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Meet Gukesh's Soulmate

Meet Gukesh's Soulmate

Rediff.com16 Dec 2024

'I know I'm pretty, but please do not touch me' in a reference to his growing fanbase, especially young lady admirers.'

This Film Has Qualified For The Oscars!

This Film Has Qualified For The Oscars!

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know, an award-winning Kannada short film by Film and Television Institute of India students, has qualified for the 2025 Oscars in the live action short film category.

How Kuldeep, Vipraj Foxed RCB Batters

How Kuldeep, Vipraj Foxed RCB Batters

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

The standout performers for DC with the ball were Kuldeep Yadav (2-17 in 4 overs) and Vipraj Nigam (2-18 in 4 overs).

Brahmin couples offered Rs 1 lakh for having 4 children

Brahmin couples offered Rs 1 lakh for having 4 children

Rediff.com13 Jan 2025

The chief of the Madhya Pradesh Parshuram Kalyan Board has said he would pay Rs 1 lakh as reward to couples from the Brahmin community producing four children.

Could not sleep because of happiness: MI debutant's parents

Could not sleep because of happiness: MI debutant's parents

Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

'He's got a lot of time ahead of him'

Russian teen matches Serena with Indian Wells title

Russian teen matches Serena with Indian Wells title

Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva overcame world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, to win a second WTA 1000-level event in a row.

Olympic medalist's father disappointed with Maha Govt

Olympic medalist's father disappointed with Maha Govt

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

The father of Paris Olympics shooting bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale on Monday expressed disappointment over the Maharashtra government paying a prize money of Rs 2 crore to his son, saying Haryana doles out much higher amount for its athletes.

National Games: Kujur, Yarraji shine with sprint golds

National Games: Kujur, Yarraji shine with sprint golds

Rediff.com11 Feb 2025

Rising sprinter Animesh Kujur and star hurdler Jyothi Yarraji picked up their third and second gold medals respectively at the National Games.

T20 World Cup 2024: Women cricketers set to make millions!

T20 World Cup 2024: Women cricketers set to make millions!

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

The winners of the tournament will receive $2.34 million, more than double the $1 million awarded to Australia for winning the previous edition of the tournament in 2023.

IPL PIX: LSG outclass MI as Pandya fiver goes in vain

IPL PIX: LSG outclass MI as Pandya fiver goes in vain

Rediff.com5 Apr 2025

Hardik Pandya's maiden five-wicket haul in T20 cricket and star batter Suryakumar Yadav's fluent 67 went in vain as Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in an Indian Premier League match in Lucknow on Friday.

Freestyle Chess: Winless Gukesh marches into knockouts!

Freestyle Chess: Winless Gukesh marches into knockouts!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2025

American Hikaru Nakamura also finished with 5.5 points, 1.5 points ahead of local representative Vincent Keymer, who placed sixth.

Mandhana acknowledges WPL offers learning platform

Mandhana acknowledges WPL offers learning platform

Rediff.com14 Feb 2025

Despite being troubled by a few injuries, Mandhana is happy with the squad at her disposal.

Rankings: Nagal out of top 100; Bopanna slides too

Rankings: Nagal out of top 100; Bopanna slides too

Rediff.com27 Jan 2025

Sumit Nagal on Monday dropped out of the much-desired bracket following a string of poor show

SEE: Gukesh returns to grand welcome in Chennai

SEE: Gukesh returns to grand welcome in Chennai

Rediff.com16 Dec 2024

Newly-crowned World chess champion D Gukesh returned to Chennai on Monday to an enthusiastic reception his fans.

Shaunak Sen's Shocking Reveal

Shaunak Sen's Shocking Reveal

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

'October end, during a checkup for an autoimmune thing I got a shock diagnosis: a routine scan revealed a small malignant tumour in the kidney. Utter bolt from the blue.'

Asalanka hits century as Sri Lanka down depleted Australia

Asalanka hits century as Sri Lanka down depleted Australia

Rediff.com12 Feb 2025

Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka led by example and smashed a belligerent hundred to set up a 49-run victory over a depleted Australia.

Pak snubbed, ICC exposed: Champions Trophy was doomed from the start

Pak snubbed, ICC exposed: Champions Trophy was doomed from the start

Rediff.com10 Mar 2025

Allowing India to play all their matches in Dubai robbed Pakistan of the honour of hosting the final and disrupted the schedule of the knockout matches.

King Cup International: Lakshya Sen loses in semis

King Cup International: Lakshya Sen loses in semis

Rediff.com28 Dec 2024

Lakshya Sen couldn't overcome the relentless Hu, losing 19-21, 19-21 in a thrilling contest.

Indian-origin journalist wins Pulitzer Prize

Indian-origin journalist wins Pulitzer Prize

Rediff.com12 Jun 2021

Megha Rajagopalan's Xinjiang series won the Pulitzer Prize in the International Reporting category.

Slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui among 4 Indians honoured with Pulitzer Prize

Slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui among 4 Indians honoured with Pulitzer Prize

Rediff.com10 May 2022

The award-winning journalist was killed in July last while covering clashes between Afghan troops and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city.

