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LeT may attack India again: Top UN official

Richard Barrett, coordinator of the UN Security Council's Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Committee on Wednesday said that the Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayiba group may......

'Plane plot proof of growing Al Qaeda branches'

The plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight over American soil on Christmas Day demonstrates a new and lethal ability by a branch of the Al Qaeda to attack the United States directly, the New......

'Taliban militants have more money than they need'

The United States might have eliminated some top Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, but it is struggling to cut off their increasingly diversified terror funding, which continues to keep the......

Al-Qaeda using stomach bombs to fool security

The Al-Qaeda has developed new explosive devices that enable suicide bombers carry them hidden in stomach to breach airline security measures, the media reported on Sunday. An al-Qaeda militant......

'LeT trying to escalate Indo-Pak tensions'

Lashkar-e-Taiba is still active and trying its best to increase the tension between India and Pakistan, a top United Nations official mandated to monitor the Security Council sanctions against......

The 400 richest Americans

The nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days, at least not on these pages. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net......

Who is the CEO of Microsoft?

Giant firms and their CEOsWho is the CEO of Microsoft?Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about some of the world's largest corporations and their chiefs.Biz Quiz is best......

How US can maintain tech lead over India, China

As a former tech CEO, I learned to sleep with one eye open. Competition is always looming and it doesn't take much to lose your edge. So I found you need to focus on your strengths and force the......

Oscars 2023: Naatu Naatu, Elephant Whisperers Win!

The 95th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Everything Everywhere All at Once was a big winner, winning the top awards and then some more. India scored two wins with Naatu Naatu getting the......

Oscars 2018: Meet the BIG Winners!

The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold. IMAGE: Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,......

Shape Of Water leads Oscars nominations

Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms. IMAGE: Sally Hawkins' stunning portrayal as a mute in The......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Poseidon is a disaster

Without further ado, let me confess: I have not seen the 1972 superhit, The Poseidon Adventure.Having said that, I hate to admit, the latest Poseidon directed by Wolfgang Petersen is quite the......

NBA: Pascal Siakam nets 40 in Raptors' OT win over Celtics

IMAGE: Cleveland Cavaliers' guard Darius Garland (10) celebrates his three-point basket in the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic during their NBA match at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in......

World Cup blogs: Miandad to Pakistan: No more experiments please

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup. Pakistan players Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan and Rahat Ali during the practice session at the Adelaide Oval. Photograph: Vipin......

World Cup Blogs: Federer caught up in India-Pak rivalry

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup. Roger Federer with the Team India jersey. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Roger Federer has apologised for getting caught up in the bitter......

Here's a complete list of Wimbledon men's singles champions

Novak Djokovic clinched a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major on Sunday, shattering Roger Federer's bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the longest final ever played at the tournament.......

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