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Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis win top Laureus Awards

Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis win top Laureus Awards

Rediff.com12 Mar 2013

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and British heptathlete Jessica Ennis won the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards on Monday following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

All you need to know about the 'dangerous' Zika virus

All you need to know about the 'dangerous' Zika virus

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

The Zika virus, an alarming and disturbing infection that may be linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains, is spreading through the Americas. But what is the virus, how is it spread and how can people minimise the chances of catching it?

55% Indian-Americans own house in US

55% Indian-Americans own house in US

Rediff.com31 Jan 2013

Among households headed by someone who entered the US since 2000, only one-fourth were owned.

55 pc Indian-Americans own house in US

55 pc Indian-Americans own house in US

Rediff.com31 Jan 2013

Though Indian-Americans have the distinction of being the highest-per capita income group among ethnic communities, they lag far behind their European counterparts when it comes to owning a house in the US.

Konkona launches her first directorial venture

Konkona launches her first directorial venture

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

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Top 10: Miss Universe 2015

Top 10: Miss Universe 2015

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Read on to find out which contestants made it to the Top 10.

More Photos: The world's most beautiful women

More Photos: The world's most beautiful women

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Who is the hottest of them all? Vote for your favourite!

Jamaica crash out in 4x400m relay

Jamaica crash out in 4x400m relay

Rediff.com9 Aug 2012

Jamaica's bid for the men's 4x400 metre relay gold was cut short by injury on Thursday when Jermaine Gonzales pulled up in qualifying, while South Africa went through on appeal after their race ended in a collision with Kenya.

PICS: Isinbayeva crashes, Sanchez dashes on day of upsets

PICS: Isinbayeva crashes, Sanchez dashes on day of upsets

Rediff.com7 Aug 2012

Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic proved that age is no barrier to track success when he stormed to a second men's Olympic 400 metres hurdles gold medal on Monday, eight years after winning in Athens.

Manavjit misfires, placed 25th in trap qualifiers

Manavjit misfires, placed 25th in trap qualifiers

Rediff.com5 Aug 2012

Indian shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu fared dismally and finished 25th out of 34 competitors on Day 1 of the qualification round of the men's trap event at the Olympic Games and has extremely slim chances of making it to Monday's finals. At the end of three rounds, Manavjit -- in his third Olympics -- totalled 70 points out of a possible 75, with rounds of 24, 24 and 22, at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

Kim's saucy swimsuit pic and more fashion news!

Kim's saucy swimsuit pic and more fashion news!

Rediff.com21 Jul 2012

Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!

Nigeria snatch final London basketball berth

Nigeria snatch final London basketball berth

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

Nigeria will make their Olympic basketball debut in London after beating the Dominican Republic 88-73 in the decisive qualifier on Sunday.

Nigeria stun Greece to move closer to London Games

Nigeria stun Greece to move closer to London Games

Rediff.com7 Jul 2012

Double European champions Greece made a shock exit from the Olympic basketball qualifiers on Friday following a narrow 80-79 defeat against Nigeria.

May allow dreamers to stay, but no citizenship: Trump

May allow dreamers to stay, but no citizenship: Trump

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

Trump said he is very close to a deal on DACA.

Irma hits Florida with Category 4 force; millions evacuated

Irma hits Florida with Category 4 force; millions evacuated

Rediff.com10 Sep 2017

Around 1,20,000 Indian-Americans reside across Florida.

Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10,000 bid

Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10,000 bid

Rediff.com28 May 2012

Former 10,000 metres world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday.

Miss Canada is Miss Universe 2005

Miss Canada is Miss Universe 2005

Rediff.com31 May 2005

The brunette from Toronto was chosen from five contestants, including four from Latin America, in the final round of the competition.

Man arrested for planning terror attack in New York

Man arrested for planning terror attack in New York

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

A 27-year-old man, who was allegedly an al Qaeda sympathiser, has been arrested in New York by law enforcement authorities on charges that he planned to carry out terror attacks in the city targetting government workers, military personnel and officials in New York.

India elected to serve on Ecosoc

India elected to serve on Ecosoc

Rediff.com25 Oct 2011

UN member states elected 18 countries to serve three-year terms starting next year and three other nations through by-elections held as some countries were stepping down from the 54-member Council before the formal end of their terms.

DON'T MISS! Miss Universe 2011, all 89 hopefuls!

DON'T MISS! Miss Universe 2011, all 89 hopefuls!

Rediff.com12 Sep 2011

Don't miss out on our series profiling each Miss Universe 2011 contestant from across the world!

Best place for biz: Norway, Swiss in top league, India must buck up

Best place for biz: Norway, Swiss in top league, India must buck up

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

India has been ranked a low 119 out of 130 countries on an index that measures business resilience.

3 Indian boxers in Junior World C'ships QF

3 Indian boxers in Junior World C'ships QF

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

Indian pugilists Lalitha Prasad Polipalli (48kg), Manish Kaushik (52kg) and Sandeep Kumar (57kg) continued their winning run, reaching the quarter-finals in the second AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Monday.

