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Dhoni to join T10 League? Rumours swirl...

Dhoni to join T10 League? Rumours swirl...

Rediff.com19 Oct 2024

Shaji Ul Mulk, T Ten Global Sports Founder and Chairman, believes the prospect of seeing India icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the T10 format could be a possibility.

Gen Upendra Dwivedi takes charge as 30th Army chief

Gen Upendra Dwivedi takes charge as 30th Army chief

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

Gen Dwivedi, who has vast operational experience along the frontiers with China and Pakistan, was serving as the Vice Chief of the Army.

Mamata should be...: RG Kar victim's mother

Mamata should be...: RG Kar victim's mother

Rediff.com14 Sep 2024

The victim's mother expressed hope that the discussions between the CM and the agitating doctors would yield results.

We need to avenge past defeats: Cummins

We need to avenge past defeats: Cummins

Rediff.com21 Nov 2024

The blockbuster series will be a survival of the fittest as Australia look to avenge successive losses on home soil when they go head-to-head from Friday.

Close shave between Russian fighter jet and US F-16

Close shave between Russian fighter jet and US F-16

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

Military officials released new video on Monday of a close encounter between a Russian fighter jet and a US Air Force F-16 interceptor near Alaska, Associated Press has reported.

Lebanon Reels from Israeli Airstrikes

Lebanon Reels from Israeli Airstrikes

Rediff.com30 Sep 2024

Lebanon is grappling with widespread devastation following Israeli airstrikes. The attacks have caused significant damage to infrastructure and civilian areas, displacing hundreds of Lebanese citizens.

Which Would You Choose: Gelephu or Neom?

Which Would You Choose: Gelephu or Neom?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2024

Live on one of Gelephu's inhabitable bridges where elephants will saunter past, be it day or night; or be homed in a never-ending building with flying cars and robot maids? asks ambivalent Sandeep Goyal.

Second stage required, says Army chief on eastern Ladakh row

Second stage required, says Army chief on eastern Ladakh row

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

During the session, General Dwivedi was asked about the overall challenges for the India Army going forward and learning from the border row in eastern Ladakh.

Northern Command chief visits Leh

Northern Command chief visits Leh

Rediff.com12 Jan 2011

This was the first visit of Gen Parnaik to the forward areas in Ladakh region after taking over as the GOC Northern Command on January 1, according to a defence spokesman in Srinagar.

Spend Your Weekend With Kareena

Spend Your Weekend With Kareena

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

Kareena's cop, Rajni's supercop and Samantha's spy, it's a star-studded week on OTT this time. Sukanya Verma lists your options on OTT this week.

Villupuram reels under record floods, railway suspends ops

Villupuram reels under record floods, railway suspends ops

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Villpuram district in north Tamil Nadu continued to reel under unprecedented flooding on Monday following extremely heavy rainfall, virtually blocking access to villages and residential colonies as bridges and roads overflowed, inundating huge acreage of standing crops and leaving passengers stranded as rail and road traffic was hit.

England could face Euros ban. Here's why...

England could face Euros ban. Here's why...

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

According to the letter, Theodoridis cautioned against plans outlined in the King's Speech to give the new regulator the power to oversee clubs in England's top five leagues, saying the game's independence was a "fundamental requirement".

Drone fired from Lebanon targets Israeli PM's residence

Drone fired from Lebanon targets Israeli PM's residence

Rediff.com19 Oct 2024

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in Caesarea was targeted in a drone attack from Lebanon earlier this morning, The Times of Israel reported, citing Israel PM's Office.

The World's First Suicide Bomber

The World's First Suicide Bomber

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation. Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly towards the Sri Lankan military camp. A few moments later all of Jaffna heard a thunderous explosion that brought the complex crashing down in clouds of dust. Miller had given birth to a deadly tactic that Prabhakaran would employ time and again with devastating consequences to Sri Lanka -- and India. A fascinating excerpt from M R Narayan Swamy's must read new book, The Rout Of Prabhakaran.

Govt follows seniority, appoints Lt Gen Dwivedi as Army chief

Govt follows seniority, appoints Lt Gen Dwivedi as Army chief

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

In appointing Lt Gen Dwivedi, the government followed the seniority principle.

Scrap dealer who shot Baba Siddique dead held in UP

Scrap dealer who shot Baba Siddique dead held in UP

Rediff.com10 Nov 2024

In a breakthrough, Mumbai Police and Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday arrested wanted shooter Shivkumar in Nationalist Congress Party politician Baba Siddique murder case from the northern state along with four others, an official said.

Iran Targets Israel With Missiles

Iran Targets Israel With Missiles

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

Israel comes under attack from a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles.

What Germany MUST do against Northern Ireland

What Germany MUST do against Northern Ireland

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Germany have promised that their attack will pack a bigger punch when they face Northern Ireland on Tuesday after struggling up front in their first two Euro 2016 matches.

'Ladki Bahin Will Sink MVA Ship'

'Ladki Bahin Will Sink MVA Ship'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

The ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra is heavily banking upon a six to 10 per cent shift in voters -- mostly women -- in its favour to return to power with anywhere between 160 and 170 assembly seats, say four MLAs belonging to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.

Maha govt declares desi cows 'Rajyamata Gomata'

Maha govt declares desi cows 'Rajyamata Gomata'

Rediff.com30 Sep 2024

The decision, which comes ahead of the state assembly elections, underscores the cow's spiritual, scientific, and historical significance in Indian society, an official said. It highlights the integral role that cows have played in India's cultural landscape for centuries, he added.

Uddhav, Shinde factions gird up for Dussehra rallies before polls

Uddhav, Shinde factions gird up for Dussehra rallies before polls

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Shiv Sena leader and former MP Rahul Shewale said around 2 lakh people are expected to attend the rally at Azad Maidan to hear the CM.

