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Shilpa race row spells doom for Big Brother

Shilpa race row spells doom for Big Brother

Rediff.com27 Aug 2009

Channel 4 decided to pull the plug on the show after it managed an average of just two million viewers in it's tenth year, which is a massive drop from the 10 million who tuned in during the 'Celebrity' edition starring Shetty two years ago, reported Daily Mail.

TN bus burning case: Madani's wife among accused

TN bus burning case: Madani's wife among accused

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

In a new twist to the burning of a Tamil Nadu state-owned bus near Kochi in September 2005, Soofiya Madani, wife of Peoples Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Madani, was on Friday listed as an accused in the case, even as the Kerala high court declined to grant anticipatory bail to her. Assistant Commissioner of Police P M Varghese, who is heading the investigation in the case, filed a report in the Aluva Judicial First Class magistrate court today.

How Dhoni's input is helping Pune captain Smith

How Dhoni's input is helping Pune captain Smith

Rediff.com11 May 2017

Rising Pune Supergiant batsman Manoj Tiwary says Mahendra Singh Dhoni's valuable inputs to captain Steven Smith has helped the team perform well in the ongoing tenth edition of the Indian Premier League.

Nano: Long wait leads to cancellations

Nano: Long wait leads to cancellations

Rediff.com3 Dec 2009

Small price difference with Maruti causes customer attrition and back-outs.

Saina, Gutta-Diju in World Championships quarters

Saina, Gutta-Diju in World Championships quarters

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

Saina Nehwal and the mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju were the first Indians to enter the quarter-finals in the World Badminton Championships, even though it was curtains for Chetan Anand in the men's singles, in Hyderabad, on Thursday.

French Open final preview: Will Halep be fourth time lucky?

French Open final preview: Will Halep be fourth time lucky?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

'I will put everything I have Saturday on the court'

World's best corporate citizens

World's best corporate citizens

Rediff.com12 Mar 2009

These businesses are setting the bar for corporate social responsibility.

Why Beckham missed Brooklyn's birthday?

Why Beckham missed Brooklyn's birthday?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2009

David Beckham's professional commitments seem to be hindering his role as a family man as the footballer missed his eldest son Brooklyn's tenth birthday party.

Jobs, the most important issue among voters this election

Jobs, the most important issue among voters this election

Rediff.com6 May 2019

It keeps getting harder every day for the government to drive its narrative that ample jobs are being created. They sound increasingly silly as they try to defend the indefensible, says Mahesh Vyas.

Gonzalez goes through after Zverev retires

Gonzalez goes through after Zverev retires

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

Tenth seed Fernando Gonzalez reached the second round of the inaugural Shanghai Masters on Monday when German Mischa Zverev retired in the third set of a tight match.

Dasmunsi battling for life in hospital

Dasmunsi battling for life in hospital

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

"His medical condition continues to remain critical and he is still on life support. There is no change in his condition," said Vineet Suri, consultant, neurology, Indraprastha Apollo hospital.

I have never used cocaine: Gasquet

I have never used cocaine: Gasquet

Rediff.com5 Jun 2009

Embattled French tennis player Richard Gasquet, who tested positive for cocaine in March, said on Friday he had never knowingly used the banned substance.

Navy places Rs 900-cr order for 6 Tejas LCA

Navy places Rs 900-cr order for 6 Tejas LCA

Rediff.com21 Sep 2009

That investment in the Tejas programme is rooted in the navy's plan to operate both light and medium fighters off its aircraft carriers. The Naval LCA will supplement the heavier Russian MiG-29K, which has already been ordered from Russia.

Are you smarter than an Indian 10th grader?

Are you smarter than an Indian 10th grader?

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

Do you know the value of (1 + cot A - cosec A) (1 + tan A + sec A)? If you do know the answer to this trigonometric query, you can remotely claim to know your tenth grade math well.

Thiem gears up for Roland Garros with Lyon title

Thiem gears up for Roland Garros with Lyon title

Rediff.com27 May 2018

The 24-year-old was staring at defeat while down a set and a break but dug deep to prevail in two hours 24 minutes for his 200th tour match victory and his 10th ATP title.

Hamilton fastest in practice but Red Bull, Ferrari in hunt

Hamilton fastest in practice but Red Bull, Ferrari in hunt

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 at the top of the timesheets for the first free practice session at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday, while McLaren's hopes of a clean start were tempered by reliability issues.

PHOTOS: Malaika, Sushant, Tiger, Disha sizzle at IPL openings

PHOTOS: Malaika, Sushant, Tiger, Disha sizzle at IPL openings

Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

Check out some of the images from the opening ceremonies from the first few games of IPL 10.

India's exports drop by 28% to $13.6 bn

India's exports drop by 28% to $13.6 bn

Rediff.com1 Sep 2009

India's exports for July declined by 28.4 per cent to $13.6 billion while imports were down by 37.1 per cent to $19.6 billion.

Point eludes Chandhok in Belgium

Point eludes Chandhok in Belgium

Rediff.com30 Aug 2009

Karun Chandhok came all the way from the rear of the grid only to finish seventh, just outside the points, in the GP2 race on Sunday.

11th Plan growth target cut down to 8.1%

11th Plan growth target cut down to 8.1%

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

The Planning Commission has scaled down the growth rate for the Eleventh Plan ending 2012 to 8.1 per cent from 9 per cent in the wake of the global financial crisis that slowed the pace of economic expansion.

TDP MP disqualified for defying trust vote whip

TDP MP disqualified for defying trust vote whip

Rediff.com16 Dec 2008

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Tuesday disqualified Telugu Desam Party MP M Jagannath, who defied a party whip and voted for the Congress-led United Progressive government in a trust vote He was diusqualified according to the Anti-Defection Law under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, a Lok Sabha release said.

