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Toro Rosso to unveil new F1 car next week

Toro Rosso to unveil new F1 car next week

Rediff.com4 Mar 2009

Toro Rosso will launch their new STR4 Formula One car at a test in Barcelona on Monday, the race-winning team said on Wednesday.

ABBA reunites, performs for the first time in 30 years

ABBA reunites, performs for the first time in 30 years

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

The Swedish pop group performed together on stage on June 5 at in Stockholm.

Jofra Archer tops MVP list

Jofra Archer tops MVP list

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 41.

Flowers and remembrances in Hyderabad

Flowers and remembrances in Hyderabad

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

Bouquets and candles for the Hyderabad blast victims

Thackerays are migrants, says Report

Thackerays are migrants, says Report

Rediff.com24 Jun 2008

The Thackerays came to Mumbai two generations ago for jobs and as such have no right to assault those coming to the financial capital in search of livelihood. This claim has been made in an article published in this month's issue of Nationalist Congress Party's mouthpiece Rashtravadi, whose chief Sharad Pawar is an old friend of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.

Cheluvina Chiththaara has nothing original

Cheluvina Chiththaara has nothing original

Rediff.com25 Jun 2007

Writer-director S Narayan disappoints with this Ganesh-starrer.

'India may not achieve millennium goals'

'India may not achieve millennium goals'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

India and many other countries are unlikely to achieve the UN Millennium Development goals of halving poverty and education for all children by 2015, said India's Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma.

Sharapova pulls out of German Open

Sharapova pulls out of German Open

Rediff.com30 Apr 2008

World number three Maria Sharapova and 10th-ranked Daniela Hantuchova have pulled out of next week's German Open in Berlin, organisers said on Wednesday.

Born in a flood, they named her Kosika

Born in a flood, they named her Kosika

Rediff.com5 Sep 2008

"We had never experienced floods. My parents used to say the 1946 floods were the worst. That was before I was born," said Ram Yadav, an elder shopkeeper in Supaul's market. "But, people older than me are saying this was the route of Kosi-ji some 200 years ago, before man made structures and dams altered its course. Isn't it natural that she would one day take her normal course? We are nothing in front of nature," he said.

IPL 2020: Rahul, Mayank Agarwal top MVP list

IPL 2020: Rahul, Mayank Agarwal top MVP list

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's Most Valuable PlayerS so far.

Has the BJP become pseudo-secular?

Has the BJP become pseudo-secular?

Rediff.com21 Feb 2008

Although there is no indication of a genuine change of heart, what is probably happening is that the BJP is slowly undergoing a process of becoming acclimatised, as it were, to India's diversity.

Raina heads the most valuable players' list

Raina heads the most valuable players' list

Rediff.com22 May 2009

Shane Watson was the most valuable player of IPL 2008. Who will it be this time? Any of the top five ranked players has a chance, with Suresh Raina being the current favourite.

Foreign banks seek changes in inspection norms

Foreign banks seek changes in inspection norms

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

Foreign banks say they have been caught in a "conflict" situation with respect to the manner in which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts inspections at their branches.

Elephants are on sale in Bihar

Elephants are on sale in Bihar

Rediff.com8 Dec 2007

In the garb of the age-old traditional practice of daan (gift), nearly three dozen elephants have been sold at the Sonepur cattle fair in Bihar, considered Asia's largest cattle fair.

Toro Rosso delay car debut

Toro Rosso delay car debut

Rediff.com5 May 2008

The Toro Rosso Formula One team have delayed the debut of their new car until after this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix due to a lack of spare parts.

'Businessmen will take over FIFA, UEFA'

'Businessmen will take over FIFA, UEFA'

Rediff.com13 Nov 2007

Celtic manager believes the authority of world football's two most powerful organisations will eventually be ended by businessmen.

The US has issues with Pakistan: Obama

The US has issues with Pakistan: Obama

Rediff.com28 Apr 2008

"It would be my job as commander in chief, to set the mission, to make the strategic decisions in light of the problems that we're having in Afghanistan, in light of the problems that we are having in Pakistan, the fact that Al Qaida is strengthening, as our national intelligence estimates have indicated, since 2001," Obama told Fox News.

Resurgent Newcastle beat Sunderland

Resurgent Newcastle beat Sunderland

Rediff.com20 Apr 2008

Sunderland are still not safe after losing 2-0 at Newcastle United in the day's second derby, Michael Owen scoring twice for Kevin Keegan's resurgent side at St James' Park.

