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EU court rejects swimmers' claim

EU court rejects swimmers' claim

Rediff.com30 Sep 2004

Spain's David Meca-Medina and Slovenia's Igor Majcen had complained that the IOC's anti-doping rules infringed their EU right to work.

Stats: Ashwin equals Kapil Dev's record

Stats: Ashwin equals Kapil Dev's record

Rediff.com19 Nov 2016

India captain Virat Kohli and off-spinner R Ashwin put on splendid performances to put the hosts in the driver's seat on Day 3 of the 2nd Test. Here are the statistical highlights from the day's play from the match played between India and England in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

Delhi HC questions govt on offloading of Greenpeace activist

Delhi HC questions govt on offloading of Greenpeace activist

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

Delhi HC said, with reference to the Greenpeace activist, that difference of opinion does not mean being anti-national.

BoB asked to pay $103,869 to Indian co

BoB asked to pay $103,869 to Indian co

Rediff.com24 Nov 2005

The Dubai branch of Bank of Baroda has been directed by courts in Dubai to pay a sum of over $103,869 to an Indian company in a bank guarantee case.

Our institutions are at risk under Modi

Our institutions are at risk under Modi

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

'The autonomy of essential institutions is clearly under question as the Modi government seeks to influence them politically.' 'The credibility of institutions such as the EC, the CBI, the CVC, the UPSC, the RBI, media, and universities, has been compromised,' notes Zoya Hasan, the distinguished political thinker.

Cipla turns heat on Wockhardt

Cipla turns heat on Wockhardt

Rediff.com24 Jun 2005

Contests patent application for Nadifloxacin along with Hyderabad's Hetero.

Stats Pack: Kohli is Pakistan's nemesis again

Stats Pack: Kohli is Pakistan's nemesis again

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

Rajneesh Gupta has some interesting numbers from the match. Check them out.

All three results are still possible: Adil Rashid

All three results are still possible: Adil Rashid

Rediff.com12 Nov 2016

A draw may seem the most likely outcome but England leg-spinner Adil Rashid did not rule out the possibility of a result in the opening cricket Test against India in Rajkot on Saturday. The match meandered towards a draw after a solid century stand by the visiting team's openers - Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed - in their second innings on the fourth and penultimate day. "I think all three (victory for either team or draw) are possible. There's still a lot of cricket to be played tomorrow (Sunday). First we got to come out, get the runs on the board and see what position we are at lunch time.

Katju to debate with SC on why it erred in Soumya rape case

Katju to debate with SC on why it erred in Soumya rape case

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

In an unprecedented order, the Apex court on October 17 had asked him to appear and debate his Facebook post criticising the judgment by which the accused had escaped gallows in the Soumya rape case in which he was acquitted of murder charge.

CBI registers case against ex-VC of Viswa Bharati

CBI registers case against ex-VC of Viswa Bharati

Rediff.com24 May 2016

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against former Viswa Bharati University Vice Chancellor Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta

Birla seeks level field for CAs

Birla seeks level field for CAs

Rediff.com19 Dec 2003

What if Dear Leader okays a cloning experiment?

What if Dear Leader okays a cloning experiment?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2017

Sounds good? This is science fiction but the science quotient is, so to speak, being enhanced, as the grasp of genetics improves, says Devangshu Datta.

Press Note 1 blow for Idea Cellular

Press Note 1 blow for Idea Cellular

Rediff.com22 Apr 2005

Why Narayana Murthy wasn't reclassified as public investor

Why Narayana Murthy wasn't reclassified as public investor

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Retention of Murthy within the promoter group was crucial for Infosys as the company believed the promoters' relationship would help the company in difficult times.

14-year-old Prithvi Shaw scores record 546 in schools cricket

14-year-old Prithvi Shaw scores record 546 in schools cricket

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

Prithvi Shaw is back in the headlines. The 14-year-old batsman scored a marathon 546 as Rizvi Springfield piled on the runs in reply to St Francis D'Assisi's first innings total of 92 in the Harris Shield (Under-16) schools cricket tournament in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Indian youth charged in Dubai drug case

Indian youth charged in Dubai drug case

Rediff.com14 Dec 2003

The Court of First Instance formally charged Divadkar on Saturday while dismissing charges against Farhan Azmi, son of member of Parliament and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azim Azmi.

Service chiefs in Northeast

Service chiefs in Northeast

Rediff.com7 May 2004

This may perhaps be the first instance of the service chiefs jointly reviewing the security scenario in the Northeast.

