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'The greatest, the boldest, the prettiest!'

'The greatest, the boldest, the prettiest!'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2016

Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, died on Friday aged 74, had a record-setting boxing career. His unprecedented flair for showmanship and controversial stands made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th century,

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74

Rediff.com4 Jun 2016

The former World heavyweight boxing champion passed away on Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications, a family spokesman confirmed.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali in hospital with 'respiratory' ailment

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali in hospital with 'respiratory' ailment

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali has been hospitalized for a respiratory issue, family spokesman Bob Gunnell said on Thursday.

REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours.

The odd, odd world we live in!

The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com18 May 2016

This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world.

Sanders slows Hillary's march to nomination, wins West Virginia

Sanders slows Hillary's march to nomination, wins West Virginia

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has won the West Virginia primary defeating Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton by more than 15 percentage points even as the former US secretary of state looks set to secure the party nomination.

Top 10 food cities

Top 10 food cities

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

The good folks at National Geographic list out the most popular dishes that are as popular as the cities where they were invented.

A roaring year for golfing great McIlroy

A roaring year for golfing great McIlroy

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

- 'I feel I came through this year stronger and wiser'

Muhammad Ali's health 'vastly improved'

Muhammad Ali's health 'vastly improved'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

The condition of Muhammad Ali has "vastly improved" since he was admitted to the hospital over the weekend with a mild case of pneumonia and doctors hope to discharge the boxing legend soon, a spokesman said on Monday.

Boxing great Muhammad Ali hospitalized with pneumonia

Boxing great Muhammad Ali hospitalized with pneumonia

Rediff.com21 Dec 2014

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been hospitalized with pneumonia and is expected to recover because the illness was caught early, a spokesman said on Saturday.

Frail Muhammad Ali can barely speak, reveals brother

Frail Muhammad Ali can barely speak, reveals brother

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

American boxing legend Muhammad Ali's brother has revealed that the boxer who was once famous for his lightning speed and even faster tongue is now so ill that he can barely speak.

'There are extreme voices in all of our religious traditions'

'There are extreme voices in all of our religious traditions'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2014

'The challenges of the world are too great for any one religious tradition to address alone... The best way to learn about other religions is not from books, but from people... Go talk to someone from a different faith tradition. Get to know them. Build up some trust.' Dr Katharine Rhodes Henderson, who jointly won Hofstra University's Guru Nanak Prize for inter-faith champions in the United States, discusses religion and the challenges of extremism in this lively interview with Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais.

Tyson reveals being drugged during bouts; using fake penis to fool drug-testers

Tyson reveals being drugged during bouts; using fake penis to fool drug-testers

Rediff.com13 Nov 2013

Tyson confessed in his new book Undisputed Truth that he used a fake penis to fool drug-testers and fought on cocaine.

US: 2 sentenced in plot to ship aircraft to Iran

US: 2 sentenced in plot to ship aircraft to Iran

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

While the Iranian citizen Hamid Asefi, 67, was sentenced to 23 months, a US citizen Behzad Karimian, (52), also known as "Tony" Karimian who holds a valid Iranian passport and is employed as a Mesaba Airlines Pilot, was sentenced to 52 months in prison on Monday.

10 Indian-Americans among 40 Intel science finalists

10 Indian-Americans among 40 Intel science finalists

Rediff.com1 Feb 2013

The finalists will present their research findings across 16 branches of science between March 7 and 13 this year.

PHOTO ALBUM: Wargames in the Indian Ocean

PHOTO ALBUM: Wargames in the Indian Ocean

Rediff.com16 Apr 2012

The 2012 edition of the annual Indo-US naval exercise codenamed Malabar will conclude on Monday. Rediff.com brings you glimpses of the joint exercise.

Indo-US naval exercise unaffected by tsunami threat

Indo-US naval exercise unaffected by tsunami threat

Rediff.com11 Apr 2012

Notwithstanding fears of a tsunami following a powerful earthquake off Indonesia on Wednesday, the navies of India and the United States carried out their joint exercises off the coast of Chennai.

The greatest of all time turns 70. Wish him!

The greatest of all time turns 70. Wish him!

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

Bikash Mohapatra salutes boxing legend Muhammad Ali on his 70th birthday.

'India, Pak have upset balance of nuke deterrence'

'India, Pak have upset balance of nuke deterrence'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2010

The manner in which India and Pakistan have pursued atomic weapons has 'upset the balance of nuclear deterrence', United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday, asserting that the US is working hard with both countries to try to limit their number of nuclear stockpiles.

