Inside Swat: Lies, torture and killings by Pak army

Akhtar Gul, 13, is sitting on the bank of River Swat. He is a fine swimmer who could easily cross the river that separates Dir District and Malakand Agency, but he is reluctant to plunge into the......

Take a stroll at this prison turned park

Bangalore is never short of ideas and innovation. In a unique move, the state government has turned the erstwhile Central Jail to a park, where people can take a stroll. It is in a way a look......

Sheena Bora Trial: The Accidental Witness is Stumped

After ten minutes no one could keep track of the legal team's questions on the geography of the route Sandeep Patil took on his Pulsar Bajaj motorcycle, on the morning of April 25, 2012.Not the......

New client additions to turbocharge Dixon growth

The news of Dixon Technologies (India)’s tie-up with HP in addition to its existing Lenovo and Acer partnerships has led to a 5 per cent stock uptick since the start of the week. Dixon can......

Acer India launches five new tablet PCs

Acer India on Wednesday launched five tablets under the Iconia brand, priced between Rs 27,990-Rs 70,000. The world's second largest PC vendor launched five tablets - Iconia Tab A500, Iconia dual......

How govt's PLI scheme is fuelling Dixon's global dreams

Dixon Technologies right now is a beehive of activity. It is building a new facility in Noida to make 1.3 million laptops for Taiwanese PC maker Acer. The facility must be up and running in four......

'Our aim is to encourage global companies to shift to India from China'

'I was in the US, where I met top executives of HP and Dell, and they are very keen to come to India.''Acer and ASUS have also evinced interest.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The new......

Most Annoying Celebrity Twitter Users

Jordan, aka Katie Price, has topped the most annoying celebrity Twitter user list, says a new poll. According to the survey, headed by one-poll.com, 4,000 Twitter users voted the glamour girl,......

What the Slumdog kids have been up to

Six months after Slumdog Millionaire swept the 81st Annual Academy Awards, the cast is still reeling under its huge success. Dev Patel has gone on to bag an M Night Shymalan project while......

Nadodigal's special heroine

Abhinaya is a beautiful teenager. When one looks at her, one wouldn't know that she is a special child, a differently-abled one. Though unable to hear and speak, Abhinaya emotes well. She is one......

Sindhu, Marin star attractions at PBL auction

10 Olympic medallists and eight from the recently-concluded World Championships confirm for the Rs 6 crore league in December. World champion Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu, Carolina Marin,  PV......

Marin, Sindhu & Saina to go under hammer for PBL 2

IMAGE: India's P V Sindhu celebrates. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images. Top shuttlers, including Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain and Rio silver medallists P V Sindhu, will be......

Can't leave our guards down during Premier Badminton League: Sindhu

IMAGE: PV Sindhu in action. Photograph: IBL With the Premier Badminton League all set to kick-start on January 2, India top shuttler PV Sindhu said the new format of 15-point games will make the......

Saina, Lee top buys at Premier Badminton League auctions

Top stars Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei were the costliest buys, fetching the maximum prize of 100,000$, while Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were bought for a whopping $95,000......

Premier Badminton League: Chennai Smashers register 2nd win

IMAGE: Chennai Smashers’s PV Sindhu in action. Photograph: PBL Chennai Smashers put up a clinical display to outplay Delhi Acers 4-3 and register their second consecutive win in an exciting......