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David Bowie's superstar life, in pictures

David Bowie's superstar life, in pictures

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

A walk down the memory lane through pictures!

Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Rediff.com28 May 2008

He is one of the seven living 2008 inductees and has now joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison at the NIHF. He is also the founder, chariman and technical director of the globally renowned Bose Corporation.

Sports Ministry recognizes 'Yoga' as a sports discipline

Sports Ministry recognizes 'Yoga' as a sports discipline

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

The Sports Ministry decided to recognize 'Yoga' as a sports discipline and place it in the 'priority' category.

Clarke may miss first West Indies Test

Clarke may miss first West Indies Test

Rediff.com12 May 2008

Australia batsman and vice-captain Michael Clarke may miss next week's first Test against West Indies following the death of his fiancee's father, Australian Associated Press reported on Monday. Clarke was granted compassionate leave by Cricket Australia last week to allow him to stay at home with model Lara Bingle during her father's illness.

Prajnesh slams 'tennis system' in India

Prajnesh slams 'tennis system' in India

Rediff.com13 Jan 2019

The 29-year-old dismissed suggestions that his Australian Open appearance could motivate more players in the world's second-most populous country.

Pietersen wants Ford as coach

Pietersen wants Ford as coach

Rediff.com4 Jan 2009

Graham Ford, who turned down an offer to work with the Indian cricket team in 2007, might replace Peter Moores as the new England coach even though retired spinner Ashley Giles is also in the race for the job, according to media reports in London. The Sunday Telegraph claimed England captain Kevin Pietersen has no trust in Moores' capability as a strategist or analyser and believes the coach does not have the vision required to make England a champion team.

Manage performance to maximise results

Manage performance to maximise results

Rediff.com8 Nov 2007

Data doesn't have to be the bane of your existence. In fact, it can be a tremendously powerful tool for managing your unite -- if you know how to sort through it and how to use it to improve performance. Recent insights into the art and science of performance measurement suggest five key steps.

Statistical highlights: day four

Statistical highlights: day four

Rediff.com14 Dec 2008

Statistical highlights on the fourth day of the first Test between India and England inj Chennai on Sunday.

Asian Cup football: Jordan shock holders Australia

Asian Cup football: Jordan shock holders Australia

Rediff.com6 Jan 2019

Australia made the worst possible start to the defence of their Asian Cup crown on Sunday as Graham Arnold's Socceroos were handed a 1-0 defeat by unfancied Jordan.

Football Focus: Real Madrid forward Diaz tests positive for COVID-19

Football Focus: Real Madrid forward Diaz tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

News of all that transpired on and off the football field.

Broad joins list of lunchtime heroes

Broad joins list of lunchtime heroes

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

England paceman Stuart Broad took 8-15 as Australia collapsed to 60 all out in 94 minutes on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test on a remarkable morning session at Trent Bridge.

F1 celebrates 1,000th race, give or take a few

F1 celebrates 1,000th race, give or take a few

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

The fact is that some of the 999 championship races thus far have been questionable Grands Prix and several past race winners never even drove a Formula One car.

Haneef's ordeal to be depicted into play

Haneef's ordeal to be depicted into play

Rediff.com26 Jan 2008

A play depicting the ordeal of Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, wrongly accused of involvement in the failed UK car bombings, during his nearly four-week detention in Australia in 2007, will be staged across Australia in February.

Spanish tennis player Vives gets 2-year ban for doping

Spanish tennis player Vives gets 2-year ban for doping

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

Spanish tennis player Nuria Llagostera Vives, doubles winner at the 2009 WTA tour championships, has been banned for two years after testing positive for d-methamphetamine, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday.

Why ex-servicemen are opposing India-Pak T20 match...

Why ex-servicemen are opposing India-Pak T20 match...

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Himachal Pradesh's Ex-servicemen League has strongly opposed the hosting of Twenty20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Dharamsala on March 19 and asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India to reconsider its decision, keeping in view the sentiments of families of the martyrs.

Innovative business: Biodegradable diapers

Innovative business: Biodegradable diapers

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

In 2002, Jason and Kimberley Graham-Nye faced a decision: cloth (a hassle) or disposable (wasteful). "We looked at each other and said, 'That's it?'" says Kimberley. "There hadn't been any real innovation in diapers since the 1960s, when disposables hit the market." They set out to change that.

FA Cup heroics from Peterborough, Arsenal march on

FA Cup heroics from Peterborough, Arsenal march on

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Third tier Peterborough United produced the performance of the FA Cup fourth round when they twice came from behind in the dying minutes to earn a 2-2 draw at Premier League West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

Asia Cup: India to clash with arch-rivals Pakistan on Feb 27

Asia Cup: India to clash with arch-rivals Pakistan on Feb 27

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

The Indian cricket team will start its their Asia Cup campaign against Bangladesh on February 24 before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in what promises to be a high-voltage encounter on February 27.

Priest's murder: Dara Singh, 3 others get life

Priest's murder: Dara Singh, 3 others get life

Rediff.com22 Sep 2007

Dara Singh, serving a life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines, was on Saturday sentenced to a life term for the killing of a Catholic priest in Mayurbhanj district eight years ago.

