News for 'Poona'

'I got more praise than the hero'

'I got more praise than the hero'

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.

Ranjan Mathai takes over as new Indian envoy to UK

Ranjan Mathai takes over as new Indian envoy to UK

Rediff.com10 Dec 2013

Mathai took the office on Monday. He succeeds Jaimini Bhagwati, who retired recently.

Surfing his way to success

Surfing his way to success

Rediff.com4 Jul 2007

In another five years, Reddy plans to make SurfGold, Asia's largest loyalty CRM service provider

Want to study cosmeticology?

Want to study cosmeticology?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2005

The Poona College of Pharmacy invites applications for its diploma programmes.

R K Laxman gets paralytic stroke

R K Laxman gets paralytic stroke

Rediff.com2 Sep 2003

He is in Poona Hospital and is said to be in good condition.

'No debate': BJP allies on RSS chief's remark on quota

'No debate': BJP allies on RSS chief's remark on quota

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

"Debate is just an excuse, the real target of the RSS-BJP is social justice," Priyanka Gandhi said.

Condition of R K Laxman improves

Condition of R K Laxman improves

Rediff.com11 Sep 2003

Breach Candy Hospital sources said the acclaimed cartoonist is responding well to physiotherapy sessions.

Jasjeet wins Royal Challenge golf

Jasjeet wins Royal Challenge golf

Rediff.com12 Nov 2004

His brother Simarjeet Singh finished second.

Arjun Singh wins Hero Honda Open West

Arjun Singh wins Hero Honda Open West

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

The lanky golfer from Delhi fired a sizzling six-under 66 on the final day to win the 13th event on the Amby Valley PGAI Tour.

Mukesh Kumar grabs lead

Mukesh Kumar grabs lead

Rediff.com9 Feb 2005

The Mhow-based golfer grabbed the half-way lead in the Rs One million Hero Honda Open West 2005.

Sanjay Kumar grabs early lead

Sanjay Kumar grabs early lead

Rediff.com8 Feb 2005

The Lucknow pro submitted a card of 4-under 67 to claim the first day's honours in the Hero Honda Open West golf tournament.

Jasjeet grabs sole lead

Jasjeet grabs sole lead

Rediff.com11 Nov 2004

The 25-year-old GAIL employee was three shots ahead of his nearest competitor and elder brother Simarjeet Singh after round 3 in the Royal Challenge golf championship.

Gagan Verma fires 66 to forge ahead

Gagan Verma fires 66 to forge ahead

Rediff.com9 Nov 2004

Jalandhar-based Amit Kumar Sharma shoots a hole in one on the opening day of the \nRoyal Challenge Amateur Golf Championship.

Feroz Ali wins Hero Honda Western Open

Feroz Ali wins Hero Honda Western Open

Rediff.com26 Feb 2006

The Kolkatan, with a final total of 15-under 269, thus registered back-to-back victories in as many weeks and took home a handsome cheque of Rs 1,89,840.

Feroz falters yet leads the field

Feroz falters yet leads the field

Rediff.com24 Feb 2006

The Kolkata golfer has a three-day total of 12-under par 201at the Hero Honda Western Open.

Ashok Kumar is No. 1 golfer

Ashok Kumar is No. 1 golfer

Rediff.com13 Jan 2004

The 22-year-old Delhi golfer displaced Mukesh Kumar from the top of the Money List of the 2003-04 season of the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour.

Vijay Kumar claims Hero Honda Open West crown

Vijay Kumar claims Hero Honda Open West crown

Rediff.com12 Jan 2004

The victory at the Hero Honda Open West was worth Rs 1,62,000 for the Lucknow golfer.

Course record 64 gives Vijay Kumar lead

Course record 64 gives Vijay Kumar lead

Rediff.com9 Jan 2004

The Lucknow golfer broke the existing course record of six-under 65, and was at 12-under 201 after three rounds in the Hero Honda West event.

Top golfers for season opener

Top golfers for season opener

Rediff.com5 Jan 2004

SSP Chowrasia will be looking to defend his crown in the Hero Honda Open West which commences on Tuesday.

Madaiah sets course record

Madaiah sets course record

Rediff.com10 Feb 2005

The Bangalore lad had a round of eight-under 63 and shattered the course record of seven-under at the Hero Honda Open West golf tournament.

Chowrasia triumphs

Chowrasia triumphs

Rediff.com9 Feb 2003

The 24-year-old Kolkatan won the Hero Honda Open West with a four-day tally of seven-under 277.

Mukesh Kumar pulls ahead

Mukesh Kumar pulls ahead

Rediff.com6 Feb 2003

The No. 1 golfer on the Hero Honda Tour opened up a four-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Honda Open West tournament.

