US rescues 2 hostages from Somalia in Osama-like raid

Helicopter-borne elite US Navy Seals struck deep into Somalia in a daring pre-dawn raid and freed two hostages -- an American woman aid worker and a Dane -- after a shootout with pirates holding......

An Open Letter to Smriti Irani

The threat to our pre-schoolers from the worst of Bollywood is far greater than the threat to Sanskrit from German.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A friend who went to his daughter's......

B Raman on new ISI chief

The General headquarters of the Pakistan Army announced on the night of September 29 that Major-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO), has been promoted as......

Modi, Mukesh Ambani most searched personalities in 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Mukesh Ambani feature amongst the most searched personalities online this year, according to search engine Yahoo. Image: India’s Prime......

How to treat coloured people

Exactly a month ago, my wife, son and I were not allowed to board a British Airways flight to Paris via London because we didn't have a transit visa, called a Direct Airside Transit Visa. This came......

The AMAZING life of Sunny Leone

Welcome to the 40s club, Ms Leone! Sunny Leone, who is currently hosting the dating reality show MTV Splitsvilla X3 with Rannvijay Singha, celebrated her 40th birthday on May 13. As the Canadian......

Sherlyn Chopra is Sunny Leone's biggest fan!

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Starlet Sherlyn Chopra recently allegedly took a swipe at Sunny Leone, saying that she might be an adult entertainer......

Bigg Boss OTT: Pati, Patni Aur Woh

Is Divya the 'woh' in Raqesh-Shamita's 'Pati-Patni'? After Zeeshan Khan's exit from the Bigg Boss house, Pratik Sehajpal and Neha Bhasin end up becoming the new Boss man and Boss lady. The next......

Who'll be hotter in Jism 2: Sunny Leone or Sherlyn Chopra?

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.   Looks like starlet Sherlyn Chopra is jealous of Sunny Leone's fame. When a fan asked her why she wasn't considered for......