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Tory rebels want Rishi Sunak to replace Liz Truss as UK PM

Tory rebels want Rishi Sunak to replace Liz Truss as UK PM

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

The poll found that among those who voted for the Conservatives at the last election, 62 per cent said that party members had made the wrong choice when the race was shortlisted between Truss and Sunak.

Why Sonia's fourth coronation is not a good thing

Why Sonia's fourth coronation is not a good thing

Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

India would earn the dubious distinction of being the world's largest democracy that is propped by a clutch of political parties totally bereft of democracy within them, says Inder Malhotra.

Rishi Sunak appointed UK's prime minister by King Charles III

Rishi Sunak appointed UK's prime minister by King Charles III

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak on Tuesday scripted history when he was appointed by King Charles III as Britain's first Indian-origin prime minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party on Diwali.

'Black day for Congress': Shehzad Poonawalla on Rahul Gandhi's nomination

'Black day for Congress': Shehzad Poonawalla on Rahul Gandhi's nomination

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

The Congress leader from Maharashtra said that the party of Mahatma Gandhi that once saw Maulana Azad become its president at the age of 35 years "is now the proprietorship of a Shehzada.

In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

Rediff.com5 May 2023

A look back at many memorable moments in his life as Prince Charles.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, dies aged 96

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, dies aged 96

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," Buckingham Palace announced in a statement on Thursday.

EPL PIX: City four points clear at top; Chelsea finally win!

EPL PIX: City four points clear at top; Chelsea finally win!

Rediff.com7 May 2023

Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.

Man jailed in bomb blast case gets bail after 12 yrs

Man jailed in bomb blast case gets bail after 12 yrs

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

Courts must not play coroner but doctors to save legal or Constitutional rights from demise before they are extinguished, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday while granting bail to a UAPA accused who was in custody for more than 12 years as an undertrial in a bomb blast case.

'Marvellous accomplishment': ISRO successfully places 3 satellites into orbit

'Marvellous accomplishment': ISRO successfully places 3 satellites into orbit

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

ISRO, in a tweet, said EOS-04 was placed into an intended sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude at 6.17 am.

Uttam's Take: Modiji, don't trust Xi!

Uttam's Take: Modiji, don't trust Xi!

Rediff.com20 Jun 2020

What use is it talking to the Chinese?

Here to fix mistakes, says PM Rishi Sunak in first address

Here to fix mistakes, says PM Rishi Sunak in first address

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

Newly-appointed British Prime Minster Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that he has been elected to fix some of the "mistakes" made by his predecessor as he promised to place "economic stability and confidence" at the heart of his government's agenda.

Record 16L diyas light up Ayodhya on Deepotsav as Modi attends

Record 16L diyas light up Ayodhya on Deepotsav as Modi attends

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

Modi was on his first visit to Ayodhya after he laid the foundation stone of a Ram temple at the once disputed Ram Janmabhoomi site on August 5, 2020.

Heartbreak for Aus Open runner-up Danielle Collins

Heartbreak for Aus Open runner-up Danielle Collins

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

Danielle Collins spoke of the challenges of plotting matches without a coach but will still head off with lessons learnt.

Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

The Queen's coffin then lowered into the royal vault in preparation for her final resting place by the side of her late husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, in an enclave of the historic chapel on her south-east England estate of Windsor.

Death of Australian batsman Hughes ruled 'tragic accident'

Death of Australian batsman Hughes ruled 'tragic accident'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

After reviewing the circumstances surrounding the incident to determine whether the 25-year-old's death could have been avoided, NSW State Coroner Michael Barnes said he could find no evidence to support the view of Hughes' family that he had died in a "very unsafe workplace".

Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not take his Christian name when he became king.

18-year-old killed in US school shooting

18-year-old killed in US school shooting

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Two suspects were arrested after the shooting at STEM School in Highlands Ranch, which has over 1,800 students.

Inquest to open into death of Indian student in UK

Inquest to open into death of Indian student in UK

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

An inquest is set to open into the death of an 18-year-old engineering student from Chennai, who was found dead in her student accommodation at LiverpoolUniversity in the UK.

Angered family walks out on final day of Phil Hughes inquest

Angered family walks out on final day of Phil Hughes inquest

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

The family of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes walked out of an inquest into his death on Friday after a submission from the lawyer for Cricket Australia that the coroner should not rule on claims the batsman been subject to threatening language. Hughes was hit on the back of the neck by a rising delivery when playing for South Australia in a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on November 25, 2014. He died two days later in a Sydney hospital.

Indians half of student deaths in Aus in 08

Indians half of student deaths in Aus in 08

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

About 54 overseas students, nearly half of them Indians, died of various causes in Australia last year, but coroners were trying to suppress the details of the deaths, a leading daily in Melbourne reported today.

