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Why did riots torch London?

Why did riots torch London?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2011

S Kalyana Ramanathan walks around the affected parts of London, a week after it was burned by the riots.

Clinical trial deaths rise; pharma cos say not at fault

Clinical trial deaths rise; pharma cos say not at fault

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

Firms, foreign and Indian, reiterate they follow the rules fully. Earlier, SC had rapped govt for gaps in law and enforcement, including on compensation.

England-Netherlands friendly victim of UK riots

England-Netherlands friendly victim of UK riots

Rediff.com9 Aug 2011

England have cancelled Wednesday's international soccer friendly with the Netherlands at Wembley on police advice as forces focus on dealing with rioting and looting in the capital.

Foul play in Jacintha death? Family awaits autopsy report

Foul play in Jacintha death? Family awaits autopsy report

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

Vicky Nanjappa meets the grieving family of the Indian nurse who was found dead at the nurses' quarters next to the private King Edward VII hospital in Marylebone, central London, after being the victim of a hoax.

The heat is on Duncan Fletcher

The heat is on Duncan Fletcher

Rediff.com11 Dec 2012

India's coach Duncan Fletcher deserves a Team Director kind of role, with the day-to-day running of Team India in the hands of a younger man, suggests Faisal Shariff.

Anni Dewani's murderer sentenced for life

Anni Dewani's murderer sentenced for life

Rediff.com5 Dec 2012

A "merciless and evil" South African man who murdered Anni Dewani -- a Swedish with Indian origin on a honeymoon -- in 2010, allegedly at the behest of her UK-based NRI husband, was on Thursday sentenced for life.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

Weekly digest of all the oddest news!

Now, robots to perform surgery, play football

Now, robots to perform surgery, play football

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Developed in Bristol and Essex, the robots are being designed to do rescue work, clear sewers and become human companions.

Dr Reddy's acquires GSK's US penicillin facility

Dr Reddy's acquires GSK's US penicillin facility

Rediff.com30 Mar 2011

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Wednesday said it has acquired GlaxoSmithKline's US penicillin manufacturing facility and the rights to the Augmentin and Amoxil brands in the United States for an undisclosed sum.

UK phone-hacking: Cop, two journalists held

UK phone-hacking: Cop, two journalists held

Rediff.com19 Sep 2012

The arrests were made under 'Operation Elveden', which is investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials by news organisations.

Wockhardt gets USFDA nod for cardiac drug

Wockhardt gets USFDA nod for cardiac drug

Rediff.com16 Aug 2012

Wockhardt said it is launching the product immediately in the US market.

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.

League Cup: City rout Wigan; Chelsea, City record easy wins

League Cup: City rout Wigan; Chelsea, City record easy wins

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Stevan Jovetic and Jesus Navas scored their first goals for ManchesterCity who avenged last season's shock FA Cup final defeat by Wigan Athletic with a 5-0 victory in the League Cup third round on Tuesday.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT: No one died in these air crashes

BELIEVE IT OR NOT: No one died in these air crashes

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

Happy End' is a photo-project of 15 airplanes that had forced landings but all on board survived and were rescued.

'But it's one game, isn't it? It's one day of cricket'

'But it's one game, isn't it? It's one day of cricket'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Dejected after a 133-run loss (D/L method) against India in the second One-dayer in Cardiff on Wednesday, England skipper Alastair Cook said that his team has a lot of improvement to do if it wants to overturn the 1-0 deficit in the five-match series.

Reading secure promotion to Premier League

Reading secure promotion to Premier League

Rediff.com18 Apr 2012

Reading capped a remarkable run of form by securing promotion back to the Premier League on Tuesday after a 1-0 victory at home to Nottingham Forest guaranteed a top-two finish in the Championship (second division).

Cooking with Poo and six REALLY ODD book titles

Cooking with Poo and six REALLY ODD book titles

Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

The Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year was conceived as a way to avoid boredom at the annual Frankfurt Book Fair. Check out what titles are in the running this year.

Fractured foot could rule Bell out of Pak Tests

Fractured foot could rule Bell out of Pak Tests

Rediff.com10 Jul 2010

England batsman Ian Bell is in doubt for the Test series against Pakistan after fracturing a bone in his left foot in Saturday's One-day International against Bangladesh.

Pharma R&D: Basic drug research only a part

Pharma R&D: Basic drug research only a part

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

Spending allocation covers salaries, consultancy, litigation, material expense and regulatory costs.

Cardiff get promotion to Premier League after 51 years!

Cardiff get promotion to Premier League after 51 years!

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

CardiffCity were promoted to the English Premier League on Tuesday after a 0-0 draw at home to Charlton Athletic guaranteed the Welsh side a top-two finish in the Championship (second division).

David White appointed New Zealand Cricket chief

David White appointed New Zealand Cricket chief

Rediff.com6 Dec 2011

Former Rugby administrator David White was on Monday appointed the CEO of New Zealand Cricket, replacing Justin Vaughan who served NZC for four and a half years.

BDR wrestles Big Pharma in patents match

BDR wrestles Big Pharma in patents match

Rediff.com3 Apr 2013

Compulsory licence application filed for anti-cancer drug of Bristol Myers Squibb; more to come for four drugs.

World's best PHOTOS taken using cellphones

World's best PHOTOS taken using cellphones

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Sony World Photography Awards recently announced the winners of its first-ever mobile phone photography category.

Royal hoax nurse's family struggle with legal bills

Royal hoax nurse's family struggle with legal bills

Rediff.com7 Mar 2013

The family of the India-born nurse, who is believed to have committed suicide after receiving a hoax call on Kate Middleton's pregnancy, is struggling with the prospect of massive legal bills to uncover the truth.

First Sikh judge of UK high court sworn in

First Sikh judge of UK high court sworn in

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

Rabinder Singh, a leading lawyer who successfully appeared on behalf of Indian doctors in an immigration case in 2007, has been sworn in as the first Sikh judge of the high court at the royal courts of justice.

Biocon Q3 net up 9% at Rs 93 crore

Biocon Q3 net up 9% at Rs 93 crore

Rediff.com25 Jan 2013

The Bengaluru-headquartered firm had posted a net profit of Rs 84.85 crore (Rs 848.5 million) during the same period of previous fiscal.

Dravid is the oldest player to make T20 debut

Dravid is the oldest player to make T20 debut

Rediff.com1 Sep 2011

Rahul Dravid became the oldest player to make Twenty20 International debut for a Test-playing country in the one-off T20 match between India and England.

Drug pricing: Govt decides to bypass three patents

Drug pricing: Govt decides to bypass three patents

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

The plan is to issue CLs for Trastuzumab (or Herceptin, used for treating breast cancer), Ixabepilone (used for chemotherapy in breast cancer treatment) and Dasatinib (or Sprycel, for leukaemia).

UK riots: London doctors use unmarked cars

UK riots: London doctors use unmarked cars

Rediff.com9 Aug 2011

According to Dr Stewart Kay, chair of the Southwark Local Medical Committee, doctors in areas hit by rioting such as Brixton, Peckham and Clapham, had decided not to do home visits in the usual doctors cars, because they feared their resemblance with police cars would single them out for attack.

Australia call up Cahill for Wales friendly

Australia call up Cahill for Wales friendly

Rediff.com2 Aug 2011

Australia coach Holger Osieck has called up English Premier League players Tim Cahill and Mark Schwarzer in an 18-man squad for their friendly against Wales next week.

Royal hoax call: Nurse blamed DJs for death

Royal hoax call: Nurse blamed DJs for death

Rediff.com16 Dec 2012

An Indian-origin nurse, who was found dead after a hoax call to a United Kingdom hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate, left a note blaming the two Australian DJs behind the prank for her tragic death.

Hoax call tragedy: Nurse's family wants to know full facts

Hoax call tragedy: Nurse's family wants to know full facts

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

The Indian-origin nurse, who apparently took her life after being duped by a prank call from two Australian radio hosts, had left a note for her family members. But her family members still believe there are unexplained circumstances behind her death, Labour Member of Parliament Keith Vaz has said.

We'll like to get answers: Hoax call nurse's family

We'll like to get answers: Hoax call nurse's family

Rediff.com10 Dec 2012

The distraught family of an Indian-origin nurse, who got caught up in a prank call made to a hospital treating Prince William's wife Kate, believe she died of shame after falling for the hoax. Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was found dead at the nurses' quarters next to the private King Edward VII hospital in Marylebone, central London on Friday.

Jayawardene helps Sri Lanka crush England in T20

Jayawardene helps Sri Lanka crush England in T20

Rediff.com25 Jun 2011

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara gave a batting masterclass in the shortest version of the game to lead Sri Lanka to an emphatic nine-wicket win over England in a one-off Twenty20 international in Bristol on Saturday.

T20 Quadrangular: Indian eves lose to NZ

T20 Quadrangular: Indian eves lose to NZ

Rediff.com25 Jun 2011

A sloppy batting display saw Indian eves suffer a 25-run defeat against New Zealand in the NatWest Women's T20 Quadrangular Series in Bristol on Saturday.

8 anti-cancer drugs to be categorised as essential

8 anti-cancer drugs to be categorised as essential

Rediff.com16 May 2011

Eight commonly prescribed anti-cancer drugs will soon enter India's National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).

After ban, gutkha makers expose 'more harmful' fag

After ban, gutkha makers expose 'more harmful' fag

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Piqued by the number of states opting to ban the production, sale and marketing of gutkha, a group of manufacturers under the aegis of the Smokeless Tobacco Association have issued print ads saying it is unfair to ban their products when the tobacco content in these is lower than that in cigarettes.

England-Windies ODI abandoned due to rain

England-Windies ODI abandoned due to rain

Rediff.com21 May 2009

The first one-day international between England and West Indies at Headingley was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain on Thursday. The second game in the three-match series is in Bristol on Sunday.

Stats: Bangladesh's highest successful WC chase

Stats: Bangladesh's highest successful WC chase

Rediff.com12 Mar 2011

Statistical highlights from the England-Bangladesh World Cup match in Chittagong.

'Let's appreciate what remains of our wilderness'

'Let's appreciate what remains of our wilderness'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2011

Sandesh Kadur dropped out of a University of Texas hotel management course over five years ago to join the environment protection movement and began to focus on wildlife photography. Today, he is one of the most recognised names in the field.

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