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Donald Trump backtracks on 'video of Iran ransom payment'

Donald Trump backtracks on 'video of Iran ransom payment'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

The said video, he had said, was handed over by the Iranians.

Explosions rock Medina, Qatif, and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia

Explosions rock Medina, Qatif, and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Three suicide bombers struck in Saudi Arabia on Monday, including a shocking attack at Islam's second holiest site, the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, where four security guards were killed.

The world weeps for drowned Syrian toddler

The world weeps for drowned Syrian toddler

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Artists from all over the world are now sharing amazing tributes to the widely seen photo of Aylan under the Turkish hashtag #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik, or #HumanityWashedAshore.

India, US tighten cooperation against illicit money flows

India, US tighten cooperation against illicit money flows

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

India and the United States vowed on Thursday to step up joint efforts to halt illicit money flows.

41 dead, 239 injured in Istanbul airport suicide attacks

41 dead, 239 injured in Istanbul airport suicide attacks

Rediff.com29 Jun 2016

Officials added that three suicide bombers carried out the attacks at three different spots at the airport.

Greek's 2nd division league players protest in support of migrants

Greek's 2nd division league players protest in support of migrants

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

A Greek soccer match was delayed on Friday when players staged a sit-down protest in a moving tribute to migrants who have lost their lives trying to reach Greece's Aegean islands.

'All the girls in Bigg Boss want to wear short skirts and flaunt their bodies'

'All the girls in Bigg Boss want to wear short skirts and flaunt their bodies'

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

'I am not the kind of girl who would try to impress Salman or anyone else. And I don't get impressed so easily too.' Know more about Bigg Boss 9's contestants!

Iran pipeline: Pakistan too may face US sanctions

Iran pipeline: Pakistan too may face US sanctions

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

The United States had warned that it could invoke sanctions against the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project in future, Sharif said without giving details.

Mother charged with murder of eight children in Australia

Mother charged with murder of eight children in Australia

Rediff.com21 Dec 2014

A 37-year-old mother was on Sunday charged for killing her seven children from five different husbands and her niece, who were found stabbed to death in Cairns city in north Queensland in Australia.

Nagesh Kukunoor's Dhanak makes waves in Berlin

Nagesh Kukunoor's Dhanak makes waves in Berlin

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

'The biggest disappointment at the Berlinale is the very small representation of Indian films.'

US Navy veteran who killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla gets 3 life sentences

US Navy veteran who killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla gets 3 life sentences

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty in federal court to hate crime and firearm offenses arising out of the shooting.

'Forget trade or defence. Talk chemistry! Chemistry ab badhega!'

'Forget trade or defence. Talk chemistry! Chemistry ab badhega!'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2020

'It's the first-ever US presidential visit which is specially planned for India.' 'The standalone visit itself has achieved something already. Don't underestimate it.' Sheela Bhatt gives us an exclusive glimpse of what the Modi government hopes to achieve from Trump's visit.

'Thank you to the Academy. Thank you'

'Thank you to the Academy. Thank you'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

The 89th Annual Academy awards saw some touching speeches. Here's a look at some of the best ones.

Modi in Qingdao tomorrow to attend SCO Summit, India's focus on combating terror

Modi in Qingdao tomorrow to attend SCO Summit, India's focus on combating terror

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Modi will hold several bilateral meetings with the leaders of the SCO member countries including China's Xi Jinping.

Chilling eyewitness account from inside the Lindt caf

Chilling eyewitness account from inside the Lindt caf

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Marcia Mikhael, 42, was one of the 17 people held hostage by Iranian-born gunman Man Haron Monis on Monday in the terrorist siege at Sydney's Lindt caf that ended early Tuesday morning. Marcia was asked to stand in the front of a black Islamic flag and forced to record a chilling message by her captor with his list of demands.

Trump may sign new order on immigration soon

Trump may sign new order on immigration soon

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

"We will be doing something very rapidly to do with the additional security for our country. You'll be seeing that sometime next week," Trump said.

Tough challenges await Uber's new CEO

Tough challenges await Uber's new CEO

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

Dara Khosrowshahi has the Herculean task of repairing Uber's image, boosting employee morale and turning the business profitable for the world's most valued startup.

Indian crude oil at 4-month low to cut govt subsidy burden

Indian crude oil at 4-month low to cut govt subsidy burden

Rediff.com28 Jul 2015

The Indian basket represents the price of Oman and Dubai sour grade crude.

US, UK, France launch strikes in Syria, destroy chemical weapon factories

US, UK, France launch strikes in Syria, destroy chemical weapon factories

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

The White House said it has 'a large body' of evidence indicating that the Assad regime was responsible for the April 7 chemical attack in Duma.

