Poonch ambush: Row over civilian deaths as search ops on

Tension mounted in the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri after three men died allegedly during interrogation by the Army following the killing of five soldiers in a terrorist ambush, prompting......

After over 7 months of ethnic strife, Manipur returning to normalcy

Over seven months of violence severely hit businesses, schools, colleges and other institutions, besides disrupting transportation and communication networks. It also affected the agrarian sector,......

Will launch fast unto death if Maratha quota not granted by Tuesday: Jarange

Activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday said he would launch fast unto death protest from October 25 if the Maharashtra government fails to grant quota to the Maratha community by Tuesday. IMAGE:......

Desist from violence, or else...: Sri Lankan army warns protestors

The Sri Lankan Army on Thursday urged the anti-government protesters to desist from violence immediately or be prepared to face the "consequences", warning that the security forces are......

WEF: Army called for clearing snow, protesters

As the top leaders of the world descend on this snow-laden town of Davos to discuss state of affairs of global economy, over a couple of thousand members of Swiss army are busy doing something......

Floods choke travel sector's business

The domestic tourism sector, already facing a slowdown due to high airfare, is in for another setback. Floods in Uttarakhand and parts of Himachal Pradesh could bring down the tourism business by......

Davos: From medical tourism, skiing to economic talk fest

Davos' biggest claim to fame for the past four decades has been World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting every January. Image: Davos all set for WEF. Photograph: Reuters     In a......

Battle for a full tank

What's the worst-case scenario? Gulf War II could drag on for months. It might spread to Syria and Iran and the entire region could go up in flames.As the Tomahawk missiles and the B-1 bombers go......

'Swami Chinamayananda is the Rajinikanth of spiritualism'

'I didn’t want the biopic on Swami Chinmayananda to be a propaganda film,' filmmaker R S Prasanna tells Shobha Warrier/ Rediff.com Engineer-turned-filmmaker R S Prasanna made his mark......

Grow up, Bollywood!

Irony. Hindi films are full of it. Whether it is good or bad is arguable. But this irony factor sure makes Hindi films distinct or hatke, like a Hindi cinema insider would say. Age is an......

National Winter Games begin in Gulmarg

With snow covering its tall pine trees, Gulmarg got down to playing host to the fourth National Winter Games, which were inaugurated on Wednesday.The temperatures in Gulmarg, known as the 'Queen of......