2014 football World Cup circus gets kicking

2014 football World Cup circus gets kicking

Rediff.com14 Jun 2011

Less than one year after Spain beat the Netherlands to win the World Cup, the circus starts again on Wednesday although the opening match of the 2014 qualifying tournment will cause barely a ripple. Tiny Montserrat, who have won only two international matches, is scheduled to face Belize on neutral territory in a match which will be a far cry from last year's game at Soccer City, watched by an estimated 700 million television viewers.

PM favours enforcement of green standards

PM favours enforcement of green standards

Rediff.com3 Feb 2011

Pitching for environmentally benign progress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday favoured proper enforcement of regulatory standards to prevent green damage while making sure that there is no return to the license permit raj system.

Fewer Indians receiving green cards in the US

Fewer Indians receiving green cards in the US

Rediff.com9 Apr 2010

The number of Indians receiving the coveted green card or the Legal Permanent Residency status in the United States has experienced a considerable decline in the past three years.

Haiti: Indian doc survived 50 hours under debris

Haiti: Indian doc survived 50 hours under debris

Rediff.com18 Jan 2010

A 65-year-old Indian-Amercan doctor, who went to Haiti to attend an IMA World Health's meeting two days before the killer earthquake, had a miraculous escape from beneath tons of rubble where she was buried for 50 hours in a collapsed Port-au-Prince hotel. A slightly-bruised but traumatized Sarla Chand came back home to Teaneck, New Jersey,on Saturday night.

Countries dispatch rescue teams to quake hit-Haiti

Countries dispatch rescue teams to quake hit-Haiti

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

Several countries have dispatched their rescue teams to Haiti to begin the search operations for those who are still buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings following a devastating quake.

Olympic champion Ramzi stripped of gold medal

Olympic champion Ramzi stripped of gold medal

Rediff.com18 Nov 2009

Bahrain's Olympic 1,500 metres champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal for doping at the Beijing 2008 Games, a source within the Olympic movement said on Wednesday.

Akhil loses, Jai Bhagwan scores at World boxing

Akhil loses, Jai Bhagwan scores at World boxing

Rediff.com3 Sep 2009

Asian silver medallist Jai Bhagwan put India's faltering campaign at the World Boxing Championships back on track by advancing to the second round in the lightweight category with a thumping victory over Venezuela's Angel Rodrigues in Milan, Italy. The Indian out-punched his opponent 10-4 to bring some cheer in the Indian camp, which had been left stunned by three early exits.

VOTE: Which model looks the hottest?

VOTE: Which model looks the hottest?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Image Alert: These models will make your screen MELT.

Prakash and Harsh enter finals

Prakash and Harsh enter finals

Rediff.com16 May 2009

Prakash Amritraj and Harsh Mankad are one step away from winning ATP challenger Tour's doubles titles, having reached the final of different events along with their respective partners.

Indian archers in World Cup final

Indian archers in World Cup final

Rediff.com8 May 2009

The Indian men's recurve archery team of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia on Friday downed Italy to reach the final and put India in line for yet another gold medal in the World Cup Stage 2 at Porec, in Croatia. India will face Russian Federation in the gold medal match on Saturday.

Indian trio clinch recurve World Cup gold

Indian trio clinch recurve World Cup gold

Rediff.com6 Apr 2009

Mangal Singh Champia, Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee combined to clinch their second successive gold in the men's recurve team event as India signed off with three medals in the Archery World Cup Stage I at Santo Domnigo in the Dominican Republic. The trio had earned India its first-ever gold at the Meteksan World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, last year.

Indian archers make good start at World Cup

Indian archers make good start at World Cup

Rediff.com2 Apr 2009

Indian archers made a resounding start at World Cup Stage 1 event at Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic, with Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia finishing one-two in the men's recurve qualification round. The Indian men and women also stood first in recurve team qualifications on Wednesday, the first day of the event.

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

Hurricane Gustav lashes Louisiana coast

Hurricane Gustav lashes Louisiana coast

Rediff.com1 Sep 2008

A downgraded Hurricane Gustav packed with strong winds and heavy rains lashed the Gulf coast on Monday but spared New Orleans, the city which was devastated three years ago by Hurricane Katrina.Fearing a repeat of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster, more than two million people fled their homes from coastal Mississippi, Albama and South-eastern Texas ahead of the storm, which was at one stage forecast to attain highest Category 5 before making the landfall.

Nikpai wins Afghanistan's first Olympic medal

Nikpai wins Afghanistan's first Olympic medal

Rediff.com21 Aug 2008

Rohullah Nikpai won Afghanistan's first medal at an Olympics on Wednesday, upsetting world flyweight champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain to take bronze in the men's 58-kg taekwondo category. In his bronze medal bout, Nikpai stayed cool and grew in confidence, playing off a supportive crowd and burying the Spaniard in the third round.

A first glimpse of Miss Universe 2008

A first glimpse of Miss Universe 2008

Rediff.com14 Jul 2008

The new Miss Universe was crowned in the Vietnamese city of Nha Trang earlier today. Take a look at the winning beauty!

Indian men's recurve team to play for bronze

Indian men's recurve team to play for bronze

Rediff.com5 Apr 2008

The Indian men's team lost in the semi-finals to Australia and will play Italy in Sunday's third place play-off, in the Meteksan Archery World Cup in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic.