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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.

Bahrain secures long-term future on F1 calendar

Bahrain secures long-term future on F1 calendar

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

Bahrain will host a Formula One Grand Prix until well into the next decade after announcing a long term contract extension on Monday, organisers said.

Para shuttler Bhagat bags two golds, one bronze

Para shuttler Bhagat bags two golds, one bronze

Rediff.com23 May 2023

Pramod and Manishaa Ramdass also secured a bronze medal in mixed doubles (SL3-SU5) category.

Ban on onion export lifted; MEP of $550/tonne imposed

Ban on onion export lifted; MEP of $550/tonne imposed

Rediff.com4 May 2024

The government on Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $550 per tonne, amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country. Last night, the government imposed a 40 per cent duty on export of onions. In August last year, India had imposed a 40 per cent export duty on onions up to December 31, 2023.

Kamel blasts Bahrain officials after Asiad failure

Kamel blasts Bahrain officials after Asiad failure

Rediff.com22 Nov 2010

World champion Yusuf Saad Kamel blasted Bahrain team officials after crashing out of the 1,500 metres at the Asian Games on Monday, saying they had forced him to run with a painful knee injury.

Diamond League PIX: The Best of The Best-2

Diamond League PIX: The Best of The Best-2

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

Images from the Diamond League Finals at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Saturday.

Asian Games Athletics: Parul, Priti bag silver and bronze; Ancy wins silver

Asian Games Athletics: Parul, Priti bag silver and bronze; Ancy wins silver

Rediff.com2 Oct 2023

India's Parul Chaudhary and Priti secured silver and bronze medals respectively in the women's 3000m steeplechase, unheralded Ancy Sojan made a grand entry on the big stage.

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2 in Australia after Verstappen retires

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2 in Australia after Verstappen retires

Rediff.com24 Mar 2024

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday in a triumphant return two weeks after appendicitis surgery as Red Bull's World champion Max Verstappen suffered his first retirement in two years.

Vettel wins Bahrain GP; Raikkonnen, Grosjean on podium

Vettel wins Bahrain GP; Raikkonnen, Grosjean on podium

Rediff.com22 Apr 2012

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel roared to his and Red Bull's first victory of the season in a lively and controversial Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.

Vettel and Red Bull on pole in Bahrain

Vettel and Red Bull on pole in Bahrain

Rediff.com21 Apr 2012

Red Bull's Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel took his first pole position of the season in qualifying for the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday.

Check out F1's record 24-race calendar for 2024

Check out F1's record 24-race calendar for 2024

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday.

Force India staff leave Bahrain after petrol bomb

Force India staff leave Bahrain after petrol bomb

Rediff.com19 Apr 2012

A Force India Formula One team employee has been allowed to return home from Bahrain after expressing safety fears ahead of this weekend's controversial Grand Prix.

BAR must score in Bahrain: Button

BAR must score in Bahrain: Button

Rediff.com1 Apr 2005

English driver Jenson Button feels with engine problems sorted out, the team is on the road to recovery.

Indian's body washes ashore in Bahrain

Indian's body washes ashore in Bahrain

Rediff.com8 Jun 2004

The man, identified as Kishore Kumar Kombath, had gone missing from his Riyadh home on May 15.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Medals Table

Paris 2024 Olympics: Medals Table

Rediff.com11 Aug 2024

The medal tally at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Michael Schumacher wins Bahrain Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher wins Bahrain Grand Prix

Rediff.com4 Apr 2004

Brazil's Rubens Barrichello also driving a Ferrari was second, and Britain's Jenson Button driving for BAR finished third.

India, US sign key defence agreement

India, US sign key defence agreement

Rediff.com24 Aug 2024

The two countries also signed a 'Memorandum of Agreement regarding the Assignment of Liaison Officers', which will facilitate the posting of one military officer from each country with the military of the other.

Kubica to use KERS system in Bahrain

Kubica to use KERS system in Bahrain

Rediff.com24 Apr 2009

Poland's Robert Kubica, still without a point after three races, hopes to boost his chances in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix by racing for the first time with the new KERS energy recovery system.

China, Bahrain in Asian Cup semis

China, Bahrain in Asian Cup semis

Rediff.com30 Jul 2004

The former beat Iraq 3-0 while Bahrain beat Uzbekistan on penalties in the Asian football championship.

Four Keralites die of gas poisoning in Bahrain

Four Keralites die of gas poisoning in Bahrain

Rediff.com24 Jan 2012

Police said the men never woke up after lighting a wood fire in an empty paint drum before going to bed in the room they shared on Sunday. A fifth worker survived.

2018 World Cup qualifier: Guam record first win; Philippines upset Bahrain

2018 World Cup qualifier: Guam record first win; Philippines upset Bahrain

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

Tiny Guam beat Turkmenistan 1-0 to record their first ever World Cup qualifying victory.

In PHOTOS: Egypt revolution now plays out in Bahrain

In PHOTOS: Egypt revolution now plays out in Bahrain

Rediff.com16 Feb 2011

Egypt-inspired anti-government protesters continue to throng a prominent square in Bahrain's capital on Wednesday, despite a rare apology by the king for deaths of two demonstrators in police firing in the last two days.

