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Cost of financial crisis at $11.9 trillion: IMF

Cost of financial crisis at $11.9 trillion: IMF

Rediff.com10 Aug 2009

The world has spent a staggering $11.9 trillion to wriggle out of the financial crisis, a sum which is enough to finance a Pound 1,779 handout for every person living on the planet, The Telegraph said quoting the International Monetary Fund.

'BJP in Bengal is nothing but TMC 2.0'

'BJP in Bengal is nothing but TMC 2.0'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

'Tell me, one BJP policy that Mamata has opposed and is fighting tooth and nail?' Be it Article 370, instant triple talaq, be it CAA/NRC/NPR, be it notebandi, FDI, she has aligned with the BJP.'

PNB scam: ED files fresh chargesheet against Nirav Modi, others

PNB scam: ED files fresh chargesheet against Nirav Modi, others

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

ED said the United Kingdom's home secretary recently referred India's request for extraditing the tainted businessman to a court for initiating legal proceedings against him.

Australia hails return of saviour Smith

Australia hails return of saviour Smith

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

Steve Smith's defiant century on day one of the Ashes series restored the former Australian captain to hero status in the eyes of a grateful nation.

The world's scariest train rides

The world's scariest train rides

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

Rock your way through steep bridges, dark tunnels and spiralling mountains.

WC: Why Rashford will be a better pick than Sterling for Panama game

WC: Why Rashford will be a better pick than Sterling for Panama game

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

'England's system does not suit Sterling -- or certainly not in the position he is currently occupying'

UN body writes to India on Dubai princesses' abduction

UN body writes to India on Dubai princesses' abduction

Rediff.com8 Dec 2018

Princess Sheikha Latifa is the daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and the prime minister of the UAE.

William, Kate and Harry set up firms to protect 'brand'

William, Kate and Harry set up firms to protect 'brand'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

The firms were set up in 2012 on the advice of lawyers, but have been dormant ever since and are not intended to be used for trading, the report said.

Missing MH370: The final 54 minutes

Missing MH370: The final 54 minutes

Rediff.com22 Mar 2014

The transcript lasts just 54 minutes, from its taxi on the runway to its final message at 1.07am

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

Rediff.com19 May 2021

The BJP could win only 16 out of 57 seats where Shah campaigned.

#MeToo: Cannes film festival sets up sexual harassment helpline

#MeToo: Cannes film festival sets up sexual harassment helpline

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

The hotline will help victims report incidents of sexual abuse at the event.

'Strange' for Australians asking fans not to boo Smith, Warner: Bairstow

'Strange' for Australians asking fans not to boo Smith, Warner: Bairstow

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

Australians asking fans at the ICC World Cup to stop booing David Warner and Steve Smith is "a bit strange" as their former coach Darren Lehmann had once told supporters to jeer England's Stuart Broad, the hosts' batsman Jonny Bairstow said.

Britain's LOVELY Duchess goes camping for charity

Britain's LOVELY Duchess goes camping for charity

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, didn't mind getting her hands -- or boots -- dirty when she joined schoolchildren on a camping trip on Monday.

A 'historic low': Queen Elizabeth down to her LAST million

A 'historic low': Queen Elizabeth down to her LAST million

Rediff.com29 Jan 2014

Queen Elizabeth II's household finances are at a "historic low" with just 1 million pounds left in reserve, even as the royal palaces were "crumbling" and in urgent need of repair.

Has Mourinho become easy target for criticism?

Has Mourinho become easy target for criticism?

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has become an easy target for criticism after his club's slow start to the season, but the players themselves must take more responsibility, according to former Reds striker Wayne Rooney.

Agassi open to return to 'high pressure' coaching role

Agassi open to return to 'high pressure' coaching role

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

The American former world number one, who retired in 2006, said his first steps into coaching were "challenging, interesting and educational".

WC: England less threatening than Belgium, says Panama's Rodriguez

WC: England less threatening than Belgium, says Panama's Rodriguez

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

The tournament debutants held their own against a highly rated Belgian side in the first half in Sochi before a stunning volley from Dries Mertens and a Romelu Lukaku brace after the break helped the Europeans climb to the top of Group G.

8 journalists who became politicians

8 journalists who became politicians

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

A list of prominent journalists who also became successful politicians.

Why England's Woakes pulled out of IPL

Why England's Woakes pulled out of IPL

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

'I want to play as much cricket as I can moving forward while looking after my body. My England career is No.1 but if opportunities come up, I'd still like to play in them.'

Pics: Broad plays in first cricket match at 10 Downing Street

Pics: Broad plays in first cricket match at 10 Downing Street

Rediff.com13 Sep 2017

UK Prime Minister Teresa May watched as the cricketing duo joined hands with charity Chance to Shine to promote street cricket.

Facebook investors want CEO Mark Zuckerberg to resign: Report

Facebook investors want CEO Mark Zuckerberg to resign: Report

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

The New York Times recently published a report revealing that Facebook at times smeared critics as anti-Semitic or tried to link activists to billionaire investor George Soros, and tried to shift public anger away toward rival tech firms.

