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NBA round-up: Warriors withstand Embiid's 46-point game
Rediff.com25 Mar 2023Klay Thompson chipped in with 21 points for the Warriors, who won their third straight overall and ninth in a row at home to maintain their No. 6 position in the Western Conference playoff race.
Asia's 1st woman loco pilot runs Vande Bharat Express
Rediff.com14 Mar 2023Surekha Yadav piloted the semi-high speed train between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai on Monday.
Will build China into great wall of steel, vows Xi in first speech of 3rd term
Rediff.com13 Mar 2023President Xi Jinping on Monday vowed to build China's military into a "Great Wall of steel" to protect its sovereignty and developmental interests as he sought a bigger role for Beijing in global affairs, days after brokering a Saudi Arabia-Iran detente, regarded as a diplomatic coup.
China Is Net Gainer In Ukraine War
Rediff.com7 Mar 2023The unalloyed truth about the Ukraine-Russia conflict is that it is a war that Russia cannot lose and Ukraine cannot win, observes Colonel Anil Athale (retd).
Who Stoked Migrant Labour 'Exodus' From Tamil Nadu?
Rediff.com6 Mar 2023Unless controlled and contained, given the untested belief that the north Indian labour support and follow the Hindutva kind of political ideology, there is a potential in terms of ideological clashes with their Dravidian brethren in the local neighbourhoods, and it all escalating into violence, especially during election time, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.
Quad ministers oppose 'unilateral' move to change status quo in China seas
Rediff.com3 Mar 2023The top diplomats of Quad nations on Friday denounced as "inadmissible" any use or threat of use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war and strongly opposed any "unilateral actions" that seek to change the status quo in the South and East China Seas, a region that has witnessed increasing Chinese military offensive.
Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv amid full-scale war
Rediff.com20 Feb 2023Kyiv is no stranger to official visits, but this one is different. The fact the US President is meeting Ukraine's leader in the heart of the capital in the middle of a full-scale conflict is significant and symbolic.
Model Shubra Aiyappa's Wedding Album
Rediff.com9 Feb 2023She tied the knot with Bangalore-based businessman Vishal Sivappa.
25 Fantastic Recipes For New Year's Eve
Rediff.com28 Dec 2022As 2022 comes to a close, celebrate in style from dawn to dusk with 25 yum recipes.
In Messi's hometown, hope builds ahead of World Cup final
Rediff.com17 Dec 2022Messi's image is everywhere, adorning the sides of buildings.
'EWS reservations destroys social fabric of equality'
Rediff.com15 Nov 2022'If we want a stable society, then all groups must feel that they have a seat at the table of power.'
Am I Proud A British Indian Like Me Is PM?
Rediff.com4 Nov 2022'They say 'a picture paints a thousand words', so seeing Rishi Sunak PM at the door of Number 10 can never be taken from us.'' 'It is a symbol that will go down in the history books.' 'It is the very embodiment of me saying to my boys, "You can be who you want to be",' notes James Salins in this must-read feature.
Sitharaman lists climate finance, crypto regulation as key G20 agenda
Rediff.com2 Nov 2022Climate and sustainable development financing, multilateral institution reforms, regulation of digital assets, the spillover effect on developing economies from actions of western central banks, energy and food security in the backdrop of war in Europe, and sanctions on Russia and their impact on the global economy are some of the agenda items that India will take up as President of G-20, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. India will take over as President of the powerful international grouping on December 1 for a year. There will be around 200 meetings throughout the country, with the summit Heads of State meeting expected to be held in New Delhi next September.
Row over Cong leader's jibe at Murmu, BJP seeks apology; NCW summons Raj
Rediff.com6 Oct 2022The National Commission for Women has summoned Udit Raj over his "sycophancy" remark against the president.
Putin annexes four regions in occupied Ukraine
Rediff.com30 Sep 2022Putin said the residents in the four annexed regions will now be Russia's "citizens forever".
How Vaishali S Wooed Milan With Desi Weaves
Rediff.com26 Sep 2022Through her Ancestral Weaves collection she gave 'the wonderful Indian weavings a universal language' at Milan.
'Those who politicise...': Jaishankar's jibe at Pak, China
Rediff.com25 Sep 2022In his address to the high-level UN General Assembly session, Jaishankar said those who politicise the UNSC 1267 Sanctions regime, sometimes even to the extent of defending proclaimed terrorists, do so at their own peril.
'Be extremely cautious of Xi Jinping'
Rediff.com16 Sep 2022'We should not allow ourselves to be surprised in any manner in future on the border.'
New Navy Ensign Triggers Debate On Tamil Naval Feats
Rediff.com7 Sep 2022While acknowledging Shivaji's naval contributions, questions are being raised about the inadequate acknowledgement of Chola sea-power in southern Tamil Nadu, which dates back by a few centuries, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.
