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World Cup: 'India's looking very good'
Rediff.com19 Oct 2023Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly inaugurated a Puja Pandal in Howrah on Wednesday and during the inauguration the former Indian skipper opened up on India's campaign in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023.
Andorra among 34 nations to legalise same sex marriage
Rediff.com17 Oct 2023Even as the Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench on Tuesday refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, there are 34 countries where marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognised with the most recent country being Andorra.
Samba Magic grips the City of Joy as Ronaldinho ignites Durga Puja festivities
Rediff.com16 Oct 2023Wearing his infectious goofy grin, 'Samba Magician' Ronaldinho cast a spell on the football-crazy denizens of Kolkata as his arrival for a two-day visit in Kolkata ushered in an early onset of the Durga Puja festival.
Share of salaried jobs declines in 12 states/UTs
Rediff.com14 Oct 2023The quality of employment has deteriorated in 12 of the 21 major states and Union Territories, as the proportion of workers in regular or salaried jobs declined between July 2022 and June 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a Business Standard analysis of the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the National Statistical Office. Assam experienced the most significant decline in the share of workers in salaried work, dropping by 8.7 percentage points to 10.8 per cent in the July 2002-June 2023 period from 19.5 per cent in the July 2021-June 2022 period. This was followed by Delhi (6.2 percentage points), Uttarakhand (5.2 percentage points), and Chhattisgarh (1.6 percentage points).
Journalism Is NOT A Crime!
Rediff.com13 Oct 2023Seven journalists were incarcerated in India in 2021 and 2022, the highest in three decades.
Bilkis case: SC asks for records related to remission
Rediff.com12 Oct 2023The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and the Gujarat government to submit by October 16 the original records related to the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
UK and Ireland to host Euro 2028
Rediff.com11 Oct 2023Euro 2028 will be the largest major sporting event the UK and Ireland have jointly staged. It will be held in 10 stadia, including Wembley in London, the National Stadium of Wales in Cardiff, Hampden Park in Glasgow and Dublin's Aviva Stadium.
Delhi excise case: ED arrests AAP's Sanjay Singh following searches
Rediff.com4 Oct 2023This comes after the agency conducted searches at his residence earlier in the day in connection with the case.
'Why Worship Modi For Women Reservation Bill?'
Rediff.com4 Oct 2023'This is not about revering women; this is about women entering politics.' 'This is about women having a say in how State policies have to be shaped.'
Ronaldinho to celebrate Durga Puja in Kolkata!
Rediff.com2 Oct 2023Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho will visit to Kolkata in October.
After 1500m silver, Harmilan wants to emulate her mum
Rediff.com2 Oct 2023Harmilan's father, Amandeep Bains, is also a South Asian Games medallist and a former men's 1500m national champion.
Asian Games: Avinash Sable makes steeplechase history; Toor defends shot put gold
Rediff.com1 Oct 2023However, Jyothi Yarraji failed to make the cut for the women's 200m final. The Indian had a timing of 23.78s.
Aditi Ashok slips on final day, bags silver in women's golf
Rediff.com1 Oct 2023It was India's fourth individual medal in golf with Lakshman Singh and Shiv Kapur winning the gold in the 1982 and 2002 editions and Rajiv Mohta claiming a silver in New Delhi.
Asian Games: India men down Pakistan to win squash GOLD
Rediff.com30 Sep 2023Abhay Singh won a thrilling battle against Noor Zaman as India regained the Asian Games squash gold with an epic 2-1 win over Pakistan.
Asian Games Tennis: Bopanna-Bhosale win mixed doubles gold
Rediff.com30 Sep 2023Rutuja Bhosale and Rohan Bopanna staged a great comeback after losing the first set to beat Chinese Taipei's combo of Tsung-hao Huang and En-shuo Liang in the final.
The Incomparable Waheeda Rehman
Rediff.com28 Sep 2023Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
AIADMK Minus BJP Poses Threat To DMK
Rediff.com27 Sep 2023From the voter-level, traditionally anti-BJP, anti-Hindutva minorities and other secular voters would have an option, especially in the face of the mounting anti-incumbency against the ruling party -- as it happened in the 2001 assembly polls, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Minnesota woman in search of her biological parents in Lucknow
Rediff.com26 Sep 2023Mahogany Emberkai from Minnesota has been in Lucknow for three weeks now, 21 years after she was adopted by a US woman and taken to America. "I have been in Lucknow for the past three weeks to trace my family. I was found in Charbagh Railway Station in Lucknow and taken to an orphanage and was adopted in 2002 by a US woman (Carol Brand). She took me to America, raised me there even though she was an abuser, and now I am back to Lucknow to figure out my history," Emberkai told PTI.
No salary for Akash, Isha and Anant Ambani; fee for attending board meetings
Rediff.com26 Sep 2023While Ambani, 66, drew nil salary from the company since the 2020-21 fiscal year, other executive directors including his cousins Nikhil and Hital are paid a salary, perquisites, allowances and commission. His three children - twins Akash and Isha (both 31) and Anant (28 years) - will get only a sitting fee and a commission on the profit earned by the firm.
