Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......
In a first, a Union law secretary has been appointed as a judge of a high court. IMAGE: Anoop Kumar Mendiratta. Photograph: Simar1512 - Own work, CC BY 3.0,......
The Congress on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Narendra Modi, in the wake of a sting operation, which claims that it has "exposed" a plan by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to save the......
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government stands 'exposed' after it compiled a proposal to amend the state’s Lokayukta Commission Bill to leave......
The name of Lord Venkateswara, the presiding deity of the 2,000-year-old hill shrine at Tirumala, is all set to "Reach the Moon" onboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) of the US space......
At a time when the tech sector witnessed a spree of layoffs and slowdown in new hiring, IT firms have opted for temporary jobs in order to turn some their fixed costs variable. Illustration: Uttam......
Bank of Baroda Q4 results: Key brokerages have raised their target prices on Bank of Baroda after the state-owned lender posted better-than-expected March quarter (Q4FY23) results. Photograph:......
GMR Group on Friday said it will divest its entire 40 per cent stake in Cebu international airport in Philippines for an upfront payment of Rs 1,330 crore as well as earnouts to be received over a......
As the reform process is expected to gain further momentum, the Indian rupee will continue to outperform its Asian peers, which are likely to weaken further against the US dollar in 2015, says an......
After Apple's high profile iCloud fiasco, Google is the latest cybercrime victim with Russian hackers posting usernames and passwords of close to five million Google accounts online. The list was......
Despite our love for it, Hera Pheri is not a movie recommended for its music.Phir Hera Pheri maintains the tradition. The nutty trio of Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal return in the......
Akshay Kumar is emerging as one of the most bankable stars in Bollywood today. His latest films, Garam Masala and Phir Hera Pheri, have made a whopping Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) at the box......
Why do fans abroad love him so much, a reporter asked Akshay Kumar when he was in New York a few months ago. Akki, as he usually does when faced with questions like that, simply smiled. His......
Go to www.swades.comClick on Enter HTML Site.Click on Acknowledgements at the bottom right of the screen that comes up.You see rediff.com columnist Dilip D'Souza, right? Explanation: The director,......
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Although Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits a league title challenge is unrealistic this season, he backs the......
The Sri Lanka team wasfined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its six-wicket defeat to India in the second Twenty20 International in Mohali on Saturday. Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel......