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Historic! Ayhika-Sutirtha win India's first ever medal...

Historic! Ayhika-Sutirtha win India's first ever medal...

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee confirmed India's first ever medal in women's at the Asian Table Tennis Championships.

Asian Games: India's Schedule on October 7

Asian Games: India's Schedule on October 7

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Saturday, October 7.

Asian Games squash: Ghosal in quarters, medal contender Joshna exits

Asian Games squash: Ghosal in quarters, medal contender Joshna exits

Rediff.com2 Oct 2023

While Ghosal defeated Altamimi 11-4, 11-4, 11-6, Mangaonkar edged past Tsukue 11-6 11-2 11-6 in another pre-quarterfinal match.

India, Pakistan to face off in Asian Games showstopper

India, Pakistan to face off in Asian Games showstopper

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

Indian men's team clubbed with Pakistan in Asian Games hockey

Janhvi's Cricket Connection

Janhvi's Cricket Connection

Rediff.com10 May 2024

Up close with Rashmika... Sanjana is New York... Disha chills in Thailand...

'Nijjar killing, pannun assassination bid part of single plot'

'Nijjar killing, pannun assassination bid part of single plot'

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

'It was a fiasco on the part of the Indian government to think that it could carry out crimes in Canada and the US and get away with it'

India's Deepti Sharma gears up for WT20 World Cup

India's Deepti Sharma gears up for WT20 World Cup

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

Change of T20 World Cup venue won't impact our preparation: Deepti Sharma

India successfully launches South Asia satellite

India successfully launches South Asia satellite

Rediff.com5 May 2017

The satellite will enable a full range of services to neighbours including the areas of telecommunication, television, direct-to-home, VSATs, tele-education and tele-medicine.

Asian Games Hockey: India women power into semis

Asian Games Hockey: India women power into semis

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

Vandana Katariya, Deep Grace Ekka and Deepika slammed a hat-trick each as India stormed into the semi-finals of the women's hockey competition at the Asian Games.

Red Hot Malaika

Red Hot Malaika

Rediff.com15 Feb 2025

Priyanka-Nick's before and after pictures...Salman celebrates with family... Abhishek mingles with Amy Jackson...

Asian Athletic C'ship: Sreeshankar wins silver, qualifies for 2024 Olympics

Asian Athletic C'ship: Sreeshankar wins silver, qualifies for 2024 Olympics

Rediff.com15 Jul 2023

Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on Saturday qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning a silver medal in the Asian Athletics Championships.

India men's TT team win bronze at Asian Championships

India men's TT team win bronze at Asian Championships

Rediff.com6 Sep 2023

The Indian men's table tennis team settled for the bronze medal after going down 0-3 to Chinese Taipei in the Asian Championships semi-final.

Saina Nehwal's unstoppable journey to Asian Games Athletes' Committee

Saina Nehwal's unstoppable journey to Asian Games Athletes' Committee

Rediff.com16 Sep 2023

Asian Games Athletes' Committee poll: Saina set to win uncontested

5-term PM Sheikh Hasina's dramatic fall!

5-term PM Sheikh Hasina's dramatic fall!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

Sheikh Hasina, who was elected for a record fourth consecutive term and fifth overall term this year, was always admired by her supporters as "Iron Lady", before the dramatic development that abruptly ended her 15-year-rule in Bangladesh.

Asian Games: India women's archers win bronze

Asian Games: India women's archers win bronze

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

The women's team of Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur and Bhajan Kaur defeated Vietnam to win a bronze at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday.

Harmanpreet to lead India for Asian Games

Harmanpreet to lead India for Asian Games

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

Titas Sadhu named in India squad for Asian Games, Richa Ghosh returns

The Swades State Of Mind

The Swades State Of Mind

Rediff.com19 Dec 2024

As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him.

Could Axar be India's trump card at Champions Trophy?

Could Axar be India's trump card at Champions Trophy?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2025

Despite often flying under the radar in discussions about India's all-round options, Axar Patel brings a rare skill set -- a spinner, who bashes spin with his bat, while being a reliable left-arm spinner.

Asian Games: India shooters win team gold; bronze for Tomar

Asian Games: India shooters win team gold; bronze for Tomar

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

A confident Indian 10m air rifle team led by teenage world champion Rudrankksh Patil gave the country its first gold medal at the Asian Games.

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

Following is a look at some new and the more unusual events in the schedule of the 19th edition of the Asian Games:

'Trump's Gaza-Ukraine Resolution to Benefit India'

'Trump's Gaza-Ukraine Resolution to Benefit India'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2025

'Geopolitical stability could remove the crude oil risk premium.'

How Sri Lanka shattered 27-year hoodoo against India

How Sri Lanka shattered 27-year hoodoo against India

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Avishka Fernando scored a superb 96 and Dunith Wellalage took five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped India by 110 runs in Colombo.

Asian Games: Archers Verma, Deotale set up all-Indian final

Asian Games: Archers Verma, Deotale set up all-Indian final

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

Jyothi Surekha Vennam used all her experience to prevail over her team-mate Aditi Swami to advance to the women's compound individual final at the Asian Games.

