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Starving One Ukraine to Defeat Another

Starving One Ukraine to Defeat Another

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

If they can sit together and hammer out 'Black Sea Initiative' deal for much needed food shipments, surely, they should be able to address the madness of the larger military conflict?

There will be no winning side in Ukraine war: India at UN

There will be no winning side in Ukraine war: India at UN

Rediff.com6 May 2022

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said India remains on the side of peace.

LOVE GURU: 'I shouldn't have let him kiss me'

LOVE GURU: 'I shouldn't have let him kiss me'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

'Whether you think you're better off as friends, or whether you want to give things a try with him, you need to talk things out with him.'

What makes run-machine Root so special...

What makes run-machine Root so special...

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

It was captain Joe Root once again, who led from the front with a splendid century, to put England in complete control of the third Test.

Denied nod in Delhi, Cong shifts anti-inflation rally to Jaipur

Denied nod in Delhi, Cong shifts anti-inflation rally to Jaipur

Rediff.com1 Dec 2021

The Congress has decided to hold its public rally against inflation in Jaipur on December 12 after the Delhi Police denied it permission to host the rally in the national capital.

PIX: Big wins for Barca, PSG as Lewandowski, Mbappe find net

PIX: Big wins for Barca, PSG as Lewandowski, Mbappe find net

Rediff.com22 Aug 2022

IMAGES from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday.

Turning Point: MI's lower order takes off

Turning Point: MI's lower order takes off

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Hardik and Pollard added 41 runs for the fourth wicket. The younger Pandya scored 28 runs off 19 balls. The elder Pandya scored 20* off four balls while Pollard remained unbeaten on 25 runs.

'I want to die, but I am afraid of death'

'I want to die, but I am afraid of death'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2022

'Heroes are weak; they are cowards; they cry; they betray their fellow soldiers; they lie to their wives so that they can fight for their country and yet have their conscience devour them with guilt.'

'This feeling of hatred is not going to stop'

'This feeling of hatred is not going to stop'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

'Unfortunately, our political class is not interested in making this society equal. They just want to exploit the situation for their own benefit.'

Misgovernance, polarisation marked 8 yrs of Modi govt, says Cong; BJP hits back

Misgovernance, polarisation marked 8 yrs of Modi govt, says Cong; BJP hits back

Rediff.com26 May 2022

The BJP calling the Congress a "torn old party" moving towards a stage where its relevance and necessity will be completely lost.

PIX: Haaland gives Man City late winner; Chelsea held

PIX: Haaland gives Man City late winner; Chelsea held

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

PICS: Jadeja, Ashwin overwhelm Sri Lanka in 3 days

PICS: Jadeja, Ashwin overwhelm Sri Lanka in 3 days

Rediff.com6 Mar 2022

Images from Day 3 in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Mohali, on Sunday.

Chelsea crowned Club World Club champions

Chelsea crowned Club World Club champions

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Havertz's late penalty seals world club crown for The Blues

'Come out of AC car': Robert Vadra, on cycle, to PM over fuel price

'Come out of AC car': Robert Vadra, on cycle, to PM over fuel price

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Vadra rode a bicycle from his Sujan Singh Park residence to his Sukhdev Vihar office in protest against the rising fuel prices.

FA Cup: Holders Leicester thrashed by Nottingham Forest

FA Cup: Holders Leicester thrashed by Nottingham Forest

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

Second-tier Forest's buoyant fans were briefly silenced when Leicester grabbed a lifeline before halftime as Kelechi Iheanacho pounced on an error to score from an acute angle.

SC says 15 days enough for states to transport migrants home

SC says 15 days enough for states to transport migrants home

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah took note of the submissions of the Centre and state governments on steps taken so far to mitigate the miseries of the migrant workers stranded across the country during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Champions League: Napoli thrash Liverpool; Barcelona win

Champions League: Napoli thrash Liverpool; Barcelona win

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Turning Point: Padikkal, Kohli's early exits

Turning Point: Padikkal, Kohli's early exits

Rediff.com1 Nov 2020

Devdutt Padikkal (5) and skipper Virat Kohli (7) departed in quick succession early, both falling to Sandeep Sharma (2 for 20).

IPL 2021: Dawid Malan committed to playing for Punjab Kings

IPL 2021: Dawid Malan committed to playing for Punjab Kings

Rediff.com27 Aug 2021

Swashbuckling England batsman Dawid Malan says he is committed to play for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League starting in the UAE on September 19 and will think later about the T20 World Cup and the Ashes.

Gaza War: Cricket club to rescue of Indian researchers in Israel

Gaza War: Cricket club to rescue of Indian researchers in Israel

Rediff.com17 May 2021

A cricket club in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba has come to the rescue of several Indian researchers at the Ben-Gurion University in the Negev southern region, who had been struggling for a proper shelter while being under a complete siege with rockets raining over the country's south during the past one week.

Stalin to tour all 234 constituencies in TN for pre-poll campaign

Stalin to tour all 234 constituencies in TN for pre-poll campaign

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam president M K Stalin on Friday launched his 30-day pre-election campaign in poll-bound Tamil Nadu from Tiruvannamalai near Chennai and vowed to deliver a pro-people government with focus on development if his party was voted to power in the coming assembly elections, likely to be held in April-May.

