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How many 2019 World Cup players have scored 10,000 ODI runs?

How many 2019 World Cup players have scored 10,000 ODI runs?

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the fascinating career numbers of players in the World Cup.

Jimmy Fallon shares new photo of baby daughter

Jimmy Fallon shares new photo of baby daughter

Rediff.com18 Feb 2015

Get a lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood.

'I want the predators to feel afraid'

'I want the predators to feel afraid'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

'It's okay to Twitter shame somebody, but what happens after that?' 'Most of these people, who were accused, are back at work now.' 'I want the movement to go on, I don't want the momentum to slow down.'

Obama sowing new seeds of hatred: Osama

Obama sowing new seeds of hatred: Osama

Rediff.com3 Jun 2009

In the tape broadcast on Al-Jazeera, the Arabic-language TV network, shortly after the US President touched down in Saudi Arabia, Bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, accused Obama of following his predecessor George W Bush's policy of antagonising Muslims.

Suicides won't take sheen off this coaching hub

Suicides won't take sheen off this coaching hub

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

'Kota is good if you are good' and 'Kota can make you or break you' are two cryptic statements Kota students often offer to explain life in their world.

Looking at Carrie Fisher's life in pictures

Looking at Carrie Fisher's life in pictures

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Carrie Fisher, who made Star Wars character Princess Leia so popular, passed into the ages on December 28

Desi stand-up comedian Rajiv Satyal conquers new lands

Desi stand-up comedian Rajiv Satyal conquers new lands

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

The comedian presents a solo show, about being solo in Los Angeles for the first time. He discusses dating, the challenges of his profession and why Indian Americans are the most privileged with P Rajendran.

Obama nominates Indian American for district court judge

Obama nominates Indian American for district court judge

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

United States President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Indian American Manish S Shah to serve on the United States District Courts judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois.

Veteran British broadcaster David Frost dies at 74

Veteran British broadcaster David Frost dies at 74

Rediff.com1 Sep 2013

Veteran British journalist and broadcaster Sir David Frost, best known for his series of interviews with disgraced United States President Richard Nixon, has died after a suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship. He was 74.

'Allen loved Calcutta, where poets were worshipped

'Allen loved Calcutta, where poets were worshipped

Rediff.com9 Jul 2008

Arthur J Pais writes on a fascinating book that limns Beat poet Allen Ginsberg's attempt to find, in Indian mysticism, an antidote to Western materialism

US  charges Allen Stanford with 'massive' fraud

US charges Allen Stanford with 'massive' fraud

Rediff.com18 Feb 2009

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and three of his companies were charged with "massive" fraud on Tuesday as federal agents swooped down on his US headquarters. In a civil complaint filed in federal court in Dallas, the US Securities and Exchange Commission accused Stanford, who sponsored international cricket matches, and two other executives of fraudulently selling $8 billion in high-yield certificates of deposit in a scheme..

'Learning is a lifelong process'

'Learning is a lifelong process'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Aditya Bhushan Dwivedi profiles Amitava Ghosh the chief technology officer at TaxiForSure.

Forecasting media's future

Forecasting media's future

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

Ajit Balakrishnan recalls some lessons from the last time people talked of 'convergence' -- the mid-1990s.

Decoding the Golden Globes 2013 nominations

Decoding the Golden Globes 2013 nominations

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

It is a spread so full, rich and varied it'd satisfy most cinematic gluttons.

Venezuela: Where beauty is a national sport

Venezuela: Where beauty is a national sport

Rediff.com26 Aug 2009

Venezuela, a nation of just 27 million people, is the world's unquestioned leader in beauty pageants. Why?

10 college dropouts who built business empires

10 college dropouts who built business empires

Rediff.com23 Aug 2012

They never went to college...yet they own some of the world's biggest businesses.

The Stephen Hawking I knew

The Stephen Hawking I knew

Rediff.com22 Mar 2018

When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency. I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.

US Sikhs to submit memorandum to Obama

US Sikhs to submit memorandum to Obama

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

The Sikh community in the United States plans to submit a memorandum to President Barack Obama, expressing their commitment to uphold the highest values of the American society and peaceful co-existence in the wake a shootout at a Gurdwara which left six worshippers dead.

'Thank you to the Academy. Thank you'

'Thank you to the Academy. Thank you'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

The 89th Annual Academy awards saw some touching speeches. Here's a look at some of the best ones.

Samsung, Apple to end patents war outside US

Samsung, Apple to end patents war outside US

Rediff.com7 Aug 2014

Apple still has a request pending for a sales ban against newer Samsung phones in that proceeding.