Asian Games: Sailors Neha Thakur, Eabad Ali bag medals

Asian Games: Sailors Neha Thakur, Eabad Ali bag medals

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Neha Thakur grabbed a silver in girl's dinghy ILCA-4 event on Day 3 of the Asian Games.

Asian TT: Manav stuns World No 33 Cheng-Jui

Asian TT: Manav stuns World No 33 Cheng-Jui

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

Manav Thakkar pulled off a memorable 3-1 win over world No 33 Kao Cheng-Jui to enter the men's singles pre-quarter-finals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships.

National Games: Jonathan, 15, stuns Sarabjot to win 10m pistol gold

National Games: Jonathan, 15, stuns Sarabjot to win 10m pistol gold

Rediff.com3 Feb 2025

15-year-old Jonathan Antony stunned Paris Olympics bronze medalist Sarabjot Singh and national record holder Saurabh Chaudhary to win the 10m air pistol gold at the National Games.

Trump, Harris hit battleground states ahead of D-Day

Trump, Harris hit battleground states ahead of D-Day

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

Trump is hitting battleground states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan to make his closing remarks in the election.

Ronaldo's Al-Nassr crashes out of Asian Champions League

Ronaldo's Al-Nassr crashes out of Asian Champions League

Rediff.com12 Mar 2024

Al-Nassr overturned a 1-0 first leg deficit to win 4-3 on Monday but with the contest ending 4-4 on aggregate, the players headed into a shootout from which Al-Ain prevailed.

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in notes of 50 British pound almost four times over.

No surprises as India pick experienced squad for women's T20 WC

No surprises as India pick experienced squad for women's T20 WC

Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

Harmanpreet, Mandhana, Jemimah hold key to India's T20 World Cup campaign

Asian Games: Indian Cyclist David Beckham out of medal contentionq

Asian Games: Indian Cyclist David Beckham out of medal contentionq

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

In women's sprint, Triyasha Paul finished 0.722 seconds behind her opponent, Mina Sato of Japan, in the 1/16 final. Later in the day, the Indian will compete against South Korea's Hyeonseo Hwang in the repechage round, which gives her another shot of making it to the quarter-finals.

Kabaddi at Asian Games: India's road to gold starts with a bang

Kabaddi at Asian Games: India's road to gold starts with a bang

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

Indian men rout Bangladesh, women outwit South Korea in kabaddi

How Proteas jumped to top despite playing just 12 Tests

How Proteas jumped to top despite playing just 12 Tests

Rediff.com10 Dec 2024

'I don't know what the maths looks like but we're playing good cricket and we want it to continue.'

Kamala Harris: 'Female Obama' who didn't make it to White House

Kamala Harris: 'Female Obama' who didn't make it to White House

Rediff.com6 Nov 2024

Kamala's role as vice president was more than just symbolic. Unlike her predecessors, she wielded considerable power during Biden's presidency.

Sensex up 110 pts in choppy trade, banks gain ahead of RBI policy

Sensex up 110 pts in choppy trade, banks gain ahead of RBI policy

Rediff.com4 Dec 2024

Benchmark Sensex advanced 110 points in a choppy trade on Wednesday, extending its gains to the fourth day in a row helped by buying in HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and fresh foreign fund inflows. The 30-share barometer rose by 110.58 points or 0.14 per cent to settle at 80,956.33 with 14 of its constituents ending with gains and 16 stocks with losses. During the day, it jumped 399.64 points or 0.49 per cent to 81,245.39 and dipped to a low of 80,630.53.

Asian Games: Men's hockey team undergoes shift in philosophy

Asian Games: Men's hockey team undergoes shift in philosophy

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

The Indian men's hockey team is undergoing a philosophy shift, moving away from the traditional attacking style of play with new head coach Craig Fulton emphasising on having a sound defense.

Asian Games: Indian FIFAe star Charanjot dominates seeding event

Asian Games: Indian FIFAe star Charanjot dominates seeding event

Rediff.com6 Aug 2023

India's Charanjot Singh secured the top-seeding in South Asia at next month's Asian Games in Hangzhou after producing overwhelming performances against Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in seeding event for FIFA e-sport.

South Africa look to maintain momentum vs Bangladesh

South Africa look to maintain momentum vs Bangladesh

Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

Bangladesh might not look too threatening in the World Cup but their record against the Proteas

FIFA World Cup 2030 and 2034 hosts revealed!

FIFA World Cup 2030 and 2034 hosts revealed!

Rediff.com11 Dec 2024

Saudi Arabia will host the men's soccer World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries, world soccer's governing body FIFA confirmed on Wednesday.

UK's Superdry to sell South Asia IP assets to Reliance for 40 million pounds

UK's Superdry to sell South Asia IP assets to Reliance for 40 million pounds

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

UK fashion retailer Superdry on Wednesday said it will sell its intellectual property assets in South Asia to Reliance Retail for 40 million pounds (Rs 402 crore) through a joint venture. Superdry, whose fashion line mostly includes sweatshirts, hoodies and jackets, will own 24 per cent of the joint venture while Reliance Retail, India's largest retailer, will have the remaining 76 per cent. Under the agreement, Superdry's brand IP assets in South Asia will be permanently transferred to the new JV entity.