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French Open PIX: Zheng ousts Cornet; Rybakina advances
Rediff.com28 May 2024Images from Day 3 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Like These Style Statements At Roland Garros?
Rediff.com28 May 2024Get ready to be wowed by the fashion on (and off) the courts at Roland Garros!
World Para Athletics: India win silver, bronze in F46 javelin after protest
Rediff.com25 May 2024Rinku Hooda and Ajeet Singh finished third and fourth respectively in the men's F46 javelin throw final on Friday, but the result was put on hold after India lodged a protest that Herath was ineligible to compete in the category.
Taxing ultra-wealthy can boost GDP by 2.73%: Piketty-backed Study
Rediff.com24 May 2024The paper said that the taxation proposal needs to be accompanied by explicit redistributive policies to support the poor, lower castes, and middle classes.
Are Foreign Investors Wary Of Indian Markets?
Rediff.com24 May 2024The share of foreign investors was lower than domestic institutions across key sectors, including commodities, consumer discretionary, financial services and industrials.
Para Worlds: Sachin Khilari defends shot put gold
Rediff.com22 May 2024Sachin Sarjerao Khilari defended his gold medal in the men's shot put F46 category with an Asian record at the World Para Athletics Championship.
Strikes And Lockouts Decline By 90%
Rediff.com17 May 2024Industrial disputes dropped 89.3 per cent to 34 in 2022 compared to 318 a decade ago, shows central and state data.
Should NOTA Be A Candidate?
Rediff.com16 May 2024'Rather than criticising the kind of candidates fielded by political parties from our living rooms, NOTA in a sense implores the electorate to say this by turning up in person at a polling booth to ensure their protest is registered.'
These Pix Will Cheer You Up!!!
Rediff.com14 May 2024Check out the shortlisted photographs in this year's Comedy Pet Photo Awards.
38,100 Hectares Of Tree Cover Lost To Forest Fires
Rediff.com13 May 2024Between April 25 and May 2, India received 38,885 fire alerts.
India all set to overtake Japan as 4th largest economy by 2025, predicts Amitabh Kant
Rediff.com12 May 2024Citing various macroeconomic parameters that are doing pretty well, India's G20 Sherpa and former CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant projected that the country is all set to overtake Japan as 4th largest economy in the world by 2025. The size of India's GDP is currently ranked 5th, after the US, China, Germany, and Japan. It overtook the UK in 2022.
Janhvi's Cricket Connection
Rediff.com10 May 2024Up close with Rashmika... Sanjana is New York... Disha chills in Thailand...
Maradona's Golden Ball trophy to be auctioned off
Rediff.com7 May 2024This is the first Golden Ball to go for auction and while the value is still to be confirmed, the auction house expects it to fetch millions on June 6.
PICS: Liverpool back on track with win over Spurs
Rediff.com5 May 2024A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Heavy rains, flood leave 56 dead, thousands homeless in Brazil
Rediff.com5 May 2024Governor Eduardo Leite declared a state of emergency as the region grapples with the aftermath of the catastrophic weather event.
Remembering Ayrton Senna 30 Years On
Rediff.com2 May 2024F1 fans remember Formula One legend Ayrton Senna da Silva on his 30th death anniversary, May 1 2024.
How The Heat Wave Will Affect Your Kitchen
Rediff.com2 May 2024Apart from the human body, human food will bear direct repercussions. From staples such as wheat, to coffee, dairy, and even the great Hilsa face the threat of reduced supply due to the extreme heat.
PIX: Nadal bids adieu to Madrid after defeat by Lehecka
Rediff.com1 May 2024'It has been unforgettable, and I can only say 'thank you'. It has been an incredible journey. It's very difficult, but life and my body have been sending signals to me for a long time.'
WhatsApp Would Cease To Exist If...
Rediff.com26 Apr 2024'As a platform, we are saying, if we are told to break encryption, then WhatsApp goes.'
65,960 Indians took American citizenship in 2022: Report
Rediff.com22 Apr 2024An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million, according to American Community Survey data from the US Census Bureau.
PIX: Barca win at PSG; Atletico edge Borussia Dortmund
Rediff.com11 Apr 2024A summary of Wednesday's action in the Champions League quarter-finals first leg.
'India Is The No.1 Country Outside The US...'
Rediff.com10 Apr 2024'India has the largest slate of local original content outside the US.'