Karsanbhai turns venture capitalist

Karsanbhai turns venture capitalist

Rediff.com26 Apr 2004

Events that shaped private mutual funds industry

Events that shaped private mutual funds industry

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

The first private sector MF, Kothari Pioneer was registered in July 1993.

Sports Shorts: Aus cyclist Perkins to represent Russia at 2020 Olympics

Sports Shorts: Aus cyclist Perkins to represent Russia at 2020 Olympics

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday

Mariyappan Thangavelu wins high jump gold at Paralympics

Mariyappan Thangavelu wins high jump gold at Paralympics

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

There was double joy for India at the Rio Paralympics on Saturday, as high jumpers Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati won gold and bronze. Thangavelu scripted history, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to win a gold medal in the men's high jump-T42 final, on Day 2 of the Games at the Olympic Stadium.

'We had to throw the Pakistanis out'

'We had to throw the Pakistanis out'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Brigadier M P Bajwa (retd), commander of the troops that captured Tiger Hill, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how a band of young soldiers won the Kargil War's most famous battle with their blood and grit.

Sunanda probe: HC dismisses Swamy's plea, calls it 'political interest litigation'

Sunanda probe: HC dismisses Swamy's plea, calls it 'political interest litigation'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

The court said the petition by Swamy cannot be entertained as a PIL.

'Expect RBI to turn dovish in Dec, cut rates in Feb'

'Expect RBI to turn dovish in Dec, cut rates in Feb'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Rajan had overturned the majority opinion of the members and chose to hold the rates at the last monetary policy review in October.

British fund for Bengal VRS

British fund for Bengal VRS

Rediff.com4 Jul 2003

Amritraj in final of Uzbekistan Challenger

Amritraj in final of Uzbekistan Challenger

Rediff.com22 May 2004

The last time an Indian made it to the final in a Challenger abroad was in 1998 when Paes won the title in Bangkok.

Numbers Game: Super King Dhoni continues love affair with Chennai

Numbers Game: Super King Dhoni continues love affair with Chennai

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

Mahendra Singh Dhoni averages 100-plus in ODIs at M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai -- his tally being 401 in six innings, including two hundreds and a fifty, at an average of 100.25.

Yuvraj hits second successive ton

Yuvraj hits second successive ton

Rediff.com6 Mar 2004

After taking an eight-run first innings lead over East, North Zone were 292 for 3 at close in the Duleep Trophy final.

Root records 1000 Test runs for second successive year

Root records 1000 Test runs for second successive year

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Riding on Joe Root's ton and Moeen Ali's half century (99 batting), England made most of the favourable conditions to finish Day 1 on 311/4. Here are the statistical highlights from Day 1 of the 1st Test in Rajkot on Wednesday.

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Prannoy in Thailand Open pre-quarters

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Prannoy in Thailand Open pre-quarters

Rediff.com11 Jul 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday

On Day 4 at CWG, shooters set to take centre stage

On Day 4 at CWG, shooters set to take centre stage

Rediff.com7 Apr 2018

The focus is firmly trained on teen sensation Manu Bhaker as the fancied Indian shooting team eyes a head start at the 21st Commonwealth Games

Chandimal, Rahane steal limelight on Day 3 in Galle

Chandimal, Rahane steal limelight on Day 3 in Galle

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Interesting numbers from the third day's play in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, at Galle.

Tons on captaincy debut: Kohli, Smith do a first in same series!

Tons on captaincy debut: Kohli, Smith do a first in same series!

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

How rare is it for two players to score hundreds on captaincy debut in the same series? Virat Kohli got two when he led India in the first Test against Australia in Adelaide. Now, Steven Smith got one in his first Test as captain in the ongoing second Test at Brisbane.

Banks plan to raise lending rates

Banks plan to raise lending rates

Rediff.com11 Feb 2003

Andhra multi-millionaire set to join Modi sarkar

Andhra multi-millionaire set to join Modi sarkar

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

Industrialist-turned-politician and Telugu Desam Party Rajya Sabha member Yalamanchili Satyanarayana alias 'Sujana' Chowdary will be inducted into the Narendra Modi government in the rank of a Minister of State as part of the Cabinet expansion slated for Sunday.

Rajinikanth's blockbuster Enthiran gets a sequel

Rajinikanth's blockbuster Enthiran gets a sequel

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

?A lowdown on what's going on in the Tamil film industry.