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PIX: Warner steers Australia to T20 series sweep

PIX: Warner steers Australia to T20 series sweep

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

David Warner capped a brilliant return to form on home soil with a third successive half-century to fire Australia to a seven-wicket victory and a 3-0 T20 series sweep of Sri Lanka.

WH Chief of Staff John Kelly to leave by year end: Trump

WH Chief of Staff John Kelly to leave by year end: Trump

Rediff.com9 Dec 2018

Nick Ayers, the 36-year-old chief of staff to the vice-president Mike Pence, is Kelly's likely successor.

Bench strength the secret behind India's dream run...

Bench strength the secret behind India's dream run...

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

If the Australian summer was the stuff of dreams, the showing at home against a quality England side across formats brought about hopes of a bright future.

Hardly a drop to drink, but water not a poll issue for Dravidian majors

Hardly a drop to drink, but water not a poll issue for Dravidian majors

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

At first look, the reader would be aghast at the similarities in the DMK and AIADMK's manifestos, wondering if the same hand had drafted both. Yet, when it comes to drinking water and irrigation supplies, both parties are equally silent on the subject -- as if summer did not exist, as didn't water scarcity, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

PICS: Real Madrid beat Betis as VAR takes centre stage

PICS: Real Madrid beat Betis as VAR takes centre stage

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

Images from Saturday's La Liga action.

Kashmir after 61 days of clampdown

Kashmir after 61 days of clampdown

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

On August 5, the Narendra Modi-led government abrogated Article 370, which gave the state of Kashmir special powers, and decided to transform the state into two Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Since then phone networks have been cut off and curfew-like restrictions have been imposed, leaving residents in a state of despair. On September 29, Union Home Minister Amit Shah attacked the Opposition for spreading "misinformation" about Kashmir. There were no "restrictions", he said -- they were "only in your mind". Sixty one days later, this is what normalcy looks like in the former state, particularly the Kashmir Valley.

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.

Stunning images celebrate what freedom looks like

Stunning images celebrate what freedom looks like

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

These incredible pictures show what freedom means to 50 top photographers from around the globe. Free-to-use photography app Agora asked its 3.5 million users to take a photo which they thought would best illustrate the theme of 'freedom'. After nearly 20,000 entries, 50 images have made it to the final and are now being voted on --competing to be crowned the 'World's Best photo of #Freedom2020'. Voting is open now and the winner will be selected by January 23, with the top photographer will win $1,000 (Rs 70,850).

Football Roundup: Second-tier teams scramble for share of EPL riches

Football Roundup: Second-tier teams scramble for share of EPL riches

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

This and more from the happenings in the world of football

Typhoon Jebi, Japan's most powerful storm in 25 years, wreaks havoc

Typhoon Jebi, Japan's most powerful storm in 25 years, wreaks havoc

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

A powerful typhoon has slammed into western Japan, inundating the region's main international airport, blowing a tanker into a bridge, disrupting land and air travel and leaving thousands stranded. Local media reported that seven people died and more than 100 others were injured when Typhoon Jebi caused violent winds in the west of the country. The storm is the strongest to hit the country in 25 years.

Impact of the coronavirus on Formula 1

Impact of the coronavirus on Formula 1

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

Credit rating agency Moody's changed Formula One's outlook to negative from positive on Thursday to reflect the impact of the coronavirus crisis on a global sport that has yet to race in 2020.

PHOTOS: Over 80 killled in twin strikes in Norway

PHOTOS: Over 80 killled in twin strikes in Norway

Rediff.com23 Jul 2011

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is reportedly safe, government spokeswoman Camilla Ryste said.

PHOTOS: 17 dead in twin strikes in Norway

PHOTOS: 17 dead in twin strikes in Norway

Rediff.com23 Jul 2011

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is reportedly safe, government spokeswoman Camilla Ryste said.

Liverpool set new club record after thumping Leicester

Liverpool set new club record after thumping Leicester

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

The reigning champions have won 53 and drawn 11 of those 64 games, scoring 169 goals and conceding 42 for a total of 170 points.

Kashmir: Militants kill 2 cops

Kashmir: Militants kill 2 cops

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

Euro 2020: 5 scintillating strikes of League Round 2

Euro 2020: 5 scintillating strikes of League Round 2

Rediff.com20 Jun 2021

With the teams having played their second matches in the league stage in Euro 2020, at the conclusion of the Spain-Poland match in Group E on Saturday, here's a look at the best goals from those matches.

Texas shooter had issues with mother-in-law who attended the attacked church

Texas shooter had issues with mother-in-law who attended the attacked church

Rediff.com7 Nov 2017

He killed his grandmother-in-law during the attack, friends of the woman told the media.

IN PHOTOS: 17 shades of India

IN PHOTOS: 17 shades of India

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

These photographs show India in various colours and moods in 2015.

