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Sun Pharma wins case against Taro

Sun Pharma wins case against Taro

Rediff.com27 Aug 2008

Sun Pharma, in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange, said that the 'Tel-Aviv Court on Tuesday has rejected Taro's contention that Sun Pharma should have conducted a special tender offer under Israeli Law.'

Germany, Netherlands in men's hockey semis

Germany, Netherlands in men's hockey semis

Rediff.com19 Aug 2008

In Thursday's semi-finals, world number one Australia clash with fourth-ranked Spain, while third-placed Netherlands take on number two Germany.

Mohammed Hanif, Rushdie in Booker longlist

Mohammed Hanif, Rushdie in Booker longlist

Rediff.com30 Jul 2008

Debut writer Mohammed Hanif and former winner Salman Rushdie were among 13 writers selected for the longlist of this year's Man Booker Prize for fiction. The judges chose writers from Australia, India, Ireland, Pakistan and the UK from 112 entries.

England's true Ashes test lies ahead

England's true Ashes test lies ahead

Rediff.com27 Aug 2009

True test for England lies in their ability to defend the Ashes title in Australia, which is altogether a trickier business and a rare feat achieved only on four occasions by the Poms since the controversial Bodyline series of 1932-33, feel former English cricketers.

Scrabble sues Indian developers of Facebook app

Scrabble sues Indian developers of Facebook app

Rediff.com25 Jul 2008

The suit filed in federal court in New York City, which also names RJ Softwares, the Kolkata-based company owned by Rajat Agarwalla, 27, and Jayant Agarwalla, 22, seeks unspecified damages and a court order barring them from using the name 'Scrabulous' to refer to their game.

Sunny, Viru part of World XI

Sunny, Viru part of World XI

Rediff.com14 Jul 2008

Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag are the only two Indians to figure in a world XI selected by The Times writers. While Gavaskar is picked by the celebrated Christopher Martin-Jenjins for being "pure technical close-to-perfection," Alan Lee and John Woodcock second him, the latter describing Sunny as a "wonderful player".

Sun files suit against Taro

Sun files suit against Taro

Rediff.com26 Jun 2008

"A subsidiary of Sun Pharma has exercised the option under its option agreement to acquire all the shares held by the controlling shareholders of Taro Pharmaceuticals," Sun Pharma said. The company said it would commence a tender offer for all ordinary shares as required by the option agreement in the next few days.

Anand Pawar in New Zealand GP quarters

Anand Pawar in New Zealand GP quarters

Rediff.com29 Jul 2009

Anand Pawar was the lone Indian survivor in the singles, advancing to the quarter-finals, while nine doubles pairs entered the pre-quarterfinals in the New Zealand Open Grand Prix badminton tournament in Auckland on Wednesday.

Man City add Adebayor to formidable attack

Man City add Adebayor to formidable attack

Rediff.com19 Jul 2009

Manchester City continued their spending spree with the signing of Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor for an undisclosed fee on Saturday.

Love Story 2050's music is average

Love Story 2050's music is average

Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

Soft love ballads or playful ditties have always been Anu Malik's forte. But a sci-fi flick like Love Story 2050 asks for something radically innovative and decidedly eccentric, which the music director fails to deliver.

Defoe brace carries England to victory

Defoe brace carries England to victory

Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

Jermain Defoe scored twice to lift England to a 3-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in a one-sided friendly.

Indian American to head college in California

Indian American to head college in California

Rediff.com29 May 2008

Come January 2009, Sunder Ramaswamy, Middlebury College dean for faculty development and research and Frederick C Dirks Professor of International Economics, will be the new president of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, California, USA

Terry leads England to 2-0 win over US

Terry leads England to 2-0 win over US

Rediff.com29 May 2008

John Terry scored the opening goal in England's 2-0 win over the United States in a friendly international at Wembley.

Northern Ireland-India trade gets a boost

Northern Ireland-India trade gets a boost

Rediff.com28 May 2008

Northern Ireland's growing trade links with India have received a further boost with the appointment of two Bangalore and New Delhi-based advisory companies to help expansion and growth.

Touchdown on Mars!

Touchdown on Mars!

Rediff.com26 May 2008

Radio signals received at 7:53:44 Eastern Time confirmed that the Phoenix Mars Lander had survived its difficult final descent and touchdown 15 minutes earlier. The signals took that long to travel from Mars to Earth at the speed of light.

Bee Gees songs to become West End musical

Bee Gees songs to become West End musical

Rediff.com12 May 2008

Bee Gees' songs have instigated a musical to be written for London's West End. The project, which was already in the pipeline and could be ready for airing in the next 12-16 months, was announced by Robin Gibb as he unveiled a green plaque in central London honouring the group's achievements.

Shaun Pollock joins MCC

Shaun Pollock joins MCC

Rediff.com8 May 2008

Shaun Pollock, who is leading Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League in the absence of injured Sachin Tendulkar, has been appointed as the newest member of the Marylebone Cricket Club's World Cricket Committee, the custodians of the game's laws.

Rangers to meet Zenit in UEFA Cup final

Rangers to meet Zenit in UEFA Cup final

Rediff.com2 May 2008

Rangers beat Fiorentina 4-2 on penalties while Zenit St Petersburg thrashed Bayern Munich 4-0 in second leg semi-final matches.

Orange army South Africa bound

Orange army South Africa bound

Rediff.com7 Jun 2009

The orange-clad army of Dutch fans can start booking flights for South Africa after the Netherlands became the first European nation to qualify for next year's World Cup finals with victory in Iceland on Saturday.

