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When Aurora Borealis Painted The Heavens

The Northern Lights, also called Aurora Borealis, illuminated the night sky of Norway, Russia and Iceland. The Aurora are caused by a coronal mass ejection on the Sun. IMAGE: The Northern......

Indira Gandhi Or Modi: Who's India's Strongest PM?

Mrs Gandhi's power ebbed and peaked with the times. Mr Modi's has almost been constant, barring the few months of hard dip after the 240 seats of 2024, points out Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime......

Cherish This Photograph For Eternity

IMAGE: IMAGE: 4.32 pm, December 16, 1971. Lieutenant General A A K Niazi, 2 ,Pakistan's military commander in then East Pakistan, signs the Instrument of Surrender.Among the Indian military......

A Celestial Spectacle!

The annual Perseid meteor shower occurs when the earth passes through the cosmic debris from the trail of Comet Swift-Tuttle in 1992. It gets more magical when it aligns with the enchanting Aurora......

Yes, It Happened This Year

Some glimpses from the year gone by. JANUARY Protecting Democracy In Brazil IMAGE: A security guard uses an anti-drone weapon against a drone flying near the Planalto Palace and the......

The Legend Returns: Jawa 42 FJ Launch

The Jawa 42 FJ 350 cc was launched at a surprising price of 199,142 ex-showroom Delhi, reports Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.All Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com IMAGE: The Aurora Green......

PC to tablet '2-in-1' devices to dominate 2014: Intel

Two-in-1 devices, which work as both a PC and tablet, are expected to find more consumer preference in 2014 as prices fall and more people opt for them. "In 2013, we saw a lot of OEMs (original......

Now, flying tricycle to avoid rush-hour traffic

Larry Neal from the United States has built a tricycle that will let you soar into the sky and cruise over rush-hour traffic jams. The motor-tricycle, called the super sky cycle, has been......

Bangladesh may overtake India this year

Bangladesh might overtake India this year by per capita income in nominal dollars, but it is not yet close to becoming South Asia's economic powerhouse anytime soon, T N Ninan points out. IMAGE:......

How H-1B visa dreams went sour

Urbandale is a thriving residential suburb of Iowa's capital city, Des Moines. Go to its Web site and you'll see a picture of a charming gazebo and the claim that Urbandale is "a growing city that......

Sonakshi's CHILLY Experience!

Even as viewers get to watch Sonakshi Sinha's new release Double XL on OTT, the actor herself is living it up in the Northern Lights Village Resort, Saariselka, Finland. 'For a person who hates the......

Christian Bale visits Aurora shooting victims

Get your lowdown on what's goign on in the world of Hollywood, right here.Batman star Christian Bale met survivors of the Colorado cinema shooting and thanked medical staff and police officers who......

When Rajini fever came to town

From Aurora Talkies to IMax