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England's Hodgson dismisses report of Rooney-Vardy rift

England's Hodgson dismisses report of Rooney-Vardy rift

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

England manager Roy Hodgson has dismissed 'salacious' suggestions of a possible rift between forwards Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy and said the team were fully focussed on the Euro 2016 round of 16 match against Iceland later on Monday.

'We believe in only one leader and that is Mamata'

'We believe in only one leader and that is Mamata'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2021

'Mamata is synonymous with Bengal, its culture, language, traditions.'

'The new mantra is, reskill or perish'

'The new mantra is, reskill or perish'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

'30 to 40% of the industry needs to be reskilled as existing jobs will go to automation.' 'Reskilling is required as some existing jobs will not be required in the future.'

Sports Shorts: High jumper Tejaswin matches national record in US

Sports Shorts: High jumper Tejaswin matches national record in US

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday

Force India hope to debut new F1 car on Friday

Force India hope to debut new F1 car on Friday

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Force India, who finished sixth overall last year but whose owners have had financial troubles, missed the first test in Jerez.

Wipro Spectramind to hire 1,800 every month!

Wipro Spectramind to hire 1,800 every month!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2004

With George W Bush returning as the US president for the second successive term, Wipro Spectramind, the BPO arm of IT major Wipro Limited, is bullish about growth and adding 1,800 to the existing headcount every month at its facilities.

Factbox: Money laundering probe into Sahara

Factbox: Money laundering probe into Sahara

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Suspicions have swirled for years that many of Sahara's millions of investors are fictitious names

Mango Phone: Is this the new iPhone killer?

Mango Phone: Is this the new iPhone killer?

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

Meet the Mango Phone, which should hit the Indian markets by the month-end.

95% of middle-class Indians do not have adequate health insurance

95% of middle-class Indians do not have adequate health insurance

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

Health care costs are rising exponentially and most people are under-insured.

Jabong-Myntra merger: 10% staff to go

Jabong-Myntra merger: 10% staff to go

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan, who was earlier against the merger of the two fashion e-tail companies, is learnt to be meeting each Jabong employee one-to-one.

SBI, Tata Motors, Sahara among top tax defaulters

SBI, Tata Motors, Sahara among top tax defaulters

Rediff.com4 Aug 2009

The top 100 tax defaulters owe the exchequer a whopping Rs 1.41 lakh crore.

'To curb inflation, focus only on food prices'

'To curb inflation, focus only on food prices'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2008

As common people grope for means to counter the ever-increasing prices of essential commodities, the economists and financial analysts fear that the recent hike in fuel prices would soon push inflation past 9 per cent. In an interview to rediff.com's special correspondent A Ganesh Nadar, Economic advisor to the Tata group Siddhartha Roy, shared his thoughts on the vexing issue of India's inflation.

Why Sahara may find it difficult to sell stake in Force India F1 team

Why Sahara may find it difficult to sell stake in Force India F1 team

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Sahara India needs to pay back $5.3 billion, raised from millions of small investors through the sale of bonds ruled by the Supreme Court to be illegal, before founder Subrata Roy can be released.

Icahn asks Yahoo to rescind staff severance plan

Icahn asks Yahoo to rescind staff severance plan

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

Referring to information in a shareholders' lawsuit brought against Yahoo, he said the complaint showed that Yang and a majority of the board had gone to 'inordinate lengths to sabotage a Microsoft bid". Portions of the lawsuit were unsealed by a Delaware judge on Monday, despite the objections of Yahoo attorneys. In January 2007, Yahoo had rejected Microsoft offer to purchase Yahoo at $40 per share.

Fan, Sarbjit: 2016's Top 10 FLOPS, so far

Fan, Sarbjit: 2016's Top 10 FLOPS, so far

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

Here's looking at the films that failed at the box office in the first half of 2016.

Look who is backing Allardyce as England boss!

Look who is backing Allardyce as England boss!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Sam Allardyce is the obvious candidate to replace Roy Hodgson as England manager if the FA decide to go with a home-grown candidate for the job, former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has said.

Why Wales boss refuses to consider England job...

Why Wales boss refuses to consider England job...

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

Wales manager Chris Coleman has poured cold water on the possibility of him filling the England manager's post recently vacated by Roy Hodgson.

How T20 will change!

How T20 will change!

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

Fascinating predictions for the years ahead. A revealing excerpt from Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde's Cricket 2.0: Inside The T20 Revolution.

'Cows safer in India than students': B-Town on JNU

'Cows safer in India than students': B-Town on JNU

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

"Horrifying", "heartbreaking" and "barbaric" is how many in the film industry, including actors-filmmakers Anil Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Rajkummar Rao, Twinkle Khanna, Anurag Kashyap and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, described the Sunday night violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University while demanding that the perpetrators are brought to justice.

Why Hindustan Unilever may cut jobs

Why Hindustan Unilever may cut jobs

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

The company plans to overhaul business and rationalise costs in a bid to reach parent Unilever's new profit targets, reports Viveat Susan Pinto.

