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Southgate says Premier League's early start has taken toll on players

Southgate says Premier League's early start has taken toll on players

Rediff.com15 Oct 2018

The English top flight was the earliest of the major European leagues to start this season, kicking off on Aug. 10, a week before Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A and a fortnight ahead of Germany's Bundesliga.

Social security to become a right

Social security to become a right

Rediff.com22 Aug 2008

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Unorganized Sector Workers' Social Security Bill, 2008, incorporating one of the key recommendations of the paliamentary standing committee -- making social security a legislated right.

What you must not miss in the EPL this weekend

What you must not miss in the EPL this weekend

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

Liverpool face Spurs in the game of the weekend, a day after title rivals Manchester City travel to struggling Fulham.

Locals turn heroes in Khatauli after train tragedy

Locals turn heroes in Khatauli after train tragedy

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

Men and women, young, old all came together to save lives where they could and provide succour -- some by providing food, while others provided medicines and a shoulder to cry on.

Pochettino living the dream as Spurs aim for the moon

Pochettino living the dream as Spurs aim for the moon

Rediff.com30 Apr 2019

There is still a long way to go, with a young Ajax side sure to present a formidable obstacle to a Spurs squad shorn of leading strikers Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.

Explore designer Kiran Uttam Ghosh's fashionable abode

Explore designer Kiran Uttam Ghosh's fashionable abode

Rediff.com7 Jul 2009

Fifteen rooms, seven bathrooms, a home office and even a makeshift ramp! Kolkata-based designer Kiran Uttam Ghosh tells us why her grand home is in fact an opera of opposites.

Birthday Special: The fabulous life of Anushka Sharma

Birthday Special: The fabulous life of Anushka Sharma

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Anushka Sharma turns 27 on May 1!

EPL: Liverpool move into top four; Spurs lose to Villa

EPL: Liverpool move into top four; Spurs lose to Villa

Rediff.com20 May 2021

Liverpool moved into the Champions League qualifying spots after a 3-0 win at Burnley on Wednesday took them above Leicester City and into fourth place with one round of Premier League matches remaining.

Giant inflatable ballerina takes over New York's Rockefeller Center

Giant inflatable ballerina takes over New York's Rockefeller Center

Rediff.com13 May 2017

Pop-art prince Jeff Koons unveiled his latest public art installation, "Seated Ballerina," a 45-foot inflatable sculpture at the busy center and it will preside over the Midtown landmark until June 2.

United's Maguire gets suspended sentence over brawl in Greece

United's Maguire gets suspended sentence over brawl in Greece

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Joe Maguire was found guilty of repeated bodily harm, violence against public employees and attempted bribery. Sharman was found guilty of insult, repeated bodily harm and violence against public employees.

Rakesh Maria's tell-all book riles Mumbai top cops

Rakesh Maria's tell-all book riles Mumbai top cops

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Former Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria has claimed his successor Ahmed Javed knew Sheena Bora murder case accused Indrani and Peter Mukerjea socially, and that Peter also knew the then joint commissioner of police (law and order) Deven Bharti on "first name terms". Maria, who investigated some high-profile cases like the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and also headed the probe in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, made the revelation in his memoir Let Me Say It Now released on Monday.

26/11 attacks showed Pakistan 'broke its promise'

26/11 attacks showed Pakistan 'broke its promise'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2008

Powell, who agreed that there were similarities between the Mumbai attacks and the attack in December 2001 when the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammad had launched attacks on the Indian Parliament, said at the time Islamabad had promised to completely eliminate and dismantle these terrorist networks, and was surprised to find that seven years later they were still very much alive and thriving.

Bigg Boss 10: Was Mona's kiss deliberate?

Bigg Boss 10: Was Mona's kiss deliberate?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

Over the weekend, Akanksha was evicted. Good riddance.

The Tashan The Timepass

The Tashan The Timepass

Rediff.com25 Apr 2008

As said, Tashan works in fits and starts. There are some genuinely creative moments, a few fantastic lines of dialogue, and some shots that make you go wow. And while the film starts off blissfully cheeky, it gets more and more serious as it goes along, suddenly mistaking itself for a ridiculous action film.

Ansuya Dutt had rare courage

Ansuya Dutt had rare courage

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Ansuya Dutt, who never stopped fighting for women's rights, can be an inspiration to us never to lose sight of our basic beliefs, never mind peer pressure.

'I'm not a girlfriend stealer'

'I'm not a girlfriend stealer'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

'Ranveer was seeing a girl and then I think they broke up many months later.' '8-10 months later, I started seeing her.'

