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When Laxman-Dravid floored Australia 12 years ago

When Laxman-Dravid floored Australia 12 years ago

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

Harish Kotian looks back on VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid's 376-run partnership at the Eden Gardens that halted Australia's run of 15 consecutive Test victories.

'They know they have lost, so such desperate tactics'

'They know they have lost, so such desperate tactics'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

'Please do not threaten us with street violence.' 'Do you have some humanity left in you?'

The IIT Students Who Built An Award-Winning House

The IIT Students Who Built An Award-Winning House

Rediff.com26 May 2023

Project Vivaan won big at the Solar Decathlon, placing second overall (and missing the first position by a whisker). Members of the award-winning Team Shunya tell Mrigank Warrier how they built a carbon-neutral, water-neutral, energy-positive home for a family of four.

Did Ajit Pawar resign because of uncle's phone call?

Did Ajit Pawar resign because of uncle's phone call?

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

Sustained persuasion by his family members and senior Nationalist Congress Party leaders made the NCP leader quit as deputy chief minister.

SC asks K'taka speaker to decide on rebel MLAs' resignations

SC asks K'taka speaker to decide on rebel MLAs' resignations

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

The 10 rebel MLAs had moved apex court alleging that the Karnataka assembly speaker was not accepting their resignations.

No 'power-sharing formula' arrived at yet: Kumaraswamy

No 'power-sharing formula' arrived at yet: Kumaraswamy

Rediff.com20 May 2018

He also asserted that within 24 hours of taking oath, he would prove the majority on the floor of the House.

'Whatever we do, we have to make an impact'

'Whatever we do, we have to make an impact'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it.'

Back from exile, Hales aces redemption song

Back from exile, Hales aces redemption song

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

Hales's inclusion was seen as a risk by some pundits and his patchy lead-up form spilled into the early matches at the tournament with 19 against Afghanistan and seven versus Ireland.

Not like prison: Gymnasts content with COVID restrictions

Not like prison: Gymnasts content with COVID restrictions

Rediff.com8 Nov 2020

The 30 gymnasts are staying at the same hotel but on separate floors and have different training times to avoid contact.

Karnataka Congress chief Parameshwara to be deputy CM

Karnataka Congress chief Parameshwara to be deputy CM

Rediff.com22 May 2018

Congress's K R Ramesh Kumar will be the speaker of Karnataka's Vidhana Soudha (assembly), while the deputy speaker will be appointed from the JD-S.

Gehlot meets Guv after getting support from 2 BTP MLAs

Gehlot meets Guv after getting support from 2 BTP MLAs

Rediff.com18 Jul 2020

BTP legislators Rajkumar Roat and Ramprasad asserted that their party's president and other leaders have agreed on extending support to the Gehlot government on the condition that demands related to development of the state are fulfilled.

Kavanaugh clears crucial test vote in Senate; Trump 'very proud'

Kavanaugh clears crucial test vote in Senate; Trump 'very proud'

Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

The bitterly divided Senate voted 51-49 to end the debate on nomination of Kavanaugh, 53, who has been nominated by Trump on the nine-member bench of the Supreme Court.

Govt makes it official: Justice Ramana is next CJI

Govt makes it official: Justice Ramana is next CJI

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

According to a notification issued by the government, Justice Ramana would take over as the 48th CJI on April 24 after incumbent CJI S A Bobde demits office a day before. Justice Ramana would retire on August 26, 2022.

Bangladesh close in on shock win against world champions NZ

Bangladesh close in on shock win against world champions NZ

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

Bangladesh looked to be closing in on a shock victory over world Test champions New Zealand after Ebadot Hossain's three-wicket burst in the final session of the fourth day reduced the hosts to 147-5 in the opening Test.

Suspected coronavirus patient commits suicide at Delhi hospital

Suspected coronavirus patient commits suicide at Delhi hospital

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

The man was brought by the airport authorities and was immediately put in the isolation ward, hospital sources said.

Parathas During The Shanghai Lockdown

Parathas During The Shanghai Lockdown

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

'When a young Indian family who had recently moved into my locality found out that I live here, the lady volunteered to send food; she said that since she was going to cook for three people anyway, she had no problem cooking for me as well.' 'Thanks to her kindness, I get one home-cooked meal every day.'

Constitution is the Casualty in Governor's Conduct

Constitution is the Casualty in Governor's Conduct

Rediff.com27 Nov 2021

The Congress used Raj Bhavans to topple legally elected governments. The BJP is letting governors get away with all manner of impropriety, notes Aditi Phadnis.

Chappell likens Kohli knock vs Pak to Bhagvad Gita

Chappell likens Kohli knock vs Pak to Bhagvad Gita

Rediff.com29 Oct 2022

'Kohli is the most complete Indian batsman of my time. Only the greatest of champions has the courage and the intelligence to transport their imagination beyond the mortal plane. Kohli has that. Perhaps only Tiger Pataudi has come close to transcending a similar stratosphere'

Fire at Covid hospital in Gujarat, patients shifted to safety

Fire at Covid hospital in Gujarat, patients shifted to safety

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

There was no casualty in the blaze that erupted on the second floor of Bodeli Dhokalia Public Hospital, the official said, adding that 10 COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment at the facility were shifted to its lower floor and some of them were later admitted to other hospitals.

