10 most DARING jailbreaks in history!

They broke free yet failed to evade the clutches of law. Image: A note with a caption "Have a nice day" left on an opening in the pipe, where two inmates are suspected to have cut open as part of......

61 killed in suicide bomb attack in Shiite mosque in Pakistan

A rescue worker steps outside where victims' shoes are scattered after an explosion in a Shiite mosque in Shikarpur, located in Pakistan's Sindh province. Photograph: Amir Hussain/ Reuters At......

The many faces of Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri

Where does the religious preacher and theologian want to take Pakistan? In the mid-90s, I got a chance to meet the then Pakistan Interior Minister, Naseerullah Khan Babar, in Peshawar where......

India, the lamb state

Fifty years ago, India's first prime minister passed into the ages. On his death anniversary, May 27, Lieutenant General Eric A Vas (retd) commenced rediff.com's series to......

New Zealand upset Sri Lanka

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in their Champions Trophy Group B match at the Wanderers stadium Sunday. Batting first, the Kiwis posted an impressive 315 for seven and then restricted Sri......