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Hamilton equals hero Senna with pole in Canada

Hamilton equals hero Senna with pole in Canada

Rediff.com11 Jun 2017

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton produced a moment of Montreal magic on Saturday to put his Mercedes on pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix and equal Ayrton Senna's career haul of 65.

La Liga takes legal action over threats to Zozulya

La Liga takes legal action over threats to Zozulya

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

La Liga has taken legal action against 10 people who allegedly threatened Ukraine international Roman Zozulya following his move to Rayo Vallecano last week, the Spanish league said in a statement on Thursday.

F1: Vettel first Ferrari driver since Schumi to win Monaco GP

F1: Vettel first Ferrari driver since Schumi to win Monaco GP

Rediff.com28 May 2017

Finnish team mate Kimi Raikkonen, who started on pole for the first time in nine years but lost the lead in the pitstops, made sure of a Ferrari one-two with Hamilton finishing seventh for Mercedes after starting 13th.

SHOCKING! Every 7 seconds, a girl under 15 is married

SHOCKING! Every 7 seconds, a girl under 15 is married

Rediff.com13 Oct 2016

According to a report by Save the Children, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18.

Jayaram, Kashyap enter 2nd round of Dutch Open

Jayaram, Kashyap enter 2nd round of Dutch Open

Rediff.com12 Oct 2016

India's Ajay Jayaram, Parupalli Kashyap and Lakhanee Sarang entered the second round of the men's singles event of the Yonex Dutch Open badminton tournament in Almere on Wednesday. Top seed Jayaram defeated Henri Aarnio of Finland 21-16 21-12 in his opening match, while 11th seed Kashyap defeated Bjorn Seguin of US 21-12 24-22 and Lakhanee prevailed over Scotland's Kieran Merrilees 21-12 21-18 in the first round encounters.

Hart and Holmstrom win Economics Nobel for work on contract theory

Hart and Holmstrom win Economics Nobel for work on contract theory

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

The winners will split an eight million Swedish kronor (USD 924,000) award funded by the Swedish central bank.

Can these stocks shine amid market gloom?

Can these stocks shine amid market gloom?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors.

Universal Basic Income: Modiji's ultimate poverty killer

Universal Basic Income: Modiji's ultimate poverty killer

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

The Survey estimated that a UBI that reduces poverty to 0.5 per cent would cost 4-5 per cent of GDP, assuming that those in the top 25 per cent income bracket are not part of the loop.

SC to reconsider its verdict criminalising gay sex

SC to reconsider its verdict criminalising gay sex

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

The apex court referred to a larger bench a plea seeking decriminalisation of gay sex between two consenting adults.

LG asks Sisodia to immediately return to Delhi

LG asks Sisodia to immediately return to Delhi

Rediff.com17 Sep 2016

Sisodia, who also hold the education portfolio, along with his officers are in Finland to study the education system of that country.

Kejriwal and ministers missing in action as Delhi fights Dengue and Chikungunya

Kejriwal and ministers missing in action as Delhi fights Dengue and Chikungunya

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal shrugged off responsibility saying that he and his ministers had no powers and one should ask the PM.

11-minute hat-trick in Bundesliga drama

11-minute hat-trick in Bundesliga drama

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

Substitute Joel Pohjanpalo scored a hat-trick in the last 11 minutes to fire Bayer Leverkusen to a 3-1 win at home to Hamburg SV on an afternoon of late Bundesliga drama on Saturday.

FIFA allows players to switch to represent Kosovo

FIFA allows players to switch to represent Kosovo

Rediff.com5 Sep 2016

Kosovo were given permission to field former Albanian internationals Samir Ujkani and Alban Meha and ex-Norway player Valon Berisha on Monday, hours before their first-ever competitive international.

F1: Hamilton on pole for third successive year at Monza

F1: Hamilton on pole for third successive year at Monza

Rediff.com3 Sep 2016

Lewis Hamilton took pole position at the Italian Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg joining the Briton on the front row of the grid.

