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PHOTOS: Azam punishes sloppy England in 1st Test

PHOTOS: Azam punishes sloppy England in 1st Test

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Images from Day 1 of the first Test match between England and Pakistan in Manchester, on Wednesday.

F1: Hamilton could equal Schumi's podium record

F1: Hamilton could equal Schumi's podium record

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

Hamilton has won the last three races, out of four so far in this COVID-19 affected season, and will start as favourite again.

Coming soon! AMCA, India's Gen-5 fighter

Coming soon! AMCA, India's Gen-5 fighter

Rediff.com28 Dec 2019

While its operating radius remains secret, a back-of-the-envelope calculation indicates it can easily strike targets 1,000 kilometres away and return to base.

PIX: England rout South Africa in World Cup opener

PIX: England rout South Africa in World Cup opener

Rediff.com31 May 2019

Images from the World Cup opener between England and South Africa at the Oval, on Thursday.

Delta Airlines returns to India after 9 years

Delta Airlines returns to India after 9 years

Rediff.com25 May 2018

The full schedule and details of the New York-Mumbai non-stop service will be announced later this year.

Bollywood's COOL Daddy moments

Bollywood's COOL Daddy moments

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Sukanya Verma looks at the various baap-beti equations depicted on the screen.

Is India ready to Legalize LGBTQ+ Marriage?

Is India ready to Legalize LGBTQ+ Marriage?

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

A fascinating glimpse from Somak Ghoshal's 10 Indian Heroes Who Help People Live With Dignity.

Such hullabaloo over INS Vishal!

Such hullabaloo over INS Vishal!

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

The navy wants to spend Rs 40,000 crore on INS Vishal, a choice the army and air force oppose. This is as much about turf as about funding. explains Ajai Shukla.

Europa League PIX: Man United, Roma ease into semis

Europa League PIX: Man United, Roma ease into semis

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

IMAGES from Europa League matches played on Thursday.

Athletics PIX: De Grasse, McLaughlin scorch the track

Athletics PIX: De Grasse, McLaughlin scorch the track

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

The 21-year-old stuttered on the penultimate barrier but surged down the home stretch to power across the line and beat her previous record of 51.90 set at the U.S. trials in June.

ICC puts its foot down, refuses to change LED bails

ICC puts its foot down, refuses to change LED bails

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

There have been close to 10 occasions during the ongoing World Cup when the ball has hit the stumps but bails haven't come off.

Mo Yan: Cowherd, soldier, Nobel Prize winner

Mo Yan: Cowherd, soldier, Nobel Prize winner

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

Mo Yan, who on Thursday won China's first Nobel Prize in Literature, says his literary instincts were spurred by loneliness, when he was forced out of the school by his cruel father and made to graze cattle.

Three women activists receive Nobel Peace Prize

Three women activists receive Nobel Peace Prize

Rediff.com10 Dec 2011

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Saturday.

Ashes: One ticked off Smith's bucket list

Ashes: One ticked off Smith's bucket list

Rediff.com9 Sep 2019

Former captain Smith, who has endured boos from the home crowds for his role in last year's ball-tampering scandal but has responded by piling up 671 runs in five innings, said it was incredibly special to retain the Ashes in England, something Australia have not done for 18 years.

SPECTACULAR PHOTOS: Mount Etna erupts

SPECTACULAR PHOTOS: Mount Etna erupts

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

Etna erupted 18 times in 2011 and Wednesday's was the second such event this year.

Delhi turns fortress for Independence Day

Delhi turns fortress for Independence Day

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

A multi-layered security cover has been thrown over the national capital ahead of Independence Day with over 40,000 security personnel deployed across New Delhi to keep a hawk-eyed vigil against any possible terror strike.

Football Focus: United's Young to join Inter Milan?

Football Focus: United's Young to join Inter Milan?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

News of all that transpired on and off the football field.

India, France ink 14 pacts including on nuclear energy, security

India, France ink 14 pacts including on nuclear energy, security

Rediff.com10 Mar 2018

Addressing a joint media event with Macron, Modi said the two countries have robust cooperation in the fields of defence and security.

Migrants reach home after 'ride' of a lifetime

Migrants reach home after 'ride' of a lifetime

Rediff.com28 May 2020

Recounting the experiences of the morning, one which they will remember all their lives, Naveen said people at the Delhi airport were looking at them when they entered carrying jute bags and wearing slippers.

Govt approves use of drones from Dec 1; delivery of food not allowed

Govt approves use of drones from Dec 1; delivery of food not allowed

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

All civilian drone operations will be restricted only during day time and flying will be restricted within visual line of sight which usually would be 450 metres, the regulation says.

Until we educate the entire human race, racism will not stop: Holding

Until we educate the entire human race, racism will not stop: Holding

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

An emotional Michael Holding didn't hold back as he delivered a powerful message against racism on Wednesday, asserting that the black race has been dehumanised and its accomplishments wiped off from a history "written by people who do the harm." Holding, who will retire from commentary at the end of next year, talked about racism as cricket restarted amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Southampton with the first England-West Indies Test.

