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Airline Threat Calls: 'Someone Is Testing Security Agencies'

'Whoever is doing it (threats to airlines), they are actually carrying out a recce.''This is the manner in which terrorists strike.' IMAGE: Planes parked at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'The terrorists were lobbing grenades, firing indiscriminately'

'I could see the silhouettes of three men on the sixth floor.''I pointed them out to the NSG personnel standing beside me and suggested they take them out.''They did not have the clearance to......

A requiem for the Girgaum I knew

Girgaum in South Mumbai, once a thriving neighbourhood of Maharashtrians who loved their seafood and meat, has slowly been taken over by the vegetarians, forcing eateries serving......

Sheena Bora Trial: Will Peter's nightmare end?

'I am an old man. 64 years... Never used influence.''I am not a politician or a criminal. What influence?''Retired. I could not protect myself even (from fabricated charges)?''Have no money now......

How The Heat Wave Will Affect Your Kitchen

Apart from the human body, human food will bear direct repercussions. From staples such as wheat, to coffee, dairy, and even the great Hilsa face the threat of reduced supply due to the extreme......

Oil spill: BMC conducts checks on seafood items

Following collision between two ships and the subsequent oil spill off the coast in Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has started conducting random checks of seafood items in civic markets......

Heat wave hurting farmers' income as yields drop across several crops

Santosh Patkar of Devgadh Taluka Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra is a worried man these days. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Devgadh, which is known as the home to world famous Alphonso......

#Notebandi: India's fisherfolk stare at a dark future

Distress sales, market closures and anchoring of fishing fleets have been reported from West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. A particular hammer blow appears to have been dealt by......

Tatas strike back: 'Unforgivable attempt to besmirch group'

Hitting out at Cyrus Mistry for making 'unsubstantiated claims and malicious allegations', Tata Sons on Thursday said the former chairman was fully empowered to lead the group and its......

PIX: Bipasha's Beautiful British Break

Bips plays tourist with her dad, mum, sis and hubby. Stars go for the loveliest holidays. Sonakshi Sinha went on a fun Thai holiday. Aamir Khan had a Roman Holiday. Ranveer Singh had an amazing......

Do you know these HIDDEN MEANINGS in movies?

Looking back on my brief life as a film critic, I can see clearly the key role that subtexts and their uncovering had played in my getting started on this path. It was, over those many casual......

'Bombay Duck' ruffles Aussie feathers

Ajit Agarkar -- otherwise known as 'The Bombay Duck' -- took his revenge on Australia on Monday, a revenge which will seem even sweeter if his Test-best bowling is capped by Indian success in the......

Why Anjali Sacrificed Her Career For Sachin

Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have......

The Gavaskar@75 Quiz

IMAGE: Sunil Manohar Gavaskar turns 75 today, July 10, 2024. Photograph: Getty Images from the Rediff Archives He is the OG. He is the legend. A fearless batter who faced the fearsome West Indies......

Tendulkar's batting demons

December 15, 2003 | 17:40 IST India in Australia Tendulkar's batting demons [foxsports.news.com.au] I don't have Sachin's gifts, but I fight and do my best' [indianexpress.com] Tendulkar: In......

Team may seek Bangar's services

The Indian cricket team is keen to avail the services of utility player Sanjay Bangar before the third cricket Test against Australia, beginning in Melbourne on December 26.Also ReadIndia eye rare......