News for 'World War II'

US officers look for WWII planes in Arunachal

US officers look for WWII planes in Arunachal

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

Two US military officers are on a familiarisation trip to Arunachal Pradesh before a joint Indo-US search next month for wreckage of hundreds of US fighter planes missing in action during World War II in China-Burma-India theatre and their pilots' remains.

Olympics Movies That Will Amaze You

Olympics Movies That Will Amaze You

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

Sports films have their own unique charm, but those centered on the Olympics and Olympians stand apart, depicting unparalleled tales of grit, guts, gumption, and glory.

IN PICS: The history of Vespa

IN PICS: The history of Vespa

Rediff.com1 May 2013

Looking back at the legendary bike on its 67th birthday.

Aus: Parties woo independents to form govt

Aus: Parties woo independents to form govt

Rediff.com23 Aug 2010

As Labor and the opposition Liberal-National party coalition were projected to win 73 seats each in the 150-seat parliament, the three independents, Rob Oakeshott, Tony Windsor and Bob Katter have virtually become kingmakers.

Abrahamic binary has outlived its utility

Abrahamic binary has outlived its utility

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

It is only the Indian approach of holding on to multiple realities and contradictory ideas simultaneously that is likely to deliver peace and progress. Binary logic is out of sync with reality, notes R Jagannathan.

Photos: America's WORST economic disaster!

Photos: America's WORST economic disaster!

Rediff.com11 Aug 2011

The Great Depression, that began almost 10 years before World War II broke out, is said to be the worst-ever financial crisis that the United States and many other nations across the world ever witness to.

US requests India to help find its WW 2 soldiers

US requests India to help find its WW 2 soldiers

Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

However, official Indian sources said America expressed its desire to resume the mission for recovery of the remains of the US military personnel in Northeastern areas but remained silent on whether an agreement had been reached on the issue.

Trade bodies want Stilwell Road reopened

Trade bodies want Stilwell Road reopened

Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

During the World War II, when United States General Joseph Stilwell was supervising the Herculean human efforts to build Stilwell Road through a treacherous and thickly forested mountainous terrain, he was not thinking about economics.

UK interior minister resigns over immigration scandal

UK interior minister resigns over immigration scandal

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

She had faced criticism over the existence of UK Home Office deportation targets and her knowledge of them.

Japan's economy to shrink by 3.3% this year

Japan's economy to shrink by 3.3% this year

Rediff.com27 Apr 2009

Japan's economy, the world's second largest, is expected to shrink 3.3 per cent in 2009, its worst contraction since World War II, the government said on Monday as it presented a record supplementary budget of $155 billion to finance a new stimulus package.

Football on your brain? Don't miss these movies

Football on your brain? Don't miss these movies

Rediff.com1 Jul 2010

Here's a look at 10 truly great English language films about football some of them even better than the real thing.

India to record 7.9% growth this fiscal: UN

India to record 7.9% growth this fiscal: UN

Rediff.com27 May 2010

The United Nations has projected a growth of 7.9 per cent for India in the current fiscal as it hailed the country along with China for leading developing nations to recovery from the worst economic downturn since World War II.

JAL bankrupt; marks Japan's biggest corporate fall

JAL bankrupt; marks Japan's biggest corporate fall

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

With its debt running into an estimated $22 billion, JAL's management formally decide to begin bankruptcy proceedings, making the company the biggest failure outside the financial sector since World War II, Kyodo news agency reported.

How Ajay Banga Can Change The World Bank

How Ajay Banga Can Change The World Bank

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

The World Bank must become Archimedes's lever to help change the world into a more prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable planet in the 21st century. The change in leadership now provides that opportunity, observes Ajay Chhibber.

It was never in Jamsetji Tata's ken

It was never in Jamsetji Tata's ken

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

But the Tata Group is an established and growing brand in Australia, affirm top local managers.

'Fat Man' claimed 75000 lives on detonation

'Fat Man' claimed 75000 lives on detonation

Rediff.com9 Aug 2010

Sixty-five years on, rediff.com reflects on the day 'Fat Man' unleashed havoc on Nagasaki.

Indians' fuzzy outlook on citizenship

Indians' fuzzy outlook on citizenship

Rediff.com9 Jan 2007

My fear is that young Indians with their fuzzy outlook on nationalism can be victims. Most don't know (or care) what they sign up for.

A tribute to kamikaze pilots

A tribute to kamikaze pilots

Rediff.com9 May 2005

The memorial hall exhibits pictures of the dead pilots and letters written to their parents before leaving for suicide attacks on American warships.

These men feel unwanted in their own country

These men feel unwanted in their own country

Rediff.com27 Apr 2008

Struggling to eke out a living, 20 World War II veterans are spending the evening of their life in a 'Sainik Ashram' in Kochi as they have not been given pension by the Central government.

