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Can India create cricketing history in South Africa?

Can India create cricketing history in South Africa?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

India's formidably consistent match-winners have a date with history in the New Year when they take on an out-of-sorts South Africa in the second Test in Johannesburg from Monday in pursuit of a coveted first-ever series win in the Rainbow Nation.

Natarajan awaits next challenge as he dons Test whites

Natarajan awaits next challenge as he dons Test whites

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Natarajan was added to the Test squad for the remaining two Test matches against Australia on January 1.

Here's the update on Kohli, Siraj injuries

Here's the update on Kohli, Siraj injuries

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

Head coach Rahul Dravid too provided an update on Kohli's fitness at the media interaction.

Will clean image, loyalty to party and Gandhis help Kharge in Cong prez race?

Will clean image, loyalty to party and Gandhis help Kharge in Cong prez race?

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

If elected, he will be the second All India Congress Committee president from Karnataka after S Nijalingappa, and also a Dalit leader to hold the post after Jagjivan Ram.

India-Australia T20s: Axar Patel Most Valuable Player!

India-Australia T20s: Axar Patel Most Valuable Player!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list India's Most Valuable ODI Players in the India-Australia T20 series.

AIFF Elections: Returning Officer finds all 20 nomination papers in order after scrutiny

AIFF Elections: Returning Officer finds all 20 nomination papers in order after scrutiny

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

Football Delhi president Shaji Prabhakaran, who had filed the nomination papers for the president's post when the polls were to be held under the aegis of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) on August 28, decided not to stand for elections this time.

Bavuma's Proteas ready to settle unfinished business

Bavuma's Proteas ready to settle unfinished business

Rediff.com27 Sep 2022

The chinks in India's pace bowling armour were badly exposed in the three-match T20s against Australia.

Gangster killed outside his house in Sikar, man caught in firing also dead

Gangster killed outside his house in Sikar, man caught in firing also dead

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

Another man who had gone to meet his daughter studying in a coaching institute there was also hit by bullets and died.

Warm-up PIX: Kohli hits 67; Iyer, Jadeja also slam fifties

Warm-up PIX: Kohli hits 67; Iyer, Jadeja also slam fifties

Rediff.com25 Jun 2022

Kohli decorated his innings with five boundaries and two sixes.

India-SA T20s: David Miller MVP

India-SA T20s: David Miller MVP

Rediff.com14 Oct 2022

David Miller is the most valuable player in the India-South Africa T20I series because he scored a lot of runs at a blazing pace.

A Relieved Shreyas!

A Relieved Shreyas!

Rediff.com3 May 2022

On Monday, May 2, 2022, the Kolkata Knight Riders finally ended their losing run at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

The secret to India's pacers' success...

The secret to India's pacers' success...

Rediff.com16 Nov 2019

Ishant said it's difficult for him to explain his recent purple patch.

Struggling Mumbai Indians face uphill task against KKR

Struggling Mumbai Indians face uphill task against KKR

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Mumbai Indians have so far looked like anything but IPL's five-time champions, losing both their opening games - against Delhi Capitals by four wickets, followed by a 23-run defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals.

Pacer Krishna added to India's squad for 4th Test

Pacer Krishna added to India's squad for 4th Test

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Pace bowler Prasidh Krishna has been added to India's squad for the fourth Test against England at The Oval, starting on Thursday.

Confident India eye WTC final; Australia seek revenge

Confident India eye WTC final; Australia seek revenge

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

The four-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy that promises a lot of twists and turns, engrossing sub-plots and probably career-defining performances.

Top Performer: Vintage Dhoni

Top Performer: Vintage Dhoni

Rediff.com27 Mar 2022

The legend was greeted by thunderous shouts of 'Dhoni! Dhoni!' that echoed all around the Wankhede stadium when he walked in to bat at No 7 with CSK reeling on 61/5 in the 11th over.

Watch out for this KKR star batter in next few IPLs

Watch out for this KKR star batter in next few IPLs

Rediff.com19 May 2022

Kolkata Knight Riders' head coach Brendon McCullum says young batter Rinku Singh has been their find of IPL 2022 and the franchise will invest in him in the coming years.

Maharashtra chemist stabbed to death for post supporting Nupur Sharma

Maharashtra chemist stabbed to death for post supporting Nupur Sharma

Rediff.com2 Jul 2022

A 54-year-old chemist was stabbed to death in Amravati city of Maharashtra, with the police suspecting that the accused committed the offence as the victim had allegedly shared a post on a social messaging platform in support of Nupur Sharma, whose remarks on Prophet Mohammed led to nationwide protests and global condemnation.

'Atiq's murder could have been remote-controlled'

'Atiq's murder could have been remote-controlled'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2023

'The prowess with which they executed the shootings unmistakably bear the imprint of someone who has had professional training.'

