News for 'Marathon'

Why Must Mark and Musk Be So Macho?

Why Must Mark and Musk Be So Macho?

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

Haven't they heard about the 'Tale of Two Brothers'? asks Suveen Sinha.

US Open: Alcaraz crushes Zverev; Medvedev outlasts Rublev

US Open: Alcaraz crushes Zverev; Medvedev outlasts Rublev

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

IMAGES from Day 10 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York.

CBI arrests TMC MLA in school jobs scam

CBI arrests TMC MLA in school jobs scam

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

Saha, an MLA from the Burwan constituency, was being questioned by the CBI since April 14 in connection with the case as searches went on at his house in connection with the illegal recruitments in state sponsored and aided schools, they said.

Farhan's Date Night With Shibani

Farhan's Date Night With Shibani

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Just where are the stars travelling? We find out.

Will Sachin Pilot float new party or join BJP? Wait till June 11

Will Sachin Pilot float new party or join BJP? Wait till June 11

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

Amid speculation over Congress leader Sachin Pilot's next move, sources close to him on Tuesday said he was firm on his demands, including action against alleged corruption during the previous Vasundhara Raje government, and was waiting for a definitive response from the party high command.

Wrestlers' meeting with sports minister Thakur inconclusive

Wrestlers' meeting with sports minister Thakur inconclusive

Rediff.com20 Jan 2023

The wrestlers refused to back down from their demand that the government immediately disband the Wrestling Federation of India.

Wrestling Trials: Ad-hoc panel once again fails to set trials date

Wrestling Trials: Ad-hoc panel once again fails to set trials date

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

Barely 10 days left for the extended deadline to expire for picking the Indian wrestling team, the IOA ad-hoc panel has yet again failed to set a date for the Asian Games trials.

'Bade log hain': Prashant Kishor on Rahul's Bharat Jodo Yatra

'Bade log hain': Prashant Kishor on Rahul's Bharat Jodo Yatra

Rediff.com8 Jan 2023

'Rahul Gandhi is on a 3,500 km-long march. For me, kilometers do not matter'

Tension in K'taka Cong as minister says Siddaramaiah will be CM for 5 yrs

Tension in K'taka Cong as minister says Siddaramaiah will be CM for 5 yrs

Rediff.com23 May 2023

Denying talks about power sharing and speculations that deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar will take over as CM after two-and-half years or after 2024 Lok Sabha polls, minister MB Patil on Monday evening said Siddaramaiah will remain the chief minister for a full five-year term.

Tennis: Gauff says she was ready to perform CPR on ill fan

Tennis: Gauff says she was ready to perform CPR on ill fan

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

Murray knocked out by Fritz in Washington

Rahul sprints during Bharat Jodo Yatra, others try to catch up

Rahul sprints during Bharat Jodo Yatra, others try to catch up

Rediff.com30 Oct 2022

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who is leading the party's pan-India Bharat Jodo Yatra on Sunday gave some exciting moments during the foot march as he suddenly started to sprint along with some school children, forcing others to run.

Gehlot, Pilot will fight Raj poll together, leadership to resolve issues: Cong

Gehlot, Pilot will fight Raj poll together, leadership to resolve issues: Cong

Rediff.com30 May 2023

Top Congress leadership led by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi held marathon discussions with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pilot joined them later in the evening.

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Rediff.com21 Oct 2023

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

World athletics boss expects Tokyo Olympics to go ahead after test event

World athletics boss expects Tokyo Olympics to go ahead after test event

Rediff.com5 May 2021

The Sapporo Challenge Half Marathon 2021 was held on Wednesday as a dress rehearsal for the marquee Olympic event

World Athletics PIX: Duplantis vaults to pole position; Kipyegon triumphs

World Athletics PIX: Duplantis vaults to pole position; Kipyegon triumphs

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.

US Open PIX: Djokovic whips Fritz; Shelton blasts way past Tiafoe

US Open PIX: Djokovic whips Fritz; Shelton blasts way past Tiafoe

Rediff.com6 Sep 2023

IMAGES from Day 9 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York.

Asian Games 2023 Schedule

Asian Games 2023 Schedule

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

Asian Games 2023 Schedule

Income tax dept ends survey at BBC after nearly 60 hours

Income tax dept ends survey at BBC after nearly 60 hours

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

The income tax department's marathon "surveys" at BBC's offices ended on Thursday, after clocking over 58 hours in total, as officials prepared an inventory of financial data from select staffers and collected digital and paper data.

Sonia Gandhi named interim Congress chief after marathon meet

Sonia Gandhi named interim Congress chief after marathon meet

Rediff.com11 Aug 2019

The Congress Working Committee finally accepted Rahul Gandhi's resignation during its second meeting of the day.

How Running 8 Km Helped Me Fight Asthma

How Running 8 Km Helped Me Fight Asthma

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

Gopi Yennu shares his fitness story.

US Open PIX: Djokovic eases into Round 3; Tsitsipas stunned

US Open PIX: Djokovic eases into Round 3; Tsitsipas stunned

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

Images from Day 3 of the US Open, at Flushing Meadows, New York.

