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North India cold wave toll mounts to 34

North India cold wave toll mounts to 34

Rediff.com16 Dec 2005

Delhi experienced the second coldest day after Monday's 3.1 Celsius.

Sky high shots: Dronestagram announces its winners

Sky high shots: Dronestagram announces its winners

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

Dronestagram, an online community for dedicated to drone photography enthusiasts, has released the winners of its annual photo contest. Here are the best.

Pillay picked for Germany camp

Pillay picked for Germany camp

Rediff.com11 May 2004

The mercurial forward and Baljit Singh Dhillon are among nine players named for a pre-Olympic camp in Cologne from May 27 to June 21.

Journalists face Gill's fury

Journalists face Gill's fury

Rediff.com7 May 2004

The IHF chief is alleged to have abused and ordered journalists to leave the hockey cam they had gone to cover.

Gangjee holds on to lead in Taipei

Gangjee holds on to lead in Taipei

Rediff.com30 Sep 2006

The Indian ace was a stroke ahead of local favourite Wen-hong after the third round in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters.

Is Dhanraj past his best?

Is Dhanraj past his best?

Rediff.com6 May 2004

Do you think the former India captain should be in the team for the Athens Games?

Lu, Digvijay Singh in lead

Lu, Digvijay Singh in lead

Rediff.com1 Oct 2005

The Chinese Taipei veteran and the 33-year-old India ace lead the field after the third round in the Crowne Plaza Open, in Beijing.

Sania and the art of time management

Sania and the art of time management

Rediff.com21 Sep 2005

Sri Lanka gamble on Malinga for World Cup

Sri Lanka gamble on Malinga for World Cup

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Sri Lanka have included pace spearhead Lasith Malinga in their 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup despite concerns over his fitness after ankle surgery, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.

Bajaj brothers smoke peace pipe

Bajaj brothers smoke peace pipe

Rediff.com1 Sep 2005

Rahul Bajaj has reached an 'in-principle' agreement with his brother Shishir Bajaj on the division of the Bajaj empire, but the mercurial chairman of the two-wheeler major said the settlement had been delayed due to tax implications.

Pillay to retire after Athens Games

Pillay to retire after Athens Games

Rediff.com24 Aug 2004

Mercurial striker and four-time Olympian Dhanraj Pillay would retire after the Athens Games.

Our bowlers have come of age: Inzy

Our bowlers have come of age: Inzy

Rediff.com20 Aug 2004

Easy for IA, IOC

Easy for IA, IOC

Rediff.com24 Feb 2005

Indian Airlines beat Bharat Petroleum while Indian Oil beat Air India in the Super League stage of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh hockey tournament.

Dhanraj gives Warriors victory

Dhanraj gives Warriors victory

Rediff.com5 Feb 2005

The former India forward scored the golden goal as Maratha Warriors defeated Chennai Veerans 3-2 in the Premier Hockey League.\n

Cold claims 22 more lives in UP

Cold claims 22 more lives in UP

Rediff.com1 Jan 2004

Other parts of north India also continued to face plummeting temperatures.

No respite from cold, fog in North

No respite from cold, fog in North

Rediff.com26 Dec 2003

North India reeled under intense cold wave on Friday claiming a woman's life in Kanpur and taking the countrywide toll to 34.

North Korea's Kim Jong-un makes unprecedented trip to China

North Korea's Kim Jong-un makes unprecedented trip to China

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

This is Kim's first overseas visit since he took over power in 2011 after his father's death.

Fog disrupts trains, flights in Delhi

Fog disrupts trains, flights in Delhi

Rediff.com29 Dec 2004

The minimum visibility in the Palam area, where the airport is located, fell to near zero levels, a Met official said.

When I was 'Michael Jackson'

When I was 'Michael Jackson'

Rediff.com17 Jun 2005

I am fit as a fiddle: Pillay

I am fit as a fiddle: Pillay

Rediff.com4 Jun 2004

Dempo beat Bagan in final

Dempo beat Bagan in final

Rediff.com5 Dec 2004

Brazilian striker Cristiano Junior scored a brace as Dempo outplayed Mohun Bagan 2-0 to lift the 26th Federation Cup Football Championship.

