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City and Liverpool take EPL title to the wire

City and Liverpool take EPL title to the wire

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

City are looking to retain the title they won in record-breaking fashion last year and secure their fourth Premier League crown in eight years.

Boston is US pick to compete for 2024 Olympics

Boston is US pick to compete for 2024 Olympics

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

Boston was selected on Thursday as the American candidate city that will bid to host the 2024 Olympics.

Africans rule but 'Strong Boston' echoes two years after bombing

Africans rule but 'Strong Boston' echoes two years after bombing

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

Ethiopian runner Lelisa Desisa finished first in the Boston Marathon reclaiming the top spot in a race he last won two years ago when it was struck by a deadly bombing attack.

Sports shorts: Boston Marathon to feature second-largest field in race history

Sports shorts: Boston Marathon to feature second-largest field in race history

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

Some 36,000 athletes, including Kenyan and Ethiopian runners who are consistently ranked among the world's fastest, will run in the 118th Boston Marathon on Monday, putting the world-renown race back in the spotlight after it was marred by last year's bombing attack.

Bomb scare at Boston Marathon finish line

Bomb scare at Boston Marathon finish line

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

Two unattended backpacks near the Boston Marathon finish line sparked off a bomb scare and an evacuation of hundreds of people from the area on Wednesday in an eerie reminder of the terror attacks exactly a year ago.

Spotted: Captain America Chris Evans in Boston

Spotted: Captain America Chris Evans in Boston

Rediff.com15 Sep 2013

Reader Vikram Mitra sends us a photograph.

Sports Shorts: Raptors squander opportunity to clinch NBA title

Sports Shorts: Raptors squander opportunity to clinch NBA title

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday

Moment of silence for Boston marathon victims

Moment of silence for Boston marathon victims

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

United States President Barack Obama joined the residents of Boston and lawmakers in observing a moment of silence in honour of the victims of the twin bomb blasts a week ago that killed three people and injured nearly 200 others.

The nation that crashed to earth

The nation that crashed to earth

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

oaring crime gave Venezuela the horrific title of being one of the most violent countries on earth. Inflation ran into tens of thousands per cent, impoverishing nearly all of the country's 31 million people.' Yet, says Radha Roy Biswas, she sees hope for the beleaguered nation where she spent her childhood years.

Sports Shorts: Navratilova sorry for transgender 'cheat' claim

Sports Shorts: Navratilova sorry for transgender 'cheat' claim

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

How old private banks are reinventing themselves

How old private banks are reinventing themselves

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they've now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn't worth the while. These banks have also readjusted growth targets when required, and rebalanced books to preserve capital and asset quality.

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the Mysore-born Gopinath as "one of the world's outstanding economists with impeccable academic credentials, a proven track record of intellectual leadership and extensive international experience".

Rahul Gandhi backs petition to Harvard to drop Sinha from alumni list

Rahul Gandhi backs petition to Harvard to drop Sinha from alumni list

Rediff.com11 Jul 2018

The Union minister has been at the centre of a row after he garlanded the lynching convicts at his residence in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand after they came out of prison on bail last week.

Sports Shorts: NBA star Curry to meet with NASA over Moon landing doubts

Sports Shorts: NBA star Curry to meet with NASA over Moon landing doubts

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday

New York Times sells Boston Globe to Red Sox owner

New York Times sells Boston Globe to Red Sox owner

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

The New York Times Co has agreed to sell The Boston Globe to the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, John W. Henry, for $70 million in cash, ending its 20-year ownership of the paper.

Gully Boy Review: Ranveer rocks!

Gully Boy Review: Ranveer rocks!

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

'Gully Boy is a pulsating salute to the new angry India and its youth,' says Aseem Chhabra who watched Zoya Akhtar's movie at the Berlin film festival.

PHOTOS: The GREATEST comebacks in sport

PHOTOS: The GREATEST comebacks in sport

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

A list of some of sport's greatest comebacks after Tiger Woods ended an 11-year major championship drought with victory at The Masters on Sunday.

Boston 'bomber' Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to all charges

Boston 'bomber' Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to all charges

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Boston marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to all charges in his first appearance in a federal courtroom on Wednesday.

Starting your day early can help cut depression

Starting your day early can help cut depression

Rediff.com16 Jun 2018

Waking up early can keep the blues away!

Boston bombings suspect indicted on 30 counts

Boston bombings suspect indicted on 30 counts

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect of Boston marathon bombings, has been indicted on 30 counts, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction, over the April attacks that killed three people and injured more than 260 others in the US.

It's raining summer placements at B-schools this year

It's raining summer placements at B-schools this year

Rediff.com19 Nov 2018

Major institutes see rise in summer placements; consulting, BFSI, e-commerce firms are top recruiters, says Vinay Umarji.

