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EPL: Liverpool stroll past West Ham

EPL: Liverpool stroll past West Ham

Rediff.com20 Apr 2010

Liverpool enjoyed a leisurely 3-0 stroll past a lifeless West Ham United at Anfield on Monday, ideal preparation before their marathon journey to Spain for this week's Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid.

AI, Jet, Kingfisher cancel flights to Europe

AI, Jet, Kingfisher cancel flights to Europe

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

Air India and Jet would, however, operate their flights to the US and Canada by taking a diversion, sources in the airlines said.

Stranded Anand wants World C'ship match postponed

Stranded Anand wants World C'ship match postponed

Rediff.com18 Apr 2010

Viswanathan Anand has asked for a postponement of his World Championship match against Veselin Topalov in Sofia, Bulgaria, as the grounding of international flights due to the volcanic ash over Iceland has left him stranded in Frankfurt. The best-of-12 match starts April 23, and in case of a tie it will be decided in a rapid play-off by May 12.

Ash cloud: Europe airports hit, millions stranded

Ash cloud: Europe airports hit, millions stranded

Rediff.com17 Apr 2010

An unprecedented 17,000 flights were grounded as drifting volcanic ash cloud forced a no-fly-zone over almost the whole of Europe, shutting down major hubs including London, Paris and Frankfurt, and stranding millions of travellers. For the third day in succession, massive drifts of volcanic ash blanketed European airspace. The black plume forced country's to extend bans on most flights with Air Traffic Control in Britain, Germany, Denmark, Nordic countries, France.

Air India cancels all flights to Europe, N America

Air India cancels all flights to Europe, N America

Rediff.com17 Apr 2010

With the volcanic clouds over the European airspace virtually shutting down global air traffic, Air India on Saturday announced cancellation of flights to Europe and North America scheduled Sunday.

UK airspace closed; Air India postpones flights

UK airspace closed; Air India postpones flights

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways on Thursday cancelled their flights to London while Air India postponed its services to Toronto and London, which were to take off tonight as airspace was closed over several North European airports due to drifting ash from a volcano in Iceland.

Spewing volcano disrupts European flights

Spewing volcano disrupts European flights

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

More than 250 flights from London's Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, including to and from India, were grounded on Thursday due to ash from Iceland's spewing volcano.

Van Persie pulls out of Dutch squad

Van Persie pulls out of Dutch squad

Rediff.com31 Mar 2009

Netherlands striker Robin van Persie pulled out of the Dutch squad preparing to play Macedonia in a World Cup Group Nine qualifier on Wednesday.

'Celebrate the spirit of resistance'

'Celebrate the spirit of resistance'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2012

If you feel that the year 2012 is coming to a close on a depressing note focusing on an unusual New Year celebration in Kundankulam in Tamil Nadu might offer a glimmer of hope.

Abhijeet joint first in Reykjavik

Abhijeet joint first in Reykjavik

Rediff.com5 Mar 2010

Former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta finished joint first at the Reykjavik International Open Chess Tournament after playing out a quick draw with local star Hannes Stefansson in the ninth and final round in Iceland on Thursday.

Australians are biggest sinners of the world

Australians are biggest sinners of the world

Rediff.com29 Jan 2010

"The country that gave the world The Body, Sylvania Waters and Les Patterson has been ranked first overall in a study of the seven deadly sins -- lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride," according to Courier Mail newspaper that quoted the latest edition of BBC's Focus magazine.

Review: Namo Venkatesa is fun

Review: Namo Venkatesa is fun

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

The Telugu film provides wholesome fun for the family.

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.

Now, jewellery with live plants growing inside!

Now, jewellery with live plants growing inside!

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

A jewellery designer has created rings with live plants growing inside them. Take a look!

Warning follows EPL match with no Englishmen

Warning follows EPL match with no Englishmen

Rediff.com1 Jan 2010

England's national team faces a bleak future, Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce warned after Wednesday's game between Portsmouth and Arsenal became the first in the top flight not to feature an English player in the starting line-up. Wednesday's match, which Arsenal won 4-1, featured players from 15 countries among the 22 starters with seven French players on the field.

Sports Shorts: Sania-Cara make it through to WTA Finals semis

Sports Shorts: Sania-Cara make it through to WTA Finals semis

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Making their first appearance in the WTA Finals in Singapore, Sania Mirza and Cara Black outplayed Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in their opening match to book their semi-finals berth on Thursday.

NELP-VIII draws $1.34 bn investment: Govt

NELP-VIII draws $1.34 bn investment: Govt

Rediff.com21 Oct 2009

The eighth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy ended on October 12 attracting bids for 36 out of the 70 areas that had been offered.

Debt managers need to ensure transparency: RB

Debt managers need to ensure transparency: RB

Rediff.com28 Aug 2009

"Clarity in communication and adherence to the indicative borrowing programme would add credibility and, thereby, cushion volatility in market yields, which ultimately help in contributing to lower borrowing costs," RBI said in its Annual Report for 2008-09

Euro 2012 qualifiers: Swiss hold England

Euro 2012 qualifiers: Swiss hold England

Rediff.com5 Jun 2011

Stuttering England were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Switzerland in their Euro 2012 qualifier on Saturday while Russia's stand-in striker Roman Pavlyuchenko grabbed a hat-trick to secure a 3-1 win against Armenia.

The world's top 10 banks

The world's top 10 banks

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

There was a time when experts, analysts, rating agencies found it very easy to describe the best banks.

India firm on duty-free access to EU market

India firm on duty-free access to EU market

Rediff.com28 May 2009

While admitting India's persistent stand on the issue might delay the agreement, a top commerce ministry official said the talks were on track. "We will maintain a hardline stand," said the official. It is to be noted, the sixth round of EU-India trade negotiation in Delhi in March ended without any substantial progress because of the tariff-related issues. The EU is India's largest trading partner and the total bilateral trade stood at over $70 billion in 2008-09.

