says how supportive person he is of newcomers.'

Tendulkar to play in Challenger series

Tendulkar to play in Challenger series

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

Selection committee chairman Kiran More said the ace batsman was cleared to play by Indian teams physiotherapist John Gloster.

'How can lynching defined as murder be punishable by seven years?'

'How can lynching defined as murder be punishable by seven years?'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

'Obviously, this has been done to give an exit route to some accused.'

India offers unique challenge

India offers unique challenge

Rediff.com25 Sep 2003

'Sportsmen at the elite level tend to thrive on a good challenge and a tour to India is certainly a challenge,' writes Mark Richardson.

HC to hear MJ Akbar's plea against Priya Ramani's acquittal on April 26

HC to hear MJ Akbar's plea against Priya Ramani's acquittal on April 26

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

The Delhi high court on Friday allowed a plea filed by former Union minister M J Akbar seeking an early hearing of his appeal challenging a trial court order that acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by him over her allegations of sexual harassment.

Soccer PIX: Liverpool salvage point against City; Spurs hammer Aston Villa

Soccer PIX: Liverpool salvage point against City; Spurs hammer Aston Villa

Rediff.com10 Mar 2024

Tottenham Hotspur hammered 10-man Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to four second-half goals, allowing them to close the gap with their Birmingham rivals to two points in the chase for Champions League football next season.

PIX: Manchester City win record fourth successive EPL title

PIX: Manchester City win record fourth successive EPL title

Rediff.com20 May 2024

Manchester City won an unprecedented fourth straight English top flight title with a 3-1 win over West Ham United.

'I'm Not Fat. I'm Curvy'

'I'm Not Fat. I'm Curvy'

Rediff.com15 May 2024

'I grew up in an environment which is very submissive and conservative. People would judge you if you wore a short skirt.' 'I made my way up from there to Mumbai and landed a big song Aila Re Aila with a huge star like Akshay Kumar.'

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'

PIX: Kangana, Priyanka, John in Narendra Kumar's design

PIX: Kangana, Priyanka, John in Narendra Kumar's design

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Find out what the ace designer has to say about these stars.

The American Chinese Leaders Adored

The American Chinese Leaders Adored

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

Dr Kissinger, then US president Richard M Nixon's national security adviser, feigned illness on a visit to Pakistan in July 1971 and made a secret trip to Peking, as Beijing was then called, to begin the process of a rapprochement between America and China. It was a debt that Chinese leaders have never forgotten.

'Brand Stalin' Shows Annamalai His Place

'Brand Stalin' Shows Annamalai His Place

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

If Tamil Nadu voters preferred the DMK combine, it owed to the Modi-Annamalai combo's ideological battle which often crossed the line of political decency and also challenged 'Tamil pride', argues N Sathiya Moorthy.

'Not enough done': Biden slams Israel over killing of Gaza aid workers

'Not enough done': Biden slams Israel over killing of Gaza aid workers

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

Seven aid workers who were working for the World Central Kitchen, a charity delivering food to besieged Palestinians, were killed in the Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Tuesday. The victims comprised three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national, an American-Canadian dual citizen and a Palestinian.

Yoga, clarity of thought and another milestone for Bopanna

Yoga, clarity of thought and another milestone for Bopanna

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

Bopanna also spoke about the challenging conditions at the Australian Open and having to push his boundaries to get them wins.

Modi's visit will set the course for strategic ties: White House

Modi's visit will set the course for strategic ties: White House

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications (NSCCSC) John Kirby on Tuesday told a press conference in Washington, DC: "India will be a critical strategic partner for the United States in the coming decades."

'Diageo India focuses on value rather than volume'

'Diageo India focuses on value rather than volume'

Rediff.com26 Jan 2024

'Our approach has been to work with consumers and help them drink better, not more.'

US to build new powerful nuclear bomb: Report

US to build new powerful nuclear bomb: Report

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

The United States Department of Defence has announced that it will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, designated the B61-13, pending Congressional authorisation and appropriation.

Divij, Purav bow out of Kunming Challenger

Divij, Purav bow out of Kunming Challenger

Rediff.com11 May 2013

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja overcame a wobbly start to put up a good fight but eventually lost the semifinals of the $125,000 ATP Challenger tournament to Samuel Groth and John-Patrick Smith in Kunming.

Aegon Challenge: Yuki moves into 2nd round

Aegon Challenge: Yuki moves into 2nd round

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

Yuki Bhambri saved a match point in a gruelling battle against Peter Polansky before securing a place in the second round of the Aegon Challenger event, in Ilkley.

The one big challenge for Indian pacers during lockdown...

The one big challenge for Indian pacers during lockdown...

Rediff.com5 Apr 2020

India is in the second week of a three-week lockdown enforced to contain the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 70 lives while infecting over 3000 people. With sporting activities coming to a standstill, the elite athletes are confined to their homes, trying to remain fit while hoping for action to begin once normalcy returns.

World One Step Away From Disaster

World One Step Away From Disaster

Rediff.com3 Feb 2024

A step away from nuclear weapons being used in conflicts, warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Obama challenges Bush, Mccain on foreign policy

Obama challenges Bush, Mccain on foreign policy

Rediff.com17 May 2008

Democratic Presidential front-runner Barack Obama has challenged President George Bush and presumptive Republican nominee John McCain to a debate on the foreign policy, saying they have a lot to explain on issues like Iraq war, Iranian nuclear programme and Middle East conflict.

Can India's Zorawar Match China's ZTQ-15?

Can India's Zorawar Match China's ZTQ-15?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

DRDO's latest tank will face trial in Rajasthan's summer which will be followed by 'user trials' ahead of facing battle in high-altitude deserts of eastern Ladakh and Sikkim, reports Ajai Shukla.