Moments before Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and the seven others perished in a helicopter crash, the pilot had tried to climb out of layer of clouds, but the aircraft then banked sharply and lurched toward the ground. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimated Bryant's luxury passenger helicopter hit the ground at a speed of more than 2,000 feet (610 m) per minute.
Every psychiatrist and psychologist Rediff.com spoke to said one thing: Avoid news channels and social media.
'People shouldn't be made to pay a bigger price for being eco-friendly.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
Devangshu Datta walks you into the mind of the winner of the Fields Medal, considered by pure mathematicians as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
The Tata-SIA airline Vistara is gearing up to station an indigenously developed robot, RADA, at its signature lounge at Delhi airport's Terminal 3. Powered by AI, the robot is programmed to scan boarding passes, provide information on the terminal, departure gates, real-time flight status and weather conditions of destination city etc. And RADA can also entertain people by playing games and multimedia content, says Sangeeta Tanwar.
'We want to be in kids' learning like what Disney is to kids' entertainment.'
The Forbes 5th annual '30 Under 30' list features 600 women and men.
Theatres are finding innovative new ways to increase footfalls, discovers Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
A fresh controversy has erupted with another woman intern accusing a Supreme Court judge, who has since retired, of sexual harassment and demands being made for an inquiry by the apex court into it.
Running on Windows 8.1 and backed by a quad core Intel Atom processor, Notion Ink's Cain 2 in 1 doubles up as a laptop as soon as you connect the tab to its magnetic keyboard cover.
This is Ivanka Trump's first big solo outing on the international stage.
The presence of National Award winning lyricist Prasoon Joshi at the Jaipur Literature Festival drew a packed house at the sessions he attended.
The study draws attention to the contribution of the Indian industry
Both Raazi and Veere Di Wedding are interesting films that worked. There is no point reading a trend in them, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'It is the moment where compassion and empathy must supersede our identity, politics, or our ambitions.'
The latest Hollywood updates.
The old guard is still involved in broad corporate decision-making, but quite a few new business heads have started making their mark at the group
Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan.
Lucy could have used more action and a better soundtrack, feels Paloma Sharma.
Balasubramanian, 50, Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Cambridge University, has been recognised for his work as a co-inventor of Next Generation DNA sequencing, described as the most transformational advance in biology and medicine for decades.
'The key is to keep the growth sustainable over a period of time.'
It reinforces the Muslim stereotype, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
The HR challenge seems to be one of the most important issues that RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will have to tackle.
Reddi has so far made 10 investments in the US.
HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
Read about Rishi Kapoor's page-turning debut, SRK's super-charged turn in Raees, Sridevi as potential Dhoom vamp, Sanjay Dutt's contribution to Andaz Apna Apna and more in Sukanya Verma's super-film week.
Meet the new class of Forbes India 30 Under 30.
'These children are wards of the State. They were exploited because the state government and its officials didn't do their jobs.'
'Most women I know already take leave on the first day of their period.' 'But then we have no medical leaves left in case something more dire happens to us.' 'The effort to take this unorganised practice and make it more visible in the work place is an indication to working women everywhere: We see you and you matter,' says Shigorika Singh.
'I watched Balika Vadhu with my mother and wondered what it is like for young girls who find themselves trapped in this situation. I think parents should first educate their children, help them to build a career and then get them married.' Gracy Goswami, all of 11, takes a mature stand on child marriage.
He was getting fruits, but no implement to cut them with. He told the judge, sadly: "I have tried and it is very difficult, your honour." His statement quickly brought up the imagery of Peter trying to cut a pineapple with his teeth or a papaya with a pen or a toothbrush.
The first week of Wimbledon is over and the tournament has been full of surprises. The grudge match between Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal and the rise of the phenom that is Cori 'Coco' Gauff have been the shining moments at this year's tournament.
'I support Udta Punjab because we must show the reality of Punjab.' 'If there is a problem, it should be highlighted, not hidden.' 'The truth must come out and people must know the harmful effects of drugs.'
The destinations have a lot to offer in terms of adventure, culture and entertainment.
'We think children are not as smart but that is so unfair.' 24 director Vikram Kumar gets talking about his latest hit.
India's Next Top Model winner Danielle Canute shares her winning story with Rediff.com contributor Rajul Hegde.
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