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Benitez extends Liverpool deal

Benitez extends Liverpool deal

Rediff.com16 Mar 2006

Liverpool's Spanish manager Rafael Benitez has agreed to a new four-year deal with the club

Sheena Bora case: Why did her lawyers give Indrani a drubbing?

Sheena Bora case: Why did her lawyers give Indrani a drubbing?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Indrani dressed in a short purple kurta and leggings, with a bandhini green-purple chunni, sindhoor glowing in her mang, was receiving a drubbing from her lawyers for the facts she had revealed before the court on Tuesday while arguing the rejoinder to her bail application. She was insisting: "But he asked me for a motive!"

Your child, a victim of bullying?

Your child, a victim of bullying?

Rediff.com16 Sep 2005

Blair wants India to be included in G8

Blair wants India to be included in G8

Rediff.com13 Jul 2006

British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants India, along with four other developing countries, to be included in G8 for securing multilateral deals on climate change, trade and a common line on Iran.

Now, a virus that robs banks

Now, a virus that robs banks

Rediff.com7 Feb 2006

Now, a virus that robs banks

Cricket Australia is offering a very fair deal for players: Gilchrist

Cricket Australia is offering a very fair deal for players: Gilchrist

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

Former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has broken ranks with current and former players by backing Cricket Australia's pay offer and terming it as a `very fair deal`.

Defiant Iran starts processing uranium

Defiant Iran starts processing uranium

Rediff.com22 Sep 2004

The announcement comes three days after the International Atomic Energy Agency demanded that Teheran freeze all operations connected with uranium enrichment or face possible retaliation.

The old bakery and the X'Mas cake

The old bakery and the X'Mas cake

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

'Each family brings with them their ingredients -- flour, sugar, crates of eggs, cut dry fruits, essence and their very own secret ingredients.' 'The extent they go to to keep these ingredients a secret is amusing.'

First Look: Hard rock hallelujah

First Look: Hard rock hallelujah

Rediff.com22 May 2006

Outlandish Finnish band Lordi won the Eurovision song contest.

Avril Lavigne: The MOST dangerous celebrity on the internet!

Avril Lavigne: The MOST dangerous celebrity on the internet!

Rediff.com22 Sep 2017

Read this before you Google singers on the internet.

Around the wicket: Dan still the man for New Zealand

Around the wicket: Dan still the man for New Zealand

Rediff.com15 Feb 2015

Here are stories blogged around the Cricket World Cup

British scientists hail haldi

British scientists hail haldi

Rediff.com9 Aug 2005

The active ingredient in turmeric may block a cancer-promoting protein, say British scientists.

Alert over India chilli spreads

Alert over India chilli spreads

Rediff.com24 Feb 2005

The alert over 'Sudan 1', an illegal cancer-causing dye found in a UK-made sauce allegedly containing chilli powder imported from India in 2002, spread to 15 countries in two continents on Thursday.

UK troops join hunt for Laden

UK troops join hunt for Laden

Rediff.com1 Mar 2004

'Washington is confident the Saudi-born militant will be killed or captured within a year,' says The Guardian.

Film on Diana's death coming up

Film on Diana's death coming up

Rediff.com30 Aug 2004

Blair won't contest next elections: Report

Blair won't contest next elections: Report

Rediff.com1 Aug 2005

Blair won't contest next general elections: Report

US army admits Afghan abuse

US army admits Afghan abuse

Rediff.com18 Feb 2005

Internal files from eight newly disclosed Army criminal investigations indicate a pattern of abuse at US detention facilities in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

'Racist' cartoon mocks India after climate deal

'Racist' cartoon mocks India after climate deal

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

The cartoon, published in The Australian, shows turban-wearing men breaking the UN-sent solar panels and saying, 'They're no good. We can't eat them'.

Why some states are opposing the Road Safety Bill

Why some states are opposing the Road Safety Bill

Rediff.com19 Dec 2017

Opposition-ruled states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu opposing the Bill as they fear losing some of their powers

Why is Press Council of India toeing govt line on J&K media curbs?

Why is Press Council of India toeing govt line on J&K media curbs?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

'Is the application the Press Council's voice or the government's? 'It has been reported that other members of the PCI were taken aback at the Press Council's application. 'These members need to publicly question the chairman to redeem their own positions,' says Jyoti Punwani.