Counting for bypolls today: Will Priyanka win in Wayanad

Counting for bypolls today: Will Priyanka win in Wayanad

Rediff.com23 Nov 2024

The counting of votes for the bypolls to 46 assembly seats in 13 states and in the Lok Sabha segments of Nanded in Maharashtra and Wayanad in Kerala, a crucial electoral exercise since the parliamentary polls in April-May, will begin at 8 am on Saturday.

UK hit by worst riots in years; hostels for asylum seekers attacked

UK hit by worst riots in years; hostels for asylum seekers attacked

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

As the United Kingdom struggles with the greatest social unrest it has seen in years, rioters on Sunday set fire to and broke into hotels designed to house asylum seekers in northern England.

EPL: United, Spurs slump to surprise defeats

EPL: United, Spurs slump to surprise defeats

Rediff.com27 Oct 2024

Jarrod Bowen converted a last-gasp penalty to lift West Ham United to a 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester United in a fluctuating clash between two struggling sides on Sunday.

Northern India goes powerless as grid crashes

Northern India goes powerless as grid crashes

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

"Yes, there are problems with Northern Grid, we are trying to restore it," said SK Soonee, CEO of Power System Operating Co (PSOC)

Hamas chief killed by Israel's short range projectile: Iran

Hamas chief killed by Israel's short range projectile: Iran

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

The statement by IRGC which was televised on the country's state media, came, three days after Haniyeh was killed at his accommodation in northern Tehran following his attendance at the inaugural ceremony of Iran's new president Masoud Pezeshkian.

India, China to complete troop disengagement at Demchok, Depsang by Oct 29

India, China to complete troop disengagement at Demchok, Depsang by Oct 29

Rediff.com26 Oct 2024

Disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops has started at two friction points in Demchok and Depsang Plains in the Eastern Ladakh sector, defence officials said.

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain.

Israel confirms Hezbollah chief killed in Beirut strikes

Israel confirms Hezbollah chief killed in Beirut strikes

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

In a statement, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said, 'Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorise the world.' The IDF said that alongside Nasrallah, the commander of Hezbollah's so-called Southern Front, Ali Karaki, was also killed, along with other commanders, Times of Israel reported.

Two killed, 92 hurt as super Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc in China

Two killed, 92 hurt as super Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc in China

Rediff.com7 Sep 2024

Yagi, the 11th typhoon of this year, made two landfalls in China on Friday, first striking Hainan and later Guangdong province.

Symbolic fast in Bengal for junior docs as hunger strike enters Day 9

Symbolic fast in Bengal for junior docs as hunger strike enters Day 9

Rediff.com13 Oct 2024

Three of the junior doctors who were observing 'fast unto death' in Kolkata and Siliguri city in the northern part of the state have so far been hospitalised after their condition deteriorated.

Euro 2016: Northern Ireland fan dies in Nice

Euro 2016: Northern Ireland fan dies in Nice

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

A Northern Irish soccer fan died in the French city of Nice after scaling a sea-front railing and falling on his head onto a stone beach, a local official said on Monday. He was the first supporter to die during a Euro 2016 soccer tournament that has been marred by off-pitch violence between fans since Friday's opening.

Time Services Acted On Modi Diktat!

Time Services Acted On Modi Diktat!

Rediff.com16 Dec 2024

Almost five years later, the three services have still not fully understood that joint/theatre commands are not a discussion point; they are the prime minister's diktat on a military reform measure that is in line with what armed forces around the world have implemented, points out Ajai Shukla.

Euro 2016: Second Northern Ireland fan dies in France

Euro 2016: Second Northern Ireland fan dies in France

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

A Northern Ireland fan collapsed and died during their 2-0 win over Ukraine at Euro 2016 on Thursday, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said. "The man, in his sixties, collapsed in the upper part of the ground and was treated by paramedics but they were unable to revive him," a PSNI statement said. The man is the second Northern Ireland fan to die during the tournament after Darren Rodgers, from Ballymena, fell eight metres to his death on Monday after landing on his head on a stone beach having scaled a seafront railing in Nice. The Irish Football Association issued a statement saying it was "deeply saddened" by the news of the latest death.

Al-Qaeda Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

Al-Qaeda Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

Rediff.com9 Dec 2024

... and there is no stopping its pan-Islamic agenda, cautions Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

India alerts citizens about UK travel amid violent clashes

India alerts citizens about UK travel amid violent clashes

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

"Indian travellers would be aware of recent disturbances in some parts of the United Kingdom. The High Commission of India in London is closely monitoring the situation," reads the message entitled 'Advisory for Indian Citizens Visiting the UK.'

'All we are here for is to try and win on the 12th'

'All we are here for is to try and win on the 12th'

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

The Blue Tigers held their first training session in Vietnam on Monday evening at the Nam Dinh Sports Palace Ground and will have four more full sessions before taking on the hosts on Saturday.

India, China have role...: Meloni on Ukraine conflict

India, China have role...: Meloni on Ukraine conflict

Rediff.com8 Sep 2024

On Thursday, Putin also said that he was in touch with India, Brazil and China on the Ukraine conflict.

Why Stalin wants Tamilians to have '16 children'

Why Stalin wants Tamilians to have '16 children'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2024

Stalin's comments came two days after Naidu said there was a need to manage the population in Andhra Pradesh given there will be an increase in the aging population.

120 rockets fired from Lebanon as Israel observes Yom Kippur

120 rockets fired from Lebanon as Israel observes Yom Kippur

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that multiple rocket launches have been identified from Lebanon since the Yom Kippur fast started. Two UAVs were identified crossing from Lebanon into central Israel, according to IDF. A hit on a civilian building was identified and one UAV was intercepted.