The World's First Suicide Bomber

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation.Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly......

Armed Forces Transformation Key To Strong And Secure Bharat

De-centralised execution should drive the operational concept and support military strategy, under a unified command architecture. Enablers and technology need to be positioned first for such an......

BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in......

India's Untold Nepal Stories

In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts. A fascinating......

Ravaged by Cyclone Fani, Puri is staring at Rs 4,000-crore loss

With the green cover gone, the bald roads to Puri are now reigned by lorries laden with electric poles, ambulances, fire service vehicles and cranes, signalling the rebuilding effort is in the......

India's Top 10 cash generating monuments

Check out which monuments make the most money for the government. The top revenue-generating monuments during 2015-2018 include the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb,......

Red Fort gets adopted by Dalmia Bharat group

Conglomerate has become the first corporate house in India's history to adopt a historical monument, in a Rs 250 mn contract spanning five years. In one of the most spectacular contracts ever won......

New Rs 10 notes soon; old ones to remain valid

Dimension of the banknote will be 63 mm by 123 mm. The Reserve Bank will soon bring into circulation new Rs 10 denomination banknotes in chocolate brown colour, which will have India's cultural......

How Kangana Celebrated Her Birthday

Sanjay Dutt hits the gym... Keerthy attends a wedding... Shabana is in Los Angeles... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut updates us on how she's......

Ananya Has A Question For You

Disha dons a bikini... Raashii basks in the sun... Soha goes to Goa... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: 'Tell me in the comments if you are a sneaker girl or a......

See what Shah Rukh made Jeff Bezos say!

The world's richest man and the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos bonded with Bollywood at a grand party thrown in his honour. Shah Rukh Khan, Kamal Haasan, Zoya Akhtar, Vidya Balan, Farhan Akhtar,......

PIX: Emraan Hashmi, Maanyata, Farah Khan watch Beauty And The Beast

Bollywood turned up in full force at the premiere of the classic fairy tale Beauty And The Beast on Wednesday, October 21, at the NSCI club, Worli, south Mumbai. And they brought their kids along......

Srinagar Stadium Cheers Universe Boss

IMAGE: Chris Gayle acknowledges the spectators at the Bakshi stadium in Srinagar on Friday, October 11, 2024. All Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com Cricket fans in Srinagar thronged the......

IPL shock: Raina, Rayudu want more retentions

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI  IPL stalwarts Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu want a higher player retention ahead of the 2025 IPL auction as an unchanged core allows teams to excel in......

BCCI, CA officials review security in Hyderabad

BCCI and Cricket Australia officials reviewed the security arrangements in Hyderabad and met the city's police commissioner ahead of the second cricket Test between India and Australia, scheduled......