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Lashkar unleashes its mission of TERROR online

Lashkar unleashes its mission of TERROR online

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The Research and Analysis Wing has access to information that indicates a link between the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Tsarnaev brothers who carried out the Boston bombing.Investigations have revealed that the Tsarnaev brothers were trained at Chechnya by LeT militants.

This cute hitchhiking robot didn't last 2 weeks in US

This cute hitchhiking robot didn't last 2 weeks in US

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

A hitchhiking robot that captured millions of hearts by successfully travelling across Canada and parts of Europe has met a violent end after being vandalised in the US, just two weeks into its cross-country trek.

Scolari confirms Julio Cesar as Brazil's World Cup keeper

Scolari confirms Julio Cesar as Brazil's World Cup keeper

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari confirmed goalkeeper Julio Cesar will definitely be going to the World Cup next year but said there are still four or five places up for grabs in his 23-man squad.

Making sense of the Musharraf puzzle

Making sense of the Musharraf puzzle

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

The profound significance of the events of the past week lies in that the struggle for civilian supremacy has truly begun in Pakistan and its consequences are going to be far-reaching for India-Pakistan relations, says M K Bhadrakumar.

Fearing US poll-related violence, stores, businesses board up

Fearing US poll-related violence, stores, businesses board up

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Contractors were seen busy boarding up major stores and businesses from New York and Boston in the north to southern Houston to Washington DC and Chicago in the east to San Francisco in theWest.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner: What caused the fire?

Boeing 787 Dreamliner: What caused the fire?

Rediff.com25 Jan 2013

An investigation into the battery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner that caused a fire in Boston early this month, showed signs of thermal runway and short-circuiting, US government investigators said.

Federer's Laver Cup to go ahead despite French Open clash

Federer's Laver Cup to go ahead despite French Open clash

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Laver Cup organisers say the exhibition event will go ahead in September as planned despite the French Open moving to the same dates as the implications of the French Tennis Federation (FFT)'s shock gambit began to reverberate on Wednesday. The September 25-27 Laver Cup, an exhibition event co-created by Roger Federer which has always featured the Swiss great and one of Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic.

Kosgei shatters women's marathon World record

Kosgei shatters women's marathon World record

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

Kenyan Brigid Kosgei broke Paula Radcliffe's 16-year-old women's marathon world record but former Alberto Salazar coached athletes, including Mo Farah, were never a factor in the Chicago Marathon.

Boeing CEO confident about 787 battery fix

Boeing CEO confident about 787 battery fix

Rediff.com28 Mar 2013

The grounding has been a "frustrating experience," McNerney told a US Chamber of Commerce aviation summit.

LeBron draws social media ire over Hong Kong tweet row

LeBron draws social media ire over Hong Kong tweet row

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Morey's tweet of support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong prompted Chinese sponsors and partners to cut ties with the league and forced the National Basketball Association (NBA) to answer difficult questions about free speech.

This mafia boss is going to jail for ever!

This mafia boss is going to jail for ever!

Rediff.com13 Aug 2013

83-year-old 'organized criminal' James 'Whitey' Bulger is probably breathing easy on the prospect of not having to face the lethal injection, but instead spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe is no more

Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe is no more

Rediff.com23 Mar 2013

Nigerian writer and author of 'Things Fall Apart', Chinua Achebe has died in a hospital in the United States at the age of 82, after suffering from illness

Anti-Wall Street protests spread across America

Anti-Wall Street protests spread across America

Rediff.com4 Oct 2011

The Occupy Wall Street protests entered their third week in New York.

Competition? Apple outshines rivals

Competition? Apple outshines rivals

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

Apple's stock may be sliding as investors fret about growing competition, but store visits and interviews with smartphone and tablet shoppers in 10 cities around the world suggest consumers share little of that negativity.

Mira Nair: I find Pakistan very alluring

Mira Nair: I find Pakistan very alluring

Rediff.com9 May 2013

After five years of hard work, and many months of film festival touring, Mira Nair is finally getting ready for the theatrical release of The Reluctant Fundamentalist in India.

Amar Bose: A life in pursuit of excellence

Amar Bose: A life in pursuit of excellence

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

Amar Bose never grew old. He simply oozed positive energy. He visibly cringed if anybody called him an icon but used to jump up to the blackboard with a chalk and wave his hand all over if you discussed physics, recalls Shivanand Kanavi

Why Akhilesh's road show in US is in limbo

Why Akhilesh's road show in US is in limbo

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's proposed visit to the US in July to boost investment chances in the state now appears to be in limbo with his Samajwadi party taking a belligerent anti-US stand.

Azam Khan now off to South Africa for a wedding

Azam Khan now off to South Africa for a wedding

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Azam Khan, who shot into the spotlight for making a lot of hue and cry over his frisking by US security officials at Boston airport last week, is now off to South Africa,.

Indian city among world's leading hubs for start-ups

Indian city among world's leading hubs for start-ups

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Let's take a look world's leading cities for start-ups, including one from India.