Lewis Hamilton fastest in Monza practice

Lewis Hamilton fastest in Monza practice

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton ousted Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg from the top of the timesheets in Italian Grand Prix free practice on Friday. The Briton, chasing his 50th grand prix win on Sunday, enjoyed a sunny afternoon at the Monza circuit with a fastest lap of one minute 22.801 seconds on the supersoft tyres after being second to Rosberg in the morning. Rosberg quickest effort then was a 1:22.959, with the German lapping in 1:22.994 after lunch.

Former Ferrari driver Massa to quit at end of F1 season

Former Ferrari driver Massa to quit at end of F1 season

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

The 35-year-old Williams driver, who won 11 races for Ferrari between 2006 and 2008 and finished overall runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 world championship, is out of contract at the end of the year.

IN PICS: Emotional Schweinsteiger bids international farewell

IN PICS: Emotional Schweinsteiger bids international farewell

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger won his 121st cap in his last match for Germany as they beat Finland 2-0 in an international friendly in Moenchengladbach on Wednesday.

Schweinsteiger still dreams of playing for Manchester United

Schweinsteiger still dreams of playing for Manchester United

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Bastian Schweinsteiger wants to continue playing for Manchester United this season, even though manager Jose Mourinho said last week that the former Germany captain is unlikely to figure in his plans. "My dream is to play for Manchester United," the 32-year-old told reporters at a Germany news conference on Tuesday, reflecting on his bad luck with injuries last season.

Paes-Begemann lose summit clash at Winston-Salem Open

Paes-Begemann lose summit clash at Winston-Salem Open

Rediff.com28 Aug 2016

Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann squandered as many as five match points in the second set to eventually lose the summit clash against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Henri Kontinen in a three-setter at the ATP Winston-Salem Open.

Winston Salem Open: Paes-Begemann make it to final

Winston Salem Open: Paes-Begemann make it to final

Rediff.com27 Aug 2016

Veteran Leander Paes brushed off the disappointment of Rio Olympics as he and his German partner Andre Begemann made it to the final of the ATP Winston-Salem Open beating Swede Robert Lindstedt and Pakistan's Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi in a close encounter.

Man United will be Schweinsteiger's last European club

Man United will be Schweinsteiger's last European club

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says he will not play for another club in Europe despite being unable to seal a place in the squad under new manager Jose Mourinho. Schweinsteiger, who is yet to make a first team appearance for United this season, has been made to train with the club's reserves and would be sold after Mourinho signed French midfielder Paul Pogba from Juventus, according to media reports.

He transformed India's healthcare

He transformed India's healthcare

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Anil Swarup, who conceived the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana -- a scheme the United Nations Development Programme and the International Labour Organisation recognised as among the finest -- speaks to Anjuli Bhargava.

Rio Olympics: Farah completes distance double-double with 5000m gold

Rio Olympics: Farah completes distance double-double with 5000m gold

Rediff.com21 Aug 2016

Briton Mo Farah became only the second man to retain both Olympic track long distance titles on Saturday when he produced an utterly dominant performance to add the 5,000m gold to the 10,000 he collected a week ago.

Jayalalithaa's legacy: Industrial, social, crime rankings among India's best

Jayalalithaa's legacy: Industrial, social, crime rankings among India's best

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

Tamil Nadu now has India's lowest fertility rate - lower than Australia, Finland and Belgium - second best infant mortality and maternal mortality rate; records among the lowest crime rates against women and children; and has more factories and provides more industrial employment than any other Indian state.

Meet the first Indian woman to be elected as IOC member

Meet the first Indian woman to be elected as IOC member

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday announced that Nita Ambani, has been elected as an individual member of the IOC, and will become India's first woman to join the prestigious body.

Heart of Asia conference begins with focus on tackling terror

Heart of Asia conference begins with focus on tackling terror

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

Being attended by nearly 40 countries and leading groupings like the European Union, the annual conference of the Heart of Asia -- Istanbul Process is deliberating on various challenges facing Afghanistan, including revival of a peace process in the conflict-ridden country.