Australian Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France

Australian Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France

Rediff.com24 Jul 2011

Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the Tour de France after Briton Mark Cavendish took Sunday's final stage on the Champs Elysees for the third year in a row.

Israeli embassy car blast: Anatomy of a sticky bomb

Israeli embassy car blast: Anatomy of a sticky bomb

Rediff.com14 Feb 2012

The Arabs call it Obwah Lasica, while the rest of the world terms it as a sticky bomb. This is a name that is doing the rounds ever since an attack took place in Delhi on Monday, in which an Israeli Diplomat and three others were injured.

Tories, Lib Dems in talks over UK govt

Tories, Lib Dems in talks over UK govt

Rediff.com9 May 2010

The Tories and Liberal Democrats worked overtime to reach consensus on thorny issues blocking the formation of the first coalition government in Britain since World War II, with the hard bargain over make or break issues running into the third day.

Biden, Harris pay respects to US military at Arlington Cemetery

Biden, Harris pay respects to US military at Arlington Cemetery

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

United States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

Classic retro glamour at Fashion Week

Classic retro glamour at Fashion Week

Rediff.com15 Mar 2011

Take a look at designer Harangad Singh's line, presented on the final day of the LFW.

Obama may change US policy on China: Mishra

Obama may change US policy on China: Mishra

Rediff.com26 Nov 2008

Despite the historic victory of Barack Obama in the Presidential elections and 'the change' he has promised, Unites State's foreign policy would continue to be guided by its national interest as it has been since World War II, feels former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra.Chairing a discussion on 'Indo-US Nuclear Deal: Impact on Asian Security Framework' at Observer Research Foundation, Mishra said the Bush administration had been working on two key US strategies.

Voice of Holocaust Simon Wiesenthal dead

Voice of Holocaust Simon Wiesenthal dead

Rediff.com20 Sep 2005

Wiesenthal spent more than 50 years hunting Nazi war criminals, speaking out against neo-Nazism and racism, and remembering the Jewish experience as a lesson for humanity.

Inglorious Basterds' DVD sales give film new high

Inglorious Basterds' DVD sales give film new high

Rediff.com16 Dec 2009

The DVD and Blu-ray versions of the film, featuring an excellent cast led by Brad Pitt, has started climbing to the top of the sales and rental charts.

The President meets a legend

The President meets a legend

Rediff.com26 Feb 2007

The President visited an ailing Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.

'Morality has disappeared from India'

'Morality has disappeared from India'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

'There is no accountability in this country at all. You can get away with anything. When that happens... the younger generation, who does it learn from?' asks General M L Thapan.

Will Wagner 'Coup' Trigger Putin's Nukes?

Will Wagner 'Coup' Trigger Putin's Nukes?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

The coup attempt has weakened Putin's position and in desperation he may well sanction the use of nukes, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Inglourious Basterds adds to box office bounty

Inglourious Basterds adds to box office bounty

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

The Brad Pitt starrer is doing very well overseas.

Recession is over: Who are the biggest winners?

Recession is over: Who are the biggest winners?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

The National Bureau of Economic Research has declared the recession that started in December 2007 ended in June 2009.

IMF: Incompetence by design or default?

IMF: Incompetence by design or default?

Rediff.com29 Apr 2008

Experiences of the past decade now tell us that this unaccountable and unsure system is untrustworthy, unworkable and hence unacceptable

Modi to be housed at US President's official guest house

Modi to be housed at US President's official guest house

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Narendra Modi will be the first Indian prime minister in over a decade to stay at the US President's guest house -- the 190-year-old Blair House -- when he travels to Washington on September 29.

Murray maniacs left sweating for a while

Murray maniacs left sweating for a while

Rediff.com24 Jun 2009

Just for a while, a little-known American with a back to front baseball cap threatened to throw cold water all over Murray-Mania on a sizzling day at Wimbledon.

Privatisation helps kill poverty

Privatisation helps kill poverty

Rediff.com23 Sep 2006

The facts about poverty reduction

The facts about poverty reduction

Rediff.com23 Sep 2006

'Modi Bought A Reprieve, Not A Resolution'

'Modi Bought A Reprieve, Not A Resolution'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2025

'Modi's intention was to create goodwill that will allow India to be seen by Trump as more than just a bad tariff problem.' 'He succeeded brilliantly on that count but none of these wins are unfortunately permanent.' 'Modi will have to do this again and again if Trump's grievances are to be durably assuaged.'

Why dollar is official currency in many nations

Why dollar is official currency in many nations

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

Stability is one of the major factors that explains why a number of countries have adopted the U.S. dollar as official currency.

Tom Cruise likened to a Nazi!

Tom Cruise likened to a Nazi!

Rediff.com21 Jan 2008

A German journalist has drawn parallels between actor Tom Cruise's performance in a video about Scientology and a speech given by the Nazi minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels.