Securing the hosting rights of the prestigious 2017 Under-17 FIFA World Cup was the lone silver lining in an otherwise disappointing and forgettable year gone by for Indian football.
Rediff star reviewers tells us who they are rooting for.
Here's a look at the Top 10.
Yogendra Yadav: 'For all practical purposes, the Constitution has been rewritten. Only the formality remains, which can be done in 2025.'
Anupam Kher talk about his Hollywood film Silver Linings Playbook and the Oscar buzz.
The spread of novel coronavirus has brought sport across the world to a standstill over the last two months and Kevin Pietersen thinks every effort should be made to resume professional cricket as soon as it is safe to do so.
The silver lining for India's presidency is likely to be the support by almost all G20 countries to its proposal to include the African Union as a permanent member of the bloc that has emerged as perhaps the most influential multilateral forum after the United Nations.
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Hollywood A-listers arrived at the ongoing film festival over the weekend.
Anupam Kher met up with Leonardo DiCaprio and other Hollywood stars at the pre-Oscar nomination party.
To cater to the antiviral fabrics and antimicrobial segment, almost all the Indian big textiles brands, including Reliance, Arvind, Aditya Birla, Donear Group, Raymond, and Siyaram have entered the market. Companies started their journey with reusable masks and PPE kits, and today, they are offering a range of PPE clothing along with fashion and casualwear.
The state expects rise in the tourists from Russia, CIS countries, Poland, Scandinavia and Finland.
Once the 21-day lockdown is lifted, which may happen in phases, those who have been contemplating purchasing a car may actually do it, said analysts. Thanks to social distancing norms and rising hygiene awareness, daily commuters may ditch public transport and shared mobility solutions like Ola and Uber. Many are likely to prefer the confines of a car over roughing it up in crowded public transport services such as a metro, local sub-urban trains and buses, they said.
In what may be considered the silver lining of a very dark cloud, the 500-year-old Mahabodhi temple and Bodhi tree have not been damaged in spite of the nine serial blasts that rocked the 500-year-old temple premises in Gaya, Bihar.
H S Prannoy signed off with a bronze -- India's first medal in men's singles at the Asian Games in 41 years,.
'Back-to-back wickets put a lot of pressure because we didn't have batter who can take it deep'
Some are treating the price correction as akin to a fiscal stimulus that could kick-start a new demand cycle in the economy.
Rediff.com takes a sneak peek into the lives of the Afghan girls as the battle for gender quality gathers steam.
Dr Kumar says it's not just the question of his safety or survival but that of 'my precious big cats'.
At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi, United States, late on Friday, leaving a trail of damage for over 100 miles.
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Traders said reduced offtake by retailers and jewellery fabricators at existing higher levels mainly kept pressure on the prices of both the precious metals.
As global economies contract because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of most of the India Inc has now moved back to the home market where demand is expected to pick substantially from the coming festival season.
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei welcomed the decision to use video reviews of disputed line calls after the world number one became the first in badminton to use the technology on Wednesday.
Want to buy the Millionaire Speedy? Well, you probably can't, because it's MTO -- meaning 'made-to-order' and is specifically for extraordinarily special VIP LV clients, says Sandeep Goyal.
Brief Analysis: Where did Team India falter on Day 2 of the 1st Test vs Australia at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Saturday?
Indian corporates' business confidence has seen a sharp erosion in June on account of deterioration in the macro-economic situation during the last six months, an industry chamber survey said on Thursday.
American Holloway wins third straight world 110m hurdles title
'It is very disturbing to know that even in today's world women are treated differently.'
All the action from the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday...
Mohit Kumar on Wednesday became the first Indian wrestler to win junior world champion since 2019.
Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela soared to her fourth consecutive world triple jump title on Friday.
The IT budgets for 2012 may remain flat or even decline marginally, but the silver lining for the Indian IT services players is an increasing component of offshoring in the overall budget.
With IP-based messaging services like iMessage, BBM Messenger, Facebook Messenger and Google Plus Messenger becoming a hit with smartphone users their dependence on short messaging services to communicate is losing sheen. But is that reason enough for telecom operators to worry? Or is there a silver lining?
Manisha Sharma (name changed) was always among the high achievers in her company. She was recognised and rewarded for those efforts as well. Mid-December 2022, however, she received a jolt: an email informing her that she had been laid off - along with several of her colleagues. Sharma worked for a big tech firm, which had decided to downsize. And just like that, she was asked to go. "It did come as a shock," she says. "I did not take calls for the first two days, but then realised there is no point in beating oneself up for a situation that's not in your hand. "I thought let this be an opportunity to take a break. I'll now start looking for a job," she adds.
Shot putter Karanveer Singh will be pulled out of the Indian team for the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok starting next week.
Against a widening 142 MT demand-supply gap and a huge over 12,000 MW power capacity addition plans, warring ministries, specially Coal and MoEF, remaining at loggerheads throughout the year over contentious issue of 'go' and 'no go' mining zones gave much fodder to media.
Jamaican sprint queen Elaine Thompson-Herah romped to victory in the 200 metres and Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo held on to win the men's 5,000m to complete contrasting Commonwealth Games golden doubles at Alexander Stadium on Saturday.
Politics of climate negotiation is expected to reach a crescendo tomorrow when the Durban talks enter the last leg of deliberations. With only one day to go and no major decision surfacing from almost two-week long parleys, uncertainty is looming large over the outcome of the talks.
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