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'A State visit is not just about the red carpet and a terrific meal'

'A State visit is not just about the red carpet and a terrific meal'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

'India matters significantly to President Biden and to this administration, and not just in South Asia or the Indo-Pacific region, but truly globally.'

UK in the grip of 'Clegg-mania'

UK in the grip of 'Clegg-mania'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

Just a week ago, the leader of the United Kingdom's opposition Conservative Party was an overwhelming favourite to topple Gordon Brown's ruling Labour government in the 2010 UK general elections on April 6.

McEnroe on how Kyrgios can deal with his demons

McEnroe on how Kyrgios can deal with his demons

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios does not require a coach but someone like Sigmund Freud to sort out his problems as tennis needs the Australian maverick, seven-times major winner John McEnroe said.

Canada: Air India bombing probe gets delayed

Canada: Air India bombing probe gets delayed

Rediff.com10 Mar 2007

The inquiry into the 1985 Air India bombing has been delayed for about a month due to the ongoing wrangling over the public release of government documents.

'Federer's retirement leaves a void that can't be filled'

'Federer's retirement leaves a void that can't be filled'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2022

Obviously there is a void that will never be filled, McEnroe told reporters

Lady Gaga and Elton John turn designers for charity

Lady Gaga and Elton John turn designers for charity

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

The latest news on models, designers and actors from the world of glamour and fashion.

Kane certain England players will adapt well

Kane certain England players will adapt well

Rediff.com17 Nov 2022

Kane, like most of the squad, was in Premier League action last weekend and there are only five days for Gareth Southgate to prepare his players for the opening game against Iran.

Wimbledon: Insatiable Djokovic ready for ultimate showdown with Alcaraz

Wimbledon: Insatiable Djokovic ready for ultimate showdown with Alcaraz

Rediff.com16 Jul 2023

Even though Carlos Alcaraz recently dethroned him from the top of the world rankings, Novak Djokovic is still considered the man to beat and still has the power to turn opponents into nervous wrecks.

British daily pays tribute to Umrao Singh

British daily pays tribute to Umrao Singh

Rediff.com22 Nov 2005

John Major mentioned Singh when he said Victoria Cross holders' pension needed to be significantly increased

FIFA WC: ONE LOVE proving hard to find

FIFA WC: ONE LOVE proving hard to find

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

As a result of Germany backing down, major grocery chain Rewe scrapped its advertising campaign with the German Football Association (DFB).

Shubhankar secures best ever result by an Indian at Open

Shubhankar secures best ever result by an Indian at Open

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

India's Shubhankar Sharma produced the best-ever result by an Indian at golf's oldest Major, the Open Championships, as he finished tied-eighth in Hoylake on Sunday.

Kanishka probe: Victims' kin demand apology

Kanishka probe: Victims' kin demand apology

Rediff.com16 Feb 2008

The families who have lost loved ones in the 1985 Kanishka bombing on Friday sought a public apology from the Canadian government for the way it dealt with the tragedy.

Kanishka probe: Systemic racism alleged

Kanishka probe: Systemic racism alleged

Rediff.com14 Dec 2007

The Canadian government has objected to a report that suggests systemic racism may have played a role in public and government attitudes towards the Air India bombing that killed 329 people in 1985.

Kanishka probe: Interim report on Tuesday

Kanishka probe: Interim report on Tuesday

Rediff.com11 Dec 2007

The former Supreme Court judge's interim report will consist largely of a narrative recounting harrowing stories told by the families of the victims about the emotional impact of the tragedy that claimed 329 lives. It will also document their difficulties in getting help from the Canadian government when they traveled to Ireland to identify the bodies of their near and dear ones pulled from the North Atlantic sea, reports said.

Cameras at slain scribe's home were not working

Cameras at slain scribe's home were not working

Rediff.com16 Nov 2007

The cameras installed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the Surrey (British Columbia) house of Indo-Canadian journalist Tara Singh Hayer were reportedly not working the night he was assassinated on November 18, 1998, the Air India inquiry, now in progress in Ottawa, was told on Thursday.

'Terrorists using prepaid cards to transfer money'

'Terrorists using prepaid cards to transfer money'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2007

Organizations and individuals involved in terror cells are buying pre-paid merchandise cards and using cell phones and the Internet to buy items and transfer money, a British expert told Kanishka bombing inquiry Commissioner John Major

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

'I was exhausted, hungry, unshaven and despondent.' 'My mouth was full of sores due to dehydration.' 'My clothes were in tatters due to walking through bushes and sliding down thorny slopes,' Brigadier John Parshuram Dalvi wrote of his capture during the 1962 War.

