News for '-adolf-hitler'

Hitler's holiday resort to become a luxury hotel

Hitler's holiday resort to become a luxury hotel

Rediff.com2 Apr 2012

German dictator Adolf Hitler's Nazi holiday resort, which spans nearly three miles along the coast of the Baltic island of Ruegen, will soon be converted into a 400-bed luxury hotel and 400 apartments, a media report said.

Hitler assassination plotter dies

Hitler assassination plotter dies

Rediff.com13 Mar 2013

A former German army lieutenant who was part of a plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944 has died. Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist died aged 90 at his home in Munich last Friday, his wife Gundula told the media.

'Netaji was able to both respect and transcend religious differences'

'Netaji was able to both respect and transcend religious differences'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

In 1941, at the height of the Second World War, Subhas Chandra Bose went to Germany to seek Adolf Hitler's help in organising an Indian army to fight their common enemy, England. In the third part of his four-part interview to Arthur Pais, biographer Sugata Bose talks about Netaji's time in Europe.

'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2023

'Hamas is going to be prepared. There will be booby traps and tunnels; it's going to be door to door fighting.'

Hitler as management guru in India sparks row

Hitler as management guru in India sparks row

Rediff.com24 May 2009

"Anyone seeking to teach tomorrow's business leaders of India should reject globalisation of hate and racism, not facilitating it," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, a leading Jewish NGO at the United Nations.

Hitler tried to create an army of 'speaking' dogs!

Hitler tried to create an army of 'speaking' dogs!

Rediff.com25 May 2011

Adolf Hitler and his Nazi followers tried to train dogs to talk, read and spell to help them win World War II, a new research has revealed. According to the research, led by Dr Jan Bondeson of Cardiff University, the Germans viewed canines as being almost as intelligent as humans and they attempted to build an army of fearsome 'speaking' dogs. In fact, Hitler hoped the animals would learn to communicate with their Nazi masters and he even had a special dog school set up.

Italian PM on why women want to marry him

Italian PM on why women want to marry him

Rediff.com14 Sep 2010

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, known for his public blunders, has again sparked a controversy by cracking jokes about Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Addressing a convention of the youth wing of the People of Freedom Party, the billionaire businessman said, "A little after Hitler died his supporters discovered he was in fact still alive. They went to look for him to convince him to come back and he replied: 'Yes I will return but on one condition, this time I will be evil.

England coach Capello's father was Nazi prisoner

England coach Capello's father was Nazi prisoner

Rediff.com26 Jun 2010

England coach Fabio Capello's father almost starved to death in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

Thackeray-Raj meet: All about cartoons

Thackeray-Raj meet: All about cartoons

Rediff.com24 Nov 2008

When the two met on Sunday, it was because "Saheb wanted some of his old books," still in Raj's possession, back and Raj offered to carry them to him instead of sending them over.

A fallen legend: Winston Churchill's dark side exposed

A fallen legend: Winston Churchill's dark side exposed

Rediff.com4 Dec 2010

Madhusree Mukerjee's book on Winston Churchill bares his dark side, reports Arthur J Pais

Even Hitler wanted a car loan!

Even Hitler wanted a car loan!

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

Hitler was imprisoned after the Nazi's abortive bid to seize power in 1923 in the notorious 'beer hall putsch' coup attempt in Munich. From there, he wrote to Jakob Ferlin, owner of a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Munich, asking for loan.

Hitler's secret fighter revealed!

Hitler's secret fighter revealed!

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

The all-wing Ho 2-29 looks more like today's US B-2 bomber than like any other World War II aircraft.

Hitler was a secret fan of Jewish musicians

Hitler was a secret fan of Jewish musicians

Rediff.com7 Aug 2007

The most astonishing find was a Tchaikovsky violin concerto featuring the violinist Bronislaw Huberman, a Polish Jew who fled Vienna in 1937 and was publicly declared an enemy of the Third Reich, according to the daily.

Chaplin was on Hitler's hit list, says book

Chaplin was on Hitler's hit list, says book

Rediff.com28 Feb 2008

Charlie Chaplin was on Adolf Hitler's hit-list being categorised as an 'Artistic Jew', suggests a Nazi propaganda book, which has the name of prominent Jewish figures, including Albert Einstein.

Who really snubbed Jesse Owens?

Who really snubbed Jesse Owens?

Rediff.com19 Aug 2008

In 1936, the press allowed itself to be seduced by Nazi propaganda; sift through the archives, and there is no shortage of admiring reports about the economic and social development of Germany under the Hitler regime. In 2008, there seems to be the same unquestioning admiration for Communist China as for Nazi Germany.

History classes shift focus in UK

History classes shift focus in UK

Rediff.com13 Jul 2007

Under the new curriculum to come into force next year, schools in Britain will no longer be specifically advised to focus on Churchill, Gandhi, Hitler, Joseph Stalin or Benito Mussolini in their lessons on 20th century history.

Row over Hitler's waxwork at Madame Tussauds

Row over Hitler's waxwork at Madame Tussauds

Rediff.com4 Jun 2008

A row has erupted over plans to install the waxwork of Adolf Hitler at Madame Tussauds new Berlin museum, with critics describing it as an attempt to glorify the Nazi dictator's reign.Many fear that the waxwork, which will go on display when the museum opens next month, will glorify Hitler's reign, allowing younger visitors and neo-Nazis to pose for pictures with the replica dictator.However, a Madame Tussauds spokesman said Hitler deserved a place in the museum.

