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Meet India's medal hopes at 2018 Asian Games

Meet India's medal hopes at 2018 Asian Games

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

India's 572 athletes hope to return home with an overflowing treasure chest of medals.

Football: Bengaluru shut out Jamshedpur in engaging draw

Football: Bengaluru shut out Jamshedpur in engaging draw

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Bengaluru now have two draws in a row and their first clean sheet but languish at second-last with just six points.

Gandhis losing credibility within party post poll setback: Analysts

Gandhis losing credibility within party post poll setback: Analysts

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

Priyanka Gandhi addressed 209 rallies and roadshows, the maximum by any top leader during the UP election campaign, followed closely by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who spoke at 203 poll events.

India seeks more FDI at Singapore meet

India seeks more FDI at Singapore meet

Rediff.com12 Mar 2003

India, still punching well below its weight in terms of drawing foreign investment, showcased its vast potential in Singapore and sought more FDI in the country's lucrative infrastructure sector.\n\n\n\n

CAA for starters: Piyush Goyal dines with Bollywood

CAA for starters: Piyush Goyal dines with Bollywood

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Bollywood celebrities like Prasoon Joshi, Bhushan Kumar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Anu Malik, Abhishek Kapoor, Kunal Kohli, Vipul Shah, Urvashi Rautela, Kailash Kher, Ranvir Shorey, and Anil Sharma were among the Bollywood personalities who attended a special meeting with Union minister Piyush Goyal and Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president Bijayant Panda on Sunday as part of central government's Citizenship Amendment Act outreach programme. The dinner was organised at a five-star hotel in Mumbai and was an invitation-only affair.

Opposition Has More PMs In Waiting

Opposition Has More PMs In Waiting

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

If the Opposition has any chance at the prime minister's job, it can happen only if they all stop dropping names and work at the grassroots-level, state-wise, suggests N Sathiya Moorthy.

Defending India, securing Indians

Defending India, securing Indians

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

'We should build a military with the capability to fight today's war on priority -- balancing it with the requirements of the future,' says Lieutenant General Anil Chait, one of the Indian Army's most cerebral thinkers who recently retired as chief of the Integrated Defence Staff, in his agenda for the new defence minister.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

A recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

'Lost an irreplaceable comrade': Sonia on Ahmed Patel

'Lost an irreplaceable comrade': Sonia on Ahmed Patel

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

In her condolence message for Patel, who served as her political secretary for years and was the All India Congress Committee treasurer, party chief Sonia Gandhi said, 'In Shri Ahmed Patel, I have lost a colleague, whose entire life was dedicated to the Congress Party.'

How Zeus Numerix will make Indian warships invisible

How Zeus Numerix will make Indian warships invisible

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

Rather than going through the tedious, hit-or-miss process of physically designing hull forms and superstructures for warships and then determining how visible they are to radar, the company will simulate this process on supercomputers.

Lessons to revive India's ailing agriculture sector

Lessons to revive India's ailing agriculture sector

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Farming and agriculture are crying out for a business model innovation, says R Gopalakrishnan.

45 countries to participate in WEF's India summit

45 countries to participate in WEF's India summit

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

It includes a session with Gadkari on analysing the initiatives needed to bridge the $1 trillion infrastructure deficit in the country.

Does Modi govt have an Afghan Policy?

Does Modi govt have an Afghan Policy?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

The flawed Indian policy toward Afghanistan is missing the woods for the trees. The Modi government doesn't have a 'big picture', observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a stellar role in beginning India's systemic dealings in Afghanistan in 1994.

Wall Street, Silicon Valley excited about India: Michael Schlein

Wall Street, Silicon Valley excited about India: Michael Schlein

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

Enthused by India's financial inclusion drive, US-based Accion, one of the biggest micro finance organisations in the world, has renewed its focus in India. Michael Schlein, bottom, left, chief executive officer of Accicon, tells Namrata Acharya in an email interview the Wall Street and Silicon Valley are eager to participate in opportunities presented by the issuance of the small finance and payment bank licences, the expanded banking correspondent opportunities, and the Jan-Dhan Yojna.

People with big surnames came and went, but India couldn't develop: PM

People with big surnames came and went, but India couldn't develop: PM

Rediff.com8 Dec 2018

The Congress hit back saying the PM could not mislead the people by 'lying' as he had been 'exposed'.

Monet, van Gogh, Degas: When the world's biggest artists came to India

Monet, van Gogh, Degas: When the world's biggest artists came to India

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

The Drifting Canvas, a multimedia art exposition that is coming to India for the first time with digitised and animated works of 19th and 20th century artists, is offering a unique, immersive experience of art.

'23 dissenters' feel the heat in the Congress

'23 dissenters' feel the heat in the Congress

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

Even though it was stated that no action would be taken against the senior leaders who had written to Sonia Gandhi, they say that the retaliation had already begun, reports Aditi Phadnis

BCCI trashes reports of women players not being paid

BCCI trashes reports of women players not being paid

Rediff.com26 May 2021

BCCI official says while the board has tightened the system further, issues raised by players are swiftly answered by the finance department.

