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When Kohli's India Conquered Australia

When Kohli's India Conquered Australia

Rediff.com23 Nov 2024

After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

Rediff.com6 Nov 2024

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian cinema.' N Sathiya Moorthy assesses the career and politics of movie legend Kamal Haasan on his 70th brthday.

Furious Gurpreet demands more after FIFA World Cup exit

Furious Gurpreet demands more after FIFA World Cup exit

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

Gurpreet was in the thick of things when the ball went over the line and out of play.

What Kamala Harris said at her first campaign rally

What Kamala Harris said at her first campaign rally

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is relying on support from billionaires and big corporations, while hers is a people powered campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday addressing her first election rally, a day after she became the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.

Olympics: France's Riner reigns supreme with 4th gold

Olympics: France's Riner reigns supreme with 4th gold

Rediff.com3 Aug 2024

The 35-year-old is judo's most decorated athlete at the Olympics with six medals.

Mars Inc set to open first chocolate factory in India

Mars Inc set to open first chocolate factory in India

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

Mars Inc set to open first chocolate factory in India.

Mars Curiosity rover gets 'brain transplant'

Mars Curiosity rover gets 'brain transplant'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's rover 'Curiosity' has spend its first weekend on Mars getting a 'brain transplant' enabling it to enhance its performance by avoiding hazards while driving and using its strong robotic arm.

Juventus fire coach Allegri for misbehaviour

Juventus fire coach Allegri for misbehaviour

Rediff.com17 May 2024

Allegri was sent off towards the end of the game for his fierce protests over refereeing decisions.

NASA's new spacecraft follows India's Mangalyan to Mars

NASA's new spacecraft follows India's Mangalyan to Mars

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Two weeks after India successfully launched its maiden Mars mission, America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched a new spacecraft to orbit the red planet to probe how it lost its atmosphere and abundant liquid water.

US-India: A Chicken And Egg Situation

US-India: A Chicken And Egg Situation

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Delhi's appeasement strategy may now translate as more mega arms deals with the US, generating substantial business and job creation in the American economy. Make no mistake, Americans will use it to pressure India, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Foreign media on Mars mission: A technological leap

Foreign media on Mars mission: A technological leap

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

India's successful launch of its Mars mission has been described by the mainstream American media as "technological leap" and "a symbolic coup" against China in this field.

15 STUNNING Wildlife Photos

15 STUNNING Wildlife Photos

Rediff.com19 Sep 2024

A sneak peek of some extraordinary entries for the 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year event.

Mars gullies sculpted by dry ice, not water

Mars gullies sculpted by dry ice, not water

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

The study conducted by French scientists shows that, during late winter and spring, underneath the seasonal CO2 ice layer heated by the Sun, intense gas fluxes can destabilise the regolith material and induce gas-lubricated debris flows which look like water-sculpted gullies on Earth.

Washout Time For India Down Under

Washout Time For India Down Under

Rediff.com21 Nov 2024

This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.

PIX: Bruno Mars wins big at the Grammys

PIX: Bruno Mars wins big at the Grammys

Rediff.com29 Jan 2018

Looking at the winners of the big night.

Team India Report Card: Ashwin 10/10, Jaiswal 10/10

Team India Report Card: Ashwin 10/10, Jaiswal 10/10

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

How India's players fared in the Bangladesh Test series.

'Why Is Modi Not Sacking Biren Singh?'

'Why Is Modi Not Sacking Biren Singh?'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

'We are in a dilemma if the central government supports this ethnic violence and Biren Singh.'

Mars mission travels beyond Earth's sphere of influence

Mars mission travels beyond Earth's sphere of influence

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

India's maiden mission to Mars has traversed beyond the sphere of influence of Earth extending about 9,25,000 km in its 10-month long voyage to the red planet.

Picnic turns tragic, 3 of family drown in Pune waterfall; 2 kids missing

Picnic turns tragic, 3 of family drown in Pune waterfall; 2 kids missing

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

According to the police, 16-17 members of a family from Sayyad Nagar in Pune's Hadapsar area had hired a private bus to visit the scenic spot near Lonavala for a picnic on the rain-soaked day.

When It Was Bradman Versus India

When It Was Bradman Versus India

Rediff.com21 Nov 2024

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.