Justice Chandrachud bats for use of technology by judiciary

Justice Chandrachud bats for use of technology by judiciary

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud, who has been asking lawyers to adopt technological interventions, on Tuesday said that he saw someone recording the court's proceedings on a cell phone and wondered "how can he do so", but then he realised this was not a big deal as nothing is confidential in an open court hearing.

Revealed! What is Shardul's role in Indian Test side

Revealed! What is Shardul's role in Indian Test side

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

Shardul said he loves to deliver in crunch situations.

Population PIL: Every problem can't be resolved by approaching us, says SC

Population PIL: Every problem can't be resolved by approaching us, says SC

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

The observation came when Upadhyay, a lawyer, said since population comes under the concurrent list of the Constitution state governments can also make laws to control it.

Rahane reveals Rohit's batting position ahead of 3rd Test

Rahane reveals Rohit's batting position ahead of 3rd Test

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

Rohit Sharma will bat at the top of the innings.

IPL 2021: Can Delhi Capitals end their title drought?

IPL 2021: Can Delhi Capitals end their title drought?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2021

Thrust into the leadership role, a completely transformed Rishabh Pant carries a lot of hope and responsibility on his shoulders as Delhi Capitals aim to build on the success of the last edition in the UAE, where they finished runners-up to Mumbai Indians.

Kharge: 1st non-Gandhi Cong chief in 24 yrs is a Gandhi loyalist

Kharge: 1st non-Gandhi Cong chief in 24 yrs is a Gandhi loyalist

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge, a staunch Gandhi family loyalist from Karnataka, has become the Congress' first non-Gandhi president in 24 years.

SC calls 11 Gujarat riots petitions 'infructuous', closes them

SC calls 11 Gujarat riots petitions 'infructuous', closes them

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

Terming as "infructuous", the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed as many as 11 petitions, including the one filed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), almost 20 years ago seeking an independent probe into the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.

Hardik to lead team for New Zealand T20 series

Hardik to lead team for New Zealand T20 series

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the BCCI has picked the squads for India's upcoming series against New Zealand and Bangladesh

Why India start as favourites to win in South Africa

Why India start as favourites to win in South Africa

Rediff.com26 Dec 2021

South Africa remains one of the very few places where India have not won a Test series, and the Virat Kohli-led side is determined to end the wait this time around.

BJP leadership intervenes to prevent Uttarakhand minister from quitting

BJP leadership intervenes to prevent Uttarakhand minister from quitting

Rediff.com25 Dec 2021

Sources said Rawat left the meeting as he was angry that a proposal for a medical college in Kotdwar -- his constituency -- was not being cleared by the cabinet.

IPL auction: 5 bowlers to watch out for...

IPL auction: 5 bowlers to watch out for...

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

The players' auction for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League is likely to see a lot of action with as many as 292 cricketers up for grabs, in Chennai, on Thursday.

Rahane to lead in the absence of Kohli in 1st Test vs New Zealand

Rahane to lead in the absence of Kohli in 1st Test vs New Zealand

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead India in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, starting November 25, before regular skipper Virat Kohli returns to take charge from the second Test in Mumbai.

NIA raids in Delhi, 3 states against terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus

NIA raids in Delhi, 3 states against terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

Those covered under the raids also included gangsters involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Good news for those planning to buy a house

Good news for those planning to buy a house

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

With an eye on the coming festive season, leading public sector bank State Bank of India will provide home loans to its customers at concessional interest rates. SBI chief general manager (CGM) Umesh Kumar Pandey informed that this drive to provide home loans at concessional interest rates will be completed in two phases, an official release said on Thursday. The first phase will be operated from September 1 to October 31, while the second phase will be operational from November 1 to December 31, it said.

Historic! PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief

Historic! PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief

Rediff.com27 Nov 2022

PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief, first woman occupant of top job

Who gets the jab this way, Rishabh?

Who gets the jab this way, Rishabh?

Rediff.com13 May 2021

Delhi Capitals stars Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma have been vaccinated in recent days, so why should DC skipper Rishabh Pant be left behind?

What Smriti Mandhana said after the vaccine

What Smriti Mandhana said after the vaccine

Rediff.com11 May 2021

Smriti Mandhana, on Tuesday received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

SC issues notice to Centre on pleas against Places of Worship Act

SC issues notice to Centre on pleas against Places of Worship Act

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

The 1991 provision is an Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Warm-up PIX: Attacking Pant stands out for Leicester

Warm-up PIX: Attacking Pant stands out for Leicester

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

Responding to India's 246 for eight declared after a day of multiple rain interruptions, Leicestershire were primed to take a sizable lead over the tourists when Pant was in his element.

DC's Dhawan arrives at team hotel, to undergo 7-day quarantine

DC's Dhawan arrives at team hotel, to undergo 7-day quarantine

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

The player will be in quarantine for a week, the franchise said in a statement.

Warm-up tie: KS Bharat impresses but top order fails

Warm-up tie: KS Bharat impresses but top order fails

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

Bharat shone during his 158-minute stay in the middle