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Kerala imposes fresh curbs as Covid cases see massive surge

Kerala imposes fresh curbs as Covid cases see massive surge

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

The Kerala government imposed fresh restrictions in the state as a preventive measure to contain the rising number of COVID-19 cases.

Hotels to reopen, inter-district trains to resume in Maha

Hotels to reopen, inter-district trains to resume in Maha

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

A separate standard operating procedure will be issued by the tourism department for precautions to be taken while operating these establishments, an official release said.

Five facts about Michael Phelps

Five facts about Michael Phelps

Rediff.com17 Aug 2008

Phelps comes from a broken home in Baltimore. His policeman father Fred and school teacher mother Debbie separated when he was only seven. Elder sister Whitney, also a swimmer, has written that she used the swimming pool as a refuge from the yelling.

Images: Vettel wins crash-hit Monaco GP

Images: Vettel wins crash-hit Monaco GP

Rediff.com29 May 2011

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel took his fifth victory in six races when he won a crash-hit Monaco Grand Prix thriller for Red Bull on Sunday.

Vettel wins crash-hit Monaco thriller

Vettel wins crash-hit Monaco thriller

Rediff.com29 May 2011

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel took his fifth victory in six races when he won a crash-hit Monaco Grand Prix thriller for Red Bull on Sunday.

Relatives demand probe into Ishmeet's death

Relatives demand probe into Ishmeet's death

Rediff.com31 Jul 2008

The death of singing sensation Ishmeet Singh in a resort in Maldives on Tuesday was a case of drowning, a senior doctor said.

Rampant land acquisition will lead to food crisis

Rampant land acquisition will lead to food crisis

Rediff.com18 May 2011

The UPA thinks that food security can be addressed by importing food. Land must be acquired for the industry to be a vehicle for higher growth. There can be nothing more dangerous than this flawed approach, says Devinder Sharma.

McIlroy hits father with errant shot at Augusta Masters

McIlroy hits father with errant shot at Augusta Masters

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

McIlroy, who two weeks ago sent a tee shot into a swimming pool at a Match Play event in Austin, hit his father in the left leg with his second shot at the par-four seventh hole en route to one of six bogeys during a four-over-par 76.

Rajeev Motwani, Google founder's mentor, dead

Rajeev Motwani, Google founder's mentor, dead

Rediff.com8 Jun 2009

The celebrated Stanford professor, Rajeev Motwani, known worldwide for mentoring and advising founders of the companies like Google and PayPal, has died in a freak drowning incident.

Rain brings pain at Eden

Rain brings pain at Eden

Rediff.com8 Feb 2007

Unseasonal showers forced the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka to be abandoned after 18.2 overs.

Parliament panel pulls up MEA

Parliament panel pulls up MEA

Rediff.com10 Dec 2004

The panel has questioned the purchase of properties with 'avoidable' expensive appurtenances by the MEA for envoys posted abroad.

Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of Asian Games

Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of Asian Games

Rediff.com24 Sep 2023

Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on Day 7 of the Asian Games:

Cairns bats for underprivileged kids

Cairns bats for underprivileged kids

Rediff.com23 Mar 2006

Florida Indian charged with racism

Florida Indian charged with racism

Rediff.com2 Jun 2004

Raj Patel reportedly denied Black guests the right to use the hotel swimming pool and gave them substandard rooms.

Ishmeet's Bollywood dream unfulfilled

Ishmeet's Bollywood dream unfulfilled

Rediff.com30 Jul 2008

Ishmeet Singh, who died in a tragic accident in the Maldives on July 29, was to make his debut as a playback singer in Bollywood in the Nana Patekar-starrer Horn Ok! Please.

Voice of India winner Ishmeet drowns in Maldives

Voice of India winner Ishmeet drowns in Maldives

Rediff.com30 Jul 2008

Gurprinder Singh Sodhi, father of 20-year-old Ishmeet, said at their home in Ludhiana that the event management company, which took his son to the Maldives, informed him at around 2000 hours that the singer had died due to drowning in the swimming pool of the hotel where he was staying. The B Com second year student of MNC College in Mumbai had gone to the pool for frolicking, but fell into its deep end leading to his drowning, agencies reported, quoting a hotel official.

