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Has coronavirus helped Modi discover virtues of democracy?

Has coronavirus helped Modi discover virtues of democracy?

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Has Modi -- after announcing the life-crushing demonetisation, the abrogation of Article 370 and the CAA/NPR/NRC without any consultation -- suddenly realised the value of taking everyone on board, asks Krishna Prasad.

Spanish govt accused of covering up drug supplier

Spanish govt accused of covering up drug supplier

Rediff.com22 Jan 2013

The Spanish government has been accused of curbing proof linking footballers and tennis stars to a disreputable doctor who will go on trial in Madrid next week and has been described as a 'one-man Wal-Mart' of doping, according to a report in an English daily.

JLR to build new Jaguar F-type sports car

JLR to build new Jaguar F-type sports car

Rediff.com3 May 2012

According to The Telegraph, JLR intends to invest around 200 million pounds on expanding the facility by 50 per cent.

England rocked by World Cup loss to Australia

England rocked by World Cup loss to Australia

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

England -- fourth with eight points and two games left -- must now keep one eye on other results with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka breathing down their necks.

Gulf investors eye $2billion bid for Arsenal: report

Gulf investors eye $2billion bid for Arsenal: report

Rediff.com3 Mar 2013

A Middle Eastern consortium is poised to bid 1.5 billion pounds for full ownership of Britain's Arsenal Football Club in the biggest-ever takeover of a soccer team, The Telegraph newspaper reported.

Red Cross declares Syrian conflict as civil war

Red Cross declares Syrian conflict as civil war

Rediff.com16 Jul 2012

The Red Cross had previously designated Idlib, Homs and Hama as war zones, but the change in status means international humanitarian law applies wherever fighting occurs throughout the country.

Thigh strain rules Finn out of first Test

Thigh strain rules Finn out of first Test

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

England captain Alastair Cook has confirmed that fast bowler Steven Finn has been ruled out of the first Test match against India at Ahmedabad, which gets under way on Thursday, by a thigh strain.

Delhi rape: 'Men who tormented my daughter must be hanged'

Delhi rape: 'Men who tormented my daughter must be hanged'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2013

The mother of the Delhi gang rape victim has spoken for the first time about the attack that shocked the country and has asked to hang the culprits for the heinous crime that they committed.

Israel turns down President Pranab's request to visit Jerusalem mosque

Israel turns down President Pranab's request to visit Jerusalem mosque

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Israeli officials have turned down the President's request citing security concerns.

Egypt polls: Muslim Brotherhood heading towards victory

Egypt polls: Muslim Brotherhood heading towards victory

Rediff.com25 May 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood is moving towards a surprise victory in the first round of presidential elections in Egypt.

Gujarat cops make 'terrorists' wear skullcaps in drill

Gujarat cops make 'terrorists' wear skullcaps in drill

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

A video of police mock drill showing dummy militants shouting pro-Islamic slogan emerged on Thursday in Gujarat, a day after controversy erupted over men, playing the part of terrorists, being made to wear skullcaps in a similar exercise in Surat.

Tottenham's Bale makes record 86m pound move to Real Madrid

Tottenham's Bale makes record 86m pound move to Real Madrid

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

EPL club Tottenham have finally agreed the release their star player Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for a world-record fee of a 100 million Euros (86 million pounds).

A wave of hand could be your new password

A wave of hand could be your new password

Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

A biometric sensor in a laptop or tablet computer scans the unique pattern of veins in a person's palm to verify their identity, the Telegraph reported.

Stressed staff 40% more likely to call in sick

Stressed staff 40% more likely to call in sick

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

Almost seven in 10 workers aged between 18 and 24 have called in sick due to stress in the last year, according to a report into workplace stress by a UK-based provider of financial products and services.

Rebekah Brooks, husband arrested over NOTW scandal

Rebekah Brooks, husband arrested over NOTW scandal

Rediff.com13 Mar 2012

Media baron Rupert Murdoch's aide and the former editor of the News of the World, Rebekah Brooks, and her husband Charlie were arrested on Tuesday along with four others in connection with the phone hacking scandal.

Israel set to give US last warning on Iran

Israel set to give US last warning on Iran

Rediff.com4 Mar 2012

"At Monday's meeting between Netanyahu and Obama the Israeli prime minister will deliver a stark warning," the Telegraph reported quoted sources in Jerusalem. Both leaders are meeting in US capital Washington.

China to build world's biggest mega city

China to build world's biggest mega city

Rediff.com27 Jan 2011

In six years, China is set to build world's biggest mega city developing nine cities around the Pearl River Delta.

Is this the world's 'highest' selfie?

Is this the world's 'highest' selfie?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

47-year-old Gerald Donovan took incredible pictures of himself from the top of the world's tallest skyscraper which could be the world's highest selfie, the Telegraph reported.

Tablets are one of fastest-adopted technologies

Tablets are one of fastest-adopted technologies

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

According to a new research conducted by market research firm comScore in the United States has revealed that one in four smartphone owners used a tablet between February and April this year, an increase of 14 per cent over last year.

Former World No 1 Becker bankrupt

Former World No 1 Becker bankrupt

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

The decision came after a failure to pay long-standing debt, according to reports in the English media.