BJP majority to be tested: Goa Governor

BJP majority to be tested: Goa Governor

Rediff.com30 Jan 2005

CM has asked the governor chance to prove his majority in the assembly.

SC relief to Sena rebels as disqualification stayed till July 12

SC relief to Sena rebels as disqualification stayed till July 12

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

The Supreme Court kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings before the Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly till July 11 and sought responses to pleas by rebel MLAs questioning the legality of notices seeking their disqualification.

Laxman's 281 voted the best Test knock of last half century

Laxman's 281 voted the best Test knock of last half century

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Eclipsing several other great individual knocks, VVS Laxman's masterly innings of 281 against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years.

Prez rule in U'khand a murder of democracy: Rawat

Prez rule in U'khand a murder of democracy: Rawat

Rediff.com27 Mar 2016

CM Harish Rawat condemned the imposition of President's rule in the state as a "murder" of democracy and said PM Narendra Modi's hands were dipped in the "blood".

How a 'cricket nomad' is coping in war-torn Ukraine

How a 'cricket nomad' is coping in war-torn Ukraine

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

As Russian forces closed in on Kyiv, the chief executive of the Ukraine Cricket Federation (UCF) locked himself in his seventh-floor apartment in the capital.

This Is How Ananya Takes A Picture!

This Is How Ananya Takes A Picture!

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

Sharvari rocks the sari... Esha sends love from Miami... Swara adds sunshine to her wardrobe...

Husband of slain Kenyan Olympian Tirop charged with murder

Husband of slain Kenyan Olympian Tirop charged with murder

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Ibrahim Rotich, the husband of slain Kenyan Olympic runner Agnes Tirop, was charged with her murder and pleaded not guilty in a Kenyan court on Tuesday.

J'khand: Man offering reward for vote to govt nabbed

J'khand: Man offering reward for vote to govt nabbed

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

A man has been arrested for allegedly offering a suitable reward to a former minister to vote in favour of the newly formed government headed by Hemant Soren in Jharkhand.

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

All international passengers will henceforth be screened at airports, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said at a press conference. Earlier, travellers from only 12 countries were screened at airports for the disease that has claimed over 3,000 lives and infected more than 90,000 worldwide.

Palaniswami claims support of 'all AIADMK MLAs'

Palaniswami claims support of 'all AIADMK MLAs'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2017

His comments come a day after state Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar claimed that 111 MLAs had attended the meet convened by the chief minister.

India Inc gets back to office cautiously, even as many MNCs remain shut

India Inc gets back to office cautiously, even as many MNCs remain shut

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

Many are testing hybrid models including getting small batches to work, rotating staff every week, introducing shifts and allowing certain functions to operate from office in small numbers.

Justice Ramana, a judge who authored path-breaking verdicts

Justice Ramana, a judge who authored path-breaking verdicts

Rediff.com24 Apr 2021

The judgement penned by Justice Ramana in the Anuradha Bhasin case related to internet ban in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 provisions has been hailed by many as one of the progressive verdicts.

Tokyo Olympic Village: Mixed reviews for Indian food

Tokyo Olympic Village: Mixed reviews for Indian food

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

The Indian contingent was largely satisfied with the food and facilities provided at the Olympic Games Village, but a request has gone out to the Indian Embassy for 100 plus electric kettles to meet the athletes' requirement of warm water.

'Ghar' Is Such A Lovely Word

'Ghar' Is Such A Lovely Word

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

A group of retired army officers have come together to provide a home for girls who never had a home before.

EPS calls for unity as Dinakaran strips 4 ministers off party posts

EPS calls for unity as Dinakaran strips 4 ministers off party posts

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

OPS said Jayalalithaa had turned the AIADMK into 'an iron fortress which cannot be shaken by anyone'.

This Bhagat Singh hanged democracy: Sena attacks Maha Guv

This Bhagat Singh hanged democracy: Sena attacks Maha Guv

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

The Sena also took a dig at NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who last week rebelled against his party and supported the BJP to form government in the state.

Should Pakistan be banned from Cricket World Cup?

Should Pakistan be banned from Cricket World Cup?

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

A top BCCI source said even if a note is sent and the ICC agrees to put it out in front of member boards for a vote, India is unlikely to find any support from other nations.

Gehlot calls Pilot names, says he was 'useless'

Gehlot calls Pilot names, says he was 'useless'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

"Rajasthan is the only state where no demand was raised to change the PCC president in seven years. We knew that nothing is happening here. We knew he is 'nikamma' (worthless) and 'nakara' (idle), still we did not question this in the interest of the party," Gehlot told reporters.

In Goa, 2 MGP MLAs join BJP

In Goa, 2 MGP MLAs join BJP

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

'The BJP has proved that it is a threat to all its allies'

Count of coronavirus patients in India rises to 114

Count of coronavirus patients in India rises to 114

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

The tally of 114 includes two fatalities and 17 foreigners as well as 13 people who were discharged after they recovered from the infection.

Kalikho Pul wins trust vote in Arunachal assembly

Kalikho Pul wins trust vote in Arunachal assembly

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

New Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul on Thursday proved his majority on the floor of the assembly with the support of 40 MLAs.