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Secret SIMI camp case: 2 convicts awarded 14 years in jail

Secret SIMI camp case: 2 convicts awarded 14 years in jail

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

The court had on November 25 convicted five SIMI activists and acquitted 11 others in the case relating to a 'secret' meeting of the banned outfit at Pannayikulam near Aluva in 2006.

Football Briefs: Bolt likely to sign with Aussie football club

Football Briefs: Bolt likely to sign with Aussie football club

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

One of the memorable interviews of Ramakant Achrekar!

One of the memorable interviews of Ramakant Achrekar!

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

What impressed me right up front was the patience he showed towards a rookie reporter.

After 12,000 cups of coffee, start-ups await investors' call

After 12,000 cups of coffee, start-ups await investors' call

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

There's little interest in seed funding now as investors are finding it a risky proposition.

Kulbhushan Jadhav hearing at ICJ: India and Pakistan battle it out

Kulbhushan Jadhav hearing at ICJ: India and Pakistan battle it out

Rediff.com15 May 2017

At the hearing while India demanded the immediate suspension of the former navy officer's death sentence, Islamabad accused it of using the world body as a stage for "political theatre" through a "misconceived" plea.

It's time for the wrestlers to shine in Rio

It's time for the wrestlers to shine in Rio

Rediff.com14 Aug 2016

A turbulent run-up to the Rio Games behind him, Narsingh Yadav will be eyeing a fairytale climax while old warhorse Yogeshwar Dutt would look to bid adieu with a second straight medal when India begin their Olympic wrestling campaign on Monday.

'Indian women wear the same bra for years'

'Indian women wear the same bra for years'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

Lingerie designer Karishma Jumani talks about why the Indian lingerie industry took so long to come out of its 'comfort zone'.

Eng vs Ind, 5th Test: Scoreline of 2-3 will look much better than 1-4

Eng vs Ind, 5th Test: Scoreline of 2-3 will look much better than 1-4

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

Indian cricket team will be aiming to pick up pieces while spoiling Alastair Cook's farewell party in the fifth and final Test against England starting Friday.

Blade Runner Pistorius faces day in court

"Blade Runner" Pistorius faces day in court

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius will stand in a Pretoria dock on Monday to face a charge of murdering his girlfriend, opening the decisive chapter in the story of the rise and fall of one of the world's most recognisable athletes.

The 'checklist' before you join an early-stage start-up

The 'checklist' before you join an early-stage start-up

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The whole game is about 'who wants who' more desperately?

Football PIX: Real Madrid end campaign with 12th league defeat

Football PIX: Real Madrid end campaign with 12th league defeat

Rediff.com19 May 2019

Hegerberg hat-trick fires Lyon to fourth straight Champions League

'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of schizophrenic, Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

This school provides free education to the deaf

This school provides free education to the deaf

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

Balavidyalaya in Chennai is probably India's only school for the deaf that trains the child and (one) parent for free.

'You have to evolve as a bowler'

'You have to evolve as a bowler'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

'My simple thinking about bowling in the death: Number one is that mentally you have to be very strong,' Ashish Nehra tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian.

Sports Shorts: After Asian Games high, Jinson finishes seventh

Sports Shorts: After Asian Games high, Jinson finishes seventh

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

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

Do fitter people have better sex lives?

Do fitter people have better sex lives?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

We don't know if it's better and if it's more, but sex for sure is better for people who are fitter.

England aim to dethrone Test kings South Africa

England aim to dethrone Test kings South Africa

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

South Africa's status as the top-ranked Test-playing nation has been dented after their crushing defeat in India last month and is in danger of being eroded completely by England over the next month or two.

Rajya Sabha chairman rejects Mallya's resignation

Rajya Sabha chairman rejects Mallya's resignation

Rediff.com3 May 2016

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, facing a case of loan default of over Rs 9,400 crore, is all set to be expelled from the Rajya Sabha as Chairman Hamid Ansari on Tuesday turned down his resignation on procedural grounds.

Chhota Rajan's sisters want to meet him on 'Bhai Dooj'; court tells CBI to consider

Chhota Rajan's sisters want to meet him on 'Bhai Dooj'; court tells CBI to consider

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

A Delhi court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to consider the plea of underworld don Chhota Rajan's sisters, who sought its permission to meet their brother currently in the probe agency's custody, on the occasion of 'Bhai Dooj', saying they have not met him for the past 27 years and wanted to bless him.

'Then Sheena went silent...'

'Then Sheena went silent...'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2017

'As Rai spoke, in an unbelievably dead pan, almost off-the-cuff tone, about helping plan the murder of two youngsters, drugging them with vodka and whiskey spiked with dava (medicine), smothering one, dragging a body in rigor mortis out of a car, burning a corpse, destroying evidence, and so on, it felt like he was discussing nothing more surprising than the intricacies of the weather.'

