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Europa League: United book place in final; Arsenal knocked out

Europa League: United book place in final; Arsenal knocked out

Rediff.com7 May 2021

Images from UEFA Europa League semi-finals played on Thursday.

Three more arrested in Danish woman's gang rape case

Three more arrested in Danish woman's gang rape case

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

Three more persons, including a minor, were on Friday arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist at knife-point near New Delhi railway station on January 14.

9/11: 20 Years Later, A Father Mourns A Dead Son

9/11: 20 Years Later, A Father Mourns A Dead Son

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

Dates like 9/11 should never be allowed to pass by forgotten because terrorism is not to be borne, inhumanity is not to borne.

PIX: Trudeau attends emotional vigil for Canada bus crash victims

PIX: Trudeau attends emotional vigil for Canada bus crash victims

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined religious and community leaders at an emotional vigil on Sunday night to honor the 15 members of a junior ice hockey team killed in a bus crash that shocked the hockey-loving nation.

Meet India's boxing 'Nav Ratna' at the Tokyo Games

Meet India's boxing 'Nav Ratna' at the Tokyo Games

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

PTI introduces the team, who is aiming for medals when India's campaign at the Tokyo Games commences on July 24.

My wife's lost interest in sex. Is it normal?

My wife's lost interest in sex. Is it normal?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

In her weekly QnA with Rediff readers, life coach and mental health guru Anu Krishna addresses issues relating to mental health and offers solutions.

EPL: Watford finally win after sinking lacklustre Norwich

EPL: Watford finally win after sinking lacklustre Norwich

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

Watford enjoyed their first Premier League win of the season as goals from Gerard Deulofeu and substitute Andre Gray gave them a 2-0 win at Norwich City in a bottom-of-the-table game on Friday.

Federer overcomes sluggish start to brush aside Struff in Basel

Federer overcomes sluggish start to brush aside Struff in Basel

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

The top seed was broken in the second game of the second-round match by the big-serving German but, after going 3-1 behind, the 37-year-old hit back to win five successive games in 13 minutes and take the first set.

Champions League: Real frustrate Liverpool; City reach semis

Champions League: Real frustrate Liverpool; City reach semis

Rediff.com15 Apr 2021

Real Madrid moved into the semi-finals of the Champions League after their makeshift defence held on for 0-0 second-leg draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday to complete a 3-1 aggregate win.

Bhonsle review

Bhonsle review

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

'The pure grace and proportion in Manoj Bajpayee's performance shows he knows his art inside out,' applauds Sukanya Verma.

Your Honor review

Your Honor review

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

'A thriller that doesn't thrill can't be a great audience pleaser.' 'Patience is key here,' observes Moumita Bhattacharjee.

Brazil police stop US swimmers from boarding flight home

Brazil police stop US swimmers from boarding flight home

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

Federal police in Brazil stopped U.S. Olympic swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger from boarding a flight to the United States at Rio de Janeiro's international airport on Wednesday, O Globo newspaper reported on its Web site.

What Covid? Lakshadweep yet to record single case

What Covid? Lakshadweep yet to record single case

Rediff.com9 Dec 2020

No masks, no sanitisers, and many rules of COVID-19 are not in place and every human activity, including marriages and public gatherings continue, thanks to strict standard operating procedure that bars easy entry of people to the island in the Arabian sea.

How senior citizens fought robbers

How senior citizens fought robbers

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

Senthamarai, 65, and P Shanmugavel, 70, became an Internet sensation after beating back armed robbers.

PIX: Leicester sink Man United; Liverpool whip Watford

PIX: Leicester sink Man United; Liverpool whip Watford

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.

Is Master worth remembering?

Is Master worth remembering?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

At the cost of disappointing Vijay fans, says Divya Nair, I can safely say that Master is watchable for Sethupathi and Das.

The NaMo fan club at Wembley

The NaMo fan club at Wembley

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

The Wembley stadium, which has a seating capacity of 60,000, is house-full. The Indian Diaspora is handing the Indian prime Minister a smashing reception.

Lee first deaf player to win an ATP main draw match; Murray loses

Lee first deaf player to win an ATP main draw match; Murray loses

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Diagnosed as deaf at the age of two, Lee Duck-hee cannot hear calls from the line judges or the umpire and relies on signals and gestures for the information.

Cleared of doping, Chanu demands answers and compensation

Cleared of doping, Chanu demands answers and compensation

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

The International Weightlifting Federation dropped the doping charge against Indian weightlifter K Sanjita Chanu due to "non-conformities" in the handling of her sample but the Commonwealth Games gold-medallist has demanded an apology and compensation for the "trauma" she has endured. The IWF made the decision based on the recommendation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The 26-year-old, who claimed innocence since the beginning, was informed about the final verdict via an e-mail, signed by IWF's legal counsel Lilla Sagi.

15-year-old Gauff youngest player in WTA final

15-year-old Gauff youngest player in WTA final

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

American teenage sensation Coco Gauff progressed to her maiden WTA final as she eased past Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-4 at the Linz Open on Saturday. The 15-year-old Gauff became the youngest player to reach a WTA final since Czech Republic's Nicole Vaidisova won the Tashkent Open in 2004, also aged 15.

