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World's first space hotel plans to open in 2027

World's first space hotel plans to open in 2027

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

The world's very first space hotel is slated to open in 2027. Named the Voyager Class space station, the hotel will be able to hold up to 400 guests.

Pics: Georgia Fowler's sun-kissed beach vacay

Pics: Georgia Fowler's sun-kissed beach vacay

Rediff.com12 Nov 2019

The Victoria's Secret model shared pics of her Australian holiday on Instagram.

NASA's InSight lander touches down on Mars

NASA's InSight lander touches down on Mars

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

'InSight will study the interior of Mars and will teach us valuable science as we prepare to send astronauts to the Moon and later to Mars.'

Sikkim's special Christmas recipe: Smoked Pork in Brandy

Sikkim's special Christmas recipe: Smoked Pork in Brandy

Rediff.com23 Dec 2017

Journalist and founder at Northeast Odyssey, Hoihnu Hauzel shares her recipe. You can share yours too!

'I've been in quarantine for a week'

'I've been in quarantine for a week'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Model Bianca Balti, who fears not being able to return to her loved ones in Italy, reveals her deepest fears in an Instagram post.

Kerala man cycles 4000km to Russia to watch World Cup

Kerala man cycles 4000km to Russia to watch World Cup

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

He flew to Dubai from Kerala on Febraury 23, bought a cycle, took a ship to the port city of Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormozgan province on the southern coast of Iran, before embarking on his cycling odyssey to Russia.

First salary: Rs 2,000 a month to vice president

First salary: Rs 2,000 a month to vice president

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

Rediff reader Rupesh Kumar tells us how he landed his first job and salary.

JL50 review

JL50 review

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

JL50 is an ambitious thriller that progresses smoothly until it starts answering all the questions it has raised, notes Sukanya Verma.

All you need to know about India's Mars mission

All you need to know about India's Mars mission

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

Following are some interesting facts about the 1,350-kg 'Mangalyaan' mission and its launch

PICS: Sunita Williams makes second space sojourn

PICS: Sunita Williams makes second space sojourn

Rediff.com15 Jul 2012

Indian-American record-setting astronaut Sunita Williams along with her two colleagues on Sunday took off for her second space odyssey on a Russian Soyuz rocket, which blasted off successfully from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Sunita Williams all set for second sojourn to space

Sunita Williams all set for second sojourn to space

Rediff.com14 Jul 2012

Indian-American Sunita Williams, a record-setting astronaut who lived and worked aboard the International Space Station for six months in 2006, is all set for her second space odyssey.

10 REALLY COOL movie gadgets we wish we had!

10 REALLY COOL movie gadgets we wish we had!

Rediff.com16 Aug 2012

We list for you the gadgets that still need to translate from the film fantasy world into reality.

Greece must keep a cool head for quarter-final

Greece must keep a cool head for quarter-final

Rediff.com17 Jun 2012

Greece will go into the Euro 2012 last eight with a sense of pride but must keep a cool head after a roller coaster group stage saw them move from the brink of elimination to the knockout phase with a 1-0 win over Russia.

Coalition forces pound Libya; Gaddafi vows revenge

Coalition forces pound Libya; Gaddafi vows revenge

Rediff.com20 Mar 2011

The United States-led military coalition on Sunday hit Libyan defence targets with cruise missiles and launched air attacks as Muammar Gaddafi vowed to open his arms depots to the people to retaliate against the Western 'aggression.'

US, allies fire missiles at Libya

US, allies fire missiles at Libya

Rediff.com20 Mar 2011

More than 110 Tomahawk missiles from US and British ships and submarines hit about 20 Libyan air and missile defense targets, Vice Admiral William Gortney, director of the joint staff, told reporters at Pentagon

'Some of the best things in cinema are happening in India'

'Some of the best things in cinema are happening in India'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

'Of the people here in Europe who have watched The Story of Film: A New Generation, the most talked-about clip is the one from Ram Leela.'

Jeet Thayil on International Booker Prize judging panel

Jeet Thayil on International Booker Prize judging panel

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Thayil, the author of 'Narcopolis' and winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, will join his fellow judges to look for the best works of translated fiction, selected from entries published in the UK and Ireland between May 2019 and April 2020.

Images: Neil Nitin Mukesh goes space-age for Nari!

Images: Neil Nitin Mukesh goes space-age for Nari!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

Narendra Kumar brought Day Three of the LFW to a spectacular close with his latest line of garments, created in association with denims brand Killer Jeans. With a space age theme and futuristic funk on display, the showstopper was modelled by Neil Nitin Mukesh. Don't miss it!

We played as equals: Uruguay coach

We played as equals: Uruguay coach

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Uruguay, the last team to qualify for the World Cup, carried the South American flag furthest at the tournament before bowing to European superiority in their 3-2 semi-final defeat by Netherlands on Tuesday.

Chandrayaan scientists to unravel key data

Chandrayaan scientists to unravel key data

Rediff.com27 Jan 2009

ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair told PTI that the agency has invited the scientists and expects representation from scientists behind Indian payloads (scientific instruments) as well those from guest instruments, including from NASA and the European Space Agency. An ISRO official said, "It will be a closed-door meeting. The scientists will analyse data from preliminary findings".