Air India bombing inquiry to resume

Air India bombing inquiry to resume

Rediff.com30 Apr 2007

Former Supreme Court Justice, John Major, has faced many delays since he was appointed by the Conservative government in March 2006 to conduct public hearing into the 1985 attack that took 329 lives.

ODI World Cup: Morgan picks India as favourites ahead of England

ODI World Cup: Morgan picks India as favourites ahead of England

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

Former World Cup winning-captain reckons England are second favourite to India going into the world cup.

Champions League: We need the fans, says Barca coach Xavi

Champions League: We need the fans, says Barca coach Xavi

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

PSG's Champions League tie with Newcastle is like a final, says Luis Enrique

US says it favours thorough probe into Trudeau's allegations

US says it favours thorough probe into Trudeau's allegations

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

The US on Wednesday favoured a thorough investigation into killing of a Khalistani separatist in Canada in June, two days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of a "potential" involvement of Indian government agents in the case kicked up a major diplomatic row between New Delhi and Ottawa.

'YouTube Shorts pulls in people from all over India'

'YouTube Shorts pulls in people from all over India'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.'

'Canada slow to recognize Air India tragedy'

'Canada slow to recognize Air India tragedy'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2007

Justice John Major, who presided over the Air India inquiry commission that concluded its hearing earlier this week, said that he "did not imagine at first that it was a plane full almost entirely of Canadians." "The fact that the Sikh terrorists behind the plot were from British Columbia made it even more distant and difficult for those in Toronto and Ottawa to understand that it was a Canadian tragedy," Major said in Toronto on Tuesday.

Resurgence of Sikh militancy in Canada: MP

Resurgence of Sikh militancy in Canada: MP

Rediff.com10 Dec 2007

During the Baisakhi Day parade in April in Surrey, there was a float 'honoring' Talwinder Singh Parmar, the alleged mastermind of the Kanishka terrorist attack that killed 329 people. Dosanjh had strongly criticized federal and provincial politicians who attended that parade and did not speak out.

New Annual Festivals On India's Calendar

New Annual Festivals On India's Calendar

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

In the last 9 years, the BJP govt has marked some anniversaries and events with more zeal than Congress-led governments.

'Proud to be your partner': US hails India on Chandrayaan-3

'Proud to be your partner': US hails India on Chandrayaan-3

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Mainstream American newspapers, many of which had been sceptical of India's space mission and sometimes even made fun of it through cartoons, noted the great Indian achievement.

AI bombing: Rescuers narrate horror

AI bombing: Rescuers narrate horror

Rediff.com28 Sep 2006

Mark Stagg, the watch officer on the Laurentian Forest, told in a quavering voice of being handed a dead infant to place in a makeshift body bag.

Kanishka probe: Witnesses refuse to testify

Kanishka probe: Witnesses refuse to testify

Rediff.com21 Jun 2007

The witnesses would not testify because of the Inquiry Commission could not give them sufficient assurances for their safety, Commission's chief counsel Mark Freiman said.

Hearings on Air India bombing begin

Hearings on Air India bombing begin

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

The families of victims will be making a series of 15-minute oral submissions over the course of next two days.

Canadian spy agency was slow to trail suspect

Canadian spy agency was slow to trail suspect

Rediff.com25 May 2007

The problem, according to Kobzey, was that the Canadian Security and Intelligence Services (CSIS) just did not have enough people to trail everyone that investigators wanted to follow.

Canada: Kanishka hearing begins

Canada: Kanishka hearing begins

Rediff.com21 Jun 2006

Nearly 21 years since 331 people lost their lives in Air India's Kanishka bombing, Canada on Wednesday launched a judicial inquiry into the worst terror attack ever mounted from its soil.

The Crown Season 5 Review

The Crown Season 5 Review

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot.

Kanishka probe: Key witness feared for life

Kanishka probe: Key witness feared for life

Rediff.com16 Oct 2007

Willy Laurie, a former agent of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, testified before Justice John Major on Monday that a close friend of accused Ajaib Singh Bagri, told him not to pass on her information to police as Bagri, a leader of the Babbar Khalsa terrorist group, would kill her and children.

'American or Chinese soldiers are not a patch on Indian soldiers'

'American or Chinese soldiers are not a patch on Indian soldiers'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

'The next war will be fought by China-Pakistan against India and we have to fully be prepared. We must read the writing on the wall.'

A-I bombing: 'Bring out all facts'

A-I bombing: 'Bring out all facts'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2006

The Canadian Judicial Commission investigating the 1985 bombing of an Air India Boeing 747, which killed 329 people has been urged by relatives of the victims to look into various aspects of the tragedy and bring out the truth.\n\n