Physics Nobel goes to scientists who enabled machine learning

Physics Nobel goes to scientists who enabled machine learning

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.

Unpaid T20 WC winnings trigger global cricket storm

Unpaid T20 WC winnings trigger global cricket storm

Rediff.com14 Nov 2024

The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) is in talks with several boards which have yet to pay prize money from this year's Twenty20 World Cup to the players, sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Geetanjali Shree first Hindi writer to win International Booker Prize

Geetanjali Shree first Hindi writer to win International Booker Prize

Rediff.com27 May 2022

At a ceremony in London on Thursday, the New Delhi-based writer said she was 'completely overwhelmed' with the 'bolt from the blue' as she accepted her prize, worth GBP 50,000 and shared with the book's English translator, Daisy Rockwell.

'The Ire Was Aimed At Kunal Kamra'

'The Ire Was Aimed At Kunal Kamra'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2025

'Habitat was viewed as the proxy for him and got unjustly targeted.'

'I Am Tired Of Seeing Dead Bodies'

'I Am Tired Of Seeing Dead Bodies'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2025

'Many of them are mutilated beyond recognition. Every day an encounter takes place.' 'Bastar has been burnt to ash.'

FLASHBACK: Nobel Peace prize winners

FLASHBACK: Nobel Peace prize winners

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

The Nobel prize season is upon us and the world-famous peace award will be handed out on Friday. Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg has been heavily tipped to win the coveted Nobel Peace Prize, after a "school strike for climate" which reached all corners of the globe. As we wait for the announcement, here's a look at some of the other people who were awarded the coveted prize.

Tanzania's Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize for literature

Tanzania's Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize for literature

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Asian Youth C'ships: Lifters Koyel, Nilam bag silver

Asian Youth C'ships: Lifters Koyel, Nilam bag silver

Rediff.com21 Dec 2024

With this, India's medal tally in the continental event swelled to six.

Modi Look-Alike Graces India NZ Final

Modi Look-Alike Graces India NZ Final

Rediff.com9 Mar 2025

A few, acting like his followers, cheered him into the stadium while calling out, "Modi, Modi, welcome Modi."

Khazima Basha, Queen Of The Carrom Board

Khazima Basha, Queen Of The Carrom Board

Rediff.com25 Feb 2025

The 18 year old from an impoverished family in Chennai won the Carrom World Cup, but the title has not changed either her or her father, an autorickshaw driver.

IPL PIX: Dominant RCB hand CSK a thrashing!

IPL PIX: Dominant RCB hand CSK a thrashing!

Rediff.com29 Mar 2025

RCB handed CSK a 50-run thrashing -- their biggest defeat at home in the IPL.

'Nobody has won the IPL trophy on the auction table'

'Nobody has won the IPL trophy on the auction table'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2025

Arvinder and the franchise feel satisfied with the troops assembled before the tournament, just like in 2022.

Gukesh at Freestyle Grand Slam: A new chess frontier

Gukesh at Freestyle Grand Slam: A new chess frontier

Rediff.com7 Feb 2025

World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour with a mixed bag of results, including three draws and a lone loss, signaling that he is adapting to the new format.

US Open prize money rises to record $57.5M

US Open prize money rises to record $57.5M

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

The US Open, which will welcome back fans this year, starts on August 30.

Gukesh vs Carlsen: The battle of chess titans looms...

Gukesh vs Carlsen: The battle of chess titans looms...

Rediff.com16 Dec 2024

The youngest-ever world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju will take on Magnus Carlsen, the world's highest-rated player, in a highly-anticipated contest at next year's Norway Chess.

Badosa calls Sabalenka's tennis 'PlayStation' level

Badosa calls Sabalenka's tennis 'PlayStation' level

Rediff.com23 Jan 2025

Top seed Sabalenka proved to be at another level, though, racking up 32 winners for the match to leave Badosa chasing shadows under the lights at Rod Laver Arena.

Manu, Gukesh, Harmanpreet honoured, para-athletes shine

Manu, Gukesh, Harmanpreet honoured, para-athletes shine

Rediff.com17 Jan 2025

The para-athletes outnumbered the able-bodied ones in the list this time due to the magnificent Paris Paralympics performance in which they returned with 29 medals, including seven gold and nine silver.

IPL PIX: Rampaging RCB rout champions KKR in opener

IPL PIX: Rampaging RCB rout champions KKR in opener

Rediff.com23 Mar 2025

Magnificent fifties by openers Virat Kohli and Phil Salt guided RCB to a comfortable seven-wicket win over defending champions KKR.

Tennis: Alcaraz, Shapovalov reign

Tennis: Alcaraz, Shapovalov reign

Rediff.com10 Feb 2025

Teichmann wins singles, Anshba-Pridankina claim doubles at Mumbai Open

Freestyle Chess: It's Gukesh vs Caruana in quarters

Freestyle Chess: It's Gukesh vs Caruana in quarters

Rediff.com9 Feb 2025

World champion D Gukesh will take on Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the two-game quarter-final after the latter picked the Indian in a unique format typical of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, in Hamburg, Germany.