Postal service worker Kristbjorn Hilmir Kjartansson and his friend Gretar Jonsson, a film student, took 14 days to make the trip from Reykjavik to Volgograd.
When events like these take place, it is easy for the BJP to portray the Gandhis as latter-day versions of the Borgias or Medicis, who toy with their nobles and promote favourites, points out Vir Sanghvi.
The home ministry said the West Bengal government is not cooperating with the central teams visiting the state to assess the ground situation and are specifically restraining them from interacting with health workers and touring the affected areas.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013, the world's premier photography competition dedicated to the world of action and adventure sports, announced the top 50 finalists, at a grand ceremony in Hong Kong, will travel across the globe in a unique and stand-alone photo exhibition.
Guardians Of The Galaxy takes place in a remarkable world drawn lovingly and beautifully by imaginative folks low on skin-coloured crayons.
West Indies captain Jason Holder says coming to England for a Test series in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic is neither dictated by money nor a sense of adventurism but the move is a genuine effort to bring back normalcy. West Indies players arrived in the UK on Tuesday for a three-match Test series, starting July 8 at Southampton in a 'bio-secure' environment. It will be cricket's first international engagement since mid-March when the coronavirus pandemic halted all sporting action.
'There is a sense of realism in the Pakistan army that if they needled India during the Ladakh standoff, they would have seen a strong retaliation.' 'Pakistan was hoping that India would come out looking weaker in the region and get embarrassed, but that obviously has not happened.'
J R D Tata and Air India... Mrigank Warrier explores one of India's eternal love stories.
'He destroyed many of our tanks, and finally, it was just the two of us left facing each other with our tanks just 200 m apart.' A tale of valour excerpted from Rachna Bisht Rawat's 1971: Charge Of The Gorkhas And Other Stories.
'Shah Rukh Khan is a born entertainer.' 'From five year olds to a 105 year old, Shah Rukh will charm and entertain everyone.' 'With Salman, a lot of people have come back intimidated.' 'But I enjoy my adventures with Salman because you just have to be yourself.'
Magdalena Rybarikova, who was crushed by Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursday, said she was tired and nervous going into the match and had no idea how to respond to her opponent's superb shot-making.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between Australia and India, at the Gabba, on Sunday.
The Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013 series, the world's premier photography competition dedicated to the world of action and adventure sports, has recently come up with their top 250 entries in 10 categories. The top 50 finalists, after being unveiled in August end at a grand ceremony in Hong Kong, will travel across the globe in a unique and stand-alone photo exhibition.
The Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013 series, the world's premier photography competition (http://www.redbullillume.com/gallery/final-images-2013/finalists-2013-top-250.html) dedicated to the world of action and adventure sports, has recently come up with their top 250 entries in 10 categories. The top 50 finalists, after being unveiled in August end at a grand ceremony in Hong Kong, will travel across the globe in a unique and stand-alone photo exhibition.
In the second part of a series, we present the top 24 entries in the 'New Creativity' category, images that reveal a unique angle, take a look at these images which have NOT been digitally altered.
Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013, the world's premier photography competition dedicated to the world of action and adventure sports, has recently come up with their top 250 entries in ten categories.
Parents of the 11-month-old baby girl, who was sent on a solo parasailing trip to a height of about 40 feet at a beach in Kannur, Kerala, have landed in trouble along with the organisers as police registered a case against them under the Juvenile Justice Act.
'I can snap my fingers and get 1,000 people overnight, but I can't guarantee that they will develop because there has been zero change in education in the country in the last nine years.'
Looking to introduce your child to films that will cultivate their taste and broaden their horizon? Sukanya Verma offers a list of movies that is as entertaining as it is enriching.
I have done seven films in the last five years, and that's a lot for me, Rana Daggubati tells Sonil Dedhia/ Rediff.com
Pritesh Mistry looks back on the weekend's action in the English Premier League.
For the sake of children's cinema in India, Raja Sen genuinely hope this film is a solid step forward.
'But India, increasingly, is not that far behind, which is a story I never expected to tell.'
'If someone is trying to do a vote bank politics under the garb of the CAB then it is not in the interest of the country'
Action-man Vlad finds a gym buddy in Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
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As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind.
'He is psychologically preparing the PLA and the Chinese public to avoid a loss of face.'
A hundred sled dogs were recently killed in Whistler, British Columbia. The incident came to light when the person who killed them -- an Outdoor Adventures Whistler employee -- filled out a workers' compensation form for post-traumatic stress disorder.
The film looks really good, but ends up being a drag.
The effort made to define the larger picture by focussing on history and the wish not turn differences into disputes and conflicts is welcome. In the obtaining circumstances today, nothing more could have been possible, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
The agreement would divert China's attention and keep them busy in the Pacific theatre, probably resulting in a reduction in threat perception in our area of interest in the Indian Ocean, notes Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande was attending the Jaipur Literature Festival, considered Asia-Pacific's leading literature event. He shares vignettes of Day 3.
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Tomy was battling for life on the dismasted sailboat Thoriya with a severe back injury, the officials said.
Cartoon characters created and developed in local animation studios are enchanting Indian kids like never before, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
The news agency reported that Musharraf said his country was ready to cooperate with India to root out terrorism.