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2nd Test: Umpires disinfect ball after Sibley accidentally uses saliva

2nd Test: Umpires disinfect ball after Sibley accidentally uses saliva

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

Gough pulled out a disinfectant wipe from his pocket and rubbed down the shiny side of the ball prior to handing it back to Bess.

Will Jet Airways manage to get enough airport slots?

Will Jet Airways manage to get enough airport slots?

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

As and when Jet Airways applies for slots, these would be allocated among all airlines according to guidelines, without any claim of historicity in favour of any airline. Slots would be given to Jet only from the available remaining pool.

Tokyo Olympics: All the interesting numbers

Tokyo Olympics: All the interesting numbers

Rediff.com9 Aug 2021

A summary of major figures and facts at the Tokyo Games.

India-born US judge will decide antitrust case against Google

India-born US judge will decide antitrust case against Google

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

India-born US district judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, has been assigned the justice department's crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google.

Trump stands by beleaguered judge Kavanaugh after fiery Senate hearings

Trump stands by beleaguered judge Kavanaugh after fiery Senate hearings

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

In a furious and emotional opening statement, Kavanaugh delivered an extraordinary rebuke over the sexual assault allegations against him while defiantly stating: "You'll never get me to quit."

90-year-old Maggie world's first to get anti-COVID jab

90-year-old Maggie world's first to get anti-COVID jab

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

Maggie is among the first set of people contacted in advance by the NHS for the jab based on a pre-determined health risk criteria and will include 87-year-old British Indian grandfather of nine Hari Shukla, who will get his first dose at a hospital in Newcastle.

Olympic medals and their evolution

Olympic medals and their evolution

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

During the ancient Olympic Games, athletes who emerged victorious were awarded 'Kotinos' or olive wreaths

CANCEL Tokyo Olympics!

CANCEL Tokyo Olympics!

Rediff.com28 May 2021

As an admirer of Japan for close to half a century, I care for Japan and expect Suga to respect the sentiment of his people and cancel the Olympics without further delay, says Rajaram Panda.

Should Tokyo be the guinea pig for Olympics experiment?

Should Tokyo be the guinea pig for Olympics experiment?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

In this pandemic, why can't we have multiple locations for various disciplines, all of it then merged into a virtual convergence called the Olympics instead of one massive event in one city, asks Shyam G Menon.

Will Dhawan get selectors' nod for T20 WC squad?

Will Dhawan get selectors' nod for T20 WC squad?

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

With a massive pool of talent that have performed in the IPL and in other T20Is, Indian selectors have their task cut out when they meet to pick the squad for the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Speedster Aaron back from wilderness, Rahul included in India 'A' squad

Speedster Aaron back from wilderness, Rahul included in India 'A' squad

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

Opener KL Rahul will be playing for India 'A' in their first unofficial Test against England Lions to be held in Wayanad from February 7-10.

Scientists win Nobel chemistry for 'genetic scissors'

Scientists win Nobel chemistry for 'genetic scissors'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

Charpentier, 51, and Doudna, 56, are just the sixth and seventh women to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry, according to France 24.

India's domestic season finally gets underway with Mushtaq Ali

India's domestic season finally gets underway with Mushtaq Ali

Rediff.com9 Jan 2021

India will witness its first major cricket tournament in the country since the COVID-19 disruption when the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy begins the much-delayed domestic season from Sunday, presenting a platform for the hopefuls to impress before the Indian Premier League players' auction.

Trump wants Tokyo Olympics 'postponed for a year'

Trump wants Tokyo Olympics 'postponed for a year'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday officials should consider delaying the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for one year amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying the summer event would not be the same without spectators. The United States is one of the biggest participants in the Games, scheduled to begin in July and expected to be a major economic boost for Japan.

Fourth place at Rio Games was a great closure to my career: Bindra

Fourth place at Rio Games was a great closure to my career: Bindra

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

'You can never break performance into black and white, there will always be grey and that's the nature of sport' 'My interest just lies in seeing how we can do better'

Indian pharma firms working on new repurposed drug for Covid-19

Indian pharma firms working on new repurposed drug for Covid-19

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

Many companies globally are working on plasma research to develop and manufacture hyperimmune globulin therapies from plasma donations.

IPL: McClenaghan replaces Behrendorff for Mumbai Indians

IPL: McClenaghan replaces Behrendorff for Mumbai Indians

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

New Zealand fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan was named as the replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff by Mumbai Indians for the upcoming 11th edition of the Indian Premier League.

Asian Games: Turkmenistan wrestler first to test positive at Jakarta Asiad

Asian Games: Turkmenistan wrestler first to test positive at Jakarta Asiad

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

South Korea's Olympic committee has said swimmer Kim Hye-jin was kicked by a Chinese swimmer during training at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Thursday.

Athletes banned from protesting at Olympics, confirms IOC

Athletes banned from protesting at Olympics, confirms IOC

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

he International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that athletes are still banned from protesting at the Olympic Games after several sports moved to allow protests in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody. Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states "no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas." Athletes who breach the rule are subject to discipline on a case-by-case basis and the IOC issued guidelines in January clarifying that banned protests include taking a knee and other gestures.

