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Nappy bag of Pervez's grandson raises alarm

Nappy bag of Pervez's grandson raises alarm

Rediff.com16 Mar 2005

Security personnel at the San Francisco Airport detained Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's son Bilal last week after they believed they detected traces of explosive material TNT in his child's nappy bag.

Reliance gets Intl Refiner of the Year award

Reliance gets Intl Refiner of the Year award

Rediff.com10 Mar 2005

Reliance Industries Ltd has been recognised as the 'International Refiner of the Year' for 2005 by a leading global industry magazine.

One day without technology in US

One day without technology in US

Rediff.com25 Feb 2008

That's what happened to our columnist when technology decided to abandon him one weekend.

BALCO head changes lawyers before key hearing

BALCO head changes lawyers before key hearing

Rediff.com5 Mar 2005

In the latest development to a case full of bizarre twists, the lead defendant in the BALCO global steroid case abruptly changed lawyers on Friday, two weeks before a key hearing.

Birju scores in Berlin

Birju scores in Berlin

Rediff.com10 Mar 2003

First online store for Indian music for NRIs

First online store for Indian music for NRIs

Rediff.com8 Feb 2005

The store will offer music from premiere labels such as Saregama India Limited, Ishq Records, Yatra Communications and many others, offering a catalog of over 40,000 songs.

A weekend with Dirty Harry

A weekend with Dirty Harry

Rediff.com25 Aug 2006

Jet to take Shanghai shortcut

Jet to take Shanghai shortcut

Rediff.com7 Jan 2008

Battling to grab market share on international routes, Jet Airways has drawn up plans to make China a hub for flying to popular destinations like San Francisco and Los Angeles on the US west coast and to Vancouver in Canada in the near future. "It is much shorter to fly from China to the US west coast than from Singapore. This way, the yields on the routes will also be higher," said Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal.

What you would like to buy in 2008

What you would like to buy in 2008

Rediff.com4 Jan 2008

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and MacWorld in San Francisco, both this January, promise to mark an exciting beginning for all those who can't get enough of gadgets.

Marion Jones sues accuser

Marion Jones sues accuser

Rediff.com16 Dec 2004

US: Sikh group wins right to build gurudwara

US: Sikh group wins right to build gurudwara

Rediff.com5 Aug 2006

The win will have nationwide implications for a wide range of cases dealing with religious land interests.

Montgomery hearing set for June

Montgomery hearing set for June

Rediff.com16 Nov 2004

The world 100 metres record holder has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a possible life ban for doping.

$5.5 mn for Indian fired for objecting to racism

$5.5 mn for Indian fired for objecting to racism

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

An Indian engineer, who was fired by her company after she complained of her senior's racist conduct, has been awarded $5.5 million (about Rs 22 crore) by a San Francisco federal jury. The jury found Kiran Pande's former employer Chevron liable for wrongful termination and retaliation and ruled that she be given roughly $3 million (about Rs 12 crore) for past and future economic losses, and $2.5 million (about Rs 10 crore) in punitive damages.

BoI plans China, US arms by 2006

BoI plans China, US arms by 2006

Rediff.com15 Sep 2004

Silicon Valley Revisited

Silicon Valley Revisited

Rediff.com8 May 2006

Vanity Fair gets mixed reviews

Vanity Fair gets mixed reviews

Rediff.com2 Sep 2004

Lake under Antarctica mapped

Lake under Antarctica mapped

Rediff.com2 Aug 2004

Columbia University scientists have mapped a huge lake under Antarctica.

Marion Jones passed polygraph test

Marion Jones passed polygraph test

Rediff.com18 Jun 2004

At a San Francisco news conference on Wednesday, Jones said that she had used a legal zinc supplement developed by BALCO from 1999-2001.

Bottled water costs us the earth

Bottled water costs us the earth

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

The bottled water industry is global in nature. But it is designed to sell the same product to two completely different markets: one water-rich and the other water-scarce.

Montgomery accused of doping violations

Montgomery accused of doping violations

Rediff.com9 Jun 2004

The 100 metres record holder received a letter from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency alleging doping violations.

Meet This Winter Olympics Sensation

Meet This Winter Olympics Sensation

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Eileen Gu is fast becoming one of China's hottest young stars.

US welcomes release of doping files

US welcomes release of doping files

Rediff.com8 May 2004

The US Senate has decided to release documents detailing any drug use by American athletes.

The power of positive thinking

The power of positive thinking

Rediff.com19 Jun 2007

Business leaders have always flocked to self-help books and gurus that focus on getting the most out of your career and your life, but since Oprah plugged Rhonda Byrne's The Secret the business of positive thinking is booming.

An UNhappy Birthday

An UNhappy Birthday

Rediff.com20 Dec 2005

California court halts gay marriages

California court halts gay marriages

Rediff.com12 Mar 2004

BALCO head vows to fight doping

BALCO head vows to fight doping

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

'Immunity will get us through Covid'

'Immunity will get us through Covid'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

'Vaccination is the only safe way to get immunity.'

The Wal-Mart squeeze

The Wal-Mart squeeze

Rediff.com26 Apr 2007

Companies big and small feel the profit pinch when dealing with the retail behemoth.

Indian Hotels set to woo the world

Indian Hotels set to woo the world

Rediff.com9 Apr 2007

The hotel chain intends to have a worldwide presence and reduce its dependence on the home market.

Athletes testify in doping hearing

Athletes testify in doping hearing

Rediff.com21 Nov 2003

Several athletes testified before a grand jury investigating the BALCO lab, which is suspected of producing steroids.

E-mail disabled

E-mail disabled

Rediff.com1 Sep 2005

Best places to get a job in the US

Best places to get a job in the US

Rediff.com21 Feb 2007

Dying to snag a job in the States? Forget New York City. If you want to get a job in the U.S. this year, go south and west. Oklahoma City, anyone?

iPhone trademark may cost Apple millions

iPhone trademark may cost Apple millions

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

Apple Inc. may have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to Cisco Systems for the coveted iPhone trademark, industry experts believe.

'He accepted everyone as they were'

'He accepted everyone as they were'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2005

Readers share their memories of having met film-maker politician Sunil Dutt.