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SHOCKING! 2,374 IAF Crashes. 1,305 Pilots Killed

During 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......

Indian priest who held service for Biden says he's 'very humble'

Father Nicholas Dias, secretary for the liturgy commission for the Delhi Archdiocese, has described United States President Joe Biden as a 'very humble' person who expressed that his grandmother......

In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

King Charles III spent 70 long years as the heir to the British throne. In those years as a prince -- a record number among royal families -- he led a colourful and unusual life, indulging so many......

Pope Benedict XVI Laid To Rest

Glimpses from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's funeral ceremony at St Peter's Square at the Vatican City, January 5, 2023. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI, serving as head of the......

Catholics Pay Homage To Late Pope

Catholics pay homage to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican before his funeral on Thursday. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, the German theologian who became Pope Benedict XVI, served as head of......

A Hungarian invention that helped the British in WWII

Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present. IMAGE: Modern folks would not even think of the ballpoint pen as an innovation. It seems to be an inexpensive writing instrument,......

Why India must consider fiscal prudence

Should next month's Budget, the first for the new government, start the process of fiscal consolidation or should this consolidation be deferred for some time? One perspective on this question is......

What good are economists, anyway?

Economists mostly failed to predict the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. Now they can't agree how to solve it. People are starting to wonder: What good are economists anyway? A commenter on a......

Rebuilding America's job machine

As staff at the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering wait patiently in a conference room, a loud rumble shatters the silence. "Must be him," someone says. Alain E. Kaloyeros has just pulled......

Stimulus: To spend or not to spend?

As the House of Representatives prepares for a Jan. 28 vote on the $825 billion Obama fiscal stimulus bill, politicians want to know: How much does boosting government spending or cutting taxes......

Madhubala-Dilip Kumar To Star In 2025 Movie?

Digital ghosts have opened a new can of worms for digital experts. IMAGE: Carrie Fisher's digital ghost in Star Wars 5. In July 2023, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and......

Thousands Say Goodbye To Sinead O'Connor

Thousands of fans and well-wishers lined up the streets of Bray in Ireland to say their last goodbyes to Sinead O'Connor on August 8. The funeral procession went past her home, as people celebrated......

Did Sinead O'Connor Die By Suicide?

IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......

Game Of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale lead Emmy noms

The Emmy nominations for 2018. Game Of Thrones led the 70th Emmy awards with the highest nominations at 22. It was followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld at 21, and The......

5 performances that may win an Oscar

Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com picks his 10 favourite movies from the Telluride Film Festival. The Telluride Film Festival was a terrific opportunity to view some of the best films of the year. While the......

PHOTOS: Defining moments of the decade in Sports

PHEW! What a decade of glorious sporting events we have witnessed. Sportsmen falling from grace, India winning the ICC Cricket Cup in 2011 and then coming up short in the following two editions,......

Soccer Extras: US women's team feted in New York

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: USA's women soccer players celebrate as they arrive at the Newark International Airport with the trophy for the FIFA Women's......

PHOTOS: Indonesia opens 18th Asian Games with explosive ceremony

Some 13,000 athletes will compete in 40 sports and 67 disciplines, including new additions such as bridge, jet skiing and roller skating in the biggest multi-sport extravaganza outside the......

I may have played with new Pope, says Di Stefano

Alfredo Di Stefano may have kicked a ball about with Argentine compatriot Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected Pope Francis I last week, when they were growing up around the same time in Buenos......

Chettri double gives India win over Portugese side

Sunil Chettri scored twice as India thrashed Portuguese second division side Uniao Desportiva da Serra 3-1 in their first practice match of the week at the Pope John Paul II stadium, Fatima in......

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