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Win over Afghans a big inspiration heading into Asia Cup: Babar

Win over Afghans a big inspiration heading into Asia Cup: Babar

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam believes the recent thumping 3-0 ODI series win over Afghanistan will "inspire" his side and provide much-needed momentum heading into the Asia Cup.

India rise to No 2 in ICC Test rankings

India rise to No 2 in ICC Test rankings

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

India moved up a rung to second spot, ahead of England, in the latest ICC Test rankings, issued on Monday, while South Africa strengthened its position as the numero uno side after the annual update of the championship table.

ODI Rankings: India continues to top table; Kohli No 2

ODI Rankings: India continues to top table; Kohli No 2

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

India retained the No 1 spot in the latest Reliance ODI team rankings while Virat Kohli maintained the number two position with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni static at the seventh place in the batting chart released in Dubai.

Maruti Dzire beats Swift to be No. 2 highest selling car

Maruti Dzire beats Swift to be No. 2 highest selling car

Rediff.com24 May 2013

Despite the buyers' interest in Honda Amaze, the compact sedan managed to achieve good numbers.

World No. 2 Halep to decide on US Open after Prague event

World No. 2 Halep to decide on US Open after Prague event

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

World number two Simona Halep will take the final decision on her participation in the US Open after playing this week's WTA Tour event in Prague, the Romanian said on Sunday.

Asian Games: Sarabjot-Divya win silver in 10m air pistol mixed team event

Asian Games: Sarabjot-Divya win silver in 10m air pistol mixed team event

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

Sarabjot Singh and Divya T S settled for a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, losing in the final to China's Zhang Bowen and Jiang Ranxin.

PHOTOS: Mumbai rise to No. 2 after demolishing Delhi

PHOTOS: Mumbai rise to No. 2 after demolishing Delhi

Rediff.com19 Apr 2019

Images from Thursday's IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, in Delhi.

India Open: Prannoy, Sat-Chi in quarters; other big guns crash out

India Open: Prannoy, Sat-Chi in quarters; other big guns crash out

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

World champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn crashed out of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament

World Wrestling C'ships: Pruthviraj loses, Abhimanyu in bronze play-off

World Wrestling C'ships: Pruthviraj loses, Abhimanyu in bronze play-off

Rediff.com17 Sep 2023

Abhimanyu entered the bronze-medal playoff but other Indian free-style wrestlers had a disappointing day at the World Championships in Belgrade on Sunday.

Meet Tennis' New Power Couple

Meet Tennis' New Power Couple

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Move over Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, because there's a new power couple in the world of tennis -- Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa.

Ayodhya And India's New Tryst With Destiny

Ayodhya And India's New Tryst With Destiny

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

If Saudi Arabia, with just two Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina, can create a huge tourism-based ecosystem beyond oil, Ayodhya is sure to become the world's hottest religious tourism site in less than a decade, predicts R Jagannathan.

Satwik-Chirag romp into Korea Open final

Satwik-Chirag romp into Korea Open final

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the final of the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament with a thrilling straight-games victory over the world No.2 Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, in Yeosu, on Saturday.

Airtel beats Vodafone Idea to become India's No 2 telco

Airtel beats Vodafone Idea to become India's No 2 telco

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

What worked for Airtel was that its data traffic growth was 13 per cent sequentially and its average data usage was even higher than Jio's at 11.9 gigabyte per month per user.

Teen GM Gukesh surpasses V Anand in FIDE rankings

Teen GM Gukesh surpasses V Anand in FIDE rankings

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

Anand, who first made it to the World's top-10 in July 1991, has remained India's top-ranked player in all published lists since January 1987.

Saina beats Sindhu in final; Prannoy shocks World No. 2 Srikanth

Saina beats Sindhu in final; Prannoy shocks World No. 2 Srikanth

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

H S Prannoy outwitted World No 2 and title favourite Kidambi Srikanth in a thrilling final to win the men's singles title at the 82nd Senior National Championship, in Nagpur on Wednesday.

Asian Games: Sutirtha-Ayhika script history; stun world champs China

Asian Games: Sutirtha-Ayhika script history; stun world champs China

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee shocked world champion Chinese pair Chen Meng and Yidi Wang to enter the women's doubles semifinals

World Badminton Rankings: Saina retains No 2 spot; Prannoy rises to No 12

World Badminton Rankings: Saina retains No 2 spot; Prannoy rises to No 12

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy grabbed his career-best world number 12 spot.

Praggnanandhaa's secret to success: No coach needed!

Praggnanandhaa's secret to success: No coach needed!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Praggnanandhaa is on his own at the Azerbaijan capital of Baku as his personal coach RB Ramesh is away in another country.

Asian Games: Last minute rule change robbed India a medal

Asian Games: Last minute rule change robbed India a medal

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

The Asian Games organisers' last minute decision to allow only one set of competitors in mixed team shooting events might have robbed India a medal.

Grasim Industries' rights issue will strengthen balance sheet, fuel growth

Grasim Industries' rights issue will strengthen balance sheet, fuel growth

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

Grasim Industries has announced a rights issue of around Rs 4,000 crore with the promoters committed to fully subscribing to their entitlements and to covering any unsubscribed portion. This is to part-fund capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 10,000 crore in a new foray into the paints business. The company has already invested Rs 3,640 crore in the paints business (by Q1FY24). The management has outlined a capex of Rs 5,700 crore for FY24, which includes Rs 4,280 crore allocated for the paints business, of which Rs 1,050 crore has already been spent in Q1FY24.