After 14 years, Indian in Bahrain can come home

After 14 years, Indian in Bahrain can come home

Rediff.com17 Aug 2005

A car company 'Oscar Rent A Car' alleged that Balakrishnan had used a car for one year in 1994 without paying the rent, but the Indian claimed that the company gave him the car to use in return for jobs he did for it.

Spotted: Azhar at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Spotted: Azhar at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

Reader Lilly Ahluwalia sent us this picture from Bahrain.

Massa leads Ferrari one-two in Bahrain

Massa leads Ferrari one-two in Bahrain

Rediff.com6 Apr 2008

Brazilian Felipe Massa led Ferrari to a one-two victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday with team mate Kimi Raikkonen seizing the championship lead from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. Massa's sixth career win brought him his first points of the Formula One season and came at the same Sakhir desert circuit where he fired up his title challenge last year with a pole-to-flag victory.

Massa needs a repeat win in Bahrain

Massa needs a repeat win in Bahrain

Rediff.com2 Apr 2008

Ferrari's Felipe Massa needs to repeat last year's dominant victory in Bahrain on Sunday to silence his critics after a poor start to the Formula One season. While McLaren's Lewis Hamilton leads the standings with 14 points, three clear of Ferrari's World champion Kimi Raikkonen and BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld, Brazilian Massa is yet to score.

McLaren demoted in Bahrain pit lane

McLaren demoted in Bahrain pit lane

Rediff.com31 Mar 2008

McLaren have been placed at the slow end of the pitlane since they were stripped of all their points in 2007 due to a spying controversy.

Bahrain strike may be called off today

Bahrain strike may be called off today

Rediff.com13 Feb 2008

Over 2,000 workers, including 1,400 Indians, who went on strike five days ago in Bahrain said they have reached a verbal agreement with company representatives for a hike in their salary, paving the way for work to resume at the country's largest development project.

L&T bags contract to build hotel in Bahrain

L&T bags contract to build hotel in Bahrain

Rediff.com15 Mar 2004

Larsen & Toubro has won about Rs 70.3 crore [Rs 703 million) ($15.6 million)] contract from Radissons Group for the construction of a 15-storey hotel and service apartments in Bahrain.

Olympic boxing crisis deepens: India's fate uncertain

Olympic boxing crisis deepens: India's fate uncertain

Rediff.com1 Sep 2024

Boxing's already uncertain Olympic future was thrown into further jeopardy after the sport's Asian governing body voted against leaving the suspended International Boxing Association (IBA) to join the rival association.

Gulf's first woman MP elected in Bahrain

Gulf's first woman MP elected in Bahrain

Rediff.com17 Oct 2006

Latifa Al Gaoud, 50, works as the human resources and financial director at the Finance Ministry.

No compensation for Bahrain fire victims' kin

No compensation for Bahrain fire victims' kin

Rediff.com31 Jul 2007

The huge Indian community in the capital Manama paid tribute to those who died in the Gudaibiya labour camp blaze during a memorial meeting on the first anniversary of the tragedy on Monday night.

Slick South Koreans beat Bahrain in Asian Cup

Slick South Koreans beat Bahrain in Asian Cup

Rediff.com11 Jan 2011

South Korea began their campaign for a first Asian Cup title in 51 years with a polished passing display to beat Bahrain 2-1 in Qatar on Monday.

Why Bahrain race will be thirsty work for Adrian Sutil

Why Bahrain race will be thirsty work for Adrian Sutil

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

Adrian Sutil will be racing in the Bahrain desert without a drop to drink on Sunday after deciding to remove the water bottle from his Sauber Formula One car in a bid to shave off weight wherever he can.

Abandoned Indian boy in Bahrain finds home

Abandoned Indian boy in Bahrain finds home

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

Raja was abandoned by his Sri Lankan mother when he was two and left to fend for himself when his Indian father was deported last August.

Saudi Arabia crush Bahrain to reach QF

Saudi Arabia crush Bahrain to reach QF

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

Iran struck once in each half to ease to a 2-0 victory over hosts Malaysia and march into the Asian Cup quarter-finals as Group C winners.

Rosberg ends Hamilton's pole run in Bahrain

Rosberg ends Hamilton's pole run in Bahrain

Rediff.com5 Apr 2014

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday and ended team mate Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a hat-trick.

Bahrain envoy booked for molestation, verbal abuse in Mumbai

Bahrain envoy booked for molestation, verbal abuse in Mumbai

Rediff.com25 Dec 2013

A Bahrainian envoy has been booked in Mumbai for allegedly molesting the woman manager of his housing society but not arrested due to the diplomatic immunity he enjoys, police said on Wednesday.

Bodies of Bahrain fire victims reach Chennai

Bodies of Bahrain fire victims reach Chennai

Rediff.com2 Aug 2006

The bodies of 16 Indians, who had perished in the July 30 fire accident at Manama in Bahrain, reached Chennai on Wednesday in a Gulf Air flight.

F1 chiefs give green light to Bahrain GP

F1 chiefs give green light to Bahrain GP

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

Some opposition activists have dubbed the big-money race a "tool of repression" and made repeated calls for it to be cancelled.