'My daughter has plucked the stars and put them at my feet'

'My daughter has plucked the stars and put them at my feet'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

Major Khushboo Kanwar, the daughter of a Rajasthani bus conductor, made history on Rajpath on Republic Day.

IAF 115 helicopter unit wins President's award

IAF 115 helicopter unit wins President's award

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Indian Air Force's 115 Helicopter unit and 26 Squadron, both doing yeoman's services in rescue operations and war have been awarded with the President's Standard award, an official said on Friday.

'US and India need to degrade, disrupt, dismantle terrorist groups'

'US and India need to degrade, disrupt, dismantle terrorist groups'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

India and the United States are working on efforts to improve cooperation on UN terrorist designations and expand the sharing of information on known or suspected terrorists "no matter where they may be located," says US Ambassador to India Richard Verma

Assam: IAF bids adieu to Mig 21s

Assam: IAF bids adieu to Mig 21s

Rediff.com6 Sep 2007

Tezpur is the last of the IAF bases in the country to phase out the MiG 21.

PHOTOS: IAF's BEST ready to thrill on Republic Day

PHOTOS: IAF's BEST ready to thrill on Republic Day

Rediff.com23 Jan 2012

The IAF's 32 aircraft will make an impressive flypast over the Republic Day parade venue in New Delhi.

Libya: 7 found buried alive in Gadaffi's compound

Libya: 7 found buried alive in Gadaffi's compound

Rediff.com28 Feb 2011

A disturbing new evidence of the barbarity of Libyan despot Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime in East Libya has emerged. Seven prisoners were rescued by the opposition movement after they were found buried alive.

World's most expensive fighter jet is back in action

World's most expensive fighter jet is back in action

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

The entire fleet of F-22s -- over 160 aircraft -- has been waiting on the tarmac since early May after the US Air Force reported 12 separate incidents of pilots experiencing 'hypoxia-like symptoms' in the past three years while flying the planes.

Nadal finishes year on disappointing note

Nadal finishes year on disappointing note

Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

Former World No. 1 Rafa Nadal admitted he has struggled of late to rekindle his passion for tennis on Thursday after defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sent him spinning out of the ATP World Tour Finals at the group stage.

India's Forgotten Victory Over China

India's Forgotten Victory Over China

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

'340 PLA soldiers were dead and over 450 injured -- bodies were strewn outside the bunkers, tossed behind the lines, buried in trenches.' A fascinating excerpt from Probal DasGupta's Watershed 1967: India's Forgotten Victory Over China.

Soccer star mistaken for terrorist

Soccer star mistaken for terrorist

Rediff.com14 Oct 2003

Sky News mistakenly identified a former Tunisian World Cup football star as a disciple of Osama bin Laden.

Why have Liverpool gone from monsters to minnows?

Why have Liverpool gone from monsters to minnows?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

Liverpool's defence of a Premier League crown won at a canter last season has become a nightmare

Elevated Rahul looks the part as Rohit's partner for India

Elevated Rahul looks the part as Rohit's partner for India

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

'We had a lot of communication today while we were batting, slowly we will build on it, now that I know he's going to open for the next few games as well'

Rafale row is more stupidity than scam

Rafale row is more stupidity than scam

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

The Rafale will surely be flying in Indian skies next year. But the way the BJP government has botched this will cast a shadow on defence acquisitions in the years to come.

India celebrates 43rd Navy Day today

India celebrates 43rd Navy Day today

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

Rediff.com beings you glimpses of Navy Week celebrations in Mumbai.

No milk, vegetables or petrol: Normal life comes to standstill in Sirsa

No milk, vegetables or petrol: Normal life comes to standstill in Sirsa

Rediff.com26 Aug 2017

Curfew-like restrictions have been imposed in the area, which is the headquarters of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect.

How light combat aircraft Tejas was made

How light combat aircraft Tejas was made

Rediff.com24 Jan 2011

India's first light combat aircraft is the effort of 40 laboratories, 25 academic institutions and 300 companies.

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

'The trajectory of the disease will keep increasing because of the population density being very high.'

Froome poised to win Tour after Quintana attack

Froome poised to win Tour after Quintana attack

Rediff.com25 Jul 2015

Chris Froome is poised to win a second Tour de France title after being forced to hang on desperately as Colombian Nairo Quintana attacked relentlessly in Saturday's penultimate stage up the iconic Alpe d'Huez.

'Yaya Toure will stay and fight for Man City place.'

'Yaya Toure will stay and fight for Man City place.'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2016

Yaya Toure's agent says the Manchester City midfielder plans to stay and fight for his place despite being left out of their first game of the season. The Ivorian, who played under new manager Pep Guardiola when the pair were at Barcelona, was omitted for Saturday's narrow 2-1 win over Sunderland in City's Premier League opener.