Tom Cruise's film shoot banned in Germany

Tom Cruise's film shoot banned in Germany

Rediff.com26 Jun 2007

Reports claim that Cruise because the actor follows Scientology.

Congress compares Modi with Hilter

Congress compares Modi with Hilter

Rediff.com2 May 2008

Union Minister of Textiles Shankarsinh Vaghala compared Modi to Hitler and said, "When the leaders of the United Kingdom used to say anything to Hitler, he used to tell the people of Germany that the UK is insulting them. In the same way, when anything is said to Modi, he tells people of Gujarat that they have been insulted." "Bluff works for sometime and it has been working for him in the state at present. It will not work for eternity," he said.

Review: Valkyrie is not dramatic enough

Review: Valkyrie is not dramatic enough

Rediff.com20 Feb 2009

Valkyrie could have been a dramatic addition to the canon of films made about wartime, and its many effects and implications. Sadly, all this film ends up being is an empty exercise in reiterating futility.

Court not a platform for propagating religion, only to deal with law: HC

Court not a platform for propagating religion, only to deal with law: HC

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

The court made the point clear while hearing a batch of pleas by several account holders challenging their suspension and deletion by the social media platforms.

25% Germans think Nazi rule had positive aspects

25% Germans think Nazi rule had positive aspects

Rediff.com19 Oct 2007

Yes, according to a poll commissioned by the Stern magazine, a quarter of Germans believe that the Nazi rule had its good points such as the highway system, low unemployment, low rate of crime and encouragement of the family.

Bush is a fool: Karat

Bush is a fool: Karat

Rediff.com7 Nov 2007

US President George W Bush on Wednesday came under severe attack from the Communist Party of India-Marxist, which described him as a "fool" for comparing Russian leader Lenin with the likes of Osama bin Laden and Adolf Hitler.

'Once violence becomes endemic, we don't know what direction society will take'

'Once violence becomes endemic, we don't know what direction society will take'

Rediff.com2 May 2022

'It is a frightening situation as the most threatening aspect is the development and growth of society.' 'Once our society comes into perpetual violent mode, then investments will drop.'

German anti-Islam leader resigns over Hitler selfie

German anti-Islam leader resigns over Hitler selfie

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

Lutz Bachmann, co-founder of the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, has stepped down after online posts surfaced in which he used derogatory language to refer to refugees and posed looking like Adolf Hitler.

Shaky future for Indian hockey

Shaky future for Indian hockey

Rediff.com18 May 2004

Raj Thackeray admires Hitler

Raj Thackeray admires Hitler

Rediff.com14 Jun 2005

Like uncle, like nephew. This seems to be the case with Shiv Sena leader Raj Thackeray, when it comes to his fascination for German dictator Adolf Hitler.

English fans mix history with soccer

English fans mix history with soccer

Rediff.com15 Jun 2006

PHOTOS: A sea of support for the Gandhis

PHOTOS: A sea of support for the Gandhis

Rediff.com19 Dec 2015

Massive protests were seen across the country after Congress party members and workers took to the streets to agitate against the Bharatiya Janata Party.

My country, right or wrong?

My country, right or wrong?

Rediff.com3 May 2003

Grow up Comrades!

Grow up Comrades!

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

The worst book in the world

The worst book in the world

Rediff.com5 Aug 2005

'Hamas is not stupid'

'Hamas is not stupid'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

'The Israeli government is saying, "OK, leave northern Gaza, because we're going to fight Hamas there".' 'But Hamas is not stupid. They are going to put militants in southern Gaza too. And then what's Israel going to do?' 'At some point are they going to say, 'Leave southern Gaza too because we want to fight Hamas there? Go across the border to Egypt"'? 'That's what people are worried about. Because they fear that once they cross the border into Egypt there will be no coming back.'

With one eye on Delhi, Mamata fights in Bengal

With one eye on Delhi, Mamata fights in Bengal

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

'A loss of seats for the Trinamool in this election will weaken its hold in Bengal, which will not augur well before the assembly election in 2021.'

Hitler's Mein Kampf to hit Germany book stores again

Hitler's Mein Kampf to hit Germany book stores again

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Adolf Hitler's autobiographical manifesto titled Mein Kampf is all set to be republished in Germany, it has been reported.

US court limits defamation scope in Internet case

US court limits defamation scope in Internet case

Rediff.com25 Jun 2003

In what was hailed as a victory for free speech on the Internet, a US appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a person who distributes another's e-mail cannot be sued for libel based on its content.

Punjab to challenge CAA in SC; house adopts resolution

Punjab to challenge CAA in SC; house adopts resolution

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

CM Amarinder Singh said the Centre would have to make the necessary amendments to the CAA if it had to be implemented in Punjab and other states opposing it. He also made it clear that the census in Punjab would be conducted on the old parameters and the new factors added by the Centre for the purpose of the NPR would not be included.

Kiran Bedi tweets posters portraying her as Hitler

Kiran Bedi tweets posters portraying her as Hitler

Rediff.com21 Jul 2017

Bedi's counter attack put the Congress-headed government on defensive.

'BJP's game plan': Uddhav rejects AIMIM alliance offer

'BJP's game plan': Uddhav rejects AIMIM alliance offer

Rediff.com20 Mar 2022

'The BJP has ordered the AIMIM to defame the Shiv Sena, to raise questions on Shiv Sena's Hindutva'