New Explorer SUV: Ford to invest $400 mn

New Explorer SUV: Ford to invest $400 mn

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

The current Explorer and Explorer Sport Trac models are built at the companys Louisville assembly plant in Kentucky.

Obama's India-born adviser wins prestigious award

Obama's India-born adviser wins prestigious award

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

India-born Eboo Patel, founder of a group focused on global interfaith youth movement and member of President Barack Obama's faith advisory council, has won the 2010 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion, touted as the world's most prestigious prize in the field.

9/11 plotters still alive and planning: US general

9/11 plotters still alive and planning: US general

Rediff.com27 Aug 2009

Those who plotted the deadly attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, are still alive and planning to carry out more terror strikes, a top United States military general has said.

America's best airport bars

America's best airport bars

Rediff.com14 May 2009

Recently, there's been a groundswell of upscale airport bars offering wines with charcuterie, microbrews and even exquisite bourbon.

Bopanna-Qureshi out of Germany Challenger

Bopanna-Qureshi out of Germany Challenger

Rediff.com31 Oct 2008

Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi crashed out of the euro 42,500 ATP Challenger series tournament in Aachen, Germany, after losing a tough quarter-final to the German pair of Andreas Beck and Philipp Petzschner. The Indo-Pakistani duo won the first set but then lost their way as the Germans won 5-7, 6-4, 13-11 to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Prakash-Jesse in Louisville Challenger last 8

Prakash-Jesse in Louisville Challenger last 8

Rediff.com28 Oct 2008

India Davis Cupper Prakash Amritraj and Jesse Levine overcame a stiff challenge from the American wild card pair of Scott Oudsema and Tim Smyczek to advance to the quarter-finals of the US $50,000 ATP Challenger in Louisville, US. The unseeded Indo-American pair won 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-6.

Faldo awestruck by Muhammad Ali

Faldo awestruck by Muhammad Ali

Rediff.com19 Sep 2008

European Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo was awestruck after he and his 12-man team met boxing great Muhammad Ali at Valhalla Golf Club on Thursday. Ali, a native of Louisville and a former three-times world heavyweight champion, was taken out in a golf cart to greet the Europeans on the first fairway on the last day of official practice.

Real life Indians yet to get a Second Life

Real life Indians yet to get a Second Life

Rediff.com31 Jul 2008

Poor infrastructure and unavailability of broadband are major reasons why Indians have not taken to Second Life in a big way. Besides, the time zone of Second Life is more attuned to the US, which is another issue for Indians wanting to hook on to this world.

US: Sunderesh Heragu wins tech innovation award

US: Sunderesh Heragu wins tech innovation award

Rediff.com16 Jul 2008

The Institute of Industrial Engineers presented the Award for Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering to Professor Sunderesh S Heragu, the Mary Lee and George F Duthie Chair in Engineering Logistics at the University of Louisville, Kentucky.

Muhammad Ali nominated for Peace Nobel

Muhammad Ali nominated for Peace Nobel

Rediff.com13 Sep 2007

Co-nominated with Ali is Peter Georgi, Ali's former senior humanitarian advisor and co-founder along with Ali of the Children's General Assembly and its launching organisation the Children's Peace Foundation.

Firstsource acquires MedAssist for $330 mn

Firstsource acquires MedAssist for $330 mn

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

Mumbai-based Firstsource Solutions, a pure-play business process outsourcing provider, has acquired US-based MedAssist Holding for $330 million (Rs 1,353 crore).

The saboteurs of search

The saboteurs of search

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

Some search engine marketers do more than boost your Web site.

Firstsource buys US firm BPM for $30 million

Firstsource buys US firm BPM for $30 million

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

Firstsource Solutions (formerly ICICI OneSource), a business process outsourcing company, on Thursday acquired BPM - a Delaware-based healthcare claims' outsourcing company.

The new employee hiring techniques

The new employee hiring techniques

Rediff.com13 Oct 2006

The world's busiest airports

The world's busiest airports

Rediff.com9 Mar 2006

Tyson weighs in at 233 for McBride fight

Tyson weighs in at 233 for McBride fight

Rediff.com10 Jun 2005

Mike Tyson tipped the scales at 233 pounds, while his opponent Irishman Kevin McBride weighed 271 pounds, his heaviest weight ever for a fight.

'He is wired!'

'He is wired!'

Rediff.com4 Oct 2004

Beware of the sacred thread!

Who founded of Pizza Hut?

Who founded of Pizza Hut?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2004

Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about the world's largest fast food chains.

Tyson set for knee surgery

Tyson set for knee surgery

Rediff.com3 Aug 2004

The 38-year-old is believed to have torn the complex lateral meniscus in his left knee during his fight against Danny Williams.

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