EC clears relief package for airlines

EC clears relief package for airlines

Rediff.com3 May 2010

The European Commission has approved a relief package that its member states can announce in support of the airline industry.

Milan surge clear in second, Juve draw

Milan surge clear in second, Juve draw

Rediff.com26 Apr 2009

Buoyant AC Milan moved clear in second spot in Serie A with a 3-0 home win over 10-man Palermo on Sunday, putting a modicum of pressure on leaders Inter Milan.

'US, corrupt Karzai have stoked angry insurgency'

'US, corrupt Karzai have stoked angry insurgency'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

And for any solution to work, Pakistan could not be excluded, the writer Tahir Ali said, not least because a great many Pashtuns, who live within Pakistan but don't recognise the Afghan-Pakistan border, would be up in arms. The Pakistan military would be a key player in any decision taken on Afghanistan -- along with Iran, Russia and China.

A paradigm shift in the English news media

A paradigm shift in the English news media

Rediff.com21 Apr 2010

The media has created a new paradigm for its news perspective. It will write about issues that concern and directly affect its readers.It will also present news, whatever be its content or significance, provided that news is offered to it by the establishment, be it the state or the advertising community.

Ramesh seeks bridging of trust deficit on climate

Ramesh seeks bridging of trust deficit on climate

Rediff.com20 Apr 2010

Laying out a road map for reducing the "trust deficit," between the two blocs on climate negotiations, Ramesh said there must be some visible triggers that get activated very soon to ensure that Cancun does not repeat Copenhagen.

$1-bn Indian exports may go up in smoke

$1-bn Indian exports may go up in smoke

Rediff.com20 Apr 2010

Exporters are increasingly becoming jittery of making huge losses and apprehend large-scale cancellation of orders and delay in payments.

Jet to fly to Newark, Toronto; no flights to EU

Jet to fly to Newark, Toronto; no flights to EU

Rediff.com18 Apr 2010

A Jet spokesperson said the private carrier would operate Newark-Mumbai-Newark and Toronto-Delhi-Toronto sectors by making a technical halt at Athens as an alternate temporary transit point through Europe.

Van der Sar won't return for Holland

Van der Sar won't return for Holland

Rediff.com19 Mar 2009

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has declined an offer from Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk to make a comeback for the national team.

Van der Sar turns down request

Van der Sar turns down request

Rediff.com18 Mar 2009

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has declined an offer from Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk to make a comeback for the national team.

King's Cup: Barca, Sevilla, Valencia advance

King's Cup: Barca, Sevilla, Valencia advance

Rediff.com15 Jan 2009

Luis Fabiano scored twice for Sevilla as the 2007 King's Cup winners eased into the quarter-finals with a 3-0 victory at Deportivo Coruna in their second leg tie on Wednesday.

Former chairman Magnusson to sue West Ham

Former chairman Magnusson to sue West Ham

Rediff.com20 Dec 2008

Former West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson has sued the Premier League club and its owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson for breach of contract, Icelandic state television reported.

US bailout: Too little, too late

US bailout: Too little, too late

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

It is too late and too little has been done in the United States to come out of the financial turmoil, a crisis of $240 trillion cannot be stemmed with bailout packages of about $10 trillion, Arun Kumar, professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, said in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Jet Airways voted world's second best

Jet Airways voted world's second best

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

Silk Air with a score of 54.1 was adjudged the best airline in this category. Air Iceland (51.3), SriLankan Airlines (47.2), and Dragon Air (45.5) were adjudged to be the third, fourth and fifth best carriers in the category.

After Ranbaxy, US FDA turns the heat on Actavis

After Ranbaxy, US FDA turns the heat on Actavis

Rediff.com13 Oct 2008

The US Congressional committee, which is inquiring into the country's Food and Drug Administration's handling of drug-marketing approvals of India's leading drug-maker Ranbaxy, has extended its probe into similar permissions given to Iceland's Actavis.

Barcelona trounce Atletico

Barcelona trounce Atletico

Rediff.com5 Oct 2008

Barcelona trounced visitors Atletico Madrid 6-1 at the Nou Camp on Saturday to move into second place behind Villarreal in the Primera Liga. Villarreal have 16 points from six games after coming from behind to beat Real Betis 2-1 while Barca are on 13 after a scoring spree led by a double from Samuel Eto'o.

The business of banking

The business of banking

Rediff.com19 Aug 2011

Jaimini Bhagwati assesses the key points in RBI's discussion paper on new bank licences.

Van der Sar makes Dutch comeback

Van der Sar makes Dutch comeback

Rediff.com3 Oct 2008

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is making a brief Dutch comeback for this month's World Cup qualifiers. Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk included Van der Sar, who retired from international football after Euro 2008, in his 22-man squad for the Group Nine games against Iceland in Rotterdam on October 11 and away to Norway four days later. Goalkeepers Maarten Stekelenburg of Ajax and Feyenoord's Henk Timmer, who is in the squad, are both nursing injuries.

Real ride high on Van der Vaart hat-trick

Real ride high on Van der Vaart hat-trick

Rediff.com25 Sep 2008

Real Madrid new boy Rafael van der Vaart scored a hat-trick to help the champions thrash promoted Sporting Gijon 7-1.

Mobile number portability: Govt to invite bids

Mobile number portability: Govt to invite bids

Rediff.com18 Sep 2008

"Within a week, DoT will invite bids for selecting an agency for implementing MNP. We will select the agency within next three months," Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura said on Thursday, on the sidelines of a function by Assocham. Earlier, the government had said that MNP can be started by the end of this year.