Napping boosts memory: Study

Napping boosts memory: Study

Rediff.com22 Sep 2006

According to the New Scientist, a research carried out by boffins from the City University of New York in the US has found that napping boosts memory, making it easier to recall important facts, reports the Daily Mail.

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the globe.

The War Review

The War Review

Rediff.com2 Oct 2019

War is an ode to such star power, one that pits Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff together for the first time and capitalises on their famous idol-idoliser energy to draw us into a world of espionage, action and camaraderie.

Rahul seals no-confidence speech with 'jaadu ki jhappi' for PM; Speaker takes objection

Rahul seals no-confidence speech with 'jaadu ki jhappi' for PM; Speaker takes objection

Rediff.com21 Jul 2018

He also said his opponents may hate him, call him 'Pappu' but he has no anger, hatred against the PM and the BJP.

Movies: Best of the week

Movies: Best of the week

Rediff.com18 Jul 2005

A look at the top movies stories this week.

The world of Chaitanya Tamhane's Disciple

The world of Chaitanya Tamhane's Disciple

Rediff.com12 May 2021

'Tamhane's densely composed shots achieve what a vacuously whizzing camera seldom does.' 'Like those Renaissance Paintings in which a bewitching lady is shown posing for a portrait, and daily life plays out in a corner unruffled, Tamhane's static frames have a hundred interesting things happening within them,' observes Sreehari Nair.

Meet the man who handled Tatas' Corus bid

Meet the man who handled Tatas' Corus bid

Rediff.com5 Feb 2007

Meet Arunkumar Ramanlal Gandhi. The head of the M&A activities in the Tata Group, who called up Tata to convey Tata Steel's victory.

The ultimate man's guide to being the perfect dinner date

The ultimate man's guide to being the perfect dinner date

Rediff.com18 Jul 2015

Here's what women find irresistible

Mulayam and the Samajwadi Party house of cards

Mulayam and the Samajwadi Party house of cards

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

How he hopes to retain his fort is anyone's guess, says Nazarwala, the man who called right the 2007 and 2012 UP elections.

This model doesn't like partying

This model doesn't like partying

Rediff.com7 Apr 2006

Kenya to bid for 2016 Olympic Games

Kenya to bid for 2016 Olympic Games

Rediff.com13 Jan 2005

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge pledged to help Kenya prepare the bid.

Cristiano Junior fires East Bengal to victory

Cristiano Junior fires East Bengal to victory

Rediff.com15 Apr 2004

The Brazilian striker scored twice in a 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.

Raising a bowler hat to Saeed Jaffrey

Raising a bowler hat to Saeed Jaffrey

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

'Jaffrey played all his roles with a characteristic elan and amiability: He looked like a clever, all-knowing, winking Super Mario, gloriously grey around the edges. Irresistible, really.'

Football Focus: Guardiola hopes Messi ends career at Barcelona

Football Focus: Guardiola hopes Messi ends career at Barcelona

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

Summary of all that transpired on and off the football field

2 killed, 17 hurt in Florida nightclub shooting

2 killed, 17 hurt in Florida nightclub shooting

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

Local media described the scene as "a mad house" and said that were gunshots reported as people were exiting the nightclub.

Anxiety, insomnia: Firing in border areas leaves residents emotionally scarred

Anxiety, insomnia: Firing in border areas leaves residents emotionally scarred

Rediff.com20 Nov 2016

The cross-border firing was severely affecting the mental health of those residing in border areas that witness death and destruction.

'Girls can striptease, so can boys'

'Girls can striptease, so can boys'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2003

Akshay-Raveena together on stage

Akshay-Raveena together on stage

Rediff.com20 Jan 2003

All about sex. In capital letters!

All about sex. In capital letters!

Rediff.com26 Sep 2003

So much the phone has taken away from us

So much the phone has taken away from us

Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

'How did we get here?' 'How did utility morph into addiction?' 'Is this what Graham Bell intended?' asks Veenu Sandhu.

He fought like a tiger

He fought like a tiger

Rediff.com28 Aug 2004

Mamma meow! This mysterious island has more cats than people

Mamma meow! This mysterious island has more cats than people

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

More than 120 cats swarm the island with only a handful of humans for company.

12 types of people you'll meet on Holi

12 types of people you'll meet on Holi

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

Be prepared to be dragged, doused and break into a dance.

Dhinchak Pooja or Priya Varrier: Who's the hottest internet sensation?

Dhinchak Pooja or Priya Varrier: Who's the hottest internet sensation?

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

Which of these talents impressed you the most?