News for 'Far Cry'

When it took 7 days to fly from Britain to India

When it took 7 days to fly from Britain to India

Rediff.com12 May 2009

According to records, the first flight took off for Karachi in colonial India on March 30, 1929. It had to make more than 20 stops, travelling through France, Italy, Greece, Libya, Gaza, Iraq and then on to India.

Will Dhoni be retained as CSK captain in 2021?

Will Dhoni be retained as CSK captain in 2021?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

Dhoni's future has come under scrutiny in the wake of CSK's mediocre performances in the ongoing IPL.

Mumbai arrives in style

Mumbai arrives in style

Rediff.com2 May 2008

In the past few months, shell-shocked air travellers emerging from Mumbai's domestic terminal 1B could have been forgiven for thinking they had somehow landed in Singapore. The revitalised terminal was the first sign that the airport's new regime, led by GV Sanjay Reddy, the managing director of the Mumbai International Airport, was beginning to have an impact.

Review: College Kumaran

Review: College Kumaran

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

College Kumaran directed by Thulasidhas sees Mohanlal in the role of a college canteen manager. It is a typical Mohanlal film with college and education system as the backdrop that the hero has to correct, ending up being an average fare.

The future of futures markets

The future of futures markets

Rediff.com19 Nov 2007

Thanks to the ban on four commodities, trading volumes are down to a trickle.

Recipes: Swati's Diplomat Pudding. Suzanna's Trifle

Recipes: Swati's Diplomat Pudding. Suzanna's Trifle

Rediff.com26 Dec 2022

Try an alternative to the traditional pudding.

'Circumstances made me learn Sufi singing'

'Circumstances made me learn Sufi singing'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2007

Kailash Kher on his music and more.

What they don't teach you at B-schools

What they don't teach you at B-schools

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

Brain management refers to managing the mind not only for incremental effectiveness, but also for magical results -- as practised by Milton Erickson, Richard Bandler and so on.

Away from 'carnage of IPL', McCullum finds comfort at home

Away from 'carnage of IPL', McCullum finds comfort at home

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Kolkata Knight Riders coach Brendon McCullum says it is also comforting to be at home as the world battles a pandemic, which has made isolation the new normal. He said the situation demands that everyone stays at home and maintains social distancing, the only way to curb the spread of the virus, which has caused thousands of deaths worldwide.

Cowboy Johnny Depp  in Tokyo

Cowboy Johnny Depp in Tokyo

Rediff.com9 Jan 2008

The actor, looking dashing in a cowhand getup, is currently in Tokyo to promote his latest film Sweeny Todd.

First look: Abhishek before Hrithik

First look: Abhishek before Hrithik

Rediff.com13 Jan 2006

Abhishek's on top after 2005. Can Hrithik turn things around this year?

Equity lessons from commodities

Equity lessons from commodities

Rediff.com13 Jan 2007

A reduction in crude prices is seen as anti-inflationary as it provides the government with elbow room to reduce prices -- whether they actually do so or not is immaterial.

How Young Doctors Fought For A Child's Life Mid-Air

How Young Doctors Fought For A Child's Life Mid-Air

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

The child's mom continued to sob and pray. The Vistara staff was valiantly standing by offering as much assistance as they were capable of.

PIX: Aishwarya's French connection continues!

PIX: Aishwarya's French connection continues!

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

Take a look.

Bloated Britney fizzles on stage

Bloated Britney fizzles on stage

Rediff.com10 Sep 2007

The pop star look a shadow of her former self.

Dravid admits collective failure

Dravid admits collective failure

Rediff.com27 May 2006

The Indian captain said his team struggled to get used to the conditions in the Caribbean

Over 100 arrested for attacks on churches, Christian homes in Pakistan

Over 100 arrested for attacks on churches, Christian homes in Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

Scores of churches and homes belonging to Christians in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad district, some 130 km from the provincial capital, were burnt down on Wednesday by a mob enraged over reports that two Christians had desecrated the Quran.

How AAP is reforming Delhi's public schools

How AAP is reforming Delhi's public schools

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

Anjuli Bhargava reports on how the Aam Aadmi Party is making quality education more inclusive and at no cost to parents.