Talvar: Closure, first. Propaganda, next. Justice, later

Talvar: Closure, first. Propaganda, next. Justice, later

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

The propaganda aspect of the movie -- despite it stemming purely from the writer's deepest convictions -- is a clincher for it is highly unlikely that you'll walk out of a screening of Talvar saying, 'I loved the movie, but I still think the parents are guilty.' If you are swept away by the power of the movie, it's also sure to swing your perception in a certain direction,' says Sreehari Nair.

Sheena Bora Case: Is that Sheena's skull?

Sheena Bora Case: Is that Sheena's skull?

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

As Indrani, Sanjeev Khanna and Peter pass cupboard no 6 -- where the skull is stored -- what thoughts pass through their mind?

Misses, waits and progress in naval missiles

Misses, waits and progress in naval missiles

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

The aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, formerly the Admiral Gorshkov, expected to join the Indian Navy later this year, is already late by five years and its price has risen three-fold, from $947 million (about Rs 5,735 crore) in 2004 to $2.3 billion (Rs 13,928.8 crore) today.

Top lawyers back Sachin on skirting match-fixing in book

Top lawyers back Sachin on skirting match-fixing in book

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Sachin Tendulkar may have invited criticism for skirting the match-fixing issue that rocked Indian cricket in 2000 in his autobiography, but eminent lawyers backed the icon, saying it was the "prerogative of a celebrity like him to express himself in a manner he deems fit".

Dec 16 verdict: How SC rejected every argument of defence

Dec 16 verdict: How SC rejected every argument of defence

Rediff.com5 May 2017

SC said to establish a clear link between the convicts and the incident, the police has adduced scientific evidence like DNA, fingerprint and bite mark analysis.

Arunachal student 'beaten to death' in Delhi

Arunachal student 'beaten to death' in Delhi

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

An Arunachal Pradesh MLA's son, studying in a college in New Delhi, was allegedly thrashed by some shopkeepers in Lajpat Nagar area of south Delhi when he retaliated after they made fun of his hairstyle, which led to his death.

Sports Shorts: United agree 75m pound fee for Everton's Lukaku

Sports Shorts: United agree 75m pound fee for Everton's Lukaku

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

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

'As a nation we don't learn lessons from our past'

'As a nation we don't learn lessons from our past'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

'Communal killings take place routinely in our country and yet we don't ever convict the offenders.' 'The riots of 1993 and 2002 would not have happened if justice was given to the 1984 Delhi riot victims.'

Artillery-starved Indian Army gets big boost

Artillery-starved Indian Army gets big boost

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

In a major milestone, India successfully tests new advanced towed artillery gun system.

Football Briefs: Juve close in on title n Serie A

Football Briefs: Juve close in on title n Serie A

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Sports Shorts: FC Goa move closer to semi-final spot

Sports Shorts: FC Goa move closer to semi-final spot

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

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

Xuereb says athletes to blame for positive tests

Xuereb says athletes to blame for positive tests

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

Chris Xuereb, the masseur and fitness advisor of Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, has denied providing the two Jamaican sprinters with performance-enhancing drugs and said they should take responsibility for their failed dope tests.

Football Extras: Higuain apologises after send-off in Milan loss

Football Extras: Higuain apologises after send-off in Milan loss

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Ram Singh arrested from bus identified by victim's friend: Cop

Ram Singh arrested from bus identified by victim's friend: Cop

Rediff.com14 May 2013

A Delhi police official on Tuesday told a special court that the bus in which a 23-year-old girl was gang-raped on December 16 night was identified by the victim's friend and the main accused Ram Singh was arrested from the vehicle itself.

Learn these skills or forget your dream job

Learn these skills or forget your dream job

Rediff.com10 May 2017

Recruiters want to know if you can express your ideas clearly, confidently in a group, solve problems and take decisions.

11 tips to improve productivity at work

11 tips to improve productivity at work

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

Out of excitement, we sometimes overcommit, and this is a major reason why we are not productive.

Why most don't see communal riots as terrorism

Why most don't see communal riots as terrorism

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

The American police said that the Las Vegas shooting was not an act of terrorism because he acted alone. The killer was a Christian. Would the police have said the same thing if he was Muslim? I don't think so.

India's controversial 'messengers of God'

India's controversial 'messengers of God'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.

'The new year will bring good tidings. It will, I know it will'

'The new year will bring good tidings. It will, I know it will'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2017

'My husband will never forget the torture nor forgive those responsible for it.'

Ryder gets chance to 'show discipline, commitment on and off field'

Ryder gets chance to 'show discipline, commitment on and off field'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

Aggressive top-order batsman Jesse Ryder was passionate about rekindling his international career after he was thrown a World Cup lifeline by being named in a New Zealand 'A' team for one-day matches in the United Arab Emirates next month.