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Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff passes away

Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff passes away

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

Johan Cruyff, the legendary Dutch soccer striker and coach, died aged 68, according to a message posted on his website.

India vs SA: Kedar or Vijay, who will make the cut?

India vs SA: Kedar or Vijay, who will make the cut?

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

The team will have to leave out either Yadav or Chahal and also decide which all-rounder between Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar to field.

MUST WATCH: The magical one-man band

MUST WATCH: The magical one-man band

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

Gladson Peter has just one dream -- to put a smile on as many faces as he can.

How can you measure democracy?

How can you measure democracy?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

There is a vocal constituency of educated, well-to-do, articulate Indian elites who would rather go with the idea that too much democracy is a liability. That India needs a spell of benevolent dictatorship. Of course, they have never lived under one, points out Shekhar Gupta.

The ultimate summer workout to get in shape

The ultimate summer workout to get in shape

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

The easiest time of year to shed the extra kilos is when the temperatures soar. Here's a 10-point guide.

Return of Colombian, Netherlands soccer season 'not viable'

Return of Colombian, Netherlands soccer season 'not viable'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

The Dutch football season was effectively ended on Tuesday after the government extended a ban on major public events by three months, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said in a statement. Colombian President Ivan Duque also dismissed the idea of restarting the county's soccer league behind closed doors, saying to do so would endanger the health of players and staff.

Controversial study that claimed HCQ unsafe for COVID-19 retracted

Controversial study that claimed HCQ unsafe for COVID-19 retracted

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

'Several concerns were raised with respect to the veracity of the data and analyses conducted by Surgisphere Corporation and its founder'

When I fought the terrorists that 26/11 night

When I fought the terrorists that 26/11 night

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

'I was alone in the room, injured and facing possible death.' 'The terrorists had taken a head shot and since there was complete silence from my end, they thought that I was either dead or grievously injured...' 'I was now changing the position of the gun, sometimes firing from the top of the sofa, sometimes from the left and sometimes from the right side.' 'This was to confuse the terrorists and to manipulate them into thinking that there are two or more commandos in the room.' A must read excerpt from Praveen Kumar Teotia's 26/11 Braveheart: My Encounter With Terrorists That Night.

Mandela spends 50th day in hospital

Mandela spends 50th day in hospital

Rediff.com28 Jul 2013

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has spent his 50th day in hospital with his condition still critical battling a recurrent lung infection, even as a media report said that he has undergone a "minor" medical procedure and survived two "scares" in the past week.

Diljit bags a Karan Johar film

Diljit bags a Karan Johar film

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

Priyanka Chopra plays mum to an 18 year old! Bolly Gupshup with Subhash K Jha.

India recorded 10,300 cases during 21-day lockdown

India recorded 10,300 cases during 21-day lockdown

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

Many medical experts feel that the nation would have fared far worse without the lockdown.

Niki Lauda cheated death and lived to tell the tale

Niki Lauda cheated death and lived to tell the tale

Rediff.com21 May 2019

Lauda was so badly injured in that accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix that a priest gave him the last rites as he lay in a coma.

Team India eye unassailable series lead against Bangladesh

Team India eye unassailable series lead against Bangladesh

Rediff.com16 Jun 2014

A confident Indian cricket team would look to keep the momentum going in its favour as it gears up to complete an expected series victory against minnows Bangladesh in the second of the three-match ODI series in Mirpur on Tuesday.

Burn fat fast: 3 workouts that will kick your butt

Burn fat fast: 3 workouts that will kick your butt

Rediff.com23 Jul 2014

These are raw, no frill workouts focussed on getting you the results. This is not for the faint hearted!

Declared dead at 15, she's an INSPIRATION!

Declared dead at 15, she's an INSPIRATION!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

Disability activist Virali Modi recounts her life's most challenging moments and how she turned adversities in her favour.

A soldier's life on the icy cliffs of Ladakh

A soldier's life on the icy cliffs of Ladakh

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

'The Pangong Tso lake is frozen from September-October to February-March. The windchill factor is phenomenal. The night temperature goes to minus 40. The area is like a barren desert. You are out in the open with no trees or bushes to take cover.'

Madhuri watches Hichki with Rani

Madhuri watches Hichki with Rani

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

Doing the 'hichki pose'!

South Africans pray all night as Mandela's condition improves

South Africans pray all night as Mandela's condition improves

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

South Africans have been holding an all-night prayer vigil for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, outside his former home in Soweto.

Cipla working on multiple therapies to fight spread of COVID

Cipla working on multiple therapies to fight spread of COVID

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Cipla is among the three Indian companies that signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with US-based Gilead Sciences to make and distribute the latter's repurposed Ebola drug Remdesivir in 127 countries including India.

India reached 1 to 5 lakh Covid-19 cases in just 39 days

India reached 1 to 5 lakh Covid-19 cases in just 39 days

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

It took 64 days for COVID-19 cases in India to touch the (May 19) one lakh-mark from 100 cases, and another fortnight to cross two lakh cases on June 3. It took 10 days for the tally to touch the three lakh-mark and another eight days for the cases to climb to four lakh.

This singer has a message for the LGBTQ community

This singer has a message for the LGBTQ community

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

Sabrina Carpenter wrote a letter to LGBTQ+ community in the wake of Gay Pride month.

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

The autopsy, which was based on blood and urine samples and released by the Buenos Aires Scientific Police, said Maradona had problems with his kidneys, heart and lungs.

No trees to be cut in Aarey for metro till Sep 30: HC

No trees to be cut in Aarey for metro till Sep 30: HC

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

Activist Zoru Bathena has filed a petition challenging the civic tree authority's approval on August 29 for felling trees for the car shed.

Covid-19: Testing times for plasma banks

Covid-19: Testing times for plasma banks

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

While the process of extracting plasma itself is simple, doctors say that it is the screening of donors, testing and filling up of numerous forms that takes time.

10 risk factors that cause skin cancer

10 risk factors that cause skin cancer

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

Do you know tanning beds emit UVA rays and cause skin cancer?

Lockdown: 90 cities in India record minimal air pollution

Lockdown: 90 cities in India record minimal air pollution

Rediff.com29 Mar 2020

Welcoming the reduction in pollution, environmentalists urged the government to treat it as a "wake-up call" and stop its "obsession" with "development" at the cost of the environment.

Ramdev's Patanjali claims to have COVID-19 medicine; Govt frowns

Ramdev's Patanjali claims to have COVID-19 medicine; Govt frowns

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

While Ramdev claimed that Ayurved-based 'Coronil and Swasari' medicine have shown 100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials on COVID-19 infected patients except those on a life support system, the Ayush Ministry sought from the company detailed report on composition, testing and other data of the drugs.

'Mucor is very scary'

'Mucor is very scary'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

'Mucor is an environmental fungus, and it's much more prevalent in hot and humid areas.' 'The amount of fungus in the air is much higher in India than some other parts of the world.'

India vs Aus, Pink-ball Test: Images from Day 1

India vs Aus, Pink-ball Test: Images from Day 1

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

Images from Day 1 of the pink-ball first Test between Australia and India, in Adelaide, on Thursday.

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