'My father was a patriot. He died for our country'

'My father was a patriot. He died for our country'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2009

As for the Kargil martyrs, the lives of their kith and kin were dashed to pieces for ever. The nation cannot repay the debt we owe to them, but the least we can do is to salute these valiant men for their personal sacrifice to preserve our territorial integrity, says MP Anil Kumar on the occasion of Vijay Divas

Australian Open: Yuki, Bhupathi advance; Divij ousted

Australian Open: Yuki, Bhupathi advance; Divij ousted

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Yuki Bhambri and his New Zealand partner Michael Venus registered a straight sets victory on their Grand Slam debut, but Divij Sharan's Australian Open campaign ended in the first round, in Melbourne, on Wednesday.

Statistical highlights from Indore ODI

Statistical highlights from Indore ODI

Rediff.com17 Nov 2008

Statistical highlights of the second One-day International cricket match between India and England being played in Indore on Monday.

Paes-Black go down in final

Paes-Black go down in final

Rediff.com6 Jul 2009

Leander Paes's hopes of a second Grand Slam title of the year were dashed on Sunday, when he and Cara Black went down in the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon. The top seeded pair, who won the US Open last year, was beaten by ninth seeds Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Ana Lena Groenefeld of Germany 7-5, 6-3 in the final.

Paes-Dlouhy crash out in first round

Paes-Dlouhy crash out in first round

Rediff.com25 Jun 2009

French Open champions Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy fell at the first hurdle in the men's doubles at Wimbledon, losing to James Blake and Mardy Fish on Thursday. The third seeded pair, who was losing semi-finalists at the championships last year, were handed a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 drubbing by the unseeded Americans.

L N Mittal joins Goldman Sachs board

L N Mittal joins Goldman Sachs board

Rediff.com30 Jun 2008

Indian-origin steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal has joined the board of the investment bank major Goldman Sachs as an independent director.

Shortage of housing in India? 24.71 mn only!

Shortage of housing in India? 24.71 mn only!

Rediff.com26 Feb 2009

On the action taken by the government to construct more houses for the poor, she informed the House that a new scheme has been launched for providing interest subsidy to make housing affordable and within the repaying capacity of the economically weaker section and low income group.

Should you buy penny stocks?

Should you buy penny stocks?

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

While a little more than 140 penny stocks have doubled in value, 555 have given negative returns in the past year. Of these, 84 shed more than half their value.

Why coach Dravid will skip the Under-23 Emerging Trophy

Why coach Dravid will skip the Under-23 Emerging Trophy

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

BCCI has decided that it will allow the former India captain to join his franchise Delhi Daredevils, who will start their preparatory camp for the forthcoming tenth edition of the Indian Premier League later this month.

Dabur looks at Africa, West Asia for growth to beat slowdown

Dabur looks at Africa, West Asia for growth to beat slowdown

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

Dabur gets nearly a third of its Rs 2,900-crore international sales from Africa

Asia's most bankable stars

Asia's most bankable stars

Rediff.com28 May 2009

These actors are no longer slumdogs in Hollywood.

China's Sunway TaihuLight is world's top supercomputer

China's Sunway TaihuLight is world's top supercomputer

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

A new Chinese computer system that can make 93 quadrillions calculations per second has claimed the top spot on the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers.

Harika stays in race for GM norm

Harika stays in race for GM norm

Rediff.com29 Jan 2009

World junior girls' champion D Harika beat English Grandmaster David Howell while Abhijeet Gupta and K Sasikiran suffered setbacks in the tenth round of the Corus chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. Sasikiran went down to Zahar Efimenko of Ukraine in Group 'B' while Abhijeet lost to Anish Giri in a Group 'C' match. Harika kept herself in contention for a GM-norm, displaying fine attacking chess against Howell.

The mystery about short-term capital gains tax data

The mystery about short-term capital gains tax data

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

'There is a huge tax differential of 15% to 20% depending on income classification.'

Tone up with the masala bhangra workout!

Tone up with the masala bhangra workout!

Rediff.com10 Dec 2009

Sarina Jain, the New York-based creator of the masala bhangra workout, spills her fitness secrets and tells you how to get those flat abs.

Process to disqualify 24 errant MPs begins

Process to disqualify 24 errant MPs begins

Rediff.com8 Sep 2008

For that matter, almost every main political party in the House had turncoats in the crucial trust vote that the government won comfortably. They include Congress, Janata Dal-United, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Shiv Sena, Telugu Desam Party, Telangana Rashtra Samiti, National Loktantrik Party and NPF. The Lok Sabha Secretariat had already served the show cause notices on the concerned MPs, asking why they should not be expelled for defying the whip.

OilMin grapples with payment options for RIL's KG-D6 gas

OilMin grapples with payment options for RIL's KG-D6 gas

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

As per the 15-day billing cycle, gas producers are to raise the first invoice at the revised price of $5.61 per million British thermal unit this weekend.

TCS looks to double revenue from India

TCS looks to double revenue from India

Rediff.com24 Apr 2009

"India is one of our focus markets, where we have crossed $500 million in (annual) revenue. Our India business has been growing in double digits for the last few years and we expect to continue this, as IT spending in the country is expected to rise further," said N Chandrasekaran, executive director and chief operating officer of the company. India contributed close to 8 per cent to the company's Rs 278.13 billion turnover in fiscal 2008-09.

US to partner India's biggest media convention

US to partner India's biggest media convention

Rediff.com27 Aug 2008

In what would be a significant boost to the domestic entertainment industry, the United States has been roped in as the partner country for the 2009 Ficci Frames - the annual global convention on the entertainment and media industry that is partly sponsored by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It will be the tenth year of Ficci Frames next year.