News for 'No Shave November'

Kallis involved in car accident

Kallis involved in car accident

Rediff.com21 Dec 2010

South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis had a close shave this morning when he banged his car against the gate of a house in Wynberg, a suburb in the south of Cape Town.

India's oldest regional party faces an existential crisis

India's oldest regional party faces an existential crisis

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

'The Badals have made the Akali Dal a family enterprise and undermined the Sikh faith. They have no right to call themselves Akalis. We have approached the Election Commission to register ourselves as the Akali Dal with a different nomenclature. We will impress on people's minds that we are the real Akali Dal' Sai Manish reports on the fight for supremacy over the Akali Dal.

Global tremors jolt markets

Global tremors jolt markets

Rediff.com28 Apr 2010

The NSE Nifty shed 92 points to end at Nifty shed 92 points to end at 5215. The BSE market breadth was overwhelmingly in favour of the bears, with three declining stocks as against an advancing one.

Veerappan killer to Naxal hunter, CRPF boss speaks

Veerappan killer to Naxal hunter, CRPF boss speaks

Rediff.com8 Oct 2010

He had vowed to shave off his head the day he killed the notorious forest brigand Veerappan. On October 18, 2004, when he appeared before the media and announced the death of the dreaded sandalwood smuggler, he became a hero in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.Today, K Vijay Kumar is the Director General of the elite Central Reserve Police Force, which faces the task of combating the Naxal menace.

Harsha Bhogle: My Hero, Sunil Gavaskar

Harsha Bhogle: My Hero, Sunil Gavaskar

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

We have all had heroes. We have all wanted to be someone else. But there was nobody I wanted to be more than I wanted to be Sunil Gavaskar, notes Harsha Bhogle.

PIX: Tokyo Olympics GOLD winners on July 24

PIX: Tokyo Olympics GOLD winners on July 24

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

All the gold medallists from Saturday's action at the Tokyo Olympics.

Women's World T20I: England beat Bangladesh; SA down Lanka

Women's World T20I: England beat Bangladesh; SA down Lanka

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

On the back of a three-wicket haul by debutant Kirstie Gordon, England kept Bangladesh to 76 runs for nine, a target that was revised to 64 in 16 overs as another flurry of St Lucian rain interrupted England's chase.

PIX: A starry screening for Star Wars!

PIX: A starry screening for Star Wars!

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

Let's take a look at the Bollywood celebrities who attended the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

'GDP growth will be 6% in Q4'

'GDP growth will be 6% in Q4'

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

'I expect fourth quarter GDP growth to be sharply down.' 'I would imagine it would shave off at least one percentage point, if not more, as compared to the third quarter.'

PHOTOS: Check out Ferrari's new car for the 2017 F1 season

PHOTOS: Check out Ferrari's new car for the 2017 F1 season

Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

Ferrari unveiled their new Formula One car, the SF70-H, with the minimum of fanfare after a disappointing 2016 season but plenty of hope among fans that the Italian team will return to winning ways.

Ahmedabad: Plane's nosewheel collapses; all safe

Ahmedabad: Plane's nosewheel collapses; all safe

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

57 passengers and four crew on board a Jet Airways flight from Indore on Thursday night had a close shave when the aircraft skidded on the runway after its nosewheel came off while landing at the airport in Ahmedabad.

Mumbai-bound GoAir flight suffers bird hit

Mumbai-bound GoAir flight suffers bird hit

Rediff.com26 Jun 2010

All 131 passengers are safe after the aircraft landed under emergency conditions at Ahemdabad and the plane has been grounded.

AI flight's tyres deflate while landing at Delhi

AI flight's tyres deflate while landing at Delhi

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

Over 100 people on board an Air India plane had a close shave when two tyres of the left landing gear of the aircraft deflated soon after it landed at the IGI airport IN New Delhi on Tuesday.

India shorten practice match citing 'heatwave' in England

India shorten practice match citing 'heatwave' in England

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

The Indian team management took this decision during this afternoon's net practice after having a look at the pitch. Although there was no official word on why the match was shortened, Indian coach Ravi Shastri was seen having an animated discussion with the local officials after getting a glimpse of the grassy pitch and a barren outfield that can cause injury while fielding.

Crude fall cheers petro firms' bottom line

Crude fall cheers petro firms' bottom line

Rediff.com26 May 2010

The sustained decline in the price of crude oil has reversed the trend in petroleum product pricing. Private retailers are looking to cut prices from next month, while public sector oil companies have shaved their losses on retail sale of petrol and diesel by more than half.

EPL PIX: United rally to beat Brighton; Spurs held

EPL PIX: United rally to beat Brighton; Spurs held

Rediff.com5 Apr 2021

Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move up to provisional fourth place in the Premier League after relegation-threatened Newcastle United held them to a 2-2 draw with a late equaliser from substitute Joe Willock at St James' Park on Sunday. Images from EPL matches played on Sunday.

Aus F1 GP: Hamilton dominates season's first practice

Aus F1 GP: Hamilton dominates season's first practice

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

After pipping Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel with a lap of one minute 23.599 seconds in the first practice, the Briton shaved almost a second in FP2, his quickest lap clocked at 1:22.60.

