First World War

Rediff.com » News » First World War

News for First World War

News
Business
Movies
Sports

World leaders mourn Margaret Thatcher's death

Britain's first woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may have divided opinion during her lifetime but her death i8n London on Friday attracted a unanimous outpouring of tributes across the globe......

US poll: A divided nation faces an uncertain world

Though Obama's second term will be very much like his first in so far India is concerned, New Delhi has significant stakes in almost all the issues which will be the focus of Obama's second term,......

Hitler planned to invade Ireland during WWII

Hitler had planned to invade Ireland during World War II but scrapped the operation because of Germany's failure to gain air supremacy over England, according to a top-secret Nazi war dossier......

In PHOTOS: World's first aircraft carrier on last voyage

USS Enterprise, the longest and the oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the US fleet, set off for its final voyage. The ship with more than 4,000 crew members has been a part of history......

Japanese take home WWII heroes from Guwahati war cemetery

For the first time a war cemetery in India is being dug up to exhume the bodies of soldiers who lost their lives in the Second World War. K Anurag reports from Guwahati. Japanese officials......

World's top consumers of electricity

At the world level, electricity consumption fell by 1.5 per cent during 2009, for the first time since World War II. Except in Asia and the Middle East, consumptions dropped across the......

8 shocks that await India, global economy

The global economy may have just limped out of the worst recession since World War II as governments tried to spur consumer demand by lowering interest rates to record lows and pouring trillions of......

How earthquake, tsunami have hit Japan's economy

Japan's worst nightmare has become a reality. As it faces the biggest crisis since World War II, initial estimates peg the country's economic loss at a whopping $170 billion. Experts say the actual......

Cyber war? Not possible, says a study

Notwithstanding serious concerns about cyber security across the world, a new study conducted at the Oxford Internet Institute says that a cyber war is an unlikely scenario. Heavy lobbying,......

Meet Ashish Goyal, world's first blind trader

Ashish Goyal, an employee at J P Morgan's London office, has been selected for India's National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, this year. Ashish is the first blind trader......

'Balraj Sahni was a misfit in filmdom'

On his birth centenary on May 2013, veteran actor Balraj Sahni's grandniece, Malavika Sangghvi, recounts his extraordinary but sad life.The world knew him as Balraj Sahni, the celebrated......

Review: Iron Man 3 soars higher than ever

Iron Man 3 boasts of the headiest of action setpieces, writes Raja Sen.It’s easy to forget just how much that suit weighs.And that’s because it looks so, so good. Aerodynamically......

How Sohrab Modi won over Prithviraj Kapoor

In this special series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Prithviraj Kapoor and Sohrab Modi 's 1941 film Sikander. Sikander ne Porous se ki thi ladayi, jo ki thi......

Raja Sen: How Steven Spielberg brought Bollywood closer

'Self-importance and egos were thrown aside as a dazzling assemblage of Hindi movie directors arrived at the venue, more than a half hour ahead of the scheduled time...' 'It was fascinating to......

Why I don't like Argo

Argo seems all set to win the Best Picture Oscar award, but that will still not make Aseem Chhabra like the film. Here's why.Ben Affleck’s Argo begins on the right political note -- a......

Mayweather calm in face of 'woman beater' taunts

Eight-time World champion Floyd Mayweather refused to be drawn into a war of words at the final news conference for his WBC welterweight title clash with Robert Guerrero on Wednesday, despite being......

Aus Open: Azarenka beats stubborn Kuznetsova to make semis

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka won a first-set war of attrition before crushing Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-1 to march into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. The World No.......

2012: 'Old war horses' rule the roost in squash

Dipika Pallikal broke into the world top 10, Saurav Ghosal celebrated the biggest PSA World Tour title win of his career and Joshna Chinappa claimed her maiden WISPA title at home as 'old......

Former Germany forward Haller dead

Former Germany striker Helmut Haller, who scored in the 1966 World Cup final and was one of the first German footballers to carve out a career in Italy, has died at the age of 73, his home club......

World T20: Afghanistan seek to boost war-torn homeland

Rising from the ruins of war to challenge the world's cricketing establishment, Afghanistan's rag-tag team hope to inspire the conflict-ravaged nation with a strong showing at the Twenty20 World......

People speak for first world war

QNA

Q. Where does the energy from a nuclear bomb come from?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/where-does-the-energy-from-a-nuclear-bomb-come-from/25598862/answers/

Q. What is the history of Meimadham Region?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. mple. Such a chain reaction could be used as an explosive weapon or controlled to provide energy for peaceful use.As world war II commenced, a...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-history-of-meimadham-region/25441877/answers/25598910

Q. should we not declare a war against Pakistan ?
Sharma: A. Meimadham was founded by Brammodhaya Meivazhi "Salai Andavargal". Brammodhaya Salai Andavargal was born in a small Village called...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/should-we-not-declare-a-war-against-pakistan-/25261072/answers/25441878

Q. what is so special about tomorrow??
Manvika: A. Generally war is the result of a national entity wishing to improve the standard of living for its people. A major second cause is when a nation...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-so-special-about-tomorrow/25170773/answers/25261119

Q. Identify the person M K Thiagaraja Bhagavadher
Sigma: A. International women's Day.International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/identify-the-person-m-k-thiagaraja-bhagavadher/25139589/answers/25170832

Web results for First World War

Mother of two tried to talk down London terrorists

A mother of two is being hailed for her bravery after it emerged she attempted to talk down the two Islamic extremists who killed a British soldier... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334121/mother-two-tried-talk-down.html

London 'sickening' attack betrayal of Islam, says UK's Cameron

British police investigating the "sickening" attack on the streets of London in which a soldier was hacked to death by two suspected Islamist... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334151/london-039sickening039-attack-betrayal-islam.html

Four Americans killed in drone strikes, admits US

In a shift from its long-held policy, the Obama administration has admitted for the first time that four American nationals have been killed in the... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/four-americans-killed-in-drone-strikes-admits-us/20130523.htm

Japan Inc should take a look in the mirror

Sonys curt dismissal of a foreigners advice last week didnt shock Michael Woodford, the former chief executive officer of Olympus Corporation. The... ...

http://www.mydigitalfc.com/op-ed/japan-inc-should-take-look-mirror-350

Jailed Pussy Riot member announces hunger strike

A jailed member of the Pussy Riot radical rock group today announced she was going on hunger strike in protest over the authorities failure to... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333971/jailed-pussy-riot-member-announces.html

See All