States' own versions of farm Bills are falling short on farmers' needs

States' own versions of farm Bills are falling short on farmers' needs

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

Though the Bills of Punjab and Rajasthan have a lot of similarities, the one approved by the Chhattisgarh Assembly is structurally different. None of the three has tried to address a key demand of the agitating farmers in full, which is to make all payments below the MSP, within and outside mandis, illegal.

Hamilton's raised fist revives memories of Mexico 1968

Hamilton's raised fist revives memories of Mexico 1968

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

'It is going to be a lifelong thing for me.'

The spectacular photos of the month: April

The spectacular photos of the month: April

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 14 images.

Mayank Agarwal likely to replace injured Dhawan in ODIs vs West Indies

Mayank Agarwal likely to replace injured Dhawan in ODIs vs West Indies

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

Shikhar Dhawan failed to recover from his knee injury. The team management is keen on Mayank translating his stupendous Test performance into the ODI arena

Check out India's ambitious plan to qualify for FIFA World Cup

Check out India's ambitious plan to qualify for FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the government is riding on "mainstay" football to make India a sporting powerhouse and announced the formation of five zonal committees to hunt talent across the country.

How China's Tokyo run-up is stalled by coronavirus outbreak

How China's Tokyo run-up is stalled by coronavirus outbreak

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

The athletes were unable to enter Australia due to government restrictions on foreign nationals travelling from China.

Aryan today, tomorrow it can be your child

Aryan today, tomorrow it can be your child

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

You aren't dealing with a normal, civilised, law. The NDPS Act, in its preconditions for bail, and insistence on evidence of innocence rather than guilt, is worse than UAPA. Imagine yourself or your child at the other end of this, observes Shekhar Gupta.

TN brings back Covid curbs as cases rise

TN brings back Covid curbs as cases rise

Rediff.com8 Apr 2021

As fresh Covid-19 cases continued to increase, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced reintroduction of curbs like permission only for 50 per cent seating capacity in cinemas and ban on select activities effective April 10, to help prevent the spread of the virus.

Bank board picks Dinesh Khara as new SBI chairman

Bank board picks Dinesh Khara as new SBI chairman

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Khara will replace SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar, whose three-year term comes to an end on October 7.

Rocket Boys: Our heroes have come back in flesh and blood

Rocket Boys: Our heroes have come back in flesh and blood

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

Rocket Boys offer an overwhelming experience to me and many others who saw Homi Bhabha in action at Trombay, observes Dr K S Parthasarathy, former Secretary, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.

IPL to get replacements for CSK, Rajasthan on December 8

IPL to get replacements for CSK, Rajasthan on December 8

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

The Indian Premier League Governing Council, on Sunday, decided to omit Jaipur and Kochi from the list of cities which will bid for new IPL teams on December 8.

China warms up to Biden, asks him to bring ties back on track

China warms up to Biden, asks him to bring ties back on track

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, known for fiery retorts against the US, welcomed Biden's first moves to join the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organisation (WHO) which was trashed by Trump as a puppet of China over its conduct to deal with the COVID-19.

Biden picks Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general

Biden picks Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Indian-American Vanita Gupta to be the associate attorney general and roped in Judge Merrick Garland for the position of attorney general.

Xi's foreign policy bad for India-China relations

Xi's foreign policy bad for India-China relations

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

Chinese foreign policy will acquire a more ideological and less pragmatic character. It will be conducted with more nationalist overtones, predicts former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.

Turncoats or loyalists? Chouhan in for a tough choice

Turncoats or loyalists? Chouhan in for a tough choice

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

After two and a half months of taking oath, MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has many challenges before him. The first is to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected more than 10,000 people in the state. But The political challenges are even more daunting, reports Sandeep Kumar.

What can we next expect from Xi?

What can we next expect from Xi?

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

It will be interesting to see whether India-China border tensions figure during the deliberations of PLA deputies to the NPC and CPPCC, notes Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer.

May formally resigns, to act as PM until new leader elected

May formally resigns, to act as PM until new leader elected

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

May has been prime minister for nearly three years since she took over from David Cameron in the wake of the June 2016 Brexit referendum.

Japan's PM says impossible to hold Olympics unless pandemic contained

Japan's PM says impossible to hold Olympics unless pandemic contained

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

The IOC and the Japanese government postponed the Games last month until July 2021 because of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. It will be impossible to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.

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.

Serena could get Wimbledon seeding, despite French snub

Serena could get Wimbledon seeding, despite French snub

Rediff.com22 May 2018

The women's seedings at Wimbledon usually follow the WTA rankings list but can be tweaked by the All England Club in special circumstances.

US, New Zealand join calls for Tokyo Games to be postponed

US, New Zealand join calls for Tokyo Games to be postponed

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said it had listened to feedback from athletes and was encouraged by a clearer path towards postponement. Major sporting nations Australia and Canada withdrew on Monday as organisers came under mounting pressure to postpone the event for the first time in its 124-year modern history.