NY hospital compensates Sikh family

NY hospital compensates Sikh family

Rediff.com14 Apr 2009

A New York hospital's staff negligently shaved an elderly Sikh patient's beard, eyebrows and moustache a month before his death, resulting in a lawsuit from his family which received US $ 20,000 in compensation.

Poor monsoon will hit growth: Montek

Poor monsoon will hit growth: Montek

Rediff.com18 Aug 2009

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday said that poor monsoon will adversely impact farm production and trim economic growth.

US Army gets its second Sikh recruit

US Army gets its second Sikh recruit

Rediff.com12 Dec 2009

Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan has been accepted as an Army dentist and allowed to wear a turban and not shave his hair as a condition of joining the military. Confirming the drafting of Rattan, the community's advocacy group, Sikh Coalition, hailing the Army action, said these enrolments should not be treated as isolated cases and that doors should be opened for large-scale recruitment of Sikhs in the US Army.

PIX: Leicester sink Man United; Liverpool whip Watford

PIX: Leicester sink Man United; Liverpool whip Watford

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.

PIX: Katrina, Deepika watch Ittefaq

PIX: Katrina, Deepika watch Ittefaq

Rediff.com3 Nov 2017

Bollywood's who's who come down to watch a film.

Captain Dhoni unhappy with Eden wicket

Captain Dhoni unhappy with Eden wicket

Rediff.com13 Feb 2010

It is the Eden Gardens pitch that seems to be giving the Indian team more headaches than their team line-up or the opposition.

GST arm finds P&G India guilty of profiteering

GST arm finds P&G India guilty of profiteering

Rediff.com23 Apr 2019

There have been complaints from consumers that the firm has increased the base price of products and then charged the lower GST rate, thereby keeping the MRP of products the same in pre and post tax rate cut.

When actors go bald

When actors go bald

Rediff.com1 Oct 2009

Here's a look.

SC tells MP convent to take back Muslim boy

SC tells MP convent to take back Muslim boy

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

The Supreme Court today issued a fresh notice to a convent school in Madhya Pradesh on a Muslim student's right to sport a beard.

Sonia, Rahul write condolence letters to Swaraj family

Sonia, Rahul write condolence letters to Swaraj family

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

'In our many years together as colleagues in the Lok Sabha, we developed a warm personal relationship and I feel her loss greatly,' Gandhi said in her condolence letter to Swaraj's husband Swaraj Kaushal.

UPA's 100 days: Long on promise, short on delivery

UPA's 100 days: Long on promise, short on delivery

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

The government was able to initiate crucial steps in the ministries of rural development, human resource development, home, finance and commerce, thanks to energetic ministers, but did not exactly win laurels on other fronts.

The Work From Home Revolution

The Work From Home Revolution

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Will it trigger a social and management revolution as well, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Pink Ball Test: Curators have to pitch it right

Pink Ball Test: Curators have to pitch it right

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

What goes in favour of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is that it has some experience of hosting a multi-day game with pink ball.

Why are FIIs selling off Indian stocks?

Why are FIIs selling off Indian stocks?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Since the Budget announcement on July 5, FIIs have been busy unloading their stock.

Muslim students sporting beard not wrong: SC

Muslim students sporting beard not wrong: SC

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

The direction and remarks by the bench assume significance, as this is the third time the issue has cropped up before the apex court and an earlier bench had dismissed the student's plea with the controversial observation by Justice Markandeya Katju that the country cannot be 'Talibanised'.

How TN farmers are trying to get the Centre's attention for the past 24 days

How TN farmers are trying to get the Centre's attention for the past 24 days

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Take a look at how Tamil Nadu farmers are making their voices heard.

Low-cost is fine, but quality must be great

Low-cost is fine, but quality must be great

Rediff.com11 May 2009

Products and services targeted at socio-economic categories A and B may sell well during a boom; but for all-weather sales you must have products that sell in large numbers in small towns and villages.

World's biggest shutdown may cost India Rs 7-8 lakh cr

World's biggest shutdown may cost India Rs 7-8 lakh cr

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

The world's biggest lockdown that shut a majority of the factories and businesses, suspended flights, stopped trains and restricted movement of vehicles and people, may have cost the Indian economy Rs 7-8 lakh crore during the 21-day period, analysts and industry bodies said.

'I play the 1st man to have a vision for a united India'

'I play the 1st man to have a vision for a united India'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

'We should not forget the sacrifice these men made.'

Large hotel chains cut use of PET bottles

Large hotel chains cut use of PET bottles

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Large chains like the Marriott and Taj that are estimated to consume two million plastic bottles a year have taken a conscious decision to first eliminate PET bottles on their premises and then reduce the use of single-use plastic altogether, saying they are all for a sustainably environment-friendly tomorrow.

Dhoni lauds Tendulkar for his amazing batting

Dhoni lauds Tendulkar for his amazing batting

Rediff.com8 Mar 2009

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised Sachin Tendulkar for his "amazing" display of shots but lamented that his team could not shave off the New Zealand tail, which wagged in the third one-dayer in Christchurch on Sunday.

Wish Amitabh a speedy recovery!

Wish Amitabh a speedy recovery!

Rediff.com11 Oct 2008

It's time once again for fans and well-wishers all over to wish our most beloved superstar Amitabh Bachchan a speedy recovery

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.