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Indian diplomat named Annan's special advisor

Indian diplomat named Annan's special advisor

Rediff.com4 Mar 2006

Nambiar is no stranger to the UN.

Year of the scooters: 12 in 2014!

Year of the scooters: 12 in 2014!

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

New launches as well as upgrades to existing scooter models marked this year as manufacturers competed with each other to satiate the demand for new and interesting automatic scooters.

Need a small, cheap, effective laptop?

Need a small, cheap, effective laptop?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

You have two new options -- Asus's Eee PC 1000H and Acer's Aspire One. Both, says Priyanka Joshi, are worth your attention.

Rahane the cornerstone of India's batting in all formats

Rahane the cornerstone of India's batting in all formats

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

No one in his right senses will expect Ajinkya Rahane to bat like Sachin Tendulkar or make thousands of runs and own a plethora of records. But the right-hander guarantees to carry forward the rich legacy of the fabled Mumbai school of batting.

Arsenal, Liverpool start with first day wins

Arsenal, Liverpool start with first day wins

Rediff.com17 Aug 2008

Arsenal launched their bid for a first Premier League crown in five years with a comfortable 1-0 win over promoted West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season on Saturday. Liverpool, who have their eyes on a first title since 1990, also got off to a winning start by beating Sunderland 1-0 at the Stadium of Light with a late goal from Fernando Torres.

Cook century fires England to series win over West Indies

Cook century fires England to series win over West Indies

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

England captain Alastair Cook struck 112 to secure England a 2-0 one-day series win over West Indies with a match to spare after the home side defeated the visitors by eight wickets at The Oval on Tuesday.

BP eyes Bhatinda refinery stake

BP eyes Bhatinda refinery stake

Rediff.com13 Oct 2005

British oil major BP Plc on Thursday signed an agreement with state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd to negotiate a stake in HPCL's Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion) Bhatinda refinery in Punjab.

US lawmakers thank India for support

US lawmakers thank India for support

Rediff.com8 Oct 2005

"This cooperation can only help strengthen the strategic cooperation between our two countries," the letter signed by the eight lawmakers said.

Atwal makes cut at Texas Open

Atwal makes cut at Texas Open

Rediff.com24 Sep 2005

The Indian golfer fired an even par round to ensure yet another cut this week at the Texas Open.

UN: Powerless for a while

UN: Powerless for a while

Rediff.com20 Sep 2005

Russia, US sign off with relay golds

Russia, US sign off with relay golds

Rediff.com15 Aug 2005

Two goals up India lose to Australia

Two goals up India lose to Australia

Rediff.com9 Jul 2005

India frittered away a 2-0 first half lead and lost to Australia 3-2 in the semi-finals of the Men's Junior World Cup hockey tournament.

Australia score another big win

Australia score another big win

Rediff.com30 Jun 2005

The Aussies routed Belgium 7-1 for their second successive victory in the Men's Junior World Cup hockey tournament.

Labour wins third term in office

Labour wins third term in office

Rediff.com6 May 2005

The British Prime Minister becomes the first Labour leader to win three successive terms.

Windies' regional structures weak: King

Windies' regional structures weak: King

Rediff.com29 Apr 2005

The West Indies' poor form in the test series against South Africa can be traced back to weaknesses in their domestic structures, coach Bennett King.

Windies ready for mental battle

Windies ready for mental battle

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

Captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul felt the West Indies' major batting problems were in their minds.

Windies pace trio rock SA

Windies pace trio rock SA

Rediff.com3 Apr 2005

Mittal, Sarin in UK's Power 100 list

Mittal, Sarin in UK's Power 100 list

Rediff.com11 Jan 2008

Lakshmi Mittal and Arun Sarin, two India-born entrepreneurs, have figured out in UK's Power 100 list.

Duncan's buzzer-beater lifts Spurs over Cavs

Duncan's buzzer-beater lifts Spurs over Cavs

Rediff.com1 Mar 2005

Tim Duncan hit a 19-foot jumper just before time expired to give the San Antonio Spurs a dramatic 94-92 win over the Cavaliers.

Look out New York, here comes Zakir Hussain!

Look out New York, here comes Zakir Hussain!

Rediff.com10 Mar 2010

The tabla maestro Zakir Hussain is heading to New York to perform at a Lincoln Center theatre as part of the Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion national tour.

