Paris terror attack: First attacker identified by French authorities

French police have identified the first of seven gunmen who killed at least 129 people in a wave of carnage claimed by the Islamic State group, as international investigators stepped up their......

The Rafale deal is Modi's 'masterstroke'

'Under the present Defence Procurement Procedure, it would have been a nightmare, and a long, long one at that, to build 108 Rafales in India. Modi realised this and took the wise decision, though......

POWER selfies: Top politicos show you how it's done

The selfie craze that shows no sign of letting up has even taken hold of top world leaders. Many of them have been spotted posing for selfies and taking some themselves. Rediff.com has compiled a......

REWIND: Best moments from the month that was

Some of the best photographs, clicked across the globe in the month of January.   A girl kisses her father, a conscript, after a ceremony marking enrolment for new conscripts in the......

BAFTA announces 2012 nominees

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe joined Great Expectations actress Holliday Granger as the young actors announcedthe 2012 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) nominations this......

Shekhar Kapur to direct London Fields

After lying low for a while now, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is set to direct London Fields, a murder mystery based on the well-known 1989 novel by British author Martin Amis, reports The Hollywood......

Shabana on winning Gandhi Peace Prize

Shabana Azmi makes every Indian stand six inches taller as she becomes the first Indian to receive the prestigious International Gandhi Peace Prize for her contribution in social work.Previous......

Ice Cube storms box-office

Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne could not make impressive inroads into box-office territory with Assault on Precinct 13. The hostage drama, which got strong reviews from some major critics,......

Here's a complete list of French Open men's singles champions

Rafael Nadal put up a dominant show against Casper Ruud of Norway to win the men's singles final match 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday to clinch his record 14th French Open crown and his 22nd grand slam......

PIX: How Australia celebrated maiden T20 World Cup title

IMAGE:  Australia's Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell celebrate winning the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Australia clinched their maiden Twenty20 World......

PIX: Australia thrash New Zealand for maiden T20 WC crown

Images from the T20 World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia, in Dubai, on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Mitchell Marsh and David Warner scored sublime half-centuries to guide Australia to......

PIX: Australia are T20 World CHAMPIONS!

IMAGE: Australia's Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell celebrate winning the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters......

Mitchell, Wade set up Trans-Tasman Clash

IMAGE: Daryl Mitchell smashed a 47-ball 72 to guide New Zealand to the final. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images   Daryl Mitchell and Matthew Wade were the heroes for their......