Water discovered on Mars by NASA's rover Curiosity

Water discovered on Mars by NASA's rover Curiosity

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rover Curiosity has discovered water during its first sample analysis of the Red planet's surface.

5 amazing things about Curiosity, the Mars rover

5 amazing things about Curiosity, the Mars rover

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

The landing will mark the beginning of a two-year prime mission to investigate one of the most intriguing places on Mars.

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 11

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 11

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 11, Tuesday, August 6, 2024:

There's NO life on Mars, hints NASA

There's NO life on Mars, hints NASA

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

No life on Mars? Hopes of finding alien life on Mars may have been dashed after new data from NASA's Curiosity rover revealed that the Red Planet lacks methane gas, researchers, including one of Indian origin, say.

ISRO plans return to Mars, missions to Venus, Sun

ISRO plans return to Mars, missions to Venus, Sun

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

The ISRO is looking at Mangalyaan-2, a follow-on mission to Mars, and launching two satellites that would look at Venus and explore asteroids.

NASA's Curiosity rover detects organic matter on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover detects organic matter on Mars

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rover Curiosity has made the first definitive detection of organic molecules, the building blocks of all known forms of terrestrial life, on the surface of the Red Planet.

Tax Qs on NRIs, LTCG, and Gifts Answered

Tax Qs on NRIs, LTCG, and Gifts Answered

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

rediffGURU T S Khurana answers readers' personal income tax queries

Countdown begins for India's historic Mars Mission

Countdown begins for India's historic Mars Mission

Rediff.com3 Nov 2013

The 56 and-a-half hour countdown for the launch of India's first space mission to Mars, slated for November 5, commenced on Sunday at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

With love, from Mars: Mangalyaan sends stunning images of red planet

With love, from Mars: Mangalyaan sends stunning images of red planet

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

The Indian Space Research Organisation has released a series of beautiful images of a canyon named Ophir Chasma and other physical formations on the surface of the Red Planet taken by the country's Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter.

I Didn't Expect Kamala Harris To Be The Nominee So Easily

I Didn't Expect Kamala Harris To Be The Nominee So Easily

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

'She's been a terrific advocate for women's rights in recent months and her prosecutor's background will really help her challenge Trump in a forceful way that Biden could not,' notes Sree Sreenivasan.

India Corp to buy Mars

India Corp to buy Mars

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

India Hospitality Corp said it would buy the Mumbai-based Mars Restaurant and airline catering company SkyGourmet Catering Private from Navis Capital Partners for $110 million.

Watch live: Historic moment as Mangalyaan enters Mars orbit

Watch live: Historic moment as Mangalyaan enters Mars orbit

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

Watch the live coverage of the 'Mars Orbit Insertion'.

GT Vs RR: Who Took The Best Catch? Vote!

GT Vs RR: Who Took The Best Catch? Vote!

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

Only three catches in the match, and all three were taken by the Gujarat Titans.

Meet the men behind the Mars Mission

Meet the men behind the Mars Mission

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

The ISRO team worked tirelessly to make the Mars mission a success

Enormous challenge awaits India's wrestlers in Paris

Enormous challenge awaits India's wrestlers in Paris

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

Indian wrestlers have not missed a medal since the 2008 Beijing Games and the onus is now on Vinesh Phogat & Co to continue the trend.

It's still a long, complicated way to Mars

It's still a long, complicated way to Mars

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

The Indian Space Research Organisation is now looking forward to two key dates -- December 1, when the MOM spacecraft leaves the earth's sphere of influence and September 24 next year, when it's captured by Martian orbit.

All You Need To Know About Paris 2024 Olympics

All You Need To Know About Paris 2024 Olympics

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

Here is all the info one needs about the Paris 2024 Olympics: the dates, the venues, the opening ceremony, new sports and security issues.

Injury-marred India await SL for white-ball series

Injury-marred India await SL for white-ball series

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

Jasprit Bumrah was declared fit and was available for selection, but the selectors don't want to rush him back.

PIX: Vinesh Phogat in Olympics women's 50kg wrestling final

PIX: Vinesh Phogat in Olympics women's 50kg wrestling final

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

Vinesh had failed to win a medal in her two previous Olympics appearances.

NASA spacecraft detects impact glass on surface of Mars

NASA spacecraft detects impact glass on surface of Mars

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

A NASA spacecraft has detected deposits of glass on Mars.