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Indians are a long shot in Candidates: Viswanathan Anand
Rediff.com1 Apr 2024Giving prominence to experience over youthful exuberance, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand feels the three Indian participants remain far from winning the Candidates chess title, saying they "should first settle into the tournament."
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.
War-torn Ukraine qualifies for Euros in emotional win
Rediff.com27 Mar 2024Jubilant Ukraine reach Euro 2024 finals with Iceland win
PIX: Sinner's great escape in Miami
Rediff.com25 Mar 2024Jannik Sinner bounced back after losing the first set to beat Tallon Griekspoor in the third round of the Miami Open.
Srikanth, Rajawat in quarters of Swiss Open; Sindhu, Sen bow out
Rediff.com22 Mar 2024Kidambi Srikanth, Priyanshu Rajawat and Kiran George won their respective men's singles round-of 16 matches to advance to the quarterfinals late on Thursday night.
Regulate Big Tech's AI Now!
Rediff.com21 Mar 2024Regulators must learn from past mistakes and act swiftly to prevent Big Tech from monopolising the AI ecosystem, argue Payal Malik and Nikita Jain.
Cillian! Cillian! Cillian!'
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024Students and principals at the primary and senior schools Oscar winner Cillian Murphy attended in Cork, Ireland, tells Rediff.com what the triumph means to them.
People in democracies need a sense of uncertainty
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024For trust in democracy to be retained, elections need to be not just free of intervention -- ruling out Pakistan and Russia -- but also demonstrate the capability to both deliver ruling mandates and hold the potential for large swings in favour of the opposition, points out Mihir S Sharma.And, after an election is done, they need to see a mandate in order to go back to their lives and let their representatives get on with the business of government, points out Mihir S Sharma.
Nagal's Miami dream ends: Falls short in final qualifier
Rediff.com19 Mar 2024Nagal is likely to reach a new career-high ranking of world No. 92
PIX: Mbappe 'tricks' PSG to big win; Barcelona down Atletico
Rediff.com18 Mar 2024Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg 3-2 to edge closer to a first ever Bundesliga title.
Chelsea claw back to reach FA Cup semis
Rediff.com17 Mar 2024Chelsea had looked in full control at halftime after goals from Marc Cucurella and Cole Palmer
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.
PICS, Indian Wells: Djokovic shocked by lucky loser Nardi
Rediff.com12 Mar 2024Sabalenka overpowers Raducanu, Osaka falls
India tests Agni-5 missile capable of deploying multiple warheads
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists over the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile, capable of deploying multiple warheads.
Alcaraz, Swiatek advance at Indian Wells
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz moved into the fourth round at Indian Wells on Sunday with a 6-2 6-3 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Modi's outreach helped avert 'potential nuclear attack' on Ukraine: Report
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024US officials say that outreach and public statements from Modi and others helped avert a crisis.
Soccer PIX: Kane scripts Bundesliga record; Cadiz stun Atletico
Rediff.com10 Mar 2024Photos from soccer matches played across top European Leagues on Saturday.
Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony Plans Unveiled
Rediff.com8 Mar 2024Paris 2024 opening ceremony to start at 7.30 p.m. local time
How France plans to use AI to keep Paris 2024 safe
Rediff.com8 Mar 2024France tested Artificial Intelligence-driven video surveillance technology that will be deployed during the Olympic Games
Mbappe dismisses talk of rift with coach Luis Enrique
Rediff.com6 Mar 2024Kylian Mbappe said he has "no problems" with manager Luis Enrique after playing the full 90 minutes for Paris St Germain on Tuesday for the first time since Feb. 14, the forward scoring both goals in their 2-1 Champions League win at Real Sociedad.
Champions League PIX: Mbappe fires PSG into quarters; Kane powers Bayern
Rediff.com6 Mar 2024Images from the Champions League Round of 16 matches.
IYCU: Want to study in France on a scholarship?
Rediff.com5 Mar 2024The France Excellence Charpak Master Scholarship is designed for up to two years of education in France at the Master's degree level for all streams and fields of study.
