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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......

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

The Royal Observatory Greenwich shortlisted 34 images for its Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2023 competition from thousands of entries received from all over the world. These shortlisted......

Can Xi help resolve Trump-Kim dispute?

Ahead of the G-20 summit in Osaka this week, Xi has reasserted China's role as a global player, points out Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un......

Countries where Islamic State is still a major threat

Driven from its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is down but not out. Where once they confronted armies, the extremist Islamist group's adherents have now staged hit-and-run......

Fiasco in Hanoi

'Despite much hype of optimism, everyone went home empty-handed without a clear picture where they are heading in the future,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and......

Shapoorji Pallonji may bag UK's largest theme park deal

Pegged at $1.8 billion in construction deal size, The London Resort, which is located 17 minutes outside London, has attracted bids from three other construction majors from across the world. One......

Is Zia Mody planning to retire?

'I'm an unbalanced human,' the founding partner of AZB, India's top law firm, tells Pavan Lall.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "So, who have you signed on recently?" I ask of Zia Mody,......

If Vijay Mallya was Thomas Flohr...

He'd be running a successful aviation business, says Anjuli Bhargava. Thomas Flohr (above, centre) is nothing like what I expected. After reading a piece on him and his multi-million-dollar Swiss......

Property giants bet big on Goa

Property majors DLF, Parsvnath and a host of others are reviving their interest in tourist hotspot Goa, hoping that renewed investor interest will drive their home sales. The state, which has......

Peninsula defers hospitality, new ventures to save

Peninsula Land Ltd, a unit of the Ashok Piramal group, is deferring its plans to build business hotels by at least six months to preserve cash, a company official has said. In May last year,......

The Made in China Review

Made In China is puerile, flimsy film-making, sighs Sukanya Verma. You can only imagine how slippery the ground is when a character belts out entrepreneurial gyaan from a Trimurti song.......

G-8 kind of security for DeepVeer wedding!

Deepika and Ranveer go to extraordinary lengths to ensure privacy.Security is on par with that provided for a meeting of world leaders. The catchy beats of London Thumakda and Dama Dum Mast......

PIX: Aamir-Sanjeeda's fun Hong Kong holiday

Bollywood stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to document their travels with a special series. Lisa Ray went on a lovely......

PIX: Sofia Hayat's Bikini Birthday

Keeping up with her flare for grabbing eyeballs, British actress Sofia Hayat celebrated her 27th birthday in a unique way on December 7 at the Peninsula Grand hotel in Andheri, a western Mumbai......

Day 6: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

White triumph caps golden century for United States IMAGE: Silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, gold medalist Shaun White of the United States and bronze medalist Scotty James of Australia pose......

Winter Olympics sidelights: Robots take to the slopes on sidelines of Games

IMAGE: Robot Rudolph skies during the Ski Robot Challenge at a ski resort in Hoenseong, South Korea. Photograph: Kim Hong-ji/Reuters While Alpine skiers fought high winds at the Pyeongchang Games......

Winter Olympics sidelights: Don't mention nukes

South Koreans learn how to talk to the enemy IMAGE: The North Korea and South Korea Olympic teams enter together under the Korean Unification Flag during the Parade of Athletes during the Opening......

Why Rio risks empty Olympic legacy...

- 'They overbuilt and they misbuilt. They built high luxury condos at a time when the market was about to go bust.' The largest athlete's village in the history of the Games is a visceral monument......

Revealed! What Tendulkar liked and disliked in New Zealand

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, his wife Anjali and 14-month-old daughter Sara, visit the Royal Albatross Colony on the Otago Peninsula north of Dunedin, December 20, 1998. Photograph: Simon......

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