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Now, shooting ace Verma has cyber criminals in sights

Now, shooting ace Verma has cyber criminals in sights

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

The lawyer who picked up the pistol and won plenty of medals in shooting will go back to the court room, ill at ease with the utter lack of activity in the sporting arena due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And Abhishek Verma is fairly confident of striking a balance between shooting and legal practice.

IAF reveals how Balakot results could've been better

IAF reveals how Balakot results could've been better

Rediff.com25 Apr 2019

At present, Pakistan has some edge with its fleet of F-16 jets with AMRAAM missile fitted with them, said an official.

Satwik says Arjuna Award will fuel Olympic dream, Chirag terms it 'silver lining'

Satwik says Arjuna Award will fuel Olympic dream, Chirag terms it 'silver lining'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

Chirag and Satwik had a successful 2019, when the duo won a maiden Super 500 title at Thailand Open and then reached the finals of the French Open Super 750 event. Their consistent show was rewarded with a world No. 10 spot.

PICS: Alcaraz, Nadal, Djokovic cruise; Azarenka exits

PICS: Alcaraz, Nadal, Djokovic cruise; Azarenka exits

Rediff.com28 May 2022

Images from Day 6 at the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Friday.

Day 13: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Day 13: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

All the top action from Day 13 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Thursday.

Is this what life will look like on Mars?

Is this what life will look like on Mars?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

In 2017, the United Arab Emirates announced its ambition to colonise Mars within the next 100 years. And taking that dream forward, architects have imagined what the Martian city might look like -- and planning to recreate it in the desert outside Dubai.

Fireball over Kerala: Impact crater located

Fireball over Kerala: Impact crater located

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

It is yet to be ascertained as to what exactly caused the phenomena, but there is a possibility that the crater might be caused by a meteor

How Bhaipo plans to make Trinamool a national player

How Bhaipo plans to make Trinamool a national player

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

33-year-old Abhishek Banerjee has emerged as the most visible and significant leader in the party after his pishi (aunt), Mamata Banerjee reports Ishita Ayan Dutt.

Gold rises to lifetime high even as profit-taking looms

Gold rises to lifetime high even as profit-taking looms

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

Any shift in investor sentiment may result in speculators fleeing the gold market, driving its price down sharply, quickly. One significant risk for gold is a near-term reversal in the dollar, which recently fell to a two-year low.

Rajat Gupta pens inside story of his rise and fall

Rajat Gupta pens inside story of his rise and fall

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The memoir tells the story of his meteoric rise and equally dramatic fall.

IAF top brass to review air defence system amid LAC standoff

IAF top brass to review air defence system amid LAC standoff

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

The commanders are also expected to specifically deliberate on deployment of first batch of around six Rafale fighter jets which are expected to join the IAF's fighter fleet later this month, they said.

Suvendu Adhikari earns reputation as 'giant slayer'

Suvendu Adhikari earns reputation as 'giant slayer'

Rediff.com3 May 2021

Though a pyrrhic victory for the BJP, the party he chose to align himself against his former mentor Banerjee, it nevertheless is being seen as a morale booster for the saffron party as his former party, the Trinamool Congress under Banerjee's leadership, has garnered an overwhelming 213 seats out of 292 seats which went to polls.

World Cup Top Goal Scorer: Just who is James Rodriguez

World Cup Top Goal Scorer: Just who is James Rodriguez

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

Racing towards the camera after scoring direct from a corner at Colombia's top youth tournament in 2004, excited scouts could see James Rodriguez was a kid at ease in the limelight.

Campaign ends for final phase of Bihar polls

Campaign ends for final phase of Bihar polls

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

The final phase of polling on Saturday will cover 78 constituencies spread across 19 north Bihar districts.

'Today's kids are singing my songs'

'Today's kids are singing my songs'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

'Recently, I received a call from A R Rahman.' 'He said, "Someone wants to talk to you".' 'Ahmed Khan was a part of the conference call. He said, 'Mehboob-bhai, I am making Heropanti 2 and you will write the lyrics".' '"Let the three of us create the same magic".'

New smartphone app to track meteorites

New smartphone app to track meteorites

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

The app, Fireballs in the Sky, was developed by the Desert Fireball Network, a Curtin University project designed to track meteorites as they fall to Earth, by capturing meteors and fireballs on camera, in collaboration with ThoughtWorks, and Curtin Geoscience Outreach.

Riding on Sonet and Seltos, Kia Motors has big plans for India

Riding on Sonet and Seltos, Kia Motors has big plans for India

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

Higher exports will also drive up volumes, as the company seeks to avail of the benefits under the government's recently announced production linked incentive scheme.

Is poriborton in sight in Bengal, again?

Is poriborton in sight in Bengal, again?

Rediff.com23 Mar 2021

Whatever the outcome from the assembly elections, what's evident is that West Bengal has entered an era of identity politics, reports Ishita Ayan Dutt.

Why Sunil Bharti Mittal loves his new CEO

Why Sunil Bharti Mittal loves his new CEO

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

People given to hyperbole would say that Gopal Vittal's rise at Bharti Airtel has been "meteoric". But in his case, superlatives could perhaps be forgiven. Here's why

Nandigram to witness Battle Royale as BJP pits Suvendu against Mamata

Nandigram to witness Battle Royale as BJP pits Suvendu against Mamata

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

The BJP released its first list of 57 candidates for the West Bengal assembly polls and fielded Suvendu Adhikari from his home turf of Nandigram, from where Trinamool Congress president and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has already announced her candidature.