BJP conquers another Congress bastion in Maharashtra, wins Latur civic polls

BJP conquers another Congress bastion in Maharashtra, wins Latur civic polls

Rediff.com21 Apr 2017

Continuing its winning streak in Maharashtra, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday won Latur and Chandrapur municipal corporations, out of three civic bodies that went to polls on April 19.

Be warned! RTI plea can bring cops to you

Be warned! RTI plea can bring cops to you

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

Budding RTI activist from Chennai files request with ONGC. Instead of response, police comes asking about her.

Sonia among Women of Year 2004: Guardian

Sonia among Women of Year 2004: Guardian

Rediff.com22 Dec 2004

That she turned down the post of the prime minister was simply flabbergasting, the daily said.

SC issues notice to Tamil Nadu on plea on farmers' suicide

SC issues notice to Tamil Nadu on plea on farmers' suicide

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

"State stands on the position of a loco parentis to the citizens and when there are so many deaths of farmers in the state of Tamil Nadu, it becomes obligatory on the part of the state to express concern and sensitiveness to do the needful and not allow the impecunious and poverty stricken farmers to resign to their fate or leave the downtrodden and the poor to yield to the idea of fatalism.

UK Muslims urged to reject Labour

UK Muslims urged to reject Labour

Rediff.com31 May 2004

The Muslim Association of Britain urges members not to vote Labour at next week's European elections.

Football Extras: Rooney to wear captain's armband in England farewell

Football Extras: Rooney to wear captain's armband in England farewell

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Sena plans showdown with Rane

Sena plans showdown with Rane

Rediff.com29 Sep 2005

E-mails a big threat to IQ!

E-mails a big threat to IQ!

Rediff.com23 Apr 2005

People who constantly write e-mails / text messages and attend phone calls suffer a greater loss of IQ and concentration than those who smoke marijuana, says a report in The Guardian quoting a recent study.

Britons want troops pulled out of Iraq: Poll

Britons want troops pulled out of Iraq: Poll

Rediff.com26 Sep 2005

The poll shows that 64 per cent believe the situation in Iraq is worsening despite the presence of British forces.

Is Sania comfortable with her dress?

Is Sania comfortable with her dress?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2005

Kenya: Indian shot for failing to answer query on Islam

Kenya: Indian shot for failing to answer query on Islam

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

An Indian man was shot when he failed to answer a question on Islam asked by Somalian militants who were holding hostages after killing 68 people at an upmarket mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Menezes' neighbour says he knew nothing

Menezes' neighbour says he knew nothing

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

Abdi Omar, said acquaintance of the failed London bombing culprits said he 'knew nothing'.

Woman named Cambridge VC

Woman named Cambridge VC

Rediff.com1 Oct 2003

Professor Alison Richard takes over as Vice-Chancellor of the 800 year-old university

'I was neither euphoric, nor nervous'

'I was neither euphoric, nor nervous'

Rediff.com17 May 2018

'At the premiere we got a 4-minute standing ovation...' ...'Strangers hugged me, sobbing...' ...'Some just sat in their seats still immersed in the experience.' Nandita Das captures the magic of Manto at Cannes.

BJP wants Rahul to explain alleged 'Hindu terror' remark of 2010

BJP wants Rahul to explain alleged 'Hindu terror' remark of 2010

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

He also lashed out at the Congress over a joint statement issued by India and Pakistan in Sharm el-Sheikh in July 2009.

Match-fixing allegations: Chris Cairns denies being 'player x'

Match-fixing allegations: Chris Cairns denies being 'player x'

Rediff.com20 May 2014

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has denied allegations that he is the name identified as 'Player X' by current captain Brendon McCullum and former batsman Lou Vincent, following a report that 'the net is closing' around a big name in the game.

Will Mira direct 5th Potter film?

Will Mira direct 5th Potter film?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2004

Spielberg's War of the Worlds

Spielberg's War of the Worlds

Rediff.com3 Sep 2004

Britons pessimistic about 2012 bid

Britons pessimistic about 2012 bid

Rediff.com15 Feb 2005

A survey found 52 percent of people did not believe London could win the bid for the 2012 Olympics, versus 39 percent who thought it would.