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Three Chapecoense players survive plane crash: Colombian authorities

Three Chapecoense players survive plane crash: Colombian authorities

Rediff.com29 Nov 2016

Three players from Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team have survived a plane crash in Colombia that killed 76 people, Colombian authorities said on Tuesday

Ecuador demands compensation for housing Assange in London embassy

Ecuador demands compensation for housing Assange in London embassy

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

After the Swedish foreign ministry said that a UN panel will declare WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's detention illegal, Ecuador asked for a compensation for housing Assange in its London embassy.

Fidel is alive! Meets Hamid Ansari

Fidel is alive! Meets Hamid Ansari

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

Fidel Castro meets Vice President Hamid Ansari for an unprecedented meeting. Nikhil Lakshman reports from Havana.

'It's the end of the world': Ecuador earthquake claims 262 lives

'It's the end of the world': Ecuador earthquake claims 262 lives

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

At least 2,527 people were injured after the quake hit Saturday night.

After Ecuador's move, Parrikar defends Dhruv helicopters

After Ecuador's move, Parrikar defends Dhruv helicopters

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

Ecuador had put the Indian choppers on "restricted" ops following a spate of accidents

Of India, Snowden and global voyeurism

Of India, Snowden and global voyeurism

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

India has no compelling reason to grant his request for asylum but was unduly inhibited in raising its voice against the United States' extensive and vulgar intrusion into the privacy of its institutions and citizens, says Shyam Saran

Sony World Photography Awards presents the most wonderful and weird moments

Sony World Photography Awards presents the most wonderful and weird moments

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

In the pitch dark of the African night, a herd of cape buffaloes gather at the watering hole for a drink, taking care to stay by the edge to avoid the crocodiles lurking in the depths. In Gangiova, a village in Romania, a doctor places her stethoscope to the chest of a newborn baby, listening intently for the beating of his tiny heart. These are just some of the moments that have been picked by the judges for the Sony World Photography Awards. For the 2017 competition, photographers entered 227,596 images across the awards' Professional, Open and Youth categories. The Open competition winner will receive $5,000 (Rs 3.3 lakh), Sony digital imaging equipment and flights and accommodation to the awards ceremony at Somerset House in London. Sony World Photography Awards has been kind enough to share some of their shortlisted pieces with us.