News for 'time-square'

US decides its fate: And the faces say it all

US decides its fate: And the faces say it all

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

While Trump supporters celebrated the win with late night parties, deafening silence prevailed in Hillary Clinton camp.

What happens when Lady Gaga goes shopping? NY goes berserk!

What happens when Lady Gaga goes shopping? NY goes berserk!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

The popstar turned up to open the new H&M store in the city. And stopped the traffic! Here's what unfolded.

Spotted: Shah Rukh Khan in New York

Spotted: Shah Rukh Khan in New York

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Reader Nilima Shastri has sent us this phtograph of the star.

PHOTOS: Guinness on their mind, New Yorkers strip down

PHOTOS: Guinness on their mind, New Yorkers strip down

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

More than 800 people dared to bare in New York's Times Square earlier this week to break the Guinness World Record of 'world's largest gathering of people in their underwear'.

Why is this man from Nagaland travelling the world on a bamboo bike

Why is this man from Nagaland travelling the world on a bamboo bike

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

Yakuza Solo has travelled across 23 European countries and USA on a self-made bamboo bike.

Nurse famous for iconic World War II kiss photo dies at 92

Nurse famous for iconic World War II kiss photo dies at 92

Rediff.com11 Sep 2016

Friedman had said she was grabbed and kissed by a sailor in a euphoric moment that made for one of the most defining American photos of the 20th century.

PHOTOS: The wonderfully weird world around us!

PHOTOS: The wonderfully weird world around us!

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Ten images that show it's an odd, odd world we live in.

Pak Taliban deny role in Boston bombings

Pak Taliban deny role in Boston bombings

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

The Pakistani Taliban, which claimed responsibility for a botched car bombing in New York's Times Square in 2010, on Tuesday denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon in the US that killed three people and injured over 140.

Pakistan Taliban deny role in Boston bombings

Pakistan Taliban deny role in Boston bombings

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

The Pakistani Taliban, which claimed responsibility for a botched car bombing in New York's Times Square in 2010, today denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon in the US that killed three people and injured over 140.

Indian actress alleges abuse from Cookie Monster

Indian actress alleges abuse from Cookie Monster

Rediff.com9 Apr 2013

Parmita Katkar, now Parmita Kurada, has accused a Times Square Cookie Monster impersonator of assaulting her son and calling her a bitch after she failed to pay a tip to him.

PHOTOS: It's an incredibly odd, odd world!

PHOTOS: It's an incredibly odd, odd world!

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

These eight odd photos prove it's a mad, mad world!

'Weather Bomb' Stella levels northeastern US

'Weather Bomb' Stella levels northeastern US

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

Heavy snowfall has shut major cities like New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, leaving thousands of travelers stranded in airports across the nation and prompting warnings from officials urging residents to stay off the roads.

Spotted: Ranbir Kapoor in New York

Spotted: Ranbir Kapoor in New York

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

Reader Zak has sent us a photograph.

Awesome photos of the month: August

Awesome photos of the month: August

Rediff.com3 Sep 2018

Here are some of the best images clicked across the globe in the month of August.

'The adulation for Kamal Haasan is incredible'

'The adulation for Kamal Haasan is incredible'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

Pooja Kumar, who stars in Haasan's Vishwaroopam, talks about her experience of working with the icon.

I-Day: NASDAQ turns saffron, white and green

I-Day: NASDAQ turns saffron, white and green

Rediff.com15 Aug 2012

As Dayal rang the opening bell at 9:30 am, billboards across Times Square displayed images of the tricolour.

'We are now the eye of the storm'

'We are now the eye of the storm'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

'Between the quiet hallways and the empty streets, there is a misleadingly peaceful atmosphere outside, that does not reflect the stress and tragedy happening every day between hospital walls.'

NYC, Sao Paulo: Most tagged cities on Instagram

NYC, Sao Paulo: Most tagged cities on Instagram

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

Love travelling and taking pictures? This list is for you!

Knowing the REAL Rishi Kapoor

Knowing the REAL Rishi Kapoor

Rediff.com1 May 2020

'It will take me a while to process the meaning of the loss of a man who meant so much to me through my entire life,' says Aseem Chhabra.

New year celebrations ring in 2017 around the world

New year celebrations ring in 2017 around the world

Rediff.com1 Jan 2017

As 2016 came to an end, countries across the globe rung in the new year. Hello, 2017 -- here we come!

US COVID-19 toll surpasses that of China, higher than 9/11 deaths

US COVID-19 toll surpasses that of China, higher than 9/11 deaths

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

According to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre, more than 4,000 people in the US have died due to COVID-19 and nearly 190,000 have been infected by it.

UNSC slaps sanctions on Pakistani Taliban

UNSC slaps sanctions on Pakistani Taliban

Rediff.com30 Jul 2011

The decision to target the Pakistani Taliban comes at a time when the UN is seeking to encourage the Afghan Taliban to pursue peace talks with the government there, a prelude to a US withdrawal from the war-ravaged country.

Pak man pleads guilty for operating hawala racket

Pak man pleads guilty for operating hawala racket

Rediff.com19 Aug 2011

A New York man has pleaded guilty for operating a 'hawala' racket between United States and Pakistan, transferring funds to fellow Pakistani Faisal Shahzad, who used it for his botched car bombing plot at Times Square last year.

Hundreds rally against hearing on American Muslims

Hundreds rally against hearing on American Muslims

Rediff.com7 Mar 2011

Several hundred people gathered in Times Square to protest against the planned congressional hearings on the "radicalisation" of American Muslims, which have been convened by Republican Congressman Peter King.