Stunning photos from the week gone by

Stunning photos from the week gone by

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

Images of the events that shaped the world last week.

Apple ups hiring, but faces obstacles to making phones smarter

Apple ups hiring, but faces obstacles to making phones smarter

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

The company has also stepped up its courtship of machine-learning PhD's, joining Google, Amazon, Facebook and others in a fierce contest

'We hope The Lunchbox will find an audience for it in India'

'We hope The Lunchbox will find an audience for it in India'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

Director Ritesh Batra discusses his film, The Lunchbox, which releases this week.

Guntur to New York. Aboard the Titanic

Guntur to New York. Aboard the Titanic

Rediff.com12 Apr 2012

The Titanic had an India connection. Allen Becker's family journeyed from Guntur to London and boarded the Titanic on April 10, 1912.

Decoding Kota: India's coaching capital

Decoding Kota: India's coaching capital

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Kota, Rajasthan, is both a beacon for the educationally deprived and a cynical place in which 16-year-olds live in Dickensian boarding houses, while teachers drive Audis.

'Americans blame UK for rise in Islamic extremism'

'Americans blame UK for rise in Islamic extremism'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2009

Accusing Britain of being a "menace to the outside world", Americans have blamed their closest ally in Europe for the rise of Islamic extremism amid growing anger over the UK's perceived failure to tackle extremism.

Review: Nebraska is a very special film

Review: Nebraska is a very special film

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

Nebraska is not merely a black comedy, but one laced with light, with hope, with brightness. Black and White, then. Sometimes they do make 'em like they used.

10 movie gems from Berlin

10 movie gems from Berlin

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.'

Minute errors can lead to failure of Mars mission: ISRO chief

Minute errors can lead to failure of Mars mission: ISRO chief

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

With the Indian Space Research Organisation set to launch the Mars Mission on November 5, Chairman K Radhakrishnan, in an interview with Praveen Bose, talks about the complexities, the challenges and the benefits of the Rs 450-crore mission.

5 Indian Americans to spearhead Republican outreach to community

5 Indian Americans to spearhead Republican outreach to community

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

Five longtime Republicans -- K V Kumar, Puneet Ahluwalia, Suhail Khan, Ajay Kuntamukkala and Harry Walia -- have been named to the GOP's Asian Pacific American Advisory Council.

Sikh musician accuses Disney of racism

Sikh musician accuses Disney of racism

Rediff.com9 Jul 2008

Sukhbir Channa, a 24-year-old Sikh musician, has filed a $1 million class action complaint against Walt Disney World.The lawsuit, filed in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court in Hillsborough County, Florida, claims that Channa was denied employment despite being qualified for the job because of the 'look problem' a reference to his turban and beard.

I have lost a part of my life with Farooque Sheikh's death

I have lost a part of my life with Farooque Sheikh's death

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

'He represented the warmth, gentleness and goodness that existed in Hindi cinema before Bollywood became a loud commodity.' Aseem Chhabra on the legendary actor he admired for over 40 years.

'Macaca' target Sidarth is aide to US prez hopeful

'Macaca' target Sidarth is aide to US prez hopeful

Rediff.com17 Dec 2007

Sidarth now works as paid staffer in the communications wing of Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson, where he compiles newspaper clips on all items of interest to the campaign, drafts press releases and performs other communication tasks

Columbia Business School hosts IIM-A students

Columbia Business School hosts IIM-A students

Rediff.com9 Nov 2007

As part of its new partnership with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Columbia Business School is hosting 11 students from the former's Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX) for one week of dedicated classes and industry visits.

Wal-Mart's secret of success amid slump

Wal-Mart's secret of success amid slump

Rediff.com8 Jun 2009

The annual shareholders' meet resembled a rock concert in an indoor stadium with associates cheering like crazy fans.

'It was a vote against the race card'

'It was a vote against the race card'

Rediff.com13 Nov 2006

S R Sidarth, who Senator George Allen called a 'macaca', recounts his experience.

Age of excess fuelled rise of Ponzis

Age of excess fuelled rise of Ponzis

Rediff.com7 Mar 2009

For at least 13 years, big and small investors alike turned over their money to Paul Greenwood and Stephen Walsh, two New York money managers, in the belief that an "enhanced equity index" strategy was reaping them profits.

Nirav Shah to head NY's health department

Nirav Shah to head NY's health department

Rediff.com28 Jan 2011

Nirav Shah, 38, was recently selected by New York Governor-elect Mario Cuomo as the commissioner for the State Department of Health that has a budget of $4.6 billion.