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PHOTOS: Energised Nadal completes straight-sets win in opener

PHOTOS: Energised Nadal completes straight-sets win in opener

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Rafael Nadal, who said his injured wrist is improving daily, beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in his first-round match on Monday's opening day of the year's last Grand Slam.

Elton John to replace Simon as American Idol judge

Elton John to replace Simon as American Idol judge

Rediff.com10 May 2010

American Idol bosses are demanding Sir Elton John to replace Simon Cowell as one of the judges on the show.

World Trade Center reopens 13 years after 9/11 attacks

World Trade Center reopens 13 years after 9/11 attacks

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

The 104-storey building's opening marks an emotional milestone for the United States.

Sympathies for LeT run deep in Pak: Report

Sympathies for LeT run deep in Pak: Report

Rediff.com28 Jul 2009

Sympathies for the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, the group involved in Mumbai carnage, and its jihadist and anti-India culture run deep in the Pakistani establishment, raising a serious challenge to any long-lasting move to dismantle the terror network.

Apple boss Steve Jobs returns to work

Apple boss Steve Jobs returns to work

Rediff.com23 Jun 2009

The New York Times report citing a person who saw Jobs at the Apple campus said that 'Jobs was actually at work on Apple's sprawling corporate campus on Monday.' 'However, company representatives did not say whether he had returned permanently,' it added.

Alice doesn't live in indie cinema anymore

Alice doesn't live in indie cinema anymore

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

With Hindi Medium and Angrezi Medium, the "English-medium" actor of independent movies shows she can easily fit into mainstream Hindi movies too.

Kingfisher to fly intl routes from August

Kingfisher to fly intl routes from August

Rediff.com12 Feb 2008

Kingfisher Airlines will operate international flights between Bangalore and San Francisco, Bangalore-New York and Mumbai-London flights from August this year.

Covid's worst still to come

Covid's worst still to come

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

'The world and India likely won't have a vaccine that is widely administered till the end of 2021.' 'In the meantime, clear communication would help,' observes Rahul Jacob.

Jet seeks to 'enhance presence' in US market

Jet seeks to 'enhance presence' in US market

Rediff.com12 Apr 2015

would also take on board its strategic investment partner Etihad

'Pakistan will not succumb to pressure on 26/11'

'Pakistan will not succumb to pressure on 26/11'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2009

In contradiction to Pakistani President's interview to an English daily where he said he was ready to work with India in the 26/11 case, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi asserted that Pakistan will not buckle under pressure mounted on the Mumbai attacks issue.

Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests across US

Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests across US

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Trump also said all Americans were "rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death" of Floyd, and asserted that justice will be served.

Trump now 'believes' Obama was born in US

Trump now 'believes' Obama was born in US

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

Trump had been a leader of the 'birther' movement that questioned Hawaii-born Obama's citizenship.

Basu Chatterjee was the Master of Hope

Basu Chatterjee was the Master of Hope

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

'I always felt that Basu Chatterjee was a kind, gentle, man who truly believed that in directing films like Chhoti Si Baat, he was impacting our lives,' remembers Aseem Chhabra. 'He seemed to be on a mission to make us believe that the world could be a better place.'

Kingfisher to fly abroad by August

Kingfisher to fly abroad by August

Rediff.com15 Apr 2008

Kingfisher Airlines is likely to commence international operations from August. It will initially start its operations to destinations like San Francisco, London, New York from the Bangalore Airport. Some more destinations will be added later, according to Siva Ramachandran, vice-president (global sales), Kingfisher Airlines.

Bloomberg to lay off 130 from <I>BusinessWeek</I>

Bloomberg to lay off 130 from BusinessWeek

Rediff.com20 Nov 2009

Attributing to sources, New York Post said that Bloomberg is expected to whack up to 130 employees of BusinessWeek, out of a total 400--a staggering 32 per cent staff reduction.

NYT to cut 100 newsroom jobs

NYT to cut 100 newsroom jobs

Rediff.com21 Oct 2009

The current number of workers is about 1,250.

General Motors looking for stake in Fiat

General Motors looking for stake in Fiat

Rediff.com7 May 2009

'Four years after paying $2 billion to extricate itself from a partnership with Fiat, General Motors is seeking a stake in the Italian automaker in exchange for its Latin American and European operations,' The New York Times reported. It said GM is eager to cede control of its money-losing Opel unit in Germany. 'But Fiat has also expressed interest in GM's other European operations as well as its historically profitable Latin American business,' the report noted.

FAA downgrade puts Jet into tailspin

FAA downgrade puts Jet into tailspin

Rediff.com3 Feb 2014

United, American snap code share deals, in compliance with US regulator's ruling

Trump picks Indiana Governor Pence as running mate

Trump picks Indiana Governor Pence as running mate

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

'I am pleased to announce that I have chose Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate,' Donald Trump wrote on his Twitter handle.

'Nothing was off-limits for Dr Watsa'

'Nothing was off-limits for Dr Watsa'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2020

'He would never make fun of the person asking the question, however way-out the question may have been,' says Meenal Baghel, former editor, Mumbai Mirror.

Melania Trump and her son won't stay at White House!

Melania Trump and her son won't stay at White House!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

United States' future First Lady Melania Trump and son Barron will not move to the White House immediately after President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January with both the parents wary of pulling their child out in the middle of school year.