Sikh killings in US and the sense of white supremacy

Sikh killings in US and the sense of white supremacy

Rediff.com7 Aug 2012

The attack on Sikhs in a US gurdwara is not a mistaken attack. Sikhs are not mistaken for Muslims, but seen as part of the community of outsiders, says Vijay Prashad

Annan names new chief of staff

Annan names new chief of staff

Rediff.com4 Jan 2005

Mark Malloch Brown a 51-year-old Briton, a high profile head of the United Nations Development Agency, will take over from 70-year- old Iqbal Riza of Pakistan on January 19.

Arsenal enjoy Manchester return

Arsenal enjoy Manchester return

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

The truth behind the tales

The truth behind the tales

Rediff.com9 Oct 2007

India is a beautiful, captivating country, but it is like a dirty window. One has to look beyond the dirt to see the light. That is what Era Singh is able to find in books written by authors of Indian origin.

US: Prez hopefuls won't condemn disruption

US: Prez hopefuls won't condemn disruption

Rediff.com8 Oct 2007

The Hindu-American Foundation is incensed over the apparent indifference of the Presidential candidates -- especially the front-runners in both parties who have gained from the Indian-American community's fundraising efforts -- to publicly condemn the disruption of the first-ever prayer offered by a Hindu chaplain in the US Senate July 12 despite repeated calls, e-mails and requests to their campaign offices.

Arsenal, Barcelona begin with a bang

Arsenal, Barcelona begin with a bang

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

Arsenal and Barcelona scored 3-0 victories over Sevilla and Olympique Lyon respectively in the Champions League.

Athens flame ignites central London

Athens flame ignites central London

Rediff.com27 Jun 2004

Why Quentin Tarantino's mythology will outlive his filmography

Why Quentin Tarantino's mythology will outlive his filmography

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

'The real problem that has affected Tarantino's films is not their amorality. On the contrary, it's their misplaced morality.' 'The basic pitches for his movies, off late, tackle such pre-resolved issues, that they don't quite allow his pop-culture sensibilities to hit a crescendo and instead reduces them to trinkets in service of broad movie prototypes.' 'Which means that neither history nor cinema triumphs.'

Pakistan coach Woolmer wasn't murdered

Pakistan coach Woolmer wasn't murdered

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

The Jamaican police accepted that these findings have closed its investigation into the death of Bob Woolmer.

Decoding Kerala's 'rubber riddle'

Decoding Kerala's 'rubber riddle'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2007

Thanks to some inexplicable reasons, rubber futures contracts are witnessing a steep fall for the past few days. This has also hit the spot marker now with prices of benchmark grade RSS 4 dropping below Rs 90 a kg to close at Rs 87 on Friday.

When Zuckerberg came to Uttarakhand in search of spirituality

When Zuckerberg came to Uttarakhand in search of spirituality

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Kainchi, near Nainital, attracts devotees from near and far, 42 years after the death of its spiritual leader, Neem Karoli Baba.

Vaughan plunders Jamaica attack

Vaughan plunders Jamaica attack

Rediff.com2 Mar 2004

The England captain stroked a century from 19 boundaries and a six on the first day of a three-day Test warm-up match against Jamaica.

Indians taking PM's match lightly

Indians taking PM's match lightly

Rediff.com27 Jan 2004

Some of its key players are likely to be rested for the traditional match.

Hussey named in Aus PM's XI

Hussey named in Aus PM's XI

Rediff.com20 Jan 2004

Test cricket's most-capped player Steve Waugh will captain the PM's XI in the annual match against India.

Oscars Winners at a Glance: The Artist wins 5 awards

Oscars Winners at a Glance: The Artist wins 5 awards

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Here's looking at the winners of the 84th Annual Academy Awards

Ferguson to play waiting game

Ferguson to play waiting game

Rediff.com21 Nov 2003

Shabbir sets the pace at Pakistan Open

Shabbir sets the pace at Pakistan Open

Rediff.com18 Jan 2007

Vivek Bhandari of India also got off to a solid start with a 68 alongside compatriots Uttam Singh Mundy and Rahul Ganapathy.

Aussies hail Hayden feat

Aussies hail Hayden feat

Rediff.com10 Oct 2003

The opener's record-breaking knock of 380 against Zimbabwe was 'phenomenal performance concentration-wise', said Steve Waugh.