Do we know where 150 million Indians spend?

Do we know where 150 million Indians spend?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

'Being one of the 150 million upper middle class consumers, I can vouch that the average expenses on white goods or clothing are minimal. Indians are not consumerist by nature,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

50% tariff on US motorcycles by India unacceptable: Trump

50% tariff on US motorcycles by India unacceptable: Trump

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

Trump was referring to import tariff on Harley Davidson motorcycles, an issue that has been close to his heart and wants India to reduce it to zero.

FA Cup: Holders Arsenal knocked out; City survive

FA Cup: Holders Arsenal knocked out; City survive

Rediff.com24 Jan 2021

Arsenal's defence of the trophy ended with something of a whimper as Mikel Arteta's side struggled with repeatedly sloppy defending.

Isner keeps Tour finals hopes alive as Nadal withdraws in Paris

Isner keeps Tour finals hopes alive as Nadal withdraws in Paris

Rediff.com4 Nov 2017

John Isner pushed on towards a Tour finals spot on Friday when he made it through to the semi-finals of the Paris Masters with a 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4 win over Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro as the tournament was hit by the withdrawal of Rafael Nadal.

#InstaInspiration: 10 times Stephen Hawking taught us about life

#InstaInspiration: 10 times Stephen Hawking taught us about life

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

Your weekly shot of wisdom from super achievers

Brazil prosecutors too slow to catch up with US swimmer Feigen

Brazil prosecutors too slow to catch up with US swimmer Feigen

Rediff.com20 Aug 2016

A Brazilian judge provided another twist to the saga of four US swimmers embroiled in a scandal at the Rio Games, suspending permission for one of the athletes, Jimmy Feigen, to leave the country - even though he had flown home hours earlier.

Reliance Retail poaches WalMart executives

Reliance Retail poaches WalMart executives

Rediff.com4 Jul 2011

Reliance Industries Ltd firm, Reliance Retail is making a top management rejig in its value format and will soon announce appointment of two ex-WalMart executives Rob Cissell and Shawn Gray to lead the operations.

Postponed 2020 Games raises questions about drug cheats

Postponed 2020 Games raises questions about drug cheats

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

There are now new questions that some athletes, whose bans prevented them from competing in the Tokyo Olympics, will have the opportunity to do so due to the change in dates.

In a first, Twitter fact-checks Trump's tweets

In a first, Twitter fact-checks Trump's tweets

Rediff.com27 May 2020

Twitter highlighted 2 of Trump's tweets that falsely claimed mail-in ballots would lead to widespread voter fraud.

US swimmer Feigen to pay $11k to Brazil charity over robbery dispute?

US swimmer Feigen to pay $11k to Brazil charity over robbery dispute?

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

US Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen will pay $11,000 to a Brazilian charity to settle a dispute over what police called a fabricated story about him and his teammates being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio games, ABC News reported on Friday.

Bihar journalist shot at by bike-borne attackers

Bihar journalist shot at by bike-borne attackers

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

The attack on the scribe came close on the heels of the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh at Bengaluru.

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; train services badly hit

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; train services badly hit

Rediff.com3 Aug 2019

However, flight operations at the Mumbai airport were not impacted due to rains, an airport official said.

A simple story can change your life. Here's how

A simple story can change your life. Here's how

Rediff.com19 May 2020

Complicated times can be helped by simple measures.

English Premier League could be declared null and void

English Premier League could be declared null and void

Rediff.com14 Mar 2020

West Ham United vice-chairman Karen Brady says hopes of re-starting the Premier League in three weeks are "dreamland" and believes this season could be declared null and void. England's top-flight soccer league, like the rest of world sport, finds itself in unprecedented peace-time territory as it attempts to react to the coronavirus pandemic which has infected nearly 800 people so far in Britain.

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of the most admired people in the world, her status secure as a style icon -- as is her legacy of having forever changed the British monarchy.

UAPA, sedition charges invoked in FIR on R-Day violence

UAPA, sedition charges invoked in FIR on R-Day violence

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

The Delhi police's Special Cell has lodged an FIR under sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sections of the IPC dealing with sedition to investigate the violence at Red Fort in Delhi on January 26.

EPL: City outclass Chelsea; Leicester move up to third

EPL: City outclass Chelsea; Leicester move up to third

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

Manchester City shook off the impact of a COVID outbreak in their ranks to outclass Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge

Sun Yang was a dirty swimmer, says Le Clos

Sun Yang was a dirty swimmer, says Le Clos

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

Sun Yang was banned for eight years last Friday for missing an out-of-competition test in 2018, and Chad Le Clos, who lost to his rival in the 200-metres freestyle final in Rio de Janeiro four years ago, believes justice has been done.

Why Priyanka-Nick are 2019's BEST DRESSED

Why Priyanka-Nick are 2019's BEST DRESSED

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have topped the Best Dressed list of 2019 by People magazine, beating the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga and Celine Dion.

Key Trump aide quits as ex-wives allege abuse

Key Trump aide quits as ex-wives allege abuse

Rediff.com8 Feb 2018

Rob Porter's responsibility was mainly in the flow of paper that crossed Trump's desk, including the wave of executive orders and actions that Trump inked during the first months of his tenure.