New job offer? Some dos and don'ts

New job offer? Some dos and don'ts

Rediff.com8 Mar 2007

The economy is growing fast and there aren't enough skilled people for the jobs. Result: those who are there are getting multiple offers. But how to choose the best job?

10 Times We Loved Katrina

10 Times We Loved Katrina

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

Sukanya Verma celebrates her milestone 40th birthday on July 16 by looking at the 10 important performances of her career.

Mehmood rocks in Bluffmaster!

Mehmood rocks in Bluffmaster!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2005

Picture bright for LCD televisions

Picture bright for LCD televisions

Rediff.com24 Sep 2005

UN draft reform package watered down

UN draft reform package watered down

Rediff.com13 Sep 2005

How Coal India is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

How Coal India is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

Way before the rains arrived at Talwandi Sabo Power plant in Punjab, the one check the coal ministry was carrying out was the availability of coal stock with the generator. Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), the 1,980-Mw thermal power plant of Sterlite Energy, part of the Vedanta Group, which supplies about 15 per cent of Punjab's power, is one of the most difficult locations to manage coal supplies. It is nearly 1,700 km from the mines of Mahanadi Coalfields in Odisha, the longest coal route in India and possibly the trickiest as it cuts through the traffic heavy rail lines between Delhi and eastern India.

Styling with steel

Styling with steel

Rediff.com2 Sep 2006

Just My Luck: Fun flick

Just My Luck: Fun flick

Rediff.com18 Aug 2006

What SoftBank leadership team visits mean for Indian investors

What SoftBank leadership team visits mean for Indian investors

Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

A top management leadership team from SoftBank has been coming to India in the last few days to meet the founders of start-ups and other investors, signalling the country's emergence as a pivotal market for the global investment giant. Based on current estimates, India accounts for nearly 10 per cent ($20 billion) of SoftBank's invested assets under management (AUM) globally. That makes the country its third largest market after the US and China.

Kerala Vande Bharat Express: Target 2024?

Kerala Vande Bharat Express: Target 2024?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

Prime ministers turning up with such frequency to launch trains is an indication of the political mileage resident in public transport. Will our railways step out of the government's shadow? After all, they are the ones manufacturing trains and running them, notes Shyam G Menon.

Patron takes Mahindra into final

Patron takes Mahindra into final

Rediff.com6 Aug 2003

Raphael Patron scored both the goals as the Mumbai champions beat Vasco 2-1 in a Federation Cup semi-final.

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too.

When Bollywood Went Blind

When Bollywood Went Blind

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Sukanya Verma looks at all the wonderful, wacky and woeful ways Bollywood has portrayed blindness on screen.

Can Stalin Repeat 2019 Lok Sabha Result In 2024?

Can Stalin Repeat 2019 Lok Sabha Result In 2024?

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

Stalin still enjoys a lot of sympathy and empathy as someone wishing well for the state, but not full-throated support as in 2019 and 2021, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Lijesh Kumar wins javelin gold

Lijesh Kumar wins javelin gold

Rediff.com6 Apr 2004

The unfancied Army Sports Academy product from Pune upset a strong field to win the event at the SAF Games.

PIX: South Africa edge Pakistan in thriller to go top

PIX: South Africa edge Pakistan in thriller to go top

Rediff.com28 Oct 2023

IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Chennai, on Friday.

At Rs 60 a kg, onion makes Mumbai cry

At Rs 60 a kg, onion makes Mumbai cry

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

Onion has become costlier by over 33 per cent in the last one week and over 70 per cent in September so far, reports Dilip Kumar Jha.

Youth stabbed in Delhi, paramilitary deployed in area

Youth stabbed in Delhi, paramilitary deployed in area

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

A 20-year-old youth was allegedly stabbed by his neighbour in a petty dispute in northeast Delhi's Dayalpur area, police said on Saturday.

'They judge you by your clothes and language'

'They judge you by your clothes and language'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

'There are times when I've gone back to my hotel room and cried about what they were doing to my character.' 'They want you to lower your performing ability in accordance with your co-actor.' 'They alter the script, change your character... that's when the real anger sets in.'

Olympia angry at being left out

Olympia angry at being left out

Rediff.com6 Aug 2003

The citizens are up in arms as the birthplace of the Games has no role whatsoever in the 2004 Olympics.\n\n