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Plane scare at Capitol

Plane scare at Capitol

Rediff.com10 Jun 2004

A small aircraft carrying Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher led to the evacuation of the Capitol building where dignitaries were waiting to receive the coffin of former President Ronald Reagan.

US military to stand with India, hints White House chief of staff

US military to stand with India, hints White House chief of staff

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

"The message is clear. We're not going to stand by and let China or anyone else take the reins in terms of being the most powerful, dominant force, whether it's in that region or over here," White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told Fox News.

'Modi has wasted his time with religious things'

'Modi has wasted his time with religious things'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

'Outside investors don't want to get tangled up in a religious war.'

Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan, John McCain in bid to unite Republicans

Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan, John McCain in bid to unite Republicans

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

While Ryan is expected to easily sail through his House seat, McCain is facing a tough battle from the Arizona Senate seat.

With pushing and plodding, India-Pakistan may still engage

With pushing and plodding, India-Pakistan may still engage

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

'The China Pakistan Economic Corridor is Pakistan's number one preoccupation today -- and tensions with India and the $46 billion projects simply do not go together,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Obama win should be bullish for world equity markets

Obama win should be bullish for world equity markets

Rediff.com8 Nov 2012

Since Obama took office in Jan 2009, US shares have given annualised returns of 19%

'President Trump loves Hindus and India'

'President Trump loves Hindus and India'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

'Foreign aid to Pakistan. Forget it, bye bye...' 'F-16s to Pakistan. Forget it.' Shalabh Kumar, the desi who knows Donald Trump best, speaks to Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

Obama to be sworn in twice, first ceremony on Sunday

Obama to be sworn in twice, first ceremony on Sunday

Rediff.com20 Jan 2013

Almost three decades after Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama is set to repeat a feat that not many United States presidents get the privilege of -- being sworn in twice.

The rise & fall & rise again of statistics

The rise & fall & rise again of statistics

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

Ajit Balakrishnan on the surprising drivers of mathematical innovation.

Indian American slams Obama over policy issues

Indian American slams Obama over policy issues

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

After an impressive speech by Indian American Ranjit Ricky Gill, yet another Indian-origin leader launched a scathing attack on President Barack Obama over a range of policy issues during the ongoing Republican convention in Tampa.

3 aircraft avoid midair collision in US, probe ordered

3 aircraft avoid midair collision in US, probe ordered

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

One hundred and ninety two passengers and crew on board three United States passenger jets had a narrow escape when their aircraft came within seconds of a midair collision at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Tuesday, a media report said on Thursday.

Post-debate, Romney is very much in the fight

Post-debate, Romney is very much in the fight

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Mitt Romney came to the first debate with the image of a potential loser in the elections. He managed to have this perception of himself changed and left the debate with the image of a candidate who might repeat the challenges of Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Carter in 1980 and Bill Clinton to George Bush Sr in 1992, says B Raman

Santosh Trophy: TN to face Services in final

Santosh Trophy: TN to face Services in final

Rediff.com26 May 2012

Tamil Nadu struck once in either half as they went on to beat Manipur 2-0 in the semi-final to book a summit clash against Services in the 66th Santosh Trophy National Football Championships in Cuttack on Saturday.

Shah Rukh to receive highest Yale honour

Shah Rukh to receive highest Yale honour

Rediff.com3 Apr 2012

The actor joins the elite group of Chubb Fellows that includes the likes of former US presidents George Bush and Ronald Reagan.

NBA star Abdul-Jabbar evaluated for dizziness after surgery

NBA star Abdul-Jabbar evaluated for dizziness after surgery

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was evaluated and released from the emergency department of a Los Angeles-area hospital on Wednesday, about two weeks after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center said.

Important Takeaways from Biden-Putin summit

Important Takeaways from Biden-Putin summit

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

The summit probably fulfilled the expectations on both sides, but the bar of expectations was intentionally kept low, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

We must vaccinate 140 million people a month!

We must vaccinate 140 million people a month!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

At 8 million a month, times two doses, it will take us 17 years to administer the vaccine to our 800 million adults. The rollout must speed up twenty times, asserts Naushad Forbes.

South Asian youth shine in nuke talks

South Asian youth shine in nuke talks

Rediff.com12 Apr 2011

Two young South Asian Americansan Indian American and a Pakistani Americanwho are rising stars in the United States strategic affairs community, were the featured panelists on the discussion of Nuclear Risk Reduction in South Asia after Mumbai at the 2011 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference in Washington, DC at the Ronald Reagan Building Convention Center.

Reports about SL Navy ramming Indian boat turn out to be false

Reports about SL Navy ramming Indian boat turn out to be false

Rediff.com1 Nov 2011

Certain media reports had recently claimed that on Sunday, a Sri Lankan Navy ship had rammed into an Indian fishing vessel, sinking it. This kind of false information may have been spread by Tamil nationalists, who on one hand are trying to defame the Lankan Navy and on the other, are publicly defending Rajiv Gandhi's assassins.

What will post-Covid India look like?

What will post-Covid India look like?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

'The norm will be even less public accountability, even less transparency, tweets instead of press conferences, TV lectures rather than parliamentary debate, and greater political authoritarianism,' predicts Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

China fires 'aircraft-carrier killer' missile into SCS amid US recce

China fires 'aircraft-carrier killer' missile into SCS amid US recce

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

China is engaged in hotly contested territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas. Beijing has also made substantial progress in militarising its man-made islands in the past few years, which it says it has the right to defend.

