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Why England's Woakes pulled out of IPL

Why England's Woakes pulled out of IPL

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

'I want to play as much cricket as I can moving forward while looking after my body. My England career is No.1 but if opportunities come up, I'd still like to play in them.'

Lee to promote Australian tourism in India

Lee to promote Australian tourism in India

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

Popular in India for reasons which go beyond cricket, affable pacer Brett Lee has been roped in for promoting Australian tourism in the country.

Tottenham's Bale makes record 86m pound move to Real Madrid

Tottenham's Bale makes record 86m pound move to Real Madrid

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

EPL club Tottenham have finally agreed the release their star player Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for a world-record fee of a 100 million Euros (86 million pounds).

'Stokes may well be handed a knighthood now'

'Stokes may well be handed a knighthood now'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

Australian media can't have enough of 'miracle man' Stokes after Headingley thriller, compare him to Ian Botham.

Rebekah Brooks, husband arrested over NOTW scandal

Rebekah Brooks, husband arrested over NOTW scandal

Rediff.com13 Mar 2012

Media baron Rupert Murdoch's aide and the former editor of the News of the World, Rebekah Brooks, and her husband Charlie were arrested on Tuesday along with four others in connection with the phone hacking scandal.

Israel turns down President Pranab's request to visit Jerusalem mosque

Israel turns down President Pranab's request to visit Jerusalem mosque

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Israeli officials have turned down the President's request citing security concerns.

What led the British to Leave India?

What led the British to Leave India?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

Attlee said Great Britain had concluded that the Indian element of the army was no longer reliable and that Netaji's Indian National Army had demonstrated that. That had shaken the foundation on which Britain's Indian empire rested, argues Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd).

Stressed staff 40% more likely to call in sick

Stressed staff 40% more likely to call in sick

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

Almost seven in 10 workers aged between 18 and 24 have called in sick due to stress in the last year, according to a report into workplace stress by a UK-based provider of financial products and services.

Israel set to give US last warning on Iran

Israel set to give US last warning on Iran

Rediff.com4 Mar 2012

"At Monday's meeting between Netanyahu and Obama the Israeli prime minister will deliver a stark warning," the Telegraph reported quoted sources in Jerusalem. Both leaders are meeting in US capital Washington.

China to build world's biggest mega city

China to build world's biggest mega city

Rediff.com27 Jan 2011

In six years, China is set to build world's biggest mega city developing nine cities around the Pearl River Delta.

Karius unable to sleep after final nightmare as police investigate death threats

Karius unable to sleep after final nightmare as police investigate death threats

Rediff.com27 May 2018

Loris Karius told fans he was 'infinitely sorry' for his two catastrophic errors in the side's 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final and said he had struggled to sleep after Saturday's game.

'I have never believed in Gandhiji's doctrine of Non-Violence'

'I have never believed in Gandhiji's doctrine of Non-Violence'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

'Absolute non-violence is not only sinful, but immoral.' 'This doctrine of non-violence benumbed the revolutionary fervor, softened the limbs and hearts of the Hindus, and stiffened the bones of enemies.' A revealing excerpt from Vikram Sampath's Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966.

Sensex closes in red; down 120 points in late sell-off

Sensex closes in red; down 120 points in late sell-off

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

Top losers include ONGC, SBI, PowerGrid, L&T, Yes Bank, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance, Maruti and NTPC, falling up to 2.84 per cent. On the other hand, gainers include Tata Motors, TCS, HDFC, HCL Tech, Infosys, ITC, HDFC Bank and HUL, rising up to 2.18 per cent.

MacGill backs Maxwell-Lyon combine for Hyderabad Test

MacGill backs Maxwell-Lyon combine for Hyderabad Test

Rediff.com1 Mar 2013

Australia's newly-appointed spin mentor Stuart MacGill has warned the team against bringing in Xavier Doherty for the second Test as he feels the left-arm tweaker is 'not a Test bowler' and the move would boomerang on the visitors.

Hamilton move part of growing up, says Coulthard

Hamilton move part of growing up, says Coulthard

Rediff.com29 Sep 2012

Lewis Hamilton's Formula One switch from McLaren to Mercedes next year is an essential step that could be the making of him as a man, former McLaren driver David Coulthard said on Saturday.

Aussie media attacks Kohli again

Aussie media attacks Kohli again

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

Australian media, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Virat Kohli, labelling the India captain as 'classless' and 'egomaniac'.

Tablets are one of fastest-adopted technologies

Tablets are one of fastest-adopted technologies

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

According to a new research conducted by market research firm comScore in the United States has revealed that one in four smartphone owners used a tablet between February and April this year, an increase of 14 per cent over last year.

NASA plans to spend $1.6 bn on space taxis

NASA plans to spend $1.6 bn on space taxis

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

The US space agency will be looking for complete systems -- launchers, spaceships, mission operations and ground support -- to ferry astronauts to the InternationalSpace Station by the middle of the decade, The Daily Telegraph online reported.

Barmy Army warming up for Aussies

Barmy Army warming up for Aussies

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

Raucous Edgbaston is about as far removed from the refined surrounds of Lord's as it can get

Prince Harry leaves UK to rejoin Meghan, Archie in Canada: Reports

Prince Harry leaves UK to rejoin Meghan, Archie in Canada: Reports

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

Harry, 35, was said to be desperate to be reunited with Archie, whom he had not seen for two weeks, and his 38-year-old American actress wife in Canada that the young family plans to make their home.