An Indian legend you probably don't know about

An Indian legend you probably don't know about

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa. Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend

Sahara's Grosvenor House put on sale; may fetch Rs 5,000 cr

Sahara's Grosvenor House put on sale; may fetch Rs 5,000 cr

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

It is one of the three marquee hotels owned by Sahara outside India.

Gaddafi's son Saadi granted asylum in Niger

Gaddafi's son Saadi granted asylum in Niger

Rediff.com12 Nov 2011

Nigerian President Mahamadou Issoufi has announced his decision to grant asylum to slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi. Issoufi said that Saadi, a bisexual playboy, was granted asylum on 'humanitarian grounds,' adding that it was unlikely he would ever be extradited back to his home country. Issoufi also said that Saadi, three generals and three other Libyans who accompanied him across the border last week were being treated as refugees.

Greece PM agrees to step down over financial crisis

Greece PM agrees to step down over financial crisis

Rediff.com7 Nov 2011

Greece's political leaders have agreed to form a national unity government after the nation's embattled Prime Minister George Papendreou agreed to step down half way through his four-year-term under pressure from a European ultimatum. An agreement in principle was reached between Papandreou and Antonis Samaras, the conservative opposition leader, after a meeting with the president on Sunday.

Norway mass murderer wanted to chop off PM's head

Norway mass murderer wanted to chop off PM's head

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

Breivik shot 67 people present at a Labour party summer camp on Utoya island in July last year, and had hoped that Brundtland, who led Norway as a Left-wing prime minister between 1981 and 1996, would be attending the event on the day of the massacre, The Telegraph reports.

'For Sonia, Mulayam is a long term, unpredictable ally'

'For Sonia, Mulayam is a long term, unpredictable ally'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

Rasheed Kidwai, associate editor of The Telegraph newspaper who is the author of Sonia: A biography and 24 Akbar Road, made an exclusive appearance on Rediff Chat on Monday where he fielded wide-ranging questions about the Presidential poll. Here is the transcript from the chat..

Warner likely to be appointed T20 skipper against India

Warner likely to be appointed T20 skipper against India

Rediff.com15 Jan 2012

Australia's latest batting sensation David Warner might lead the team against India in the Two Twenty20 International which are scheduled once the Test series gets over.

Talking points from the weekend's Premier League action

Talking points from the weekend's Premier League action

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Is VAR sucking the life out of the game?

Gaddafi's family holed up in Algerian villa

Gaddafi's family holed up in Algerian villa

Rediff.com6 Sep 2011

Embattled Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's immediate family members are living under 'close confinement' at a luxurious villa in Algeria, it has emerged.

'National Treasures': Media reacts to England's World Cup exit

'National Treasures': Media reacts to England's World Cup exit

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

England hailed as heroes after World Cup heartache

The girl Rafa will marry

The girl Rafa will marry

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Xisca is a supremely private person, so much so that she is not on social media. She does not discuss her relationship with her family either.

Pakistan sheltered Osama for Saudi cash?

Pakistan sheltered Osama for Saudi cash?

Rediff.com11 Aug 2011

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was protected by elements of Pakistan's security apparatus in return for millions of dollars of Saudi cash, an American security analyst has claimed.

'Pak-US alliance main reason for homegrown Taliban insurgency'

'Pak-US alliance main reason for homegrown Taliban insurgency'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan "cursed" the government in a rally, insisting that its alliance with the United States was the main reason why his country was facing homegrown Taliban insurgency.

How COVID-19 affects the heart

How COVID-19 affects the heart

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'The more seriously ill you are from heart disease, the more seriously ill you could get from infection with COVID-19.'

Iran's space monkey won't make it into space

Iran's space monkey won't make it into space

Rediff.com13 Oct 2011

Iran has acknowledged that its attempt to send a live monkey into space has turned out to be a failure.

IPL founder Modi declared bankrupt in London court

IPL founder Modi declared bankrupt in London court

Rediff.com20 Mar 2012

Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has been declared bankrupt in a London court over unpaid bills of 65,000 pounds (Rs 53 lakh approx) owed to a private security firm.

US student Amanda Knox acquitted of murdering British roommate

US student Amanda Knox acquitted of murdering British roommate

Rediff.com4 Oct 2011

American student Amanda Knox has been freed from an Italian prison after winning an appeal against her conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in 2007.

Nirav Modi's extradition request sent to court; ED, CBI to leave for London

Nirav Modi's extradition request sent to court; ED, CBI to leave for London

Rediff.com9 Mar 2019

The move takes the process of extraditing and bringing back Nirav Modi to face the law in India to the next stage, the sources said.

Soon, Google to give search results from minute old events!

Soon, Google to give search results from minute old events!

Rediff.com7 Nov 2011

An Indian born software engineer at Google Inc. has announced that the company will now provide search results from the most recent events and hot topics.

CA's plans to preserve Cummins will see him miss IPL

CA's plans to preserve Cummins will see him miss IPL

Rediff.com21 Jan 2012

Upcoming fast bowler Pat Cummins will not play in the Indian Premier League as cricket Australia wants to preserve the 18-year-old from injuries as a part of their long-term plan.