Jalauiddin Haqqani was invited to White House: Ex-ISI chief

Jalauiddin Haqqani was invited to White House: Ex-ISI chief

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

Former Inter-Services Intelligence chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha has admitted that the deadly Haqqani network was created by it and America's Central Intelligence Agency and claimed that the insurgent group's chief Jalaluddin Haqqani had "in fact been invited to the White House by President (Ronald) Reagan".

Mahatma world's top political icon, says Time

Mahatma world's top political icon, says Time

Rediff.com7 Feb 2011

Indian political geniuses Mahatma Gandhi and Emperor Akbar have been listed among the 'Top 25 Political Icons' of all time by Mahatma world's top political icon, says Time magazine, along with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and Mao Zedong, the father of modern China.

Why Pak army chief is talking about peace...

Why Pak army chief is talking about peace...

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

'The picture only looks worse from where Bajwa sits.' 'He sees a domineering India to the east, an unravelling Afghanistan and a complex Iran to the west, an overbearing China on the north and a US which is no longer an ally,' observes Shekhar Gupta.

In PHOTOS: The other half that sees God in Gaddafi

In PHOTOS: The other half that sees God in Gaddafi

Rediff.com25 Mar 2011

That a man who boasts he lives in a tent and whom Ronald Reagan once dubbed 'the mad dog of the middle east' still commands devotion four decades into his rule is one of the enduring mysteries of this idiosyncratic country, US media reports from the Libyan capital said.

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of the most admired people in the world, her status secure as a style icon -- as is her legacy of having forever changed the British monarchy.

Obama's approval rating continues to dip

Obama's approval rating continues to dip

Rediff.com7 Aug 2010

Just months ahead of the United States' midterm elections, a new poll has found that President Barack Obama's approval rating has matched his previous low of 44 percent.

ISL: Jamshedpur draw with 10-man NEUFC

ISL: Jamshedpur draw with 10-man NEUFC

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

Bartholomew Obgeche (20th minute) gave the hosts early lead before Farukh Chaudhary cancelled out his strike in the 49th minute.

US:Genocide case file against Lanka

US:Genocide case file against Lanka

Rediff.com10 Feb 2009

Bruce Fein, a former US deputy assistant attorney general in the Reagan Administration, has filed a 12-count indictment against Sri Lanka's defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the country's army commander Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka, for perpetrating genocide against Tamil civilians with US Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice.

Obama reads Wall Street the riot act

Obama reads Wall Street the riot act

Rediff.com18 Jun 2009

US President Barack Obama has released his plan to reform Wall Street. A look...

'Crisis: There is scope for India to do well'

'Crisis: There is scope for India to do well'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2009

Martin Feldstein, George F Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University, speaks about the global economic situation.

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Not to say that India couldn't have handled the situation better, but on average, it didn't do anywhere near as badly as the naysayers make it out argues Rajeev Srinivasan.

US Elections 2020: All you need to know

US Elections 2020: All you need to know

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

With just hours to go before the United States presidential election all eyes are turning stateside as Donald Trump seeks a second term in the White House and Democratic candidate Joe Biden campaigns to become America's 46th president. If you're struggling to wrap your head around the presidential election and how it compares to India, which competing parties will be vying for the White House, and how a winner is selected, scroll on for a comprehensive guide that details all there is to know about the upcoming elections.

Trump 'wrong' president for US: Michelle Obama

Trump 'wrong' president for US: Michelle Obama

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

The former first lady urged those who did not come out to vote in 2016 to make their vote count this time.

Pak inches closer to receiving massive US aid

Pak inches closer to receiving massive US aid

Rediff.com17 Jun 2009

Pakistan has moved one step closer to receiving massive American economic and military largesse -- reminiscent of the billions of dollars it received during the Reagan and George W Bush Administrations when military dictators Mohammad Zia-ul Haq and Pervez Musharraf respectively were in charge -- to the tune of $1.5 billion annually over five years, when the Senate-Lugar aid bill steamrolled through the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee by a vote of 16-0.

Indian Football Roundup: Myanmar knock India out of Gold Cup

Indian Football Roundup: Myanmar knock India out of Gold Cup

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

Hosts Mumbai City FC suffered their third defeat in a row after going down 0-2 to North East United FC in a lop-sided Indian Super League game, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.

A peek into Diana's life

A peek into Diana's life

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

Diana, the People's Princess, died in a tragic car accident 20 years ago, August 31, 1997. To remember their beloved mother, her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, loaned some of her favourite items to an exhibition which will run till October 1.

I-League: Balwant late strike saves Mohun Bagan blushes

I-League: Balwant late strike saves Mohun Bagan blushes

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

Mumbai FC almost pulled off a spectacular upset before Mohun Bagan rode on a Balwant Singh strike in the dying moments for a thrilling 2-2 draw in an I-League football match in Kolkata on Wednesday.

'It's not brain drain, it's brain circulation'

'It's not brain drain, it's brain circulation'

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

'Indian government is very keen to attract talent back, particularly for all the new institutions that it is building in the field of higher education.'

Jeb Bush blames Hillary Clinton, Obama for rise of IS

Jeb Bush blames Hillary Clinton, Obama for rise of IS

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

"No leader or policymaker involved will claim to have gotten everything right in the region, Iraq especially," he said.