He will be missed by all who step out and fight for justice

He will be missed by all who step out and fight for justice

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

U R Ananthamurthy was one among the most creative triumvirate of Modernist Kannada literature of the late sixties and seventies (the other two being the late P Lankesh and K Poornachandra Tejaswi). He will be missed by all who care to step out and fight for justice and human rights of ordinary people in India despite being surrounded by the consumerist fog, says Shivanand Kanavi.

ICC World Cup tickets back on sale

ICC World Cup tickets back on sale

Rediff.com21 Mar 2019

The tickets will go on general sale on a first-come, first-served basis from 10am GMT on Thursday via the Official Ticketing Website.

JNU student Umar a 'true son' of India, says his sister

JNU student Umar a 'true son' of India, says his sister

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

The charges against JNU PhD scholar Umar Khalid are shrouded in a lot of "fabrications and lies" and the episode has "taken away" all sense of normalcy and sanity from the lives of his family members, his sister said on Friday calling him a "true son" of India.

India shines at New York Fashion Week

India shines at New York Fashion Week

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

Take a look at the Indian influence on the NYFW runway.

Amazon Unveils Slate Of Films, Series

Amazon Unveils Slate Of Films, Series

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

Amazon Prime Video has doubled its content investments in India and announced as many as 41 new titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing an open challenge to their streaming competitor, Netflix.

Mondal to lead India against Oman in World Cup qualifier

Mondal to lead India against Oman in World Cup qualifier

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

An acid test awaits the Indian football team as they host higher-ranked Oman in the second round opening match of the AFC qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Bengaluru on Thursday.

When Queen Elizabeth Visited NDA

When Queen Elizabeth Visited NDA

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

'I have never seen such a large parade being commanded with such precision just by a vocal word of command.' 'I would like to import this technology to England.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), then a final year cadet at the National Defence Academy remembers Queen Elizabeth II's visit to NDA in November 1983.

Under-17 World Cup: 'Loss of concentration after equaliser cost India match'

Under-17 World Cup: 'Loss of concentration after equaliser cost India match'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

'I am very proud of these Indian players. They have shown that India can compete against the best in the world. They have a fantastic future'

Here are some magnificent flying machines at Aero India!

Here are some magnificent flying machines at Aero India!

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

The Bengaluru skies dazzled with somersaults and stunts by metal birds.

'Why single out Badruddin Ajmal?'

'Why single out Badruddin Ajmal?'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

'Himanta Biswa Sarma has put a lot of effort in demonising Muslims this time.'

India tops world hunger list with 194 million people

India tops world hunger list with 194 million people

Rediff.com28 May 2015

India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world.

Top medical body favours phased school reopening

Top medical body favours phased school reopening

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Evidence indicates that restoration of functioning of the education system as it was in pre-Covid times, as early as possible appears prudent in the current Indian context, they said.

Boucher suggests turning off cell phones amid global lockdown

Boucher suggests turning off cell phones amid global lockdown

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

Cricket South Africa (CSA) suspended all forms of cricket for the next 60 days to minimise the impact of the coronavirus. South Africa men's cricket team coach Mark Boucher suggested to turn off cell phones for two weeks amid the ongoing global lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic.

SEE: India to Nepal: Awesome Road Trip!

SEE: India to Nepal: Awesome Road Trip!

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera made an 11-day road voyage across some of South Asia's most deserted, challenging, terrain, always under the gaze of the sacred, dazzling Himalaya.

Aim big; don't let disappointment come in way: Modi to students

Aim big; don't let disappointment come in way: Modi to students

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

Sixty high school students who cleared an online space quiz last month were at the centre to witness the India's endeavour.

FIFA set to shift India's U-17 World Cup games from Mumbai to Delhi

FIFA set to shift India's U-17 World Cup games from Mumbai to Delhi

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

FIFA is set to shift India's Under-17 World Cup matches from Mumbai to Delhi as the apex soccer body has taken the host government's request 'very seriously'.

Could the Thai rescue have happened in India?

Could the Thai rescue have happened in India?

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

'The Thai junta, who immediately took control of the operations in a military manner, took the decision to involve the best world professionals for the rescue.' 'This made a huge difference.' 'It is highly probable that in India, the authorities would have said, "We have the expertise, we don't need foreign aid",' says Claude Arpi.

It's high time India built a competitive banking system

It's high time India built a competitive banking system

Rediff.com21 Sep 2015

Multiple organisations of different kinds with overlapping goals would be a dream situation for those who believe in competition and innovation.

10 looks that rocked India in 2016

10 looks that rocked India in 2016

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

From Ash's purple lips to Kate Middleton's AND dress that broke the Internet, we bring you a list.

Meet India's youngest archaeologist (he's 17)

Meet India's youngest archaeologist (he's 17)

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Arsh Ali's work is about getting reliable evidence about the ancient Buddhist link between India and Egypt, discovers Veenu Sandhu.

49 convicted, 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

49 convicted, 28 acquitted in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

Those who were held guilty included Safdar Nagori, Javed Ahmed and Atikur Rehman. Among those acquitted were Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Ahmad and Shakeel Ahmed.

25% of Indians have received 2 vax doses, 69% at least one jab

25% of Indians have received 2 vax doses, 69% at least one jab

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

Thirty districts in the country, including 13 in Kerala, eight in Mizoram, four in Meghalaya, three each in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, two in Sikkim and one in Meghalaya are reporting a weekly positivity rate of over 10 per cent.