'War of choice' will define Bush's legacy: NYT

'War of choice' will define Bush's legacy: NYT

Rediff.com16 Dec 2008

'No one laments the fact that Saddam Hussein is gone. But there are serious questions about whether war was the right approach and whether Iraq is better off given how Mr Bush and his administration mishandled the aftermath of the invasion,' the paper said in an opinion piece.

Teen hero Tara Suri brings hope to children

Teen hero Tara Suri brings hope to children

Rediff.com14 Jul 2008

Tara Suri, 17, a high school junior who has been helping orphaned children, has won the grand prize in the Teen Hero Awards programme of the Taco Bell Foundation for Teens. Tara, a Scarsdale, New York, resident, began volunteering when she was 13, when she founded Helping Orphans Pursue Education. Through the organisation, she has helped provide children at orphanages in India and Sudan with access to shelter, education, health care, and other daily necessities.

Trump lauds son's 'transparency' on release of Russia emails

Trump lauds son's 'transparency' on release of Russia emails

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

"My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency," Trump said.

Pak govt holding internal parleys on formulating India policy

Pak govt holding internal parleys on formulating India policy

Rediff.com19 May 2014

Pakistan government is holding internal discussions on formulating a policy to deal with the new Indian government under Narendra Modi.

$20,000 for India-born man assaulted by NY police

$20,000 for India-born man assaulted by NY police

Rediff.com17 Oct 2008

Harwinder Vilkhu, 36, said the officers had grabbed him by the collar while he was sitting outside the York College of Performing Arts Centre and hit him in the groin and stomach with a flashlight when he asked their names and the reason they were mistreating him. Vilkhu, who was then left at the scene, was picked up by an ambulance and taken to a local hospital. The incident took place in May 2005.

The lockdown has been good for Grofers

The lockdown has been good for Grofers

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'One good thing that has come out of all this is that it shown people that online ordering is the way forward.'

Kamala has potential to be first woman US president

Kamala has potential to be first woman US president

Rediff.com12 Nov 2016

The Huffington Post said she has impressive track record as California Attorney General and has top Democratic leadership including the outgoing US President Barack Obama and the vice president Joe Biden on her side.

Here's the LONG list of everyone, and everything Trump has insulted

Here's the LONG list of everyone, and everything Trump has insulted

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

Indian-American governors Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley, as well as an Indian-origin scribe were among those on the receiving end of Donald Trump's barbs on social media, according to a New York Times compilation of people, places and things the Republican has insulted since declaring his bid for presidency.

Gandhi's glasses, sandals up for sale

Gandhi's glasses, sandals up for sale

Rediff.com12 Feb 2009

A pair of the distinctive circular metal-rimmed glasses of Mahatma Gandhi, along with his sandals and pocket watch, will be on sale at an auction in New York. The items are of huge interest and expected to well exceed the estimate of 30,000 pounds at the March 4-5 auction, the Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday. The sandals were given to a British army officer in 1931 prior to the Round Table talks in London that were held to discuss Indian self-rule, the report said.

Terrorists plotting to kill British royal family?

Terrorists plotting to kill British royal family?

Rediff.com19 Aug 2008

This suspicion has been drawn from a list, containing information about the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and Princess Royal, which police have recovered from the possession of the arrested members of the terror cell, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Obama may cancel meeting with Putin over Snowden

Obama may cancel meeting with Putin over Snowden

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

United States President Barack Obama may cancel his scheduled visit to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as tension builds up between the two countries over fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, according to media reports.

One desi replaces another at Ford's North American unit

One desi replaces another at Ford's North American unit

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

Indian-American Raj Nair, executive vice president and president of Ford North America, has been asked to leave the Detroit-based motor company following allegations of misconduct at work place, has been replaced by another Indian-American, Kumar Galhotra.

'Indians have a tendency to overdress'

'Indians have a tendency to overdress'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

GenNext designer Ujjwala Bhadu has a modern approach to vintage designs.

'Pak ISI more loyal to extremists than govt'

'Pak ISI more loyal to extremists than govt'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2008

The Bush administration has shored up President Pervez Musharraf "for far too long", an influential American daily on Friday said, underlining the need for the US to work with the ruling alliance in Islamabad "to regain control" over the Pakistan Army and the Inter Services Intelligence that seem "far more loyal to the extremists than their own government."

US says standard procedures followed in Khobragade's arrest

US says standard procedures followed in Khobragade's arrest

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

The United States on Tuesday virtually justified the reported strip search by New York police of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, saying "standard procedures" have been followed during her arrest.

Jaws drove people away from beaches...and into theatres!

Jaws drove people away from beaches...and into theatres!

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

When Jaws released in June 1975, it changed the way Americans watch movies, says Aseem Chhabra.

Now, fly from Delhi to San Francisco non-stop on Air India

Now, fly from Delhi to San Francisco non-stop on Air India

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

The 16-hour flight will be the first direct one from India to the US west coast.

How to be a bigot

How to be a bigot

Rediff.com11 May 2019

'In this season of inspired mean-spirited campaigning, it still seemed remarkable that we are more likely to learn civics lessons from school children than our leaders,' says Rahul Jacob.

From Beijing to US, the world twists and bends on Yoga Day

From Beijing to US, the world twists and bends on Yoga Day

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

People across the world woke up to an early-morning call to celebrate the second International Yoga Day on Tuesday with much enthusiasm.