Uday Kiran's death robbed the film industry of a good actor and human being

Uday Kiran's death robbed the film industry of a good actor and human being

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Talented Telugu actor Uday Kiran decided to end his life at 33. Radhika Rajamani, who had interviewed the actor several times in the past, recounts what he was like in person and what made him a talent worth rooting for.

'AAP ka CM': Arvind Kejriwal to take oath at Ramlila Maidan today

'AAP ka CM': Arvind Kejriwal to take oath at Ramlila Maidan today

Rediff.com28 Dec 2013

Arvind Kejriwal will take charge of Delhi as its chief minister on Saturday in a meteoric rise to power after breaking away from anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare and launching Aam Aadmi or Common Man's Party a year ago with a pledge to clean up politics.

'V P Singh is needlessly maligned'

'V P Singh is needlessly maligned'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2021

'As his close associate Som Pal told me, "Mandal was never V P Singh's brainchild. It was a Janata Party commitment he inherited".' 'He would have done it anyway at some point, but the specific timing of his decision was dictated entirely by political exigency -- his government was threatened.' 'It also turned out to be a game changer in Indian politics.'

Canada's pride Andreescu delivers on hype in New York

Canada's pride Andreescu delivers on hype in New York

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

Andreescu's win over Bencic also meant she became the first Canadian woman to make the US Open final, where she faces Serena Williams, who is chasing a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam single title.

'Wise for US to have a good relationship with India'

'Wise for US to have a good relationship with India'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

'While we may speculate about personality politics, the reality is that there are more important issues that drive the India-US relationship.'

This is one of Sudipta Sen's many homes

This is one of Sudipta Sen's many homes

Rediff.com24 Apr 2013

The most wanted man of Bengal, Sudipta Sen, along with his close aide Debjani Mukherjee, their driver Rajeeb and another Saradha group official were apprehended from Kashmir's Sonemarg on Tuesday.

Irani turns giant-killer, dethrones Rahul on home turf

Irani turns giant-killer, dethrones Rahul on home turf

Rediff.com23 May 2019

The 43-year-old popular television actor-turned politician continued to cultivate Amethi in the past five years despite her loss in 2014 to Gandhi and this helped her reap electoral dividends.

'Only one leader in TMC, no one else matters'

'Only one leader in TMC, no one else matters'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Against the backdrop of the Lok Sabha results, a much larger scale of desertion was anticipated from the TMC. 'It seems, people don't believe that the ship is sinking.'

Gautam Adani faces his toughest test ever

Gautam Adani faces his toughest test ever

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Debt-ridden Adani Group struggles to overcome its biggest challenges.

'Left can't grow by harping on the TMC'

'Left can't grow by harping on the TMC'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2021

'It will be suicidal for Left voters to vote for the BJP because of their anger against the TMC.'

What to expect at Australian Open Day 5

What to expect at Australian Open Day 5

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

Confident Shapovalov primed to step up against Djokovic

Here's why Sindhu loves to hate her coach Gopichand

Here's why Sindhu loves to hate her coach Gopichand

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

Silver medallist at Olympics and World Championship, Indian shuttler P V Sindhu has turned film producer to pay tribute to her coach Pullela Gopichand through a digital film on Teachers' Day on Tuesday.

Impressions from Pakistan: 'Send us your prime minister'

Impressions from Pakistan: 'Send us your prime minister'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2012

Sheela Bhatt, who visited Islamabad and Lahore to cover the visit of External Affairs Minister SM Krishnato Pakistan last weekend, returned with these impressions of the neighbouring country who India is trying to befriend after more than half a century of mutual hostilities

Did Mithun Marry Sridevi?

Did Mithun Marry Sridevi?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2021

'His relationship with Sridevi was not meant to work out, especially since both of them were ambitious, driven and passionate.'

Reaction to Gupta shows maturity that India lacks

Reaction to Gupta shows maturity that India lacks

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

Nuanced US reaction to Rajat Gupta's fall shows greater maturity than the extremes we go to in India.

3 Rafale jets handed over to IAF by France: Govt

3 Rafale jets handed over to IAF by France: Govt

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

The first batch of four Rafale aircraft will arrive in India by May 2020.

Panghal demolishes Olympic champ for Asian Games gold

Panghal demolishes Olympic champ for Asian Games gold

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

In a tough final bout, the 22-year-old Indian boxer didn't get bogged down and kept landing his punches even as the Uzbek tried to overpower him.

Pranab: From 'unelectable' to supreme troubleshooter

Pranab: From 'unelectable' to supreme troubleshooter

Rediff.com20 Jun 2012

Despite a middling career in politics, Pranab Mukherjee has endured because of his reputation as a political troubleshooter par excellence.

Rafale deal cleared, to be signed on Friday

Rafale deal cleared, to be signed on Friday

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

The integration of the Rafale jets will allow the IAF to hit targets inside both Pakistan and across the northern and eastern borders while still staying within India's territory.

'Kuldeep is pure skill, there's no mystery about him'

'Kuldeep is pure skill, there's no mystery about him'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

'Kuldeep is bowling really well. He has been consistent in the last few months. With him and Chahal, I think India has two wicket-taking wrist spinners'