Oppn leaders claim Apple alerted them to State-sponsored attack on iPhones

Oppn leaders claim Apple alerted them to State-sponsored attack on iPhones

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

At least four Opposition leaders on Tuesday claimed to have received messages from Apple warning them of "State-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise" their iPhones and posted the purported screenshots on their X handles.

Smriti rises, Harmanpreet falls in ODI Rankings

Smriti rises, Harmanpreet falls in ODI Rankings

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

Mandhana moves up to 6th, Harmapreet drops to 8th in ICC women's ODI rankings

Sindhu shocks world No. 2 Yihan to enter Rio Olympics semis

Sindhu shocks world No. 2 Yihan to enter Rio Olympics semis

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

P V Sindhu caused the biggest upset in the women's singles of the badminton tournament at the Rio Games, shocking China's world No 2 Wang Yihan 22-20, 21-19 to enter the semi-finals on Tuesday night.

Rahul rises to World No 2 in ICC T20I rankings

Rahul rises to World No 2 in ICC T20I rankings

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

KL Rahul leads a pack of India players who have shot up the MRF Tyres ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after the visitors stormed to a 5-0 series win in New Zealand. Rahul's series topping aggregate of 224 runs has lifted him four places to a career best-equaling second place.

Who Wins The Fashion Grand Slam?

Who Wins The Fashion Grand Slam?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

The real fashion standout is Carlos Alcaraz, the 20-year-old sensation, who has adopted a unique sleeveless look.

ODI World Cup: Kohli, Babar in Sthalekar's first five for dream XI

ODI World Cup: Kohli, Babar in Sthalekar's first five for dream XI

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

Two-time World Cup winner and ICC Hall of Famer Lisa Sthalekar has revealed the first five players she would select if choosing a dream ODI XI with the World Cup 2023 just a month away.

2 weeks after SC called it 'illegal', govt seeks fresh extension for ED chief

2 weeks after SC called it 'illegal', govt seeks fresh extension for ED chief

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

Days after the Supreme Court held as "illegal" the extension of ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra's tenure, the Centre on Wednesday moved the apex court seeking modification of its order to allow him to continue in office till October 15 in view of the ongoing FATF review.

Rising costs, competition leave paint sector in need of fresh coat

Rising costs, competition leave paint sector in need of fresh coat

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

While the four largest listed paint companies have seen marginal negative returns, the S&P BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and the National Stock Exchange Nifty FMCG indices have delivered a solid 16 per cent return during the same period. Initially, volume growth and reduced costs bolstered the sector's sentiment, but brokerages have grown cautious due to increased competitive pressures.

ED moves Delhi HC for vacating interim protection to NewsClick, promoter

ED moves Delhi HC for vacating interim protection to NewsClick, promoter

Rediff.com11 Aug 2023

The HC had on July 29, 2021 extended the interim protection to the portal, represented through its holding company PPK NewsClick Studio Pvt. Ltd., and Purkayastha, uptill the next date of hearing.

Extension for ED director illegal, tenure ends on July 31, amendments fine: SC

Extension for ED director illegal, tenure ends on July 31, amendments fine: SC

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

The 1984-batch IRS officer was otherwise to remain in office till November 18, 2023, according to the notification issued by the government.

World Cup chess: Praggnanandhaa shocks Caruana, meets Carlsen in final

World Cup chess: Praggnanandhaa shocks Caruana, meets Carlsen in final

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa advanced to the Chess World Cup final after outclassing Fabiano Caruana in the semi-finals in Baku.

Indian men keep hope alive for first-ever team gold at Asian Games

Indian men keep hope alive for first-ever team gold at Asian Games

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

Kidambi Srikanth rallied his way to a thrilling win in a tense decider as India kept alive their hopes of winning a first-ever gold medal at the Asian Games.

Satwik-Chirag duo ready to dominate BWF Worlds

Satwik-Chirag duo ready to dominate BWF Worlds

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Sindhu is the only Indian to feature in the women's singles competition.

Take my phone, I don't care: Rahul on snooping row

Take my phone, I don't care: Rahul on snooping row

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that people in his office, several party and other opposition leaders have been sent a warning by Apple of state-sponsored attackers targeting their phone, and alleged that as soon as the Adani issue is touched, probe agencies and snooping are deployed.

Badminton at Asian Games: India sign off with first-ever team silver after losing to China

Badminton at Asian Games: India sign off with first-ever team silver after losing to China

Rediff.com1 Oct 2023

Injured HS Prannoy's absence hurt India as they went down fighting 2-3 against badminton powerhouse China

Asiad: India's equestrian lows, roller skating highs!

Asiad: India's equestrian lows, roller skating highs!

Rediff.com1 Oct 2023

The Indian team finished last in a five-team field to crash out of equestrian cross country after rider Ashish Limaye was eliminated in Hangzhou at the Asian Games.

Chess WC Final: Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen 2nd game ends in draw

Chess WC Final: Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen 2nd game ends in draw

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

The second game of the Chess World Cup final between Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen ended in a draw after 30 moves.

'We could make mincemeat of the Pakistanis'

'We could make mincemeat of the Pakistanis'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

'My adrenalin kicked in and the happiness returned! It was time to go in for the kill again.' IAF Veterans Group Captain Dilip Kumar Dass tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe about how the IAF decimated tanks in the famous Battle of Longewala.

Is India the new hotbed for chess?

Is India the new hotbed for chess?

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

For a long time, Viswanathan Anand was the lone flag-bearer of Indian chess, taking the world by storm with his exploits.

You cannot win World Cups all the time; but batters need to perform: Ganguly

You cannot win World Cups all the time; but batters need to perform: Ganguly

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

A global title may be eluding India for a decade now, but former captain Sourav Ganguly said on Thursday that there is no need to press panic button while placing the onus on batters to win the World Cup at home.