Boston aftermath: Chechen killed by FBI was unarmed

Boston aftermath: Chechen killed by FBI was unarmed

Rediff.com30 May 2013

A Chechen man, who was fatally shot by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation last week during an interview about one of the Boston bombing suspects, was unarmed, United States law enforcement officials have said.An air of mystery has surrounded the shooting of Ibragim Todashev, 27, since it occurred on May 22.

Boston suspect blamed US for wars in Iraq, Afghanistan

Boston suspect blamed US for wars in Iraq, Afghanistan

Rediff.com16 May 2013

The lone-surviving Boston bombings suspect has claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack in a note written on the wall of the boat he hid in, saying it was retribution for United States' wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, left a note in the boat he hid during a massive manhunt for the April 15 attack on the Boston Marathon that killed three people and wounded over 250 others, CBS News reported on Thursday.

Sports Shorts: Advani-Mehta win World Team Snooker title

Sports Shorts: Advani-Mehta win World Team Snooker title

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday

Boston bomb was meant to target US Independence Day

Boston bomb was meant to target US Independence Day

Rediff.com3 May 2013

The crucial information was provided by the lone surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, in his interrogation to the federal investigators, media reports said on Thursday.

Boston bomb contained traces of woman DNA

Boston bomb contained traces of woman DNA

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

A woman's DNA has been found on at least one of the explosive devices used in the Boston bombings, adding a new dimension to the probe into the terror attack that killed three people and wounded over 200 others.

Boston bombings suspect moved from hospital to prison

Boston bombings suspect moved from hospital to prison

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

The lone surviving Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was injured in a deadly shootout with police here last week, was on Friday transferred from a hospital to a prison medical centre in Massachusetts.

Boston bombers are cowardly, knock-off jihadis: Biden

Boston bombers are cowardly, knock-off jihadis: Biden

Rediff.com25 Apr 2013

The two Chechen brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombings are "twisted, perverted, cowardly knock-off jihadis" who failed to instill fear in the American people, United States Vice President Joe Biden has said.

What links Boston bomber to Times Square terrorist

What links Boston bomber to Times Square terrorist

Rediff.com24 Apr 2013

Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev walked into a New Hampshire fireworks store two months before his deadly attack and asked for the "biggest and loudest" kit in the store -- then got another set free.

Muslim groups stay away from Boston suspect's funeral

Muslim groups stay away from Boston suspect's funeral

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

The funeral of one of the Boston blast suspects is posing a challenge for the Muslim community in the city as dozens of mosques and Islamic groups have distanced themselves from conducting the service fearing retaliation

Boston bomber Dzhokhar to face trial from May 30

Boston bomber Dzhokhar to face trial from May 30

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

The 19-year-old Chechen-origin suspect is charged with conspiring to use "weapon of mass destruction", faces death penalty if convicted by the court.

Indian-American attorney to prosecute Boston bomber

Indian-American attorney to prosecute Boston bomber

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

The high profile case of prosecuting Boston Marathon bombing suspect -- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev -- has been entrusted to two noted American attorneys one of whom is an Indian-American.

US investigators start quizzing injured Boston suspect

US investigators start quizzing injured Boston suspect

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

American investigators on Monday started grilling the lone surviving Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspect after he regained consciousness and was able to scribble out written responses, as authorities were preparing a chargesheet to nail the accused.

 Boston suspect posted car pic with 'Terrorista #1' plate

Boston suspect posted car pic with 'Terrorista #1' plate

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

One of the two Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspects, arrested after a massive manhunt, had tweeted a picture of a car with a licence plate that read 'Terrorista #1', a month before the attack.

FBI had grilled Boston bomber in 2011

FBI had grilled Boston bomber in 2011

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2011 had interviewed one of the two Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspects, who was killed after a massive manhunt, but apparently let him out of their sights after not detecting any terrorist activity.

Boston bomber partied after targeting marathon

Boston bomber partied after targeting marathon

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spent an apparently normal day Wednesday at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he was a sophomore, according to a school official, working out in the gym, then sleeping in his dorm room.

FBI hunting for sleeper cell linked to Boston bombings

FBI hunting for sleeper cell linked to Boston bombings

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

According to the Mirror, more than 1,000 FBI agents are working to track down the cell and arrested a man and two women 60 miles from Boston.

Why Boston bombing may remain a mystery

Why Boston bombing may remain a mystery

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect of the Boston Marathon bombings, may not be able to talk after he suffered an injury to his throat.

Second Boston bombing suspect arrested

Second Boston bombing suspect arrested

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

The Boston police tweeted the development: CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody

Uncle asks Boston bombing suspect to surrender

Uncle asks Boston bombing suspect to surrender

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

The estranged uncle of the Boston Marathon terror attacks suspects asked one of his nephew at large to surrender, saying his brother's children have brought shame to the entire Chechen community.