PIX: Gauff survives scare; Medvedev overcomes Zverev

PIX: Gauff survives scare; Medvedev overcomes Zverev

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

Coco Gauff rallied from a break down in the final set to beat Swede Rebecca Peterson and reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals for the first time

Davis Cup: Canada down Italy, set up final with Australia

Davis Cup: Canada down Italy, set up final with Australia

Rediff.com27 Nov 2022

Canada booked a showdown with Australia in the Davis Cup final after Felix Auger-Aliassime and Vasek Pospisil edged out Italians Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini 7-6(2), 7-5 in a tightly fought decisive doubles affair on Saturday.

Happy Congress took note of my issues, will fight polls unitedly, says Pilot

Happy Congress took note of my issues, will fight polls unitedly, says Pilot

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday expressed happiness that the Congress party has taken cognisance of the issues raised by him about welfare of youth and corruption under the previous Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan, and asserted the party will contest the assembly polls unitedly to secure a massive victory.

WFI chief Singh to step aside, wrestlers call off protest

WFI chief Singh to step aside, wrestlers call off protest

Rediff.com21 Jan 2023

The government decided to form an oversight committee which will investigate the allegations of sexual harassment of women wresters by WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Rs 1,800 cr: Construction cost of Ayodhya's Ram Temple

Rs 1,800 cr: Construction cost of Ayodhya's Ram Temple

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

The construction of the temple is expected to be completed by December 2023 and Lord Ram is expected to be seated in the sanctum sanctorum by the Makar Sankranti festival in January 2024.

Home Alone On New Year's Eve? Try This!

Home Alone On New Year's Eve? Try This!

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Consult our leisure guide for six ways to while away the evening.

Jet says will start operations by end of the year

Jet says will start operations by end of the year

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

Jet Airways is in an advanced stage of talks with aircraft makers and lessors to lease planes and expects to restart operations in the coming weeks, according to executives at the airline. The once-storied carrier is now under the ownership of the Jalan-Kalrock consortium and its air operator certificate was revalidated by aviation regulator DGCA in May this year. The executives said the operations of Jet Airways will commence before the end of this year and the initial fleet plan is close to being finalised.

Tendulkar technically the best batter ever: Ponting

Tendulkar technically the best batter ever: Ponting

Rediff.com23 Apr 2023

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting rates Sachin Tendulkar as technically the best batter he ever played against. The legendary Indian cricketer, he says, always found a way to combat anything the bowlers threw at him.

If India Becomes Bharat...

If India Becomes Bharat...

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

By changing the nation's name from India to Bharat, would this landmass overnight lose the emotional and cultural linkage that had been built over generations, centuries and millennia, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Ranji Trophy: Injured Vihari bats one-handed to defy MP

Ranji Trophy: Injured Vihari bats one-handed to defy MP

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Andhra skipper Hanuma Vihari batted left-handed and defied speedster Avesh Khan to add 26 runs for the 10th wicket and help his team reach 379 against Madhya Pradesh on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final.

League Cup: Liverpool survive shootout, Man City see off Chelsea

League Cup: Liverpool survive shootout, Man City see off Chelsea

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

Holders Liverpool survived a penalty shootout to see off third-tier Derby County

Aaftab's polygraph tests over, decision on narco-analysis later

Aaftab's polygraph tests over, decision on narco-analysis later

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

The polygraph test on Mehrauli murder accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala went on for nearly three hours on Friday at the Forensic Science Laboratory here, officials said.

Rahul halts Bharat Jodi Yatra due to bad weather

Rahul halts Bharat Jodi Yatra due to bad weather

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Amid incessant rains, Gandhi resumed the march from Ramban Wednesday morning but inclement weather forced its suspension. The march will now resume on Friday as tomorrow is a rest day.

Indian Wells: Murray and Raducanu battle to victory

Indian Wells: Murray and Raducanu battle to victory

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu clinched hard-fought wins in their first round matches at Indian Wells.

US Open PIX: Djokovic's great escape at US Open!

US Open PIX: Djokovic's great escape at US Open!

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

IMAGES from Day 5 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.

'Japan's' Korean gold medallist's lesson in Olympic spirit

'Japan's' Korean gold medallist's lesson in Olympic spirit

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

For all of Sohn's efforts at reconciliation, Japan has had an awkward relationship with him and his legacy.

Going the distance: Ruud's 55-shot rally thrills US Open crowd

Going the distance: Ruud's 55-shot rally thrills US Open crowd

Rediff.com10 Sep 2022

A 55-shot, marathon rally brought fans to their feet in Flushing Meadows on Friday but nearly leveled the two men who lived through it, Norwegian Casper Ruud and Russian Karen Khachanov, competing in their US Open semi-final.

How Kohli silenced his critics with a disarming smile

How Kohli silenced his critics with a disarming smile

Rediff.com12 Mar 2023

Great players have the knack of conquering the odds, and on Sunday Kohli crossed a major hurdle with the fighting spirit of a champion.

7 Tips To Master JEE Advanced

7 Tips To Master JEE Advanced

Rediff.com24 Apr 2023

JEE Advanced preparation can be long and tedious, and it's easy to lose motivation. Students must stay motivated and focused on their goals, alerts Ujjwal Singh, CEO, Infinity Learn.