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IPL 2023: Will Markram turn it around for Sunrisers?

IPL 2023: Will Markram turn it around for Sunrisers?

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

Ahead of the 2023 IPL season, let's take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Pakistan 10th in failed nations index

Pakistan 10th in failed nations index

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

The top 10 failed states in the 2009 list are: Somalia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Guinea and Pakistan.

Modi leaves for India after concluding historic state visit to Egypt

Modi leaves for India after concluding historic state visit to Egypt

Rediff.com25 Jun 2023

Modi, who arrived in Cairo on Saturday after concluding a high-profile state visit to the US at the invitation of President Joe Biden, was received at the airport by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.

India, Africa seek support to curb price rise

India, Africa seek support to curb price rise

Rediff.com25 May 2011

Concerned over disturbing trends in global economy, India and African nations on Wednesday called for increasing economic cooperation to combat the menace of rising food and energy prices.

West Ham fined by FIFA for using Sakho in FA Cup match

West Ham fined by FIFA for using Sakho in FA Cup match

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

West Ham United have been fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($108,061) by FIFA following a dispute with the Senegalese FA over Diafra Sakho who played in an FA Cup match having withdrawn from the squad for the African Nations Cup.

PIX: Records shattered, dreams realised at athletics Worlds!

PIX: Records shattered, dreams realised at athletics Worlds!

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

A wrap from Day 2 of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest on Sunday.

Namibian cheetah Sasha dies of kidney ailment in Kuno park

Namibian cheetah Sasha dies of kidney ailment in Kuno park

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

The death of the more than four-and-a-half years old female feline is being seen as a setback to Project Cheetah, aimed at reviving the population of the world's fastest land animal in India, seven decades after they became extinct.

Drogba Joins Galatasaray, says CNN

Drogba Joins Galatasaray, says CNN

Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

Ivory Coast captain and former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has left Shanghai Shenhua to sign a 1-1/2 year contract with Galatasaray, Turkish broadcaster CNN Turk said on Sunday.

Mini IPL auction: Stokes, Green to set off bidding war

Mini IPL auction: Stokes, Green to set off bidding war

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

With most of the top Indian players already in one team or the other, out-of-favour national players Mayank Agarwal and Manish Pandey at Rs 1 crore base price will command a fair bit of bidding.

Libya ripple: Germany to send 300 troops to Afghan

Libya ripple: Germany to send 300 troops to Afghan

Rediff.com24 Mar 2011

Germany will compensate for its non-participation in the United States-led military operation in Libya by sending around 300 additional troops to Afghanistan to relieve its NATO partners involved in airborne surveillance there for similar operations in the war-torn North African nation.

Karunaratne to lead Sri Lanka in World Cup

Karunaratne to lead Sri Lanka in World Cup

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

The 30-year-old will lead the team while playing his first one-day game since 2015.

Lanka Test captain Karunaratne arrested for drink driving

Lanka Test captain Karunaratne arrested for drink driving

Rediff.com31 Mar 2019

"He was arrested early this morning for drinking and driving after the vehicle driven by him hit a three wheeler and injured its driver," police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera told Reuters.

Where does Modi's Hindu nationalism go from here?

Where does Modi's Hindu nationalism go from here?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

'Will Muslims in large numbers react positively, especially in the context of the events of the last thirty years?' 'In the process, could Modi end up alienating his core supporters?' A fascinating excerpt from Jaithirth Rao's The Indian Conservative : A History of Indian Right-Wing Thought.

BRICS nations speak out against Libya offensive

BRICS nations speak out against Libya offensive

Rediff.com14 Apr 2011

The leaders of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa grouping on Thursday collectively voiced their opposition to the use of force in Libya and pitched for a central role for the United Nations and regional organisations in resolving the matter.Reflecting on the situation in the Middle East and north African countries at the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh observed that there was a "shift of power towards ordinary citizens".

Timeline: High-profile attacks on athletes

Timeline: High-profile attacks on athletes

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

A look at the major attacks on athletes and which have affected big sporting events.

'Rape victim' wants counselling

'Rape victim' wants counselling

Rediff.com22 Jan 2004

'I have been going through hell with the local and foreign media chasing me all the time since the incident,' the South African national said in an interview.

The Binayak Sen factor

The Binayak Sen factor

Rediff.com25 May 2009

While celebrating our democracy and its biggest rituals we also need to think about the kind of society we are building.

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