Lampard scores four as Chelsea thrash Derby

Lampard scores four as Chelsea thrash Derby

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

Frank Lampard struck four goals as Chelsea rebounded from their FA Cup reverse at Barnsley at the weekend to defeat Derby 6-1 in EPL.

Hayden got lucky, feels Taylor

Hayden got lucky, feels Taylor

Rediff.com29 Feb 2008

Contrary to many Aussie greats, former captain Mark Taylor feels opener Matthew Hayden was lucky to get away with just a reprimand for his "obnoxious little weed" remark about Harbhajan Singh.

Warne was not the original choice for captaincy

Warne was not the original choice for captaincy

Rediff.com16 Apr 2009

Shane Warne's midas touch to minnows Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL season may be a part of cricketing folklore but a new book reveals that the Australian spin legend was not the original choice for captaincy.

Messi double earns Barcelona victory

Messi double earns Barcelona victory

Rediff.com21 Feb 2008

The Argentine striker hit a double as Barcelona beat Celtic 3-2 in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie.

Tevez earns Man United late draw

Tevez earns Man United late draw

Rediff.com21 Feb 2008

Barcelona beat Celtic away, holders AC Milan and Arsenal drew goalless while Fenerbahce beat Spanish rivals Sevilla in Wednesday's other Champions League last 16 first-leg matches.

The Peter Principle lives

The Peter Principle lives

Rediff.com10 Apr 2009

Now 40, The Peter Principle resonates even more today, when a lust for accomplishment has led an unprecedented level of incompetence.

US says Bonds failed steroid test

US says Bonds failed steroid test

Rediff.com15 Feb 2008

US baseball home run king Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2000, months before his record 73rd home run season, US prosecutors said.

Jab We Met actor wants more films!

Jab We Met actor wants more films!

Rediff.com14 Feb 2008

All the gossip in the television industry.

India, US could agree on reinventing IMF

India, US could agree on reinventing IMF

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

India is not particularly enamoured by the AMF idea and would much rather see the Fund revitalised and reinvented as a multilateral institution. Indeed, there could be a meeting of minds between India and the US on the IMF's future.

Ivory Coast storm into semis

Ivory Coast storm into semis

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

Salomon Kalou scored a double as Ivory Coast cruised into the semi-finals of the African Nations Cup with a 5-0 demolition of Guinea.

Crouch saves Liverpool

Crouch saves Liverpool

Rediff.com22 Jan 2008

Peter Crouch grabbed a late equaliser to earn Liverpool a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa in the English Premier League.

I never called Procter a racist: Gavaskar

I never called Procter a racist: Gavaskar

Rediff.com15 Jan 2008

Under-fire Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday said he never called Mike Procter a racist and the word has been wrongly attributed to him in his column back home.

Gavaskar criticised for comments

Gavaskar criticised for comments

Rediff.com14 Jan 2008

Former New Zealand captain John Reid has lambasted Sunil Gavaskar for his comments against white Match Referees and demanded an action from the International Cricket Council (ICC) against the Indian batting great.

Men's Hockey World Cup: The goal-scorers

Men's Hockey World Cup: The goal-scorers

Rediff.com15 Mar 2010

The leading scorers in the 12th Men's Hockey World Cup at the conclusion of the semi-finals.

FA rejects Cole, Knight appeals

FA rejects Cole, Knight appeals

Rediff.com29 Dec 2007

The Football Association has rejected appeals by Chelsea left back Ashley Cole and Aston Villa defender Zat Knight for wrongful dismissal in the 4-4 draw between the teams in the Premier League on Wednesday.

IIM-A, Harvard, MIT come together to fight poverty

IIM-A, Harvard, MIT come together to fight poverty

Rediff.com10 Dec 2007

Nancy Barry, president of NBA Enterprise Solutions to Poverty and former president of Women's World Banking, is set to have an Ahmedabad connection.

Gerrard rises above the crowd on day of boos

Gerrard rises above the crowd on day of boos

Rediff.com25 Nov 2007

England internationals were the target of boos up and down the country on Saturday in a backlash to the national team's failure to qualify for Euro 2008.

Chocolate may be dearer soon

Chocolate may be dearer soon

Rediff.com23 Nov 2007

Chocolate-lovers may soon find their chocolate dearer if the problems plaguing the industry continue. Raw material costs have risen by more than 20 per cent in the last 10 months.

Beckham dropped from Croatia game

Beckham dropped from Croatia game

Rediff.com21 Nov 2007

David Beckham and goalkeeper Paul Robinson have been dropped for England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia.

Charles & Camilla's Diwali at Swaminarayan temple

Charles & Camilla's Diwali at Swaminarayan temple

Rediff.com10 Nov 2007

They performed 'abhishek' of Shri Nilkanth Varni before being escorted to the Haveli foyer to have a view of the building's architecture.

Top 15 emerging IT cos to work for

Top 15 emerging IT cos to work for

Rediff.com31 Oct 2007

Corbus India, RMSI and Hytech Professionals may be lesser known companies IT space compared to peer group but they rank as the top three firms in Nasscom's 'Exciting Emerging Companies to Work for' list.The other companies in the list of 15 are Nagarro Software, VCustomer, e4e Business Solutions, Synergy India, Ajuba Solutions, Mindlogicx, Nucleus Software, Infogain, ValueLabs, Barry-Wehmiller, GlobalLogic and AgreeYa.