4 Sikhs among 8 killed in FedEx facility mass shooting in US

4 Sikhs among 8 killed in FedEx facility mass shooting in US

Rediff.com17 Apr 2021

About 90 per cent of the workers at this delivery service facility are said to be Indian-Americans, mostly from the Sikh community.

Indian struck by train at London Underground station; dies

Indian struck by train at London Underground station; dies

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

An Indian man, who was pursuing an MBA in the United Kingdom, died after being struck by a train at a London Underground station in the capital's southwest, authorities said on Monday.

To Ukraine, With Love

To Ukraine, With Love

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

'If I had to describe my experience of the people in one word, it would be 'warmth'.' 'They opened their hearts and homes for us.'

The closest images of the Sun ever taken

The closest images of the Sun ever taken

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

The closest ever images of the sun reveal its surface is speckled with "campfires", miniature versions of the dramatic solar flares visible from Earth.

13 Ways Of Looking At Mani Ratnam

13 Ways Of Looking At Mani Ratnam

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.

Inquest into Roebuck's death adjourned

Inquest into Roebuck's death adjourned

Rediff.com19 Jan 2012

An inquest into the death of noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has been adjourned till further notification with the Warrington Coroner's Court still awaiting the report of the third post-mortem conducted on the writer earlier this week.

The G-23 Revolt That Wasn't

The G-23 Revolt That Wasn't

Rediff.com26 Mar 2022

Members of the G-23, who had shown courage to point out the flaws in the party's functioning, have allowed themselves to be co-opted by the Family to go through the motions of a post-mortem, notes Virendra Kapoor.

US-educated Yaduveer is Mysuru's new 'Maharaja'

US-educated Yaduveer is Mysuru's new 'Maharaja'

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar is the 27th King of the Wadiyar dynasty.

India Gate turns a page: Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with war memorial flame

India Gate turns a page: Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with war memorial flame

Rediff.com21 Jan 2022

The Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in New Delhi was merged with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial on Friday.

Image: GIGANTIC eruption on sun is five earths wide!

Image: GIGANTIC eruption on sun is five earths wide!

Rediff.com1 Jun 2014

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's newest solar observatory has captured a colossal coronal mass ejection erupting from the sun in extraordinary detail. According to the space agency, during the time of the ejection observed on May 9, a curtain of solar material erupted outwards at speeds of 1.5 million miles per hour.

'Find your party prez': Shah, Digvijay spar in Rajya Sabha

'Find your party prez': Shah, Digvijay spar in Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

Singh asked Shah not to act with 'political motives' while being a home minister.

New autopsy casts doubts over Indian-origin student's death in US

New autopsy casts doubts over Indian-origin student's death in US

Rediff.com1 Jun 2014

The family of a 19-year-old Indian-origin student, who was found dead in February under mysterious circumstances in the US, have alleged foul play and disputed the cause of his death given by the police.

PICS: Jacobs, Tamberi make it a night to remember

PICS: Jacobs, Tamberi make it a night to remember

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

Lamont Marcell Jacobs became the first men's Olympic 100 metres champion of the post-Usain Bolt era on Sunday as high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi made it a double gold night for Italy with an emotional - and unusual - high jump victory.

Pratishtha the Unstoppable

Pratishtha the Unstoppable

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

Pratishtha Deveshwar learnt to reframe her anguish into an opportunity for action. She felt that God had given her an opportunity to make an impact on the wider world.

Inquest into death of batsman Hughes opens in Sydney

Inquest into death of batsman Hughes opens in Sydney

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

A coroner's inquest into the death of Phillip Hughes opened on Monday, almost two years after the Australian cricketer died when he was struck by a ball during a match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Hughes was hit on the back of the neck by a rising delivery when batting for South Australia in a domestic match on Nov. 25, 2014. He died two days later in a Sydney hospital.

Tracing Princess Diana's final journey

Tracing Princess Diana's final journey

Rediff.com9 Oct 2007

The jury at the inquest into the death of Diana, who was killed alongside her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed in a Paris car crash ten years ago, has been tracing the couple's final journey through the French capital. The 11-member jury, accompanied by Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker, arrived in Paris on Monday and visited the Alma tunnel in which the fatal car crash took place on August 31, 1997.

Heroin, alcohol caused Cory Monteith's death: report

Heroin, alcohol caused Cory Monteith's death: report

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

The Glee star passed away in his hotel room on July 13.

This is an attack, I have a bomb: Sydney cafe attacker's first words

This is an attack, I have a bomb: Sydney cafe attacker's first words

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

Gruesome details of the 17-hour siege have been revealed

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king.

Travel: Follow the tracks of history's infamous villains

Travel: Follow the tracks of history's infamous villains

Rediff.com14 Jun 2013

How about a bit of spine-tingling adventures along sinister streets and blood-splattered fields? For those who want a vacation with a difference, these eerie tours could be just what the coroner ordered.