When 800 Indian Soldiers Escaped

Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......

Pak Army Chief Will Now Stay Till Nov 2027

Whenever tenures of army chiefs were extended in the recent past, prime ministers were subsequently eased out of office by the same army chief, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at......

Donald Trump: From convicted felon to 2nd term Prez

From the time he left office after his loss in the 2020 presidential election to his nomination as the Republican candidate in the 2024 race, Trump continued to dominate the American news cycle and......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

Will Pushpa 2 End 2024 On A High?

IMAGE: Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in Pushpa 2: The Rule. The Indian film industry is having a difficult run in 2024, with box office collections from January to October dropping 7 per cent......

The Amjad Khan We Didn't Know

None of Amjad Khan's subsequent roles could outshine Sholay.He had begun his career at the top and had no higher peaks left to conquer.Dinesh Raheja salutes the iconic actor on his 80th birth......

Leo's 50 Today: His 10 Best Movies!

Can you believe it? Leonardo DiCaprio is 50 today, November 11. Namrata Thakker celebrates the big day by listing her 10 must watch Leo movies and where you can catch them on OTT. Shutter......

Under pressure India clash with Aussies in BGT opener

IMAGE: India's dream of a third consecutive World Test Championship final is fading. Photograph: ICC/X The nostalgia of Brisbane 2021 refuses to fade but India, still reeling from a bitter home......

Washout Time For India Down Under

Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in Perth on November 22, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

10 Most Expensive IPL Players

Every IPL auction becomes a spectacle, with franchises vying for the world's best cricketers. The intense bidding wars have led to some astronomical figures being shelled out for top talent. The......

'Body Bashing': How Aussie pacers can rattle Kohli

'I think they should target his front pad quite often.' IMAGE: Despite his poor form with the bat in the last few years, Virat Kohli still boasts an impressive average of 54 in Australia.......