From Beijing to US, the world twists and bends on Yoga Day

From Beijing to US, the world twists and bends on Yoga Day

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

People across the world woke up to an early-morning call to celebrate the second International Yoga Day on Tuesday with much enthusiasm.

Shehzad's replacement has arrived! US wary

Shehzad's replacement has arrived! US wary

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

Recent intelligence has indicated that the Pakistani Taliban, which orchestrated the failed Times Square bombing, may have successfully placed another operative inside the United States to launch a second attack in the 'Target Number One' country for terrorists, sources revealed.

Big stars line up for Modi's New York speech

Big stars line up for Modi's New York speech

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Young Indian-American pop star sensation Anjali Ranadive, popular playback singer Kavita Subramaniam along with renowned violinist L Subramaniam would perform at a public reception being hosted by Indian-American community for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York.

'Jihad tourism': How the Lashkar nets US recruits

'Jihad tourism': How the Lashkar nets US recruits

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

Tracking the ideological journey of Times Square bomb plot accused Faisal Shahzad has led the investigators to an interesting concept known as "jihad tourism," which has made Pakistan, the most preferred destination for people wanting to embrace jihad.

US in denial over Clinton's warning to Pak

US in denial over Clinton's warning to Pak

Rediff.com11 May 2010

The Pentagon leadership has strongly denied reports that it has pressurised Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Kayani to extend the military's anti-Taliban operations into North Waziristan, in the wake of the botched Times Square bombing attempt by Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad, who received terror training in that region.

Shahzad planned to attack NYC again: Prosecutors

Shahzad planned to attack NYC again: Prosecutors

Rediff.com1 Oct 2010

Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American arrested for the failed Times Square bombing, carefully selected his location as a highly populated target and intended to strike again if he was not caught the first time, prosecutors have said.

US: Shahzad indicted on 10 terror charges

US: Shahzad indicted on 10 terror charges

Rediff.com18 Jun 2010

Terror suspect Faisal Shahzad has been charged with 10 terrorism and weapons counts in the botched Times Square car bombing in an indictment that also accuses him of receiving money and explosives training from Pakistani Taliban.

PHOTOS: 'Snow bomb' carpets US

PHOTOS: 'Snow bomb' carpets US

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

An intense winter storm has caused electricity outages for tens of thousands of Americans. Some 65,000 homes and businesses along the US east coast are without power. The storm is the product of a rapid and rare drop in barometric pressure known as bombogenesis, or bomb cyclone. Heavy snow has pounded the east coast from Maine as far south as North Carolina, taking out power lines, icing over roads and closing hundreds of schools.

NYC bomber 'drank and partied all the time'

NYC bomber 'drank and partied all the time'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

A Pakistani man arrested in Boston during investigations into the failed Times Square bombing on Wednesday sought to distance himself from terrorism and failed bomber Faisal Shahzad, whom he knew years ago as a 'typical college student who drank and partied'. Mohammad Shafiq ur Rahman, a 33-year-old computer programmer who was arrested on immigration charges, was freed on bail last week.Condemning terrorism, Rahman said what the Taliban is doing is "not justified by religion.

US had given Zardari a dossier on Shahzad

US had given Zardari a dossier on Shahzad

Rediff.com26 May 2010

Top US security officials used an urgent meeting with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to present a dossier on Pakistani-American terror suspect Faisal Shahzad, including his links with the Pakistani Taliban, according to a media report on Wednesday.

Six more detained in Pak for NY bomb plot

Six more detained in Pak for NY bomb plot

Rediff.com21 May 2010

Pakistani authorities have taken into custody another six persons on suspicion of having links to Pakistani-American terror suspect Faisal Shahzad, arrested in the US for the botched Times Square car bombing.

Obama sacks intel chief Dennis Blair

Obama sacks intel chief Dennis Blair

Rediff.com21 May 2010

President Obama has asked his Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair to step down. As director of National intelligence, Blair was responsible for collation of intelligence among the 16 intelligence agencies that the US has. The recent shooting at Fort Hood and the intelligence failure surrounding the failed Times Square bombing in New York are said to be behind Blair's resignation.

'Jihad tourism': How the Lashkar nets US recruits

'Jihad tourism': How the Lashkar nets US recruits

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

Tracking the ideological journey of Times Square bomb plot accused Faisal Shahzad has led the investigators to an interesting concept known as 'jihad tourism', which has made Pakistan, the most preferred destination for people wanting to embrace jihad.

America is still vulnerable, says 9/11 commision

America is still vulnerable, says 9/11 commision

Rediff.com20 May 2010

As the Pakistani Taliban demonstrated their ability to reach the US with the recent Times Square terror plot, key members of the 9/11 Commission have expressed frustration that more progress has not been made on their recommendations like sharing of vital intelligence.

Top US officials brief Pak Prez on NY bomb plot

Top US officials brief Pak Prez on NY bomb plot

Rediff.com19 May 2010

Top US security officials briefed Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday, on the probe into the botched car bombing in New York by a Pakistani-American and discussed measures to prevent "potential attacks."

'In the eyes of terrorists, New York is America'

'In the eyes of terrorists, New York is America'

Rediff.com18 May 2010

The NYPD bomb squad risked their lives to dismantle a lethal assembly that turned the Pathfinder into one big hurt locker. While we can all breath a little easier, we have to stay vigilant. Because in the eyes of terrorists, New York is America, and they keep coming back to kill us