A policeman has died in an encounter that erupted early Sunday morning between militants and the security forces in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the security officials, one terrorist has also been killed in an ongoing encounter. Reports said that firing broke out near the Army’s 93 Brigade headquarters around 7.40 am. The encounter comes after Read More

Fifteen years ago on September 11, 19 terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and drove two into New York City’s World Trade Center and a third one into the Pentagon outside Washington. The fourth jetliner crashed onto an empty field in Pennsylvania. In the end, the terrorists had killed nearly 3,000 people in what was to be the deadliest terrorist attack Read More

the monsoon ends, it’s time you make a trip to the picture postcard hill station of Panchgani. While you’re there, ditch the touristy spots for these 8 experiences, which have rewards of their own. Read on… IMAGE: It’s here that serenity rules. All photographs: Anita Aikara/Rediff.com 1. Quaint homestays You don’t really need to splurge on an expensive hotel at Read More

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The Burning Man isn’t your usual festival; it’s a bustling makeshift metropolis dedicated to art and community wherein almost everything that happens is created entirely by its citizens, who are active participants in the experience. Some call it a social experiment, some see it as an interactive arts festival and some see it as a damn good rave party. The Read More

How could there be a revival of the entirely forgettable Hindi movie song of the mid-nineties, Ole Ole? What was the lifespan of these meaningless songs of the “beat and catchy tune” type that had replaced the ones with the unforgettable lyrics and melodies of the ’sixties and ’seventies? Why were people at the next table in the restaurant or Read More

The Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur, on Saturday, said that as long as the Income Tax Exemption of the Board remains withdrawn, it will be difficult to help Olympic sporting disciplines as much as they would have liked to. “We, at the BCCI, want to help other sports grow. We had contributed Rs 50 crore to Read More

We had asked our readers to send us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased below.  Want to share your photographs? You can post your photos RIGHT HERE, along with your name and location and we will publish the best images, with due credit to the sender. Earlier in the Series: Beloved Ganpati at my home Read More

Substitute Joel Pohjanpalo scored a hat-trick in the last 11 minutes to fire Bayer Leverkusen to a 3-1 win at home to Hamburg SV on an afternoon of late Bundesliga drama on Saturday. Promoted Freiburg also scored twice in the last five minutes for a surprise 3-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach and Sandro Sirigu gave Darmstadt a last minute 1-0 Read More

“Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children… ” announced US President Barack Obama after the daring raid at Abbottabad, Read More