ISRO to launch Mars mission by 2015

ISRO to launch Mars mission by 2015

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

Indian Space research Organisation Chairman G Madavan Nair said on Monday that India would launch a mission to Mars by 2013.Earlier, on August 13, the government sanctioned seed money of Rs 10 crore for the Mars project, to carry out various studies on the experiments to be conducted, the route of the mission and other related details necessary to scale the new frontier.The ISRO has begun the preparations for sending a spacecraft to Mars.

Mittal pulls out of Kazakh oil field

Mittal pulls out of Kazakh oil field

Rediff.com18 Nov 2009

In Mumbai, ONGC Chairman R S Sharma confirmed Mittal's pullout. OVL had anticipated such a move and had a few months back sought Cabinet approval to invest all of the $400 million in the Satpayev on its own in case Mittal walked out.

Piyush Agrawal brings education to UP women

Piyush Agrawal brings education to UP women

Rediff.com20 Aug 2009

It has been over a week since 26 women from the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh embarked on a degree programme in a newly started college. But for Piyush C Agrawal who donated half of the $500,000 that the college project cost, the struggle to start the community college looks like a minor odyssey.

Chandrayaan-I passes critical endurance test

Chandrayaan-I passes critical endurance test

Rediff.com11 Sep 2008

The two-week vacuum test to evaluate the thermal design of the spacecraft and to verify its endurance in the harsh environment of space has just been completed at Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, sources in the space agency said.

Team spirit secret to England's recipe for success

Team spirit secret to England's recipe for success

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

Before the tournament the groundwork was put in at England's tranquil, rural St George's Park training centre and once in Russia, they have been ensconced in the quiet lakeside resort of Repino, 45 kilometres outside of St Petersburg.

Swatch eyes Bollywood with Hamilton

Swatch eyes Bollywood with Hamilton

Rediff.com17 Oct 2007

American watch company Swatch Group is eyeing the Indian film industry with its brand Hamilton, featured in over 300 Hollywood movies.

Sunita Williams meets President

Sunita Williams meets President

Rediff.com4 Oct 2007

During the 45-minute meeting, the President posed some searching questions to the 42-year-old astronaut on how she managed to take care of herself during her record 195-day stay in the space.

Madhya Pradesh lines up big tourism plans

Madhya Pradesh lines up big tourism plans

Rediff.com27 Sep 2007

The Madhya Pradesh government is planning to launch 'Malwa Odyssey', a luxury train, linking its tourist destinations with Bhopal. Better connectivity to tourist spots through train and air, by air taxis and helicopter services will be ensured.

Rly move to woo tourists in luxury trains

Rly move to woo tourists in luxury trains

Rediff.com17 Aug 2007

From enjoying the latest Hollywood blockbuster to having a nice body massage in a well equipped spa, railways are planning to introduce a slew of facilities in luxury trains.

China launches its first lunar probe

China launches its first lunar probe

Rediff.com24 Oct 2007

The lunar orbiter Chang'e-1 blasted off on board a Long March 3A carrier rocket at 6:05 pm (local time), as it began its journey to explore and map the moon's surface. Chang'e-1, named after a mythical Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, is expected to enter the earth-moon transfer orbit on October 31 and arrive in the moon's orbit on November five.

Doris Lessing bags Nobel Prize for Literature

Doris Lessing bags Nobel Prize for Literature

Rediff.com11 Oct 2007

At 88, she is now the oldest person to win the most-coveted prize in world literature.

Underground Martian caves spotted

Underground Martian caves spotted

Rediff.com19 Mar 2007

Two of the seven possible openings have been probed using thermal infrared imaging, which shows that their temperature is pretty constant at any time of day.

Wanna go to space? Take the Oracle quiz

Wanna go to space? Take the Oracle quiz

Rediff.com22 Jun 2005

Only the flamboyant Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corporation, would have thought of a space odyssey as a prize for software developers.

INSAT-4B launched successfully

INSAT-4B launched successfully

Rediff.com12 Mar 2007

The MCF subsequently issued commands to the satellite to make the earth viewing face to orient towards earth. The calibration of the gyros on board the satellite was also carried out.

What's the Bush fuss for?

What's the Bush fuss for?

Rediff.com1 Mar 2006

Imperious Federer rules Melbourne

Imperious Federer rules Melbourne

Rediff.com29 Jan 2006

The top seeded Swiss beat Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 to win the Australian Open

Around the world in 81 days

Around the world in 81 days

Rediff.com16 Jan 2006

Monga said the most difficult stretches they hoped to come across will be the icy wastelands of Siberia, Iceland and Greenland.

Deserted platform inspires poet in Vajpayee

Deserted platform inspires poet in Vajpayee

Rediff.com16 Jan 2004

He was in Mumbai to flag off the Deccan Odyssey, via video conferencing from the Darbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan.

Will Smith stands out in I, Robot

Will Smith stands out in I, Robot

Rediff.com16 Jul 2004