Has India's 'Bad Bank' Worked Or Not?
Rediff.com26 Sep 2023The target was for banks to sell Rs 2 trillion worth of non-performing assets to NARCL, the so-called 'bad bank, by 2021-2022. Only 10 per cent of this has been executed.
Indian rowers aim high after Asian Games triumph
Rediff.com25 Sep 2023Unprecedented 5 Medals at Asian Games: What's Next for Coach Ismail Baig?"
Asian Games: Here's what motivates squash veteran Joshna!
Rediff.com21 Sep 2023Joshna Chinappa is making a 'mind-boggling' sixth appearance at the Asian Games, having made her debut as a 15-year-old a couple of decades ago in 2002.
Sanatan Dharma Controversy: Why Stalin Is Unflustered
Rediff.com20 Sep 2023Any narrative against the Dravidian model may impact the BJP's prospects in Tamil Nadu. This may explain why the BJP in Tamil Nadu is placing more emphasis on corruption allegations against the DMK, even as the party focuses nationally on the Sanatana controversy.
History of women's representation in Parliament so far
Rediff.com19 Sep 2023Looking at the history of women representation in Lok Sabha, the percentage remained about 5 till the 1970s and it was only in 2009 that it could reach a double-digit figure.
Tough road before women's reservation becomes reality
Rediff.com19 Sep 2023The provisions in the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill make it clear that the women's reservation will come into effect only after the delimitation exercise or the redrawing of constituencies taking into account the data of the census conducted once the bill becomes a law.
Asian Games: One last hurrah for these Indian icons
Rediff.com19 Sep 2023Tennis ace Rohan Bopanna, hockey great P R Sreejesh and table tennis legend Sharath Kamal, are gearing up for one last hurrah at the Asian Games, starting in Hangzhou, from September 23.
Asian Games: India face formidable China in football opener
Rediff.com18 Sep 2023India were able to stitch a rag-tag final squad only on Friday and the team left for China on Sunday, leaving no time for the players to even have a training session together.
Will it happen for us, asks JNU VC on SC relief to Setalvad
Rediff.com18 Sep 2023Pandit, who was appointed as the JNU VC in February last year, said some people opposed her decision to put the national flag and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo on the varsity premises.
India to kick-off Asian Games campaign against host China
Rediff.com17 Sep 2023The women's football competition at the Asian Games 2023, meanwhile, will kick off on September 21.
Indian Super Moms aiming for Asian Games glory
Rediff.com17 Sep 2023Here are the Indian Super Moms' at the Hangzhou Asian Games beginning on September 23.
India's squash trio chase gold in final Asian Games!
Rediff.com16 Sep 2023India's golden generation of squash ready for one last dance at Asian Games
Maoist leader Sanjoy Deepak carrying Rs 25 lakh bounty held in Hyderabad
Rediff.com16 Sep 2023Rao's history includes arrests in 2000 by Sahadha police of Nandurbar district and subsequent releases, as well as an underground stint in 2002, leading to his arrest by Malkanoor PS police of Karnataka in 2005.
The love of playing Davis Cup is missing: Bopanna
Rediff.com15 Sep 2023Rohan Bopanna often gets baffled to find the love of playing Davis Cup diminishing with passage of time.
India overwhelming favourites in Bopanna's Davis Cup farewell
Rediff.com15 Sep 2023Hauling itself up from World Group II should not be a complicated task for India when it takes on an unostentatious Morocco in the home tie, which will be more of a celebration of Rohan Bopanna's Davis Cup career.
Some convicts more privileged, observes SC in Bilkis Bano hearing
Rediff.com14 Sep 2023There are some convicts who are "more privileged", the Supreme Court said on Thursday while hearing pleas challenging the grant of remissions to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case and the murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
SC to hear pleas for probe into Gujarat fake encounters from 2002 to 2006
Rediff.com13 Sep 2023The apex court was hearing separate pleas filed in 2007 by senior journalist BG Verghese, and noted lyricist Javed Akhtar and Shabnam Hashmi, seeking a probe into the alleged fake encounters.
'We Are In A Calamity'
Rediff.com12 Sep 2023'Now they're talking about changing the Constitution; they feel they have no reason now to hide their intentions.'
Why Anti-Defection Law Needs Scrutiny
Rediff.com12 Sep 2023Should the anti-defection law in India exist only to prevent democratically elected governments from being toppled?
SHOCKING! 2,374 IAF Crashes. 1,305 Pilots Killed
Rediff.com12 Sep 2023During these seven decades, the IAF has lost 2,374 aircraft to crashes. They include 1,126 fighters and 1,248 non-combat aircraft. In addition, 229 trainers and 196 helicopters have crashed. These crashes have resulted in the deaths of 1,305 skilled pilots, note Ajai Shukla and Devesh Kapur.
Timeline: Djokovic's run to record 24 Grand Slam titles
Rediff.com11 Sep 2023Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final to win a 24th Grand Slam singles title and equal Margaret Court's record haul.