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REWIND: India's 7-0 record vs Pakistan in ODI World Cup!

REWIND: India's 7-0 record vs Pakistan in ODI World Cup!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2023

Will India extend their run to make it 8-0? Or will Pakistan be able to snap the streak?

Russian skier Komissarova 'seriously hurt' in training crash at Sochi Games

Russian skier Komissarova 'seriously hurt' in training crash at Sochi Games

Rediff.com15 Feb 2014

Russian Skicross racer Maria Komissarova has been seriously hurt in training with doctors making an immediate decision to operate, the Russian Freestyle Federation said.

Grieving Brazilian town receives bodies of soccer crash victims

Grieving Brazilian town receives bodies of soccer crash victims

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

The Brazilian town of Chapeco, its streets wet with drizzle and buildings draped in the green of its devastated soccer club, prepared Saturday to receive the bodies of victims of an air crash in Colombia that killed 71 people and wiped out the team.

MotoGP India: Visa hassles for champ Marc Marquez, others

MotoGP India: Visa hassles for champ Marc Marquez, others

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

Former MotoGP rider Capirossi pleased with BIC ahead of inaugural race

Germanwings A320 crash: Investigators begin examining black box

Germanwings A320 crash: Investigators begin examining black box

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

French air investigators are examining one of the black boxes of the doomed Germanwings plane to find out why the aircraft crashed into a mountain in the French Alps, killing the 150 people on board.

Neeyat Review: It's Not Boring But...

Neeyat Review: It's Not Boring But...

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

Neeyat is not only sluggish, it also creates zero interest in the characters. It could, perhaps, be watched on OTT, where it is inevitably headed, feels Deepa Gahlot.

Pilots' error to blame for near-crash of Rahul's plane: DGCA

Pilots' error to blame for near-crash of Rahul's plane: DGCA

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

The DGCA said, '(the) Crew initiated action only when the master cautions warning i.e after 15 seconds of autopilot disengage'.

Angry Maharashtra farmer burns onion crop

Angry Maharashtra farmer burns onion crop

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

The price per kilogram of onion came down to Rs 2 to Rs 4, which angered the growers, who had stopped the auction at the APMC last week for a day.

Record-breaker Djokovic 'living his childhood dream'

Record-breaker Djokovic 'living his childhood dream'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

As he continues to live his dream, Novak Djokovic is also staking his claim to the mantle of greatest tennis player of all time.

Stocks crash, rupee weakens on capital outflows

Stocks crash, rupee weakens on capital outflows

Rediff.com6 May 2015

In the currency markets, the rupee lost another 10 paise to close at 1-week low of 63.54 against the US dollar

Adani prospered during Cong rule: Maharashtra minister

Adani prospered during Cong rule: Maharashtra minister

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Thursday claimed that Gautam Adani prospered during the Congress regime in Gujarat and said one cannot become the prime minister by growing a 'beard', referring to Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the industrialist in Parliament.

Japan Open: Lakshya in semis; Satwik-Chirag, Prannoy exit

Japan Open: Lakshya in semis; Satwik-Chirag, Prannoy exit

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down fighting to Olympic champions Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lan of Chinese Taipei at the Japan Open.

'Adani has deep pockets...'

'Adani has deep pockets...'

Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

'Adani can attract vessels at a much lower cost to Vizhinjam as he has the financial muscle to do so.'

'Open the damn door': Germanwings captain's last words before the crash

'Open the damn door': Germanwings captain's last words before the crash

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

A leaked transcript of Flight 9525's final terrifying minutes reveal Captain Patrick Sondheimer's desperate attempts to stop Andreas Lubitz from apparently sending the plane into a death-dive killing himself and the 149 people aboard.

'Bad weather poses greatest risk to helicopter flying'

'Bad weather poses greatest risk to helicopter flying'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

'Since the rotors of a helicopter rotate at very high RPMs, if they hit an obstacle -- for example a tree, wire or pole, the result is catastrophic.'

The Night Manager Review: Thrilling, And Yet...

The Night Manager Review: Thrilling, And Yet...

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

The Night Manager has no surprises, feels Deepa Gahlot.

Puri questions Cong MPs' tweets on Kozhikode plane mishap

Puri questions Cong MPs' tweets on Kozhikode plane mishap

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

After the accident on Friday, Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore, Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor alleged on Twitter that there were safety lapses on the part of the civil aviation ministry.

AirAsia QZ8501 crash: Tail section found in Java Sea

AirAsia QZ8501 crash: Tail section found in Java Sea

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

The tail section of the AirAsia flight that went down more than a week ago was found on Wednesday in the Java Sea, raising hopes that the plane's black boxes might soon be recovered to determine the cause of the mysterious crash.

Close encounters of the first kind: UFO sightings that seem real

Close encounters of the first kind: UFO sightings that seem real

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

Rediff.com takes at look at the most popular UFO sightings and close encounters of our age.

At least 5 Indian airports have tabletop runways

At least 5 Indian airports have tabletop runways

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

Tabletop runways are constructed on hilly or elevated terrains. Also, there could be low lying areas adjacent to such runways and there could be gorges at the end of such runways. Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman Arvind Singh told PTI that tabletop runways are there at four airports operated by it.

What's causing helicopters and planes to crash in India?

What's causing helicopters and planes to crash in India?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2014

Official data showed that 11 accidents occurred in 2011, nine in 2012, eight in 2013 and two till March and in most of these cases, the choppers suffered substantial damage, apart from the 52 fatalities.

Pix: Akshay's daredevil stunts for Sooryavanshi!

Pix: Akshay's daredevil stunts for Sooryavanshi!

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

Dangerous stunts performed on the sets of Sooryavanshi.

FIA will investigate latest Hamilton-Verstappen collision

FIA will investigate latest Hamilton-Verstappen collision

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

Formula One's governing body will investigate Sunday's Italian Grand Prix crash between title contenders Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton because it was 'unusual', according to race director Michael Masi.

'Why hasn't Amritpal Singh been arrested?'

'Why hasn't Amritpal Singh been arrested?'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

'This incident is likely to embolden the radicals as also the sleeper cells of terrorists and their masters hiding abroad, including Pakistan.'

UP cops gun down gangster involved in 18 murder cases

UP cops gun down gangster involved in 18 murder cases

Rediff.com5 May 2023

According to the police, a Special Task Force team retaliated when the gangster, recently released from prison on bail, opened fire at them after being cornered. His car had crashed into a pole.

AirAsia crash: Rescuers find 30 bodies, focus on 5 sq km area

AirAsia crash: Rescuers find 30 bodies, focus on 5 sq km area

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

Rescuers found 30 bodies with 5 of them still strapped to their seats as multi-national teams equipped with sophisticated equipment narrowed the search to a 5 sq km area of the choppy Java Sea where some debris of the ill-fated AirAsia jet have emerged.

Champions League PIX: City top group; Barca, Dortmund in last 16

Champions League PIX: City top group; Barca, Dortmund in last 16

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.

Crash 'hotspot' yet to be scanned by MH370 searchers: Inmarsat

Crash 'hotspot' yet to be scanned by MH370 searchers: Inmarsat

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

The search for flight MH370 is yet to target a "hotspot" most likely to be the crash site in the Indian Ocean as priority was given to investigate "pings" that has led to a dead end, a United Kingdom satellite firm claimed on Tuesday.

Day 11: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Day 11: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal

Meet This Winter Olympics Sensation

Meet This Winter Olympics Sensation

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Eileen Gu is fast becoming one of China's hottest young stars.

Britain's Prince Philip escapes unhurt in car accident

Britain's Prince Philip escapes unhurt in car accident

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

The British royal, 97, was "conscious but very shocked and shaken" but unhurt following the crash and was seen by a doctor as a precautionary measure.

All 13 bodies, black box of AN-32 plane retrieved

All 13 bodies, black box of AN-32 plane retrieved

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

The 13 IAF personnel have been identified as Wing Commander G M Charles, Squadron Leader H Vinod, Flight Lieutenants L R Thapa, M K Garg, Ashish Tanwar and Sumit Mohanty, Warrant officer K K Mishra, Sergeant Anoop Kumar, Corporal Sherin, LAC (leading aircraft man) S K Singh, LAC Pankaj, and non-combatants Rajesh Kumar and Putali.

AI Exp plane in Kozhikode crash was insured for $50m

AI Exp plane in Kozhikode crash was insured for $50m

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

While Air India Express is expected to get the full insured amount for the hull loss, it will have to pay compensation to the kin of the deceased and injured, according to applicable laws. The compensation will be paid from its liability cover.

Cyclone Biparjoy's Landfall: What You Must Know

Cyclone Biparjoy's Landfall: What You Must Know

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

'Areas within 100 km of the landfall could suffer catastrophic effect.'

IAF to formally induct indigenously-built light combat chopper on Monday

IAF to formally induct indigenously-built light combat chopper on Monday

Rediff.com2 Oct 2022

It will be inducted into the IAF inventory at a ceremony in Jodhpur in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and chief of air staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari.

Wales heading for exit door, but live in hope against England

Wales heading for exit door, but live in hope against England

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

Wales will just want to land a blow on their old rivals, snap a run of six consecutive defeats against them and claim a first win over England since 1984.

Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed further to 2022

Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed further to 2022

Rediff.com21 Feb 2021

The COVID-19 lockdown has hit several projects of the ISRO including Chandrayaan-3, which was scheduled to be launched in late 2020, and Gaganyaan, the country's first manned space mission.

Chennai techie helped NASA find Vikram lander on moon

Chennai techie helped NASA find Vikram lander on moon

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

On October 3, Subramanian, a Chennai-based mechanical engineer, had tagged the Twitter handles of NASA, LRO and ISRO in a tweet, asking, "Is this Vikram lander? (1 km from the landing spot) Lander might have been buried in Lunar sand?"

Global Fuel Prices Lower, But Pump Rates Still High

Global Fuel Prices Lower, But Pump Rates Still High

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

Global oil prices have slumped and India has access to larger amounts of discounted Russian crude oil, yet refiners are not passing on their savings to consumers

The nation that crashed to earth

The nation that crashed to earth

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

oaring crime gave Venezuela the horrific title of being one of the most violent countries on earth. Inflation ran into tens of thousands per cent, impoverishing nearly all of the country's 31 million people.' Yet, says Radha Roy Biswas, she sees hope for the beleaguered nation where she spent her childhood years.