Ukraine: India votes against Russia at UNSC
Rediff.com25 Aug 2022India for the first time on Wednesday voted against Russia during a "procedural vote" at the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine, as the 15-member powerful UN body invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address a meeting through a video tele-conference.
India@75: Beacon Of Light In Gloomy World
Rediff.com15 Aug 2022World over, pluralism is in retreat. Luckily for us, Indian pluralism and its consequent tolerance of diversity is rooted in our basic values. As long as we remain faithful to these values and keep our institutions in good health, the Indian miracle of last 75 years is likely to last centuries, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk
Rediff.com13 Aug 2022The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under the threat of assassination for nearly half his life.
Lanka acting Prez agrees to hand over power to consensus PM
Rediff.com13 Jul 2022All the ministers who participated in this meeting were of the opinion that as soon as there is an agreement to form an all-party government, they will hand over the responsibilities to that government, it said.
India's Russian imports up 3.5 times on oil buys despite Western pressure
Rediff.com22 Jun 2022On the back of rising crude oil purchases, India's bill for imports from sanctions-hit Russia jumped 3.5 times in a year in April to $2.3 billion, showed data from the commerce ministry. In April, India's crude oil imports from Russia were valued at $1.3 billion, 57 per cent of India's total inbound shipments from Russia. Other major imported items during the month included coal, soybean and sunflower oil, fertilisers, and non-industrial diamonds. That month, Russia was also the fourth-largest crude petroleum supplier to India, after Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
There Is More To India Than Delhi Or Gujarat!
Rediff.com2 Jun 2022The Modi government has to embrace the history of Tamil conquests in South East Asia and stop obsessing about Babar/Humayun, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
India, Pakistan begin discussion on water-sharing issues
Rediff.com31 May 2022The meeting in Delhi will continue on Tuesday as well, according to the Pakistani high commission.
100 Days Of Putin's Invasion, Already
Rediff.com30 May 2022Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion on February 24, 2022. The Russian invaders have made military gains in eastern Ukraine, but their early objective of capturing their neighbouring country in days, if not weeks, has not come to pass.
Stalin Prepares For Battle Of 2024
Rediff.com6 May 2022The going is not going to be easy for the DMK and its allies in Elections 2024. Despite the seats sweepstake in the 2021 assembly polls, the vote-share difference of 5.6% (DMK's 45.38% versus AIADMK-BJP's 39.72%) is not insurmountable on a bad day, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Putin's nuclear threats are attempts to bully the world'
Rediff.com2 May 2022'Putin is in danger of losing face in his Ukrainian adventure. His bluster is a response to this.'
Mass graves with 900 bodies found in Kyiv Oblast: Ukrainian Prez
Rediff.com30 Apr 2022"I imagined my family in one of those houses that is now destroyed and black," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Make English Compulsory, Mandarin Second Language
Rediff.com29 Apr 2022Anybody who's plugged in to the modern, globalised world will understand why, says Kanika Datta.
'Conventional war is here to stay'
Rediff.com26 Apr 2022'Those who say that conventional war is a thing of the past or that war is not an option, or that diplomacy alone can prevent war -- are wrong and we see that in Ukraine.'
'Russia's 19th century tactics in 21st century war'
Rediff.com23 Apr 2022'The wise men learn lessons in war.' 'The smart men learn lessons from others, it's only the foolish who learn the wrong lesson.'
In case of war, can India be cut off from internet?
Rediff.com16 Apr 2022With Western corporations, including Microsoft, AWS and Oracle, shutting down their operations in Russia, the rest of the world has become acutely aware of its dependence on a clutch of technology service providers.
Why We Don't Vote Against Russia At The UN
Rediff.com8 Apr 2022Any Indian government at this juncture would have voted and spoken exactly this way. It isn't just about the vast Indian dependence on Russian-origin military equipment. It is also about trust, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens
Rediff.com4 Apr 2022Ppolitical experts in Colombo said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the government's alleged "mishandling" of the economic crisis, triggered by the shortage in the foreign exchange reserve.
Protests intensify in Lanka despite nationwide curfew; over 600 held
Rediff.com3 Apr 2022The government's poor handling of the economic crisis where people currently endure long hours of power outages and scarcity of essentials has angered the public which planned country-wide protests on Sunday.
Biden in Warsaw, Russian rockets hit western Ukrainian city of Lviv
Rediff.com27 Mar 2022Ukrainian officials said Russian forces struck near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, without providing extensive details.
What If India Was Invaded Like Ukraine?
Rediff.com24 Mar 2022'What would we feel if we found the world behaving the way it has?' 'Forced to fight our own prolonged battle; nobody from outside really demanding that the war end or actively working to make it end, and above all, a completely toothless United Nations reduced to pleading for a halt to the violence,' notes Shyam G Menon, exactly a month after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.
Fire And Fury In Putin's War
Rediff.com14 Mar 2022'In the name of God I ask you: Stop this massacre!' Pope Francis told thousands of worshippers at St Peter's Square on Sunday, alluding to Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine.