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'RCB needs a middle-order partnership with Kohli'

'RCB needs a middle-order partnership with Kohli'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

Australia's former skipper in the limited-overs' formats, Aaron Finch feels RCB needs an explosive middle-order batter who can complement Kohli.

Meet with PM, mega parade: Team India's schedule on July 4

Meet with PM, mega parade: Team India's schedule on July 4

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

The Prime Minister has organised a reception for the team at his residence at 11 am.

Amitabh Bachchan receives community leadership award

Amitabh Bachchan receives community leadership award

Rediff.com26 Dec 2012

The Big B received the award from Shankaracharya of Kanchi.

Indian eves crush NZ to win series; BCCI awards Rs 21 lakh

Indian eves crush NZ to win series; BCCI awards Rs 21 lakh

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

India's women cricketers produced a clinical performance to crush New Zealand by nine wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International in Bengaluru and win the series by a 3-2 margin on Wednesday.

Manoj Kumar to get Dadasaheb Phalke award

Manoj Kumar to get Dadasaheb Phalke award

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

The actor, who was nicknamed Bharat Kumar, is known for his movies like Upkar, Shaheed, Woh Kaun Thi, Gumnaam, Purab Aur Paschhim and Clerk.

Entries invited for 2013 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize

Entries invited for 2013 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

The Shakti Bhatt Foundation is inviting entries for the 2013 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize.

Bribe money 'passed on' as poll funds to AAP, claims ED

Bribe money 'passed on' as poll funds to AAP, claims ED

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday alleged that bribe money generated from corruption in a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) contract was 'passed on' as election funds to the Aam Aadmi Party that rules the national capital.

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma appointed UP Police DSP

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma appointed UP Police DSP

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'I always dreamt of becoming a police officer. I used to see that it is a difficult job but I always wanted to wear that uniform once and wanted to see how it felt.'

'Women Are Exploited In All Political Parties'

'Women Are Exploited In All Political Parties'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2024

'While some women allow themselves to be exploited so that they can climb up the ladder, there are many voiceless and silent people who get exploited by men in powerful positions.'

India's Sonam Wangchuk, Bharat Vatwani win Ramon Magsaysay award

India's Sonam Wangchuk, Bharat Vatwani win Ramon Magsaysay award

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

The two are among six individuals declared winners on Thursday.

Entries invited for Shakti Bhatt prize

Entries invited for Shakti Bhatt prize

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

The Shakti Bhatt Foundation is inviting entries for the 2012 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. In its fifth year, the prize is a cash award of Rs 1 lakh, and a trophy. The award covers poetry, fiction (including graphic novels), creative non-fiction (travel writing, autobiography, biography, and narrative journalism), and drama.

President meets bravery award winners

President meets bravery award winners

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

Twenty children, selected for this years bravery awards, today had a lifetime experience at the Rashtrapati Bhavan with President Pranab Mukherjee interacting with them and posing for a photograph.

Why Edulji rejected BCCI's Lifetime Award

Why Edulji rejected BCCI's Lifetime Award

Rediff.com29 Apr 2018

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday recommended former Indian women's team captain Diana Edulji for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, an honour she declined citing her current role in the board as a Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrator (COA) member.

P Sainath receives Magsaysay award

P Sainath receives Magsaysay award

Rediff.com1 Sep 2007

P Sainath receives Magsaysay award

Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte got $8.7 mn pay package in FY21

Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte got $8.7 mn pay package in FY21

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

Wipro Chief Executive Officer Thierry Delaporte drew a pay package of $8.7 million (around Rs 64.3 crore) in the financial year 2020-21, according to a regulatory filing. Delaporte's compensation is for the period from July 6, 2020, to March 31, 2021, and includes components such as a one-time cash award, annual stock grant and one-time grant of RSUs (restricted stock units). The former Capgemini executive had joined the Bengaluru-headquartered Wipro as its chief executive officer and managing director on July 6, succeeding Abidali Neemuchwala.

Haryana to give Rs 2.5 crore for Olympics gold

Haryana to give Rs 2.5 crore for Olympics gold

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday announced a cash award of Rs 2.5 crore for the state athletes who will manage to bag the coveted gold medal in any discipline at the London Games.

'Kamala Is Like A Daughter To Me'

'Kamala Is Like A Daughter To Me'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

'Kamala likes south Indian food.' 'She likes a special rasam which her husband also likes, she likes coconut rice, she likes puri aloo...'

A Salute To An IAF Legend

A Salute To An IAF Legend

Rediff.com12 Sep 2024

'There cannot be anyone like Air Marshal Keelor -- he was so difficult to emulate.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes War Hero Air Marshal Denzil Keelor PVSM, KC, AVSM, VrC who passed into the ages last month.

get Indira Gandhi award for national integration

get Indira Gandhi award for national integration

Rediff.com7 Oct 2010

Noted Musician A R Rahman has been chosen for the Indira Gandhi Award National Integration for the year 2009. Rahman shares the award with Narainpur Ashram branch of Ramkrishna Mission in Chhattisgarh for their services in promoting and preserving national integration in the country, a release from the All India Congress Committee said.