SC admits appeal of Staines murder convict

SC admits appeal of Staines murder convict

Rediff.com18 Sep 2007

Hembrom along with the main accused Ravinder Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, was found guilty of burning to death Staines and his minor sons, Philip and Timothy, outside a church at Manoharpur village in Keonjhar district of Orissa on January 22, 1999.

Johnson to return Olympic relay gold medal

Johnson to return Olympic relay gold medal

Rediff.com3 Jun 2008

Five-times Olympic champion Michael Johnson will return his final gold medal won in the 2000 Sydney Games 4x400 meters relay after a team mate admitted taking drugs. Antonio Pettigrew testified at the trial of coach Trevor Graham that he had taken banned drugs since the 1996 US trials.

F1: 'Fighter' Alonso bows out with a champion's send-off

F1: 'Fighter' Alonso bows out with a champion's send-off

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

The double world champion failed to score a point in his final race for McLaren, finishing tantalisingly close in 11th place after making up four positions, but the Spaniard went out fighting to the last.

Hamilton wins Monaco Grand Prix

Hamilton wins Monaco Grand Prix

Rediff.com25 May 2008

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton battled to a masterful Monaco Grand Prix victory on Sunday despite hitting the barriers on an afternoon of mayhem on the principality's slippery streets. The Briton's sixth win in 23 starts catapulted the 23-year-old into the championship lead, three points clear of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen who failed to score.

Cricket Buzz: WI Board cleared Russell to play in GT20

Cricket Buzz: WI Board cleared Russell to play in GT20

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Russell had opted out of the three-match T20I series against India due to an injury, but he turned up for Vancouver Knights to play in the T20 tournament in Canada.

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.' 'Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.' 'A classical dancer can fall back on tradition, but Astad created something absolutely new.'

These are the funniest animals of 2015

These are the funniest animals of 2015

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

The funniest moments captured for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Shantaram runs into roadblock

Shantaram runs into roadblock

Rediff.com20 Nov 2007

The Johnny Depp starrer has become the third big movie to be halted due to the writer's strike that has already grounded Ron Howard-directed Angels & Demons and the Oliver Stone-directed Pinkville.

Why Forbes 30 Under 30 picked supermodel Karlie Kloss

Why Forbes 30 Under 30 picked supermodel Karlie Kloss

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

What makes this supermodel different?

Whatmore not in race for coach's post, says Pawar

Whatmore not in race for coach's post, says Pawar

Rediff.com13 Nov 2007

BCCI President Sharad Pawar said since Dav Whatmore had already been appointed for the NCA job, there was no question of considering him for the coach's post.

'Sehwag knock better than Lara's'

'Sehwag knock better than Lara's'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2008

Former England batsman Graham Thorpe believes Virender Sehwag's innings of 319 was more destructive than the two record-breaking knocks by Brian Lara.

England name provisional World Cup squad

England name provisional World Cup squad

Rediff.com13 Jan 2007

England have named a provisional 30-man squad for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.

How to make money from blogs

How to make money from blogs

Rediff.com6 Nov 2007

Blogs are not just about letting the world know your opinion on a subject that interests you. If you take it seriously, your blog can help you earn more than your full time job

'I don't know what exactly is expected of me'

'I don't know what exactly is expected of me'

Rediff.com13 Jun 2007

'I am an experienced player and have not done badly as an administrator either in the past,' says Chandu Borde, newly-appointed Team India manager.

Trump ordered killing of Iran Guards commander in Baghdad

Trump ordered killing of Iran Guards commander in Baghdad

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

General Soleimani headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's Quds Force and also served as Iran's pointman on Iraq.

Dara Singh sentenced to life for third time

Dara Singh sentenced to life for third time

Rediff.com29 Oct 2007

District Judge Sachidananda Sahu convicted Dara Singh for the murder of garment trader Sheikh Rehman on August 26, 1999 at a market at Padiagada in Mayurbhanj district

Gavaskar recommended Emburey

Gavaskar recommended Emburey

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

'Emburey's name was recommended by Gavaskar,' BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty said.

ISL: Forlan tricks as Mumbai thrash Kerala 5-0

ISL: Forlan tricks as Mumbai thrash Kerala 5-0

Rediff.com19 Nov 2016

2010 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball winner Diego Forlan struck a brilliant hat-trick, the first of the season, to power Mumbai City FC to the top of the Indian Super League table with a 5-0 demolition of Kerala Blasters in Mumbai on Saturday.

'Sikh extremists are going to take a plane down'

'Sikh extremists are going to take a plane down'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

In an shocking testimony at the public inquiry into the1985 Kanishka bombing, former Federal lawyer Graham Pinos said on Thursday that the then director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Services had told him a few days before the incident that, "Sikhs are going to take a plane out of the sky."

A meal made in heaven

A meal made in heaven

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

Great chefs are alchemists. They put ingredients and flavours together in ways that are sometimes unfathomable, says Rahul Jacob.

'Canadian spies knew about Kanishka bombing'

'Canadian spies knew about Kanishka bombing'

Rediff.com18 May 2007

A federal said he was told by a senior intelligence officer, just days before the blast, that the service feared Sikh extremists might blow up a plane at some point.