Want to be happy? India is not the place for you

Want to be happy? India is not the place for you

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Click on the flag to see what makes that country so happy.

Finland seeks fillip in ties with India

Finland seeks fillip in ties with India

Rediff.com6 Sep 2007

The Finland government will open a consulate in Mumbai and plans to pursue negotiations on free trade between the two countries

Formula One's Sergio Perez undecided on Force India future

Formula One's Sergio Perez undecided on Force India future

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Force India's Sergio Perez has said he is yet to decide if he will drive for the Formula One team next season.

PHOTOS: Rio Olympics open doors at Athletes Village

PHOTOS: Rio Olympics open doors at Athletes Village

Rediff.com25 Jul 2016

Athletes Village opens officially, on Sunday, meaning 10,500 athletes and another 7,000 staff members will start trickling into the luxurious layout.

Hamilton vs Rosberg: Who will win the F1 title?

Hamilton vs Rosberg: Who will win the F1 title?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

Lewis Hamilton feels he faces "pretty impossible odds" going into Formula One's Abu Dhabi title-decider while Mercedes team mate and rival Nico Rosberg says he will treat Sunday's race like any other. Both are being disingenuous, of course. Hamilton knows he still has a real chance and Rosberg is well aware just how much is at stake. While Rosberg is the favourite to win the 'Duel in the Desert', needing only to finish on the Yas Marina podium to become Germany's third world champion after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, he will still be on tenterhooks.

Despite rape probe, Cuba's volleyball team to compete at Olympics

Despite rape probe, Cuba's volleyball team to compete at Olympics

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

The Cuban men's volleyball team will compete in the Rio Olympics despite the detention of six of its players in Finland over a suspected aggravated rape, an official at the National Sports Institute (INDER) said, according to website Cubadebate and other state-run news outlets on Wednesday.

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

Here's this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world.

Ashok Leyland inks JV with Finland firm

Ashok Leyland inks JV with Finland firm

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

Ashok Leyland on Tuesday said it has formed a joint venture with Finland-based Alteams Group that will invest Rs 175 crore (Rs 1.75 billion) initially to make aluminum products for automotive and telecom sectors.

Lying still after sex won't help you conceive

Lying still after sex won't help you conceive

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Staying immobile after sexual activity won't increase your chances of pregnancy, a new study has revealed.

Perez, Hulkenberg staying at Force India: Mallya

Perez, Hulkenberg staying at Force India: Mallya

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Mexican Sergio Perez and Germany's Nico Hulkenberg are staying at Force India next season, the Formula One team's co-owner Vijay Mallya told Reuters. "I can confirm that both the drivers are signed up for 2017," Mallya said at the British Grand Prix. "They are a fine pair, both absolutely top class. I've never believed in 'pay drivers' where talent or ability is compromised," he added.

Indian challenge ends at Wimbledon as Paes-Hingis out of mixed doubles

Indian challenge ends at Wimbledon as Paes-Hingis out of mixed doubles

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

India's miserable campaign at the Wimbledon ended as defending mixed doubles champions Leander Paes and Martina Hingis were knocked out in the third round by scratch pair of Britain's Heather Watson and Finland's Henri Kontinen, who played their first match together.

F1: Hamilton wins Austrian Grand Prix after last lap drama

F1: Hamilton wins Austrian Grand Prix after last lap drama

Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday after a last-lap collision with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg as they fought for the lead.

Indian Army ready to recruit women in combat roles: Gen Bipin Rawat

Indian Army ready to recruit women in combat roles: Gen Bipin Rawat

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

Currently women are allowed in a number of select areas including in medical, legal, educational, signals and engineering wings of the army.

Putin: Relations with Pak will not dilute Indo-Russia ties

Putin: Relations with Pak will not dilute Indo-Russia ties

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

"We do not have any tight (military) relations with Pakistan," Putin said.