Chances of US slipping into recession 'very low': Buffett

Chances of US slipping into recession 'very low': Buffett

Rediff.com8 Jun 2012

Unless the Eurozone crisis escalates further.

Nirav Modi can be extradited to India: UK court

Nirav Modi can be extradited to India: UK court

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Thursday lost his fight against being extradited to India as a United Kingdom judge ruled that he can be sent back to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2 billion Punjab National Bank scam case.

Nirav Modi extradition: CBI-ED team to leave for London

Nirav Modi extradition: CBI-ED team to leave for London

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

The ED officer will carry the latest charge sheet filed by the agency against Modi's wife Ami and the recent attachments made by it in the case.

Stop! Tales of a village telegraphist

Stop! Tales of a village telegraphist

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

P Murugesan has been sending telegrams for 33 years in rural Tamil Nadu. He remembers hectic marriage seasons, many moons ago, when everyone sent telegrams. And days when even 15 Morse machines could not handle the load...

Stop! Tales of a village telegraphist

Stop! Tales of a village telegraphist

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

P Murugesan has been sending telegrams for 33 years in rural Tamil Nadu. He remembers hectic marriage seasons, many moons ago, when everyone sent telegrams. And days when even 15 Morse machines could not handle the load...

Our order used as tool for mandatory Aadhaar-mobile seeding: SC

Our order used as tool for mandatory Aadhaar-mobile seeding: SC

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

SC raised questions over the government's decision ordering mandatory seeding of mobile numbers with Aadhaar.

'Modi hai to mumkin hai': Congress, BJP spar after Nirav Modi spotted in UK

'Modi hai to mumkin hai': Congress, BJP spar after Nirav Modi spotted in UK

Rediff.com9 Mar 2019

'It seems PM Modi is running a bank fraudsters settlement company for the likes of Nirav Modi'

Prince Harry leaves UK to rejoin Meghan, Archie in Canada: Reports

Prince Harry leaves UK to rejoin Meghan, Archie in Canada: Reports

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

Harry, 35, was said to be desperate to be reunited with Archie, whom he had not seen for two weeks, and his 38-year-old American actress wife in Canada that the young family plans to make their home.

Britain's Best Dressed Stars

Britain's Best Dressed Stars

Rediff.com29 Sep 2010

Robert Patterson and Emma Watson lead the list.

Internet cures can be deadly

Internet cures can be deadly

Rediff.com3 Aug 2004

Cancer patients are at most risk and may die sooner if they follow the advice on commercial websites, warns Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at the Peninsula Medical School.

Are you suffering from Selfitis? Take this test to find out!

Are you suffering from Selfitis? Take this test to find out!

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

The selfie disease is no hoax.

Boycott remembers fearless, combative, gentle giant Greig

Boycott remembers fearless, combative, gentle giant Greig

Rediff.com31 Dec 2012

England great Geoffrey Boycott has paid tribute to former teammate and renowned television commentator Tony Greig, who passed away recently with a suspended heart attack, saying the former captain was a fearless gentle giant.

No defamation campaign against Hina-Bilawal: Pak Army

No defamation campaign against Hina-Bilawal: Pak Army

Rediff.com29 Sep 2012

The Pakistani military on Saturday dismissed as "absurd and baseless" a British newspaper's report that the Inter-Services Intelligence agency was behind a defamation campaign against Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Pakistan People's Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

'First among game changers for 2014 elections'

'First among game changers for 2014 elections'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Kasab's execution is part of the government's effort to demonstrate how it will deal with issues of national security strongly, political journalist Rasheed Kidwai tells Priyanka.

Commission clears Pak govt, army of protecting Osama

Commission clears Pak govt, army of protecting Osama

Rediff.com22 Oct 2012

The judicial commission assigned to investigate the American raid in Abbottabad, which killed Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden in May 2011, states that no one else in the garrison town knew that the world's most wanted man had taken up residence there, according to a senior government official

Dalai Lama fears 'Chinese poison plot' to kill him

Dalai Lama fears 'Chinese poison plot' to kill him

Rediff.com13 May 2012

The Dalai Lama has revealed he fears that Chinese agents have trained Tibetan women for a mission to kill him.

Brangelina 'may have tied the knot' on X'mas

Brangelina 'may have tied the knot' on X'mas

Rediff.com2 Jan 2013

The couple had announced thier engagement seven months ago.

A 400-year-old bed slept in by 15 generations

A 400-year-old bed slept in by 15 generations

Rediff.com7 Mar 2013

The antique four-poster with its ornate carved headboard was built for the residents of the Berkeley Castle estate in Gloucestershire in 1608 and has been used for more than 400 years.

World's most complex mathematical theory 'cracked'

World's most complex mathematical theory 'cracked'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2012

A Japanese mathematician may have finally cracked 'the abc conjecture' -- one of the world's most complex mathematical theories.