Commoditiy derivatives: All about options

Commoditiy derivatives: All about options

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

Option is a contract that conveys the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a particular item at a certain price for a limited time. Only the seller of the option is obligated to perform. An option gives the right but not the obligation to buy (call option) or sell (put option) an underlying commodity or financial instrument at a specified price (exercise price or strike price) by or at a certain date in the future. The underlying instrument is usually the commodity.

Inquest hears of blood, vomit in Woolmer death

Inquest hears of blood, vomit in Woolmer death

Rediff.com17 Oct 2007

A Jamaican chambermaid said on Tuesday she found a bloodied bed, an overturned chair and a smell like alcohol and vomit when she stumbled on former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's unconscious body in his Kingston hotel room earlier this year.

Shell to set up new model petrol pumps

Shell to set up new model petrol pumps

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

Petroleum products company Shell India Marketing Pvt Ltd (Shell Marketing) said on Thursday that it would follow the "company-owned retailer-operated" model to set up a network of petrol pumps across the country.

Sheena Bora Trial: Why was Indrani overjoyed?

Sheena Bora Trial: Why was Indrani overjoyed?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2019

Indrani was cheering Pasbola on from the back, with little, happy whoops, that she muffled with her chunni. Indrani was in her element on Friday. The defence's cross-examination was clearly going her way and Indrani was delighted.

What the Meena-Gujjar conflict is about

What the Meena-Gujjar conflict is about

Rediff.com1 Jun 2007

One caste wants to maintain status quo in the list of Scheduled Tribes; the other wants to enter the quota.

Indian M&A advisors lose out to global peers

Indian M&A advisors lose out to global peers

Rediff.com22 May 2007

According to a Thomson Financial research, no Indian investment bank figures in the top ten list of the M&A deals that was struck this year, which was topped by UBS.

New skills may rock family biz

New skills may rock family biz

Rediff.com17 Aug 2005

India races between opportunity and cost

India races between opportunity and cost

Rediff.com3 Oct 2007

Most Indian businessmen I speak to place a huge premium on the ability to move now and block the space. It's happening in aviation, the media, commodities and finance, to list a few sectors.

HP opens global centre in Chennai

HP opens global centre in Chennai

Rediff.com8 Sep 2006

Hewlett Packard on Thursday announced the launch of its new global delivery centre in Chennai.

Women turn sentinels along Line of Control

Women turn sentinels along Line of Control

Rediff.com20 Aug 2007

People of this village allege that heavily-armed militants used to enter their houses at gun point, eat and even harass women.

Sitting upright for long hours hurts back

Sitting upright for long hours hurts back

Rediff.com28 Nov 2006

The new study found that a 135-degree body-thigh sitting posture was demonstrated to be the best biomechanical sitting position.

Strikes don't hurt India's image: Left

Strikes don't hurt India's image: Left

Rediff.com4 Oct 2005

Reacting to strong criticism from industries and chambers of business, the Left parties brushed aside figures circulating about losses incurred by India Inc, and sought to counter claims that such work stoppages would spurn investors.

Getafe humiliate Barca to make Cup final

Getafe humiliate Barca to make Cup final

Rediff.com11 May 2007

Getafe thrashed Barcelona 4-0 to snatch a place in their first King's Cup final despite losing the first leg 5-2.

Israeli warplanes pound Beirut

Israeli warplanes pound Beirut

Rediff.com4 Aug 2006

Saudi Arabian is Asia's footballer of the year

Saudi Arabian is Asia's footballer of the year

Rediff.com1 Dec 2005

Hamad Al Montashari won the Asian Football Confederation's Player of the Year award after prominent players from Japan, South Korea and Iran were deemed ineligible.

'Nadal lives for tennis'

'Nadal lives for tennis'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2007

Coach Francis Roig, who is training and travelling with the world No. 2 for the Chennai Open, says Nadal loves playing mental battles with his opponents.

First Look: Lalu votes

First Look: Lalu votes

Rediff.com19 Nov 2005

Soon after voting, Lalu said there was an 'undercurrent' in favour of his party and that would obtain absolute majority.

Did Dalmiya desert Ganguly?

Did Dalmiya desert Ganguly?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2005

Falafel, gelato and Turkish bread: 9 must-try street foods around the world

Falafel, gelato and Turkish bread: 9 must-try street foods around the world

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

How many of these have you tasted?

CB Richard Ellis is 'top real estate brand'

CB Richard Ellis is 'top real estate brand'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2005

Real estate major CB Richard Ellis has been named the 'Top commercial real estate brand' by the internationally recognised consulting firm Lipsey company.

Akshay's fave films of 2005

Akshay's fave films of 2005

Rediff.com28 Dec 2005

Akshay Kumar picks his favourite from the year.