Young man's body found. Could it be Sunil Tripathi?

Young man's body found. Could it be Sunil Tripathi?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2013

A body discovered in a river in Providence, Rhode Island, may be that of Sunil Tripathi, the 22-year-old Indian-American student who went missing on March 16.

Dzhokhar used cell phone to set off bombs, says FBI

Dzhokhar used cell phone to set off bombs, says FBI

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

Chechen-origin teenager Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apparently used his cell phone to blow up the pressure cooker bomb at the Boston Marathon last week that killed three people and wounded nearly 200 others, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an American court

'US needs a comprehensive immigration reform'

'US needs a comprehensive immigration reform'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

Earlier in the day, Republican Senator Rand Paul in a letter to the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called for halting the debate on immigration reform, in the wake of the terrorist attack in Boston last week.

Will find the perpetrators, hold them accountable: Obama

Will find the perpetrators, hold them accountable: Obama

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

"We will find out who did this (and) why they did this. Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice," a grim but determined-looking Obama said in his White House statement to the press hours after the Boston blasts

Indo-Pak 'peace mongering' at global vigil

Indo-Pak 'peace mongering' at global vigil

Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, people from both nations settled in the United States came together to spread the message of "peace-mongering" at a 'global peace vigil' where they appealed to governments to engage in dialogue to resolve disputes.

Banned tennis star Sharapova is off to Harvard Business School

Banned tennis star Sharapova is off to Harvard Business School

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is putting her time away from tennis to good use.

Shorts: Babe Ruth's 500th home run bat sells for $1m

Shorts: Babe Ruth's 500th home run bat sells for $1m

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

'Mobile, not TV, will become the first screen'

'Mobile, not TV, will become the first screen'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

Mobile commerce is on the cusp of taking off in India and the growth curve would be a hockey stick shaped one, says Shubhradeep Guha, Global Capability Lead and Country Manager, SapientNitro (India), an integrated marketing, commerce and technology services firm, part of the $1.02billion Boston-based Sapient Corporation (2011).

'Not my president' chants ring out across America

'Not my president' chants ring out across America

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Trump's poll-defying win has sparked a wave of similar rallies across the country.

'I have finally learnt how to say no'

'I have finally learnt how to say no'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2013

Actress Lakshmi Manchu talks about her upcoming film, Gundello Godaari.

Ben Affleck running for US Senate?

Ben Affleck running for US Senate?

Rediff.com19 Dec 2012

According to CBS Boston, the 40-year-old actor is on a list of possible successors to Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, the Politico reported.

Bhima Koregaon: Hope and despair for accused

Bhima Koregaon: Hope and despair for accused

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

Will the latest development see a marked break from the way the case has been going?

Akhilesh off to Harvard to narrate Kumbh success story

Akhilesh off to Harvard to narrate Kumbh success story

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is finally off to United States to narrate the success story of the 2013 Kumbh Mela at the HarvardUniversityBusinessSchool on April 26.

Virgin Money to sponsor London Marathon to 2017

Virgin Money to sponsor London Marathon to 2017

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

Richard Branson's Virgin Money has extended its sponsorship of the London Marathon until at least 2017, the banking group said on Monday after this weekend's race brought big crowds on to the city's streets.

Cipla appoints Subhanu Saxena as new CEO

Cipla appoints Subhanu Saxena as new CEO

Rediff.com22 Nov 2012

In his last assignment, he led the global product strategy and commercialisation functions at Novartis Pharma AG.

Indian woman dies after being refused abortion in Ireland

Indian woman dies after being refused abortion in Ireland

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

A 31-year-old Indian woman died in Ireland from blood poisoning after doctors allegedly refused to perform an abortion as it is "a Catholic country". Irish authorities have launched a probe into the death of Savita Halappanavar, a dentist, who was 17 weeks pregnant. She had suffered a miscarriage and later died of septicaemia at University Hospital Galway in October, The Irish Times reported on Wednesday.

Sony NY HQ sale: Highest-priced US bldg in two years

Sony NY HQ sale: Highest-priced US bldg in two years

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

Buyer pays $1.1 billion.

Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay dead

Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay dead

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay died at his South Kolkata residence in the early hours on Tuesday following a massive heart attack. He was 78.

Urjit Patel to be new RBI Dy Governor

Urjit Patel to be new RBI Dy Governor

Rediff.com2 Jan 2013

He will take the place of Subir Gokarn, who was in-charge of the monetary policy department, has retired.

KBC finale: When Vidya Balan impressed Amitabh Bachchan

KBC finale: When Vidya Balan impressed Amitabh Bachchan

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

A lot of laughs, a lot of tears and, of course, a lot of questions end Kaun Banega Crorepati 9.

Blizzard gives NY a miss, leaves forecasters red-faced

Blizzard gives NY a miss, leaves forecasters red-faced

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

What forecasters predicted to be one of the worst ever blizzard's in New York left only moderate snow in the Big Apple. But coastal New England was battered on Tuesday by a blizzard of blinding snow, ferocious waves and winds that topped hurricane speed.