'England do not lack passion or desire at Euro 2016'

'England do not lack passion or desire at Euro 2016'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

England manager Roy Hodgson has hit out at critics who have questioned his team's patriotism and desire ahead of their European Championship clash against Wales in Lens on Thursday. Wales striker Gareth Bale last week said his team had "more passion and pride" than England, who "big themselves up before they've done anything". Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev also labelled Hodgson's men the weakest seeded team in the Euro 2016 prior to Saturday's draw with England. "I've been in the game sufficiently long to know every opponent has got an opinion," Hodgson told reporters.

SC verdict on corruption case against Sasikala on Tuesday

SC verdict on corruption case against Sasikala on Tuesday

Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

The all-important Supreme Court verdict, which will decide the future of AIADMK supremo VK Sasikala, locked in a battle for chief ministership with O Pannerselvam, is set to be pronounced on Tuesday.

How Amit Shah delivered 303 seats to Modi

How Amit Shah delivered 303 seats to Modi

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

For the 2019 polls, the BJP chief deployed over 7,000 leaders to oversee the work of polling committees on the over 400 seats the BJP contested. These committees were asked to focus on 120 seats the party had lost in 2014, but believed it could win in 2019.

Firing along Indo-Bangla border kills kid

Firing along Indo-Bangla border kills kid

Rediff.com29 Jan 2008

Five persons, including three Bangladeshis, were injured as personnel from the Border Security Force and Bangladesh Rifles traded gunfire in West Bengal's Malda and South Dinajpur districts.

Hail the actors in Pataal Lok!

Hail the actors in Pataal Lok!

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show. The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.

Sports Shorts: Sharath ends decade long title drought

Sports Shorts: Sharath ends decade long title drought

Rediff.com15 Mar 2020

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.

Record-breaking Federer goes past Sampras, Renshaw

Record-breaking Federer goes past Sampras, Renshaw

Rediff.com16 Jul 2017

Roger Federer is the oldest male player to win a Grand Slam title since Australia's Ken Rosewall won at Melbourne Park in 1972 at the age of 37.

No change, Moradabad shopkeeper charges Rs 500 for 3 kg salt!

No change, Moradabad shopkeeper charges Rs 500 for 3 kg salt!

Rediff.com12 Nov 2016

In Delhi too, rumours flew thick and fast that salt has gone out of shelves

IL&FS fallout: NBFCs may run into choppy waters

IL&FS fallout: NBFCs may run into choppy waters

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

The general nervousness because of the IL&FS default will prevail in the system for now.

Mind-blowing facts about Australian Open winner Roger Federer

Mind-blowing facts about Australian Open winner Roger Federer

Rediff.com29 Jan 2017

Factbox on Switzerland's Roger Federer, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open men's singles final on Sunday.

Ram Mandir issue can't be ignored by Modi govt: BJP leader

Ram Mandir issue can't be ignored by Modi govt: BJP leader

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

Vinay Katiyar said this is not a hard issue to deal with for the Narendra Mdoi government.

More trouble for Yahoo CEO

More trouble for Yahoo CEO

Rediff.com6 Aug 2008

The Internet major said the corrected vote tally showed that nearly 34 per cent of votes cast were withheld against Yang, more than double the originally reported figure of 15 per cent. About 40 per cent of votes were withheld from Chairman Roy Bostock - nearly twice the figure previously reported.This shareholder revolt could see a stronger call for Yang to step down. His disapproval has now dropped down to the range that former CEO Terry Semel experienced during last year.

BJP's Raghubar Das to be Jharkhand's first non-tribal CM

BJP's Raghubar Das to be Jharkhand's first non-tribal CM

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

Raghuvar Das, the national vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party will be the first non-tribal chief minister of Jharkhand after he was elected the leader of BJP legislative party.

RS polls: Digvijaya, Scindia sail through, YSRC's clean sweep in AP

RS polls: Digvijaya, Scindia sail through, YSRC's clean sweep in AP

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party candidates Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sumer Singh Solanki on Friday won Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh.

Have you binged this Diwali?

Have you binged this Diwali?

Rediff.com20 Oct 2017

Sunita Roy Chowdhury lets you know how you can stay healthy this festive season.

Kerala to SC: Sudden water release by TN caused deluge

Kerala to SC: Sudden water release by TN caused deluge

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

'We requested controlled release of water without waiting for the water level in the reservoir to reach its full level.'

One word to describe the new Brylcreem campaign? Brill!

One word to describe the new Brylcreem campaign? Brill!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2018

The iconic British brand acquired by Unilever in 2009 from American major Sara Lee, is attempting to get a new image with actors Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan.

Rabada surges to top spot ahead of Champions Trophy

Rabada surges to top spot ahead of Champions Trophy

Rediff.com31 May 2017

Top-ranked South Africa lost their three-match series to England 2-1 but former ICC U-19 World Cup star Rabada's haul of four for 39 in the final match at Lord's on Monday helped him finish the series with seven wickets and become the youngest number-one bowler since Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq in 1998.

Euro: England risk ultimate slip against upstarts Iceland

Euro: England risk ultimate slip against upstarts Iceland

Rediff.com26 Jun 2016

Iceland have already exceeded expectations by qualifying second in their group behind Hungary and will go into the game with nothing to lose and the whole world, beyond England, willing them on.

Crude slump may be boon for FMCGs

Crude slump may be boon for FMCGs

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestl bucked the trend.