Pillay, Dhillon to get call-up

Pillay, Dhillon to get call-up

Rediff.com23 May 2004

The two veterans are sure to figure among the 26 Olympic probables, to be announced by the Indian Hockey Federation in Delhi on Monday.

Shivkar Talpade: First man to fly an aircraft?

Shivkar Talpade: First man to fly an aircraft?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

The facts remain cloaked in mystery, but the legend goes that Talpade had created a flying machine powered by mercury and solar energy, and based on ideas outlined in Vedic texts.

Argentina odds-on favourites to lift Copa America

Argentina odds-on favourites to lift Copa America

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Argentina are odds-on favourites to win the Copa America for the first time since 1993 by beating Chile in Saturday's final.

Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

The complete set of winners on Oscar night!

Bikini beauties: The world's most beautiful women

Bikini beauties: The world's most beautiful women

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Hot, hotter, hottest...the fourth instalment of Miss Universe contestants is making the mercury level rise even higher! Vote for your favourite.

Pune City end Atletico de Kolkata's unbeaten run

Pune City end Atletico de Kolkata's unbeaten run

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Dudu Omagbemi and Konstantinos Katsouranis scored in each half as FC Pune City beat Atletico de Kolkata 3-1 and snapped the league leaders' unbeaten run in the Hero Indian Super League in Kolkata on Friday.

MP babu spoils Oracle's party

MP babu spoils Oracle's party

Rediff.com11 Jul 2003

Dilip Tirkey to lead India

Dilip Tirkey to lead India

Rediff.com2 Feb 2004

The ace defender has been appointed skipper for the upcoming three-Test series against Holland in Hyderabad.

Cold wave makes Delhi cower and crawl

Cold wave makes Delhi cower and crawl

Rediff.com2 Jan 2004

There was little respite from the biting cold on Friday as a dense envelope of fog continued to affect air, rail and road traffic in the capital.

US firm fined for underpaying Indian workers

US firm fined for underpaying Indian workers

Rediff.com24 Oct 2014

A Silicon Valley IT company in the US has been ordered to pay $40,000 in back wages to eight Indian workers who worked up to 122 hours a week and received as little as $1.21 an hour.

Can Messi reignite season in El Clasico?

Can Messi reignite season in El Clasico?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2017

Lionel Messi requires two more goals to reach 500 for Barcelona and will have his sights set on achieving the milestone against great rivals Real Madrid in Sunday's Clasico.

As temperatures soar, death toll rises to 1,412

As temperatures soar, death toll rises to 1,412

Rediff.com27 May 2015

Stifling heat has killed more than 1,242 people in India in less than one week.

Pillay, Dhillon among Azlan Shah probables

Pillay, Dhillon among Azlan Shah probables

Rediff.com28 Nov 2003

Five goalkeepers, four full backs, 10 mid-fielders and 11 forwards figure in the 30-man list.

Pietersen, Cook clashed on eve of fifth Ashes Test in Sydney

Pietersen, Cook clashed on eve of fifth Ashes Test in Sydney

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

England's star batsman Kevin Pietersen clashed with his skipper Alastair Cook on the eve of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.

Sensex? What's that?

Sensex? What's that?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2004

Severe dust storm hits north; 7 dead in Rajasthan

Severe dust storm hits north; 7 dead in Rajasthan

Rediff.com19 May 2015

The dust storm was an outcome of the extremely hot conditions.

Rajinder to experiment at AAG

Rajinder to experiment at AAG

Rediff.com22 Oct 2003

India's hockey coach said the team will try to sort out "certain weaknesses" during the Afro-Asian Games.

India open campaign against Egypt

India open campaign against Egypt

Rediff.com22 Oct 2003

Pakistan take on Nigeria in another match in the Afro Asian Games hockey tournament.