Images: President confers National sports awards

Images: President confers National sports awards

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

Images from the Arjuna Awards presentation at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

Community sanitation: Indian wins prestigious global citizen award

Community sanitation: Indian wins prestigious global citizen award

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

Anoop Jain was named recipient of the 2014 Waislitz Global Citizen Award for his 'exemplified values of a Global Citizen' through his work in founding Humanure Power in Bihar in 2011 that builds community sanitation facilities in rural India.

When did Tendulkar receive the Arjuna Award?

When did Tendulkar receive the Arjuna Award?

Rediff.com5 Sep 2003

A quiz for all you cricket fans.

Indian-American among Intel's brightest youths

Indian-American among Intel's brightest youths

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

Akhil Mathew, an 18-year-old resident of Madison, New Jersey, on Tuesday night won the third place in the Intel Science Talent Search, America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition honouring the next generation of American innovators.

Indian-American stands 3rd in int'l talent search

Indian-American stands 3rd in int'l talent search

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

Akhil Mathew, an 18-year-old resident of Madison, New Jersey, Tuesday night won the third place in the Intel Science Talent Search

Pace sensation Mayank Yadav in focus as LSG-GT clash

Pace sensation Mayank Yadav in focus as LSG-GT clash

Rediff.com6 Apr 2024

New pace sensation Mayank Yadav will be closely followed by all and sundry after his match-winning performances as Lucknow Super Giants eye a hat-trick of wins when they take on an inconsistent Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League match in Lucknow on Sunday.

Bollywood awards rake in big moolah

Bollywood awards rake in big moolah

Rediff.com5 Jun 2009

Even as Bollywood copes with its worst financial turmoil, with no film having been released for over two months, its award shows are raking in big moolah.

Lata Award for Ravindra Jain

Lata Award for Ravindra Jain

Rediff.com26 Sep 2003

Haryana's CWG medal winners set for big bonanza!

Haryana's CWG medal winners set for big bonanza!

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

The 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal winners, hailing from Haryana, will get Rs 1.5 crore from the state government.

Embarrassing felicitation ceremony for Asian Games medallists

Embarrassing felicitation ceremony for Asian Games medallists

Rediff.com23 Sep 2018

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was left red-faced during Sunday's felicitation ceremony to award cash prize to Asian Games medallists as the parent body got multiple names wrong on the cheques and even missed out on one.

Olympic laggard India finally gets ambitious

Olympic laggard India finally gets ambitious

Rediff.com31 Aug 2012

India returned with two silver and four bronze medals from London but there could have been a gold too, had lack of ambition been an Olympic sport.

Cash transfer would only help Cong cadre: Hazare

Cash transfer would only help Cong cadre: Hazare

Rediff.com3 Dec 2012

Anna Hazare on Monday became the latest voice to oppose United Progressive Alliance government's electronic cash transfer policy, alleging it would would just help Congress cadres and not the poor man.

Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary to receive Jnanpith Award

Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary to receive Jnanpith Award

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

Eminent Gujarati novelist, poet and critic Raghuveer Chaudhary has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2015, the literary organisation has announced.

Trio wins Medicine Nobel for work on how cells use oxygen

Trio wins Medicine Nobel for work on how cells use oxygen

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

Their discoveries pave the way for promising new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and several other diseases.

Barack Obama awaits his Nobel prize money

Barack Obama awaits his Nobel prize money

Rediff.com10 Mar 2010

"Not that I am aware of, no," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told media persons at his daily press briefing when asked if Obama has received the cheque from the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awarded him the coveted peace prize on December 10 last year.

Covid centre scam: ED files chargesheet against Sanjay Raut's bizman aide

Covid centre scam: ED files chargesheet against Sanjay Raut's bizman aide

Rediff.com16 Sep 2023

The chargesheet against the associate of Shiv Sena-UBT MP Sanjay Raut was submitted before the court's registry and it will come up before the special judge for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after scrutiny of papers.

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'

3 Indian scientists to get international honour

3 Indian scientists to get international honour

Rediff.com29 Dec 2005

They will be honoured by the Third World Academy of Sciences at the 10th General Conference in Brazil in 2006.

Pitroda to receive Global Indian Award

Pitroda to receive Global Indian Award

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

Former president A P J Abdul Kalam, who will be from April 17 to 19, will confer the award that carries $50,000 in cash and a trophy on April 18, Canada-India Foundation Convener Ajit Someshwar told reporters on Wednesday. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier David McGuinty were likely to be present on the occasion, he said.

Jet Air told to deposit Rs 150 cr by Jan 31 in SBI's escrow account

Jet Air told to deposit Rs 150 cr by Jan 31 in SBI's escrow account

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Jalan-Kalrock consortium, the new owners of the cash-strapped Jet Airways, to deposit Rs 150 crore in SBI's escrow account by January 31, saying failure to do so will mean that the consortium is not in compliance with the terms of the resolution plan for reviving the airline. The top court, meanwhile, also refused to allow the separate plea of the Jet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Welfare Association seeking payment of provident fund and gratuity dues, observing if additional money is awarded, the resolution plan will become "unworkable". The consortium, as per the lawyers for the workmen, has to pay over Rs 200 crore towards dues on account of PF and gratuity.

Indian doctor chosen for Thai award

Indian doctor chosen for Thai award

Rediff.com11 Nov 2006

The award is constituted in the memory of Prince Mahidol, the father of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.