In FDI, China's loss is not India's gain
Rediff.com8 Apr 2024Despite all the noise around India's chance to leverage the China-plus one strategy, India's share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows fell from 3.5 per cent in the first nine months of 2022 to 2.19 per cent in the same period in 2023, according to OECD data. The sharp drop of 54 per cent is much steeper than the overall global FDI inflow decline of 26 per cent in the first nine months. FDI inflows to China have fallen dramatically from a share of 12.5 per cent in the first nine months of 2022 to only 1.7 per cent in the same period in 2023.
India abstains on UN Gaza ceasefire resolution; backs Palestinians' rights
Rediff.com5 Apr 2024India abstained on the resolution, along with France, Japan, Netherlands, and Romania among others. Those voting against the resolution included Argentina, Bulgaria, Germany and the US.
FIFA rankings: India plummet further
Rediff.com4 Apr 2024Reigning world champions Argentina continue to top the chart followed by 2022 World Cup runners-up France, England, Belgium and Brazil.
Top 1% Indians Earn 23% Of Income
Rediff.com1 Apr 2024Wealth, which can broadly be a measure of assets held as opposed to income earned, is unequally distributed.
Don't mess with flag on England football kit: Sunak
Rediff.com23 Mar 2024National flags should not be "messed with", British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday, after Nike's decision to use an altered design of the St George's Cross on England's soccer shirts angered some fans.
Former star footballer jailed in Brazil for rape
Rediff.com22 Mar 2024Robinho arrested in Brazil to serve rape sentence
Soccer star walks free on bail despite rape conviction
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024The court also imposed a restraining order barring Alves from coming within 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) of the victim.
India's richest 1% holds 40% wealth, says study
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024Inequality in India has skyrocketed since early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of top 1 per cent population rising to 22.6 per cent and 40.1 per cent, respectively, in 2022-23, according to a working paper. The paper titled 'Income and Wealth Inequality in India, 1922-2023: The Rise of the Billionaire Raj' said between 2014-15 and 2022-23, the rise of top-end inequality has been particularly pronounced in terms of wealth concentration.
Cricket comes to America! T20 WC trophy tour kicks off
Rediff.com19 Mar 2024Cricket fans worldwide will get a chance to witness the coveted trophy firsthand.
Soccer PIX: Dominant Real claim easy win; record-breaking Kane powers Bayern; Wolves stunned
Rediff.com16 Mar 2024Images from soccer matches held across Europe on Saturday, March 16.
UNGA: India abstains on Pak's resolution against 'Islamophobia'
Rediff.com16 Mar 2024India abstained in the United Nations General Assembly on a draft resolution introduced by Pakistan and co-sponsored by China on Islamophobia, asserting that the prevalence of 'religiophobia' against Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and other faiths facing violence and discrimination must also be acknowledged rather than singling out just one religion.
It's back to the drawing board for payment banks
Rediff.com15 Mar 2024RBI's exercise will take into account standards of governance, the viability of the payment bank (PB) business model, and changes, if any, if needed.
Fitch raises India's GDP forecast for FY25; cuts China's
Rediff.com14 Mar 2024Fitch Ratings on Thursday raised its forecast for India's economic growth to 7 per cent for the next fiscal year starting April 1 on the back of strong domestic demand and sustained level of business and consumer confidence. With a stronger-than-expected 8.4 per cent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) during the third quarter (October-December) of the current fiscal year, Fitch saw the Indian economy expanding 7.8 per cent in 2023-24 financial year (April 2023 to March 2024), marginally higher than the government's estimate of 7.6 per cent.
Hong Kong plumber's Olympic breakdancing dream dashed
Rediff.com13 Mar 2024Plumber by day, breakdancer by night, Cheung Cheuk Man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth when breaking makes its debut at the Paris Games.
Sini Shetty May Not Have Been Crowned Miss World But...
Rediff.com10 Mar 2024Glimpses from the 71st edition of the Miss World pageant.
India's manufacturing sector growth hits 5-month high in Feb
Rediff.com1 Mar 2024India's manufacturing sector growth climbed to a five-month high in February amid a sharper uptick in factory production and sales, supported by both domestic and external demand, a monthly survey said on Friday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 56.5 in January to 56.9 in February, pointing to the strongest improvement in the health of the sector since September 2023. In Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion while a score below 50 denotes contraction.
Guess Their Ages Folks!
Rediff.com1 Mar 2024We all know that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will turn 74 on September 17, but do you know how old these leaders are?