PICS: Shreyas stars again as India sweep SL T20Is

PICS: Shreyas stars again as India sweep SL T20Is

Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

Images from the third Twenty20 International between India and Sri Lanka, in Dharamsala, on Sunday.

French Open: Djokovic keeps title defence on track, Zverev survives scare

French Open: Djokovic keeps title defence on track, Zverev survives scare

Rediff.com25 May 2022

IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.

Bengal violence: Group claims 7,000 women molested, govt vows action

Bengal violence: Group claims 7,000 women molested, govt vows action

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

The Centre on Tuesday promised to take action on the report of a fact-finding team which claimed that there were 15,000 incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal in which 25 people were killed and 7,000 women were molested.

Life is tough for India's gig workers

Life is tough for India's gig workers

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

The recent protests by employees of Urban Company and the case of a a Zomato delivery executive who died in a road accident point to the severely straitened condition of gig workers during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Budget 2021 had promised several measures to help the cause of gig economy workers, but most of them are yet to see the light of day. Even after a year, the country's gig workers continue to be without any social security cover or a minimum wage guarantee. "In Budget 2021, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the government is looking toward including migrant and gig workers for social security benefits," says Srinivas Kotni, managing partner, Lexport, a consulting firm. Parliament had passed the Code on Wages in 2019 and Code on Industrial Relations, Social Security and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions in 2020.

Indians Can't Afford To Remain Unemployed

Indians Can't Afford To Remain Unemployed

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

Households with only one employed person can be considered to be somewhat vulnerable. Their proportion is rising. Also rising is the proportion of highly vulnerable households with no person employed, observes Mahesh Vyas.

Rahul Cannot Revive The Congress

Rahul Cannot Revive The Congress

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

In spite of his trying hard he is unable to connect not only with ordinary voters but with most party colleagues as well, observes Virendra Kapoor.

Katariya 'tricks' as India women make Olympics hockey quarter-finals

Katariya 'tricks' as India women make Olympics hockey quarter-finals

Rediff.com31 Jul 2021

India's chances of going through depends on the result of the last Pool A match between Ireland and Great Britain, later in the day.

Why Modi is not good at implementation

Why Modi is not good at implementation

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

He is not good at thinking through laws and policies. His lockdown produced chaos and misery and didn't stop Covid. His GST finished off thousands of companies and reduced the amount of tax government collects to such an extent that he cannot pay state governments any more, observes Aakar Patel.

Sri Lanka trounce India in third T20 to win series

Sri Lanka trounce India in third T20 to win series

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

Electing to bat, India struggled to put up 81 for 8 in their 20 overs against Sri Lanka in the deciding third Twenty20 International, in Colombo, on Thursday.

Olympics: Mighty Australia humble India in men's hockey

Olympics: Mighty Australia humble India in men's hockey

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

India's lone goal came from the sticks of Dilpreet Singh in the 34th minute.

Imran Khan's Naya Pakistan is KAPUT

Imran Khan's Naya Pakistan is KAPUT

Rediff.com21 Feb 2022

The Pakistani military may shortly give Imran Khan the boot, substituting him with another puppet, predicts Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd).

No TMC tie-up in WB; open to natl alliance: Yechury

No TMC tie-up in WB; open to natl alliance: Yechury

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

There are "contradictions" in the approach of the two parties in fighting BJP and there is no question of an alliance with the ruling TMC in Bengal as it has inflicted atrocities on grassroot level CPI (M) workers, he said.

Why Succession reminds Ram Madhvani of Aarya

Why Succession reminds Ram Madhvani of Aarya

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

'Succession is a great show that inspires me to push the boundaries of creativity.'

Katariya 'tricks' as India women make Olympics hockey quarter-finals

Katariya 'tricks' as India women make Olympics hockey quarter-finals

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

India's chances of going through depends on the result of the last Pool A match between Ireland and Great Britain, later in the day.

Ponting 'very impressed' with Pucovski's innings

Ponting 'very impressed' with Pucovski's innings

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Pucovski rode his luck and Marnus Labuschagne showed resolve as the duo hit half-centuries to put Australia in a dominating position in a rain-curtailed opening day at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

Bengal: Yaas-hit people cry for food, shelter amid heavy rain

Bengal: Yaas-hit people cry for food, shelter amid heavy rain

Rediff.com27 May 2021

Hundreds of people complained that they had to go without food and sleep in the aftermath of cyclone, which has wreaked havoc in Bengal, as their homes lay inundated amid heavy showers that continued to pummel several parts of the state.

'Muslims have retreated into themselves'

'Muslims have retreated into themselves'

Rediff.com22 Mar 2022

'It's like the BJP is mocking people: Do what you want, we'll still win.'

Turning Point: Delhi's disastrous start

Turning Point: Delhi's disastrous start

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

The three early wickets proved a big jolt for Delhi Capitals, who struggled to get going after the horror start against Mumbai Indians in the IPL final.

R-Day eve address: Prez stresses on observance of Fundamental Duties

R-Day eve address: Prez stresses on observance of Fundamental Duties

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

In his address to the nation on the eve of 73rd Republic Day, President Kovind noted that democracy, justice, liberty, equality and fraternity form the bedrock of India and stressed that the observance of Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution creates the proper environment for the enjoyment of Fundamental Rights.