US Open PIX: Djokovic fights back to enter semis; Sakkari, Raducanu advance

US Open PIX: Djokovic fights back to enter semis; Sakkari, Raducanu advance

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

Images from Day 10 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.

Good monsoon hits beer sales

Good monsoon hits beer sales

Rediff.com12 Jan 2004

Cyclone Fani leaves 12 dead; PM to visit Odisha

Cyclone Fani leaves 12 dead; PM to visit Odisha

Rediff.com4 May 2019

The extremely severe cyclonic storm, which made landfall at Puri on Friday, unleashed copious rain and windstorm that gusted up to 200 kmph, blowing away thatched roofs of houses, swamped towns and villages, before weakening and entering West Bengal

Violence in Kashmir following boy's death

Violence in Kashmir following boy's death

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

Violence rocked the Soura locality of the curfew bound summer capital Srinagar on Wednesday after another teenager succumbed to injuries in the hospital taking the death toll in the Kashmir unrest since June 11 to 64.

Nitish Kumar arrested for hurling slipper at Bihar CM

Nitish Kumar arrested for hurling slipper at Bihar CM

Rediff.com2 May 2016

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was hit with a slipper hurled at him by a youth protesting against a government advisory on lighting fires during a public interaction after which the offender was arrested.

It's star wars for cola majors

It's star wars for cola majors

Rediff.com6 Apr 2005

Japan chief questioned over Tokyo bid payment, claims report

Japan chief questioned over Tokyo bid payment, claims report

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the president of the Japan Olympic Committee over controversial payments made to a Singaporean consulting firm during the bidding for the 2020 Summer Games, Kyodo News agency reported on Wednesday.

Diary: I looked the other way

Diary: I looked the other way

Rediff.com11 Nov 2003

London inferno: Death toll at 17, 'miracle' if anymore survivors

London inferno: Death toll at 17, 'miracle' if anymore survivors

Rediff.com15 Jun 2017

London Fire Brigade fire fighters worked through the night to try and account for whole families that are still missing in the huge fire at the Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate in Latimer Road.

The 'Real' problem behind Ronaldo's topsy turvy form

The 'Real' problem behind Ronaldo's topsy turvy form

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that his 'personal problems' have been affecting his form this season but insisted that he will not be leaving the La Liga giants this summer.

Aus Open PIX: Djokovic, Serena, Thiem through to Round 3

Aus Open PIX: Djokovic, Serena, Thiem through to Round 3

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

Images from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Semblence of peace in Kashmir; Valley remains curfew-free

Semblence of peace in Kashmir; Valley remains curfew-free

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

No area in Kashmir was under curfew on Tuesday, but restrictions on the assembly of people are in place in many parts of the Valley as a precautionary measure, a police official said in Srinagar.

Will misfiring Starc find form in Canberra?

Will misfiring Starc find form in Canberra?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has been under fire for his lacklustre form during the home summer.

2015 in PHOTOS: Floods, fights and family

2015 in PHOTOS: Floods, fights and family

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

In this series, Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world.

Delhi is where the heart is

Delhi is where the heart is

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

You can return to Delhi even after 25 years and find that friends treat you as if you had never left, says Rahul Jacob.

EPL PIX: Liverpool thrash Arsenal; Chelsea romp past Leicester

EPL PIX: Liverpool thrash Arsenal; Chelsea romp past Leicester

Rediff.com21 Nov 2021

Imperious Liverpool extended their Premier League home winning streak against Arsenal to six on Saturday with an easy 4-0 victory that lifted them to second in the table.

Two policemen shot to death in Srinagar

Two policemen shot to death in Srinagar

Rediff.com1 Nov 2009

Militants shot at and killed two on-duty policemen in the busy Qamarwari locality of the summer capital of Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday afternoon.

A Night to Remember with Bryan Adams

A Night to Remember with Bryan Adams

Rediff.com15 Oct 2018

Bryan Adams sent Ronjita Kulkarni and several hundred Mumbaikars to Heaven!

Pulwama attack: Indian sports caught in Pak conundrum

Pulwama attack: Indian sports caught in Pak conundrum

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

The fallout of the Pulwama terror attack, which killed over 40 CRPF personnel, on the sporting ties between India and Pakistan was felt the strongest on Friday.

Soccer PICS: Depay rescues Barca; Inter thrash Genoa

Soccer PICS: Depay rescues Barca; Inter thrash Genoa

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

Images from the soccer matches played across Europe on Saturday.

EPL PIX: Villa stun Arsenal; Liverpool-City draw

EPL PIX: Villa stun Arsenal; Liverpool-City draw

Rediff.com9 Nov 2020

Aston Villa returned to winning ways in stunning fashion as Ollie Watkins scored twice in a 3-0 away thumping of an abject Arsenal in drizzly north London on Sunday.

Video: What happens at Lakme Fashion Week

Video: What happens at Lakme Fashion Week

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani and Rajesh Karkera bring us all the action.