Pool side stories: Gold glitter lost at the Games

Pool side stories: Gold glitter lost at the Games

Rediff.com25 Jul 2012

A few swimmers, their plethora of medals in other major international competitions notwithstanding, missed out on the medal that matters the most in the sport -- an Olympic gold. rediff.com takes a look at a few recent examples.

Maharashtra relaxes curbs on travel, office attendance

Maharashtra relaxes curbs on travel, office attendance

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

Easing of restrictions came even as Maharashtra continues to registered a record number of new coronavirus cases with no flattening of curve in sight in the state.

Indian IT campuses turn into fun zones

Indian IT campuses turn into fun zones

Rediff.com17 Feb 2007

IT campuses have taken the drudgery out of the work environment, finds Priyanka Joshi, as she peeps into facilities across Bangalore, Gurgaon and Mumbai

Realty boom in small towns

Realty boom in small towns

Rediff.com16 Jan 2007

Italian marble floors, bar, modular kitchen, a state-of-the-art bathroom and a swimming pool in the backyard: luxury has just got redefined, and that too for the middle class as far as housing is concerned.

US swimmer saved from drowning by coach

US swimmer saved from drowning by coach

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the pool

Great homes, great malls coming!

Great homes, great malls coming!

Rediff.com21 Mar 2005

After making a splash in the pool champ Poncha dreams of golfing success

After making a splash in the pool champ Poncha dreams of golfing success

Rediff.com7 Sep 2014

After beating adversity to become a champion swimmer, Rehan Poncha now wants to make it big in golf and he hopes to play amateur qualifiers from next year before turning professional.

World Swim C'ships: Sun embroiled in more podium controversy at Worlds

World Swim C'ships: Sun embroiled in more podium controversy at Worlds

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

At the medal ceremony, Scott shook hands with fellow bronze medallist Martin Malyutin of Russia, who finished with the same time as the Briton, but then completely cold shouldered Sun, refusing to make eye contact and not offering a handshake.

Study US: How to choose your housing arrangement

Study US: How to choose your housing arrangement

Rediff.com4 Apr 2007

The choice between living alone, living with a friend, and living with a stranger is one of the first you must make in regards to your university studies.

Swimming Worlds: Sun wins 400, Horton refuses podium

Swimming Worlds: Sun wins 400, Horton refuses podium

Rediff.com21 Jul 2019

Touching home in a time of 3:42.44, Sun held off a storming swim from Olympic champion Horton, who had failed to even qualify for the event at the Australian trials but was added to the squad as a discretionary pick.

10 Must-Eat Delights of Durga Pujo

10 Must-Eat Delights of Durga Pujo

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

An encyclopedia to the best Durga Pujo eating.

ISIS opens 5-star hotel for jihadist commanders in Iraq

ISIS opens 5-star hotel for jihadist commanders in Iraq

Rediff.com6 May 2015

Dreaded Islamic State terror group has purportedly opened its own 5-star hotel complete with 262 rooms, restaurants, ballrooms and gym in Iraq's Mosul city for its Jihadist commanders, according to a media report.

Fear of the unknown: Locked-down athletes face mental health challenge

Fear of the unknown: Locked-down athletes face mental health challenge

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

When Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers completed what he knew would be his final training session before the coronavirus shutdown, his overwhelming feelings were of sadness and the fear of what was to come. Many athletes are putting a brave face on the lockdown, converting garages and bedrooms into home gymnasiums and posting cheerful videos of themselves on social media keeping fit by "bench-pressing" their children.

Rijiju announces guidelines for sporting activates to resume

Rijiju announces guidelines for sporting activates to resume

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said activities will be conducted in sports complexes and stadia strictly in accordance with Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines.

Trendy sports outfits flood India

Trendy sports outfits flood India

Rediff.com2 May 2005

This is what dreams are made of

This is what dreams are made of

Rediff.com7 Oct 2006

Mayor hints at unlocking Mumbai by February-end

Mayor hints at unlocking Mumbai by February-end

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

It is good news for all. Everything must resume as soon as possible, Kishori Pedenkar said.

Only 10, she is the youngest ever at the World Swimming Cships!

Only 10, she is the youngest ever at the World Swimming Cships!

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Alzain Tareq finished a distant last among the 64 competitors in the women's 50-metre butterfly, reaching the end of the pool in a time of 41.13 seconds but the Bahraini says she wants to swim at the Rio Olympics

Firms focus on employee fitness

Firms focus on employee fitness

Rediff.com12 Jan 2006