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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......

Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the......

Wayanad May Not Be A Breeze For Rahul

Enquiries in Kalpetta showed that Wayanad will continue to support Rahul, but not to the same extent as in 2019, when his margin of victory had been enormous, reports Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Rahul......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'Colonialism's hand is everywhere'

Vatsala Mendonca's novel When God Died was released at the Yacht Club in Mumbai last month. Glimpses from the event: IMAGE: Vatsala Mendonca reads from Her book When God Died. All photographs:......

COVID fallout: Markets crowded, but malls empty

What can malls do to entice customers? Brand coach Ambi Parameswaran has a few suggestions. IMAGE: An employee applies a social distancing sticker inside a shop in a mall after it reopened......

Will Sterlite verdict push investors away from Tamil Nadu?

What will the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government do to answer the queries and fears of investors who will want to be doubly sure they would not be harassed at a later date, as has been happening......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

A Film From Manipur That You Must See

'This story has been always there since my childhood because of missing people.''I remember a family member who disappeared and I kept wondering what happened to him.' IMAGE: Gugun Kipgen in......

Thousands Say Goodbye To Sinead O'Connor

Thousands of fans and well-wishers lined up the streets of Bray in Ireland to say their last goodbyes to Sinead O'Connor on August 8. The funeral procession went past her home, as people celebrated......

Did Sinead O'Connor Die By Suicide?

IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......

13 Ways Of Looking At Mani Ratnam

Does the 'story' of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its 'spirit', asks Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mani Ratnam. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images 1. Does the 'story' of a Mani Ratnam film......

T20 World Cup 2024: ICC marks tentative dates; inspects venues

IMAGE: Image only for representation. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters The International Cricket Council (ICC) has tentatively identified the June 4-30 window for the T20 World Cup 2024 to be......

Hundreds mourns champion kickboxer killed fighting Russian troops

IMAGE: The late Vitalii Merinov’s wife Vita and two-year-old daughter Leia next to the coffin. Photograph: Yuriy Rylchuk/Reuters Hundreds of residents of the Ukrainian city of......

PICS: Kenyans Jepchirchir, Chebet win Boston Marathon

IMAGE: Kenya's Evans Chebet and Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir celebrate with trophy after winning the elite men's and women's race at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday.......

SEE: Virat Kohli has 'few updates' for RCB fans

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/IPL The Indian Premier League is a couple of weeks away but Royal Challengers Bangalore are yet to announce their new skipper. Former skipper Virat Kohli, on......

Naples grieves over death of adoptive son Maradona

IMAGE: A woman hangs out on a balcony a sheet reading 'Bye Diego' to mourn the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, in Naples, Italy November 26, 2020. Photograph: Yara......

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