Mukesh, Bhandari begin with a bang

Mukesh, Bhandari begin with a bang

Rediff.com5 Feb 2003

Both shot rounds of shot rounds of four-under 67 on the opening day of the Hero Honda Open West golf tournament.

My father, the Param Vir Chakra Hero

My father, the Param Vir Chakra Hero

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

In spite of being wounded in battle, Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore fought for six days before meeting a hero's death on the battlefield in the 1965 war. A legend in the Indian Army, he is the highest ranking officer to be awarded the Param Vir Chakra.

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V Raman. Jairam Ramesh reveals why he decided to write a book on Edwin Arnold, who wrote The Light of Asia.

'Was I in love with Madhubala?'

'Was I in love with Madhubala?'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

'I was attracted to her both as a fine co-star and as a person who had some of the attributes I hoped to find in a woman at that age and time,' says Dilip Kumar in his autobiography, Dilip Kumar: The Substance And The Shadow.

'I have never believed in Gandhiji's doctrine of Non-Violence'

'I have never believed in Gandhiji's doctrine of Non-Violence'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

'Absolute non-violence is not only sinful, but immoral.' 'This doctrine of non-violence benumbed the revolutionary fervor, softened the limbs and hearts of the Hindus, and stiffened the bones of enemies.' A revealing excerpt from Vikram Sampath's Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966.

Emergency was a windfall for the RSS

Emergency was a windfall for the RSS

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

The Emergency greatly influenced the RSS' makeover from a fringe force in the Indian political imagination to one that could have its own man sworn in as prime minister in two decades' time. A riveting excerpt from Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil's India's First Dictatorship: The Emergency, 1975-1977.

Why Bajirao is India's greatest cavalry general

Why Bajirao is India's greatest cavalry general

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

Bajirao, an unorthodox leader, faced much opposition during his lifetime from the Brahmins of Pune. In the last hundred years or so, he has been ignored due to caste politics in Maharashtra where he has become a 'non person' for having been born a Brahmin, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

The pain of innovation

The pain of innovation

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

The power to cause societal pain, at least to some segments of society, is intrinsic to the nature of technological innovation.

I didn't have any nerves: Karun Nair, after record-breaking 310

I didn't have any nerves: Karun Nair, after record-breaking 310

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

Karnataka's record-breaking triple centurion Karun Nair says he just applied himself and played to the merit of the ball during his unbeaten 310 against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy final.

History on test at Bhima Koregaon hearing

History on test at Bhima Koregaon hearing

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

At this point commission member Sumit Mullick asked the government counsel: 'Your job is to protect the State. How are these questions on Peshwas relevant?'

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Rediff.com15 Oct 2016

Rajneesh Gupta gives us a list of noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

'Young Turk' freedom fighter Mohan Dharia is no more

'Young Turk' freedom fighter Mohan Dharia is no more

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

Senior freedom fighter, social worker and former Union Minister Dr Mohan Dharia passed away on Monday morning. He was 88. Dharia was a close associate of former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar and was among the Young Turks of the Congress during the late 60s.

Understanding the BJP's rise in Bengal

Understanding the BJP's rise in Bengal

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

Many anticipate that by the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal, the BJP may come to power, says Mohammad Sajjad.

Shivaji's slaying of Afzal Khan: Who struck first?

Shivaji's slaying of Afzal Khan: Who struck first?

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

An illuminating excerpt from T C A Raghavan's History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh And Their Quest For India's Past.

JNU, HCU among top 5 Indian universities

JNU, HCU among top 5 Indian universities

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has released a list of top Indian universities across categories.

When Tendulkar had no money in pocket for a cab ride home

When Tendulkar had no money in pocket for a cab ride home

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, among the richest sportsmen in the country, recalled a time in his life when he did not have money to hire a cab for a ride home from the railway station on his return from Pune after an under-15 cricket game. "I was only 12 years old and was selected to play for the Mumbai under-15 team. I was excited, carried some money and we went to Poona (Pune) to play three matches and it started raining there," Tendulkar said at the launch of 'digibank' initiative of DBS. "When I got my turn, I was out on 4, run-out. I was only 12 and could barely run at a decent pace. I was disappointed and came back to the dressing room crying and after that I did not get another chance to bat," he said. "Because it had rained, we had nothing to do the whole day, except to go out, watch a movie and eat. Without knowing how to spend my money and how to equally pace myself and save money, I finished everything and when I came back to Mumbai by train there was not a penny in my pocket. "I was carrying two big bags, we got off at Dadar station and I had to walk to Shivaji Park because I had no money," Tendulkar recalled, ruing that it was the pre-cell phone era.

Mayawati punctured BJP-RSS, Cong claims to Ambedkar's legacy

Mayawati punctured BJP-RSS, Cong claims to Ambedkar's legacy

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

BSP chief says Ambedkar talked of separate electorates for Dalits; didn't believe in Hindutva.