Satwik-Chirag will be the ones to beat in Paris: Gopichand
Rediff.com4 Mar 2024Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Monday singled out world number one doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as favourites for an Olympic medal and said two-time medallist PV Sindhu too is on the right path and can deliver once again at the Paris Games.
US will begin airdropping humanitarian aid into Gaza very soon: Biden
Rediff.com2 Mar 2024Expressing hope for a potential deal by Ramadan, he also acknowledged the possibility that an agreement "may not get there," as reported by CNN.
Williams brothers lead Bilbao into King's Cup final
Rediff.com1 Mar 2024Ernesto Valverde's Bilbao team punished the visitors with clinical counter-attacks, playing with the advantage of having won the first leg 1-0 in Madrid.
Macron promises to swim in dirty Seine river
Rediff.com29 Feb 2024Paris has been working on cleaning up the Seine so that people can swim in it again, as was the case during the 1900 Paris Olympics. But a sewer problem last summer led to the cancellation of a pre-Olympics swimming event.
PIX: Paris 2024 Olympic Games Village inaugurated
Rediff.com29 Feb 2024Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and locally elected representatives, as well as region president Valerie Pecresse and sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, attended the inauguration.
Pogba banned for four years for doping
Rediff.com29 Feb 2024France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned for four years for a doping offence earlier this season.
Dubai Tennis: Bopanna-Ebden advance; curtains for Nagal
Rediff.com28 Feb 2024Another Indian, Yuki Bhambri and his Dutch partner Robin Haase also progressed to the quarter-finals.
Tsitsipas to donate $1000 for every ace at Mexican Open
Rediff.com28 Feb 2024Stefanos Tsitsipas has pledged to donate $1000 for every ace he hits during the Mexican Open tennis tournament to help with the reconstruction of Acapulco following the devastation caused by Hurricane Otis last October.
Modi Or Manmohan? Who Travelled More?
Rediff.com27 Feb 2024While Narendra Modi spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Singh's 306 - he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM.
Soccer PIX: Modric stunner helps Real extend lead; Ramos nets late equaliser
Rediff.com26 Feb 2024Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric came off the bench to net a stunning strike from the edge of the box late in the second half to secure a 1-0 home win over Sevilla on Sunday and stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points.
Visa applications to beat pre-Covid levels in 2024
Rediff.com21 Feb 2024VFS Global expects visa applications from India to surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2024 with the easing of appointment availability. Vishal Jairath, head-South Asia, VFS Global, said during a media interaction that based on indications from the client governments in terms of appointment availability and the resources deployed by them, visa applications would surpass the pre-Covid levels by a healthy margin. "We have geared up. We have looked at our infrastructure and increased capacity in many locations," he added.
The Indian Film Making Global Waves
Rediff.com21 Feb 2024'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.' 'If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?' 'What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'
Mbappe agrees deal to join Real Madrid
Rediff.com20 Feb 2024France captain Kylian Mbappe has agreed to join Real Madrid on a five-year deal.
PIX: Two friends build Eiffel Tower from recycled wood
Rediff.com20 Feb 2024Frederic Malmezac, a 38-year-old carpenter, paired up with 46-year-old Sylvain Bouchard to build the model, using wood that would otherwise have been thrown away.
India's shooting coach Dradi says he has liver cancer
Rediff.com19 Feb 2024Marcello Dradi said he recently underwent a surgery after the cancer returned for the third time after remaining in remission for three years.
Bengaluru Open: Ramkumar-Saketh win doubles; Nagal loses in semis
Rediff.com17 Feb 2024Sumit Nagal was beaten by Italy's Stefano Napolitano in the semi-finals.
Will it be Ajit Pawar's wife vs Supriya Sule in Baramati?
Rediff.com17 Feb 2024The campaign vehicle carried a banner with photographs of Sunetra Pawar and Ajit Pawar with the symbol of the Nationalist Congress Party.