Australian PM Tony Abbott lays flowers at Sydney siege site

Australian PM Tony Abbott lays flowers at Sydney siege site

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday led a shocked nation in mourning the death of 2 Australians who lost their lives at the cafe siege in Sydney that ended with the killing of lone Iranian-born ISIS sympathiser who took 17 people hostages, including 2 Indians.

'I am fighting to get my son back'

'I am fighting to get my son back'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

'I stand here as a helpless father.' A retired soldier awaits the release of his son languishing in a Kenyan prison.

Lessons India can take from America

Lessons India can take from America

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

'It will be a fine day when we can claim to have institutions in civil society as influential and as popular as ACLU, which is a strong body only because millions of Americans support its values.' 'When Indians take offence at how other Indians are treated, when we take injustice to others personally, we will begin to make India great,' says Aakar Patel.

Angela Merkel named Time 'Person of the Year 2015'

Angela Merkel named Time 'Person of the Year 2015'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Time said Merkel was chosen as the 'Person of the Year' because she is the 'de facto leader' of a continent, 'steward' of the world's fourth biggest economy, a 'principled manager and a resolute diplomat'.

10 GLORIOUS MOMENTS from Oscars 2019

10 GLORIOUS MOMENTS from Oscars 2019

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

Sukanya Verma gives us a recap of the 91st Academy Awards.

Suicide car bomb kills 90 in Kabul's diplomatic quarter

Suicide car bomb kills 90 in Kabul's diplomatic quarter

Rediff.com31 May 2017

Reports said the massive blast smashed windows of the buildings nearby and a huge plume of smoke could be seen spiralling over the high-security area.

'Pakistani army officers don't want to join the ISI'

'Pakistani army officers don't want to join the ISI'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

'The military in Pakistan is capable and self critical, but intelligence is stuffed full of lifers who resist change, which is why career soldiers in Pakistan try with all their might not to be transferred into the ISI.'

142 dead in Yemen mosque bombings claimed by IS

142 dead in Yemen mosque bombings claimed by IS

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least 142 people on Friday at mosques in the Yemeni capital, in an attack targeting Shiite worshippers including Huthi militiamen.

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

'ISRO provides a very positive atmosphere. What matters here is your talent, not your gender,' says Ritu Karidhal, Deputy Operations Director, India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan. A fascinating excerpt from Minnie Vaid's Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, Isro's Mission To Mars.

Khurshid leaves for Iraq on two-day visit

Khurshid leaves for Iraq on two-day visit

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday left for Iraq on a two-day visit aimed at deepening India's ties with the oil-rich Arab country.Khurshid, the first Indian external affairs minister to visit Iraq in last 23 years, will hold talks with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshiyar Zebari and discuss bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.

Swaraj seeks resolute global action against terror

Swaraj seeks resolute global action against terror

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

India on Friday sought resolute and comprehensive global action against terror infrastructure, saying the challenge must be taken seriously as different "theatres" are getting interconnected through terror networks as well as globalisation of the "supply chain of ideology".

Cate is awesome. Will she win an Oscar again?

Cate is awesome. Will she win an Oscar again?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.'

At the Oscars: Politics inside and outside

At the Oscars: Politics inside and outside

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

J Jagannath on how he expects to see the Trump effect at the Academy Awards.

Australia foils IS terror 'death cult' strike

Australia foils IS terror 'death cult' strike

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

PM Tony Abbott warns that terror threats would get "worse before it gets better".

Will rupee breach 70 a dollar?

Will rupee breach 70 a dollar?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

The immediate concern for the rupee is the sharp spike in oil prices

Indians in America are victims, not targets

Indians in America are victims, not targets

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

Three hate crimes have deepened the fear among South Asians that Trump's rhetoric encouraged violence against them, but there is no evidence that Indians have been specifically targeted, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Why banks will have fewer branches

Why banks will have fewer branches

Rediff.com19 May 2017

'With technology advancing rapidly, the need for branches is declining.'

Who is behind the Wagah border attack?

Who is behind the Wagah border attack?

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Three militant factions, including splinter groups of the Taliban, have separately claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that took place after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah in Pakistan.

Bigg Boss 9: Salman, SRK's dhamakedar comeback!

Bigg Boss 9: Salman, SRK's dhamakedar comeback!

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

A low down on the Salman-SRK special episode on Bigg Boss!

What the world will worry about in 2019

What the world will worry about in 2019

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

'What matters is that India's perspective on global issues -- climate change, intellectual property, free trade, trade routes being kept free, digital technology -- are listened to with respect,' says Ambassador B S Prakash.

Contagion fears have started reappearing in emerging markets

Contagion fears have started reappearing in emerging markets

Rediff.com17 Jul 2018

A strengthening dollar, rising interest rates, tightening liquidity and a surge in oil prices - all are combining to create a toxic atmosphere for EM assets, says Akash Prakash.