Cameron auctions 'most valuable' Tendulkar bat

Cameron auctions 'most valuable' Tendulkar bat

Rediff.com13 May 2012

British Prime Minister David Cameron, who considered a bat signed by Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar as one of his 'most valuable possessions', has donated it to raise money for a cricket stadium in Rwanda.

Is this the world's 'highest' selfie?

Is this the world's 'highest' selfie?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

47-year-old Gerald Donovan took incredible pictures of himself from the top of the world's tallest skyscraper which could be the world's highest selfie, the Telegraph reported.

United is my last job in football: Van Gaal

United is my last job in football: Van Gaal

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will retire from football when he leaves his job at Old Trafford, he was quoted as saying by The Daily Telegraph on Thursday.

Gaddafi's son Saadi granted asylum in Niger

Gaddafi's son Saadi granted asylum in Niger

Rediff.com12 Nov 2011

Nigerian President Mahamadou Issoufi has announced his decision to grant asylum to slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi. Issoufi said that Saadi, a bisexual playboy, was granted asylum on 'humanitarian grounds,' adding that it was unlikely he would ever be extradited back to his home country. Issoufi also said that Saadi, three generals and three other Libyans who accompanied him across the border last week were being treated as refugees.

Lehmann still struggling emotionally post ball-tampering scandal

Lehmann still struggling emotionally post ball-tampering scandal

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

Lehmann quit his role with more than a year remaining on his contract despite being cleared of wrongdoing in the Cape Town scandal in March. Justin Langer succeeded him in May.

Greece PM agrees to step down over financial crisis

Greece PM agrees to step down over financial crisis

Rediff.com7 Nov 2011

Greece's political leaders have agreed to form a national unity government after the nation's embattled Prime Minister George Papendreou agreed to step down half way through his four-year-term under pressure from a European ultimatum. An agreement in principle was reached between Papandreou and Antonis Samaras, the conservative opposition leader, after a meeting with the president on Sunday.

Michelle thinks I'm still cute: Obama

Michelle thinks I'm still cute: Obama

Rediff.com2 Aug 2011

America's first President of African origin Barack Obama, who will turn 50 this Thursday, says that even though he has got "a little greyer", his wife Michelle still thinks he is 'cute'.

Norway mass murderer wanted to chop off PM's head

Norway mass murderer wanted to chop off PM's head

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

Breivik shot 67 people present at a Labour party summer camp on Utoya island in July last year, and had hoped that Brundtland, who led Norway as a Left-wing prime minister between 1981 and 1996, would be attending the event on the day of the massacre, The Telegraph reports.

British peer who put bounty on Obama sacked

British peer who put bounty on Obama sacked

Rediff.com16 Apr 2012

The Pakistani Express Tribune said that Ahmed put up the bounty in retaliation of the US reward for the capture of LeT founder Hafiz Saeed.

Ian Chappell reveals battle with cancer

Ian Chappell reveals battle with cancer

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

'I've had multiple skin cancers cut off, burnt off and every other way you can get rid of them. You get to 70 and you start to think, 'Christ, it's getting near the end now.' But I saw my mother, Jeanne near the end and she'd come to grips with death, and that's probably when I thought, 'shit, this is something you need to deal with'.'

Warner likely to be appointed T20 skipper against India

Warner likely to be appointed T20 skipper against India

Rediff.com15 Jan 2012

Australia's latest batting sensation David Warner might lead the team against India in the Two Twenty20 International which are scheduled once the Test series gets over.

Sahara's Grosvenor House put on sale; may fetch Rs 5,000 cr

Sahara's Grosvenor House put on sale; may fetch Rs 5,000 cr

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

It is one of the three marquee hotels owned by Sahara outside India.

'For Sonia, Mulayam is a long term, unpredictable ally'

'For Sonia, Mulayam is a long term, unpredictable ally'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

Rasheed Kidwai, associate editor of The Telegraph newspaper who is the author of Sonia: A biography and 24 Akbar Road, made an exclusive appearance on Rediff Chat on Monday where he fielded wide-ranging questions about the Presidential poll. Here is the transcript from the chat..

Modi slays it at QUAD with few words

Modi slays it at QUAD with few words

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

Interestingly, in his entire remarks, Modi never once mentioned regional security, Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar points out.

Oops! Obama follows the wrong David Cameron on Twitter

Oops! Obama follows the wrong David Cameron on Twitter

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

US President Barack Obama may call the British Prime Minister his 'bro' but follows the wrong David Cameron, a computer game lover, on Twitter.

Clarke offers to help Australia after tampering bans

Clarke offers to help Australia after tampering bans

Rediff.com8 Apr 2018

Former captain Michael Clarke has offered to help the embattled Australian cricket team 'in any way' he can as they deal with the fallout of ball-tampering bans to captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner.

Gaddafi's family holed up in Algerian villa

Gaddafi's family holed up in Algerian villa

Rediff.com6 Sep 2011

Embattled Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's immediate family members are living under 'close confinement' at a luxurious villa in Algeria, it has emerged.

'Pathetic India treating the game with no respect'

'Pathetic India treating the game with no respect'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

An Australian newspaper slammed the Indian cricket team as a "rabble with no redeeming features" and lashed out at Sachin Tendulkar's remonstration of being blocked by Brett Lee in his run-out in the triangular series match as "woeful".

Warner's brother slams Watson on Twitter

Warner's brother slams Watson on Twitter

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Australian player David Warner has been put into another controversy after his brother Steven reportedly abused Shane Watson on his Twitter account.

England's Bairstow braces for amazing but gruelling season

England's Bairstow braces for amazing but gruelling season

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Bairstow will be a key player for the England in the World Cup starting May 30 in the United Kingdom.