Odisha govt examining demands of MLA's abductors

The Odisha government is examining the demands made by abductors of ruling Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikakaka, which includes release of jailed ultras, amid indication that talks with Maoist......

US soldier who killed Afghans may face death penalty

An American soldier who massacred 16 people, including women and children, in a house-to-house shooting rampage in Afghanistan could face death penalty if convicted, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta......

Liquor scam: 7 Andhra police officials booked for graft

The Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau on Sunday arrested seven police officials on charges of receiving illegal gratifications in lieu of official favour to liquor mafia, a senior agency......

Pak politician escapes unhurt as suicide bomber kills 13

A senior Pakistani politician had a narrow escape as a suicide bomber targeted a funeral on the outskirts of Peshawar city in northwest on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring 32 others,......

How social media helps you to bond with staff

Information technology services company MindTree had a challenge till a few months before. Like most IT firms, it had loads of data being generated within the company. Despite having an......

Court dismisses case against Yahoo

A Delhi court on Monday dismissed a case against Internet giant Yahoo for allegedly hosting objectionable content on its site and penalised the petitioner for dragging it in the litigation along......

App Alert: It might just be a Trojan horse

Shom Choudhury, a 29-year-old BPO professional, recently downloaded an application that would act as a doctor for his smartphone by extending its battery life. He searched for the application on......

Indian scientist claims water can increase car's mileage!

"Problems find its way to the solutions" is correctly phrased proverb these days. Increasing price of fuel is something that every person nowadays is critically affected within one or the other......

Beckham has big ambitions at the London Olympics

While David Beckham has set his sights on winning a second successive Major League Soccer (MLS) championship with the LA Galaxy this year, he also at the London Olymhas big ambitions pics. The......

Kvitova makes a hash of smash in Melbourne

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova stood head bowed, red faced, praying for the ground to open up and swallow her. There's nowhere to hide when you hit the worst shot of a tennis Grand Slam. The......

Hockey Test series: India go down to South Africa

A scrappy India wasted chances galore as South Africa dished out a spirited performance to beat the hosts 3-1 in the third hockey Test in New Delhi on Thursday and keep alive their hopes in the......

PHOTOS: Sharapova, Serena and Djokovic cruise at Aus Open

Maria Sharapova stormed into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-0, 6-1 trouncing of American qualifier Jamie Hampton in glorious sunshine on Thursday. - Click here for Rediff Realtime......

Beckham to rejoin Galaxy on two-year deal

Former England captain David Beckham will be returning to the LA Galaxy on a fresh two-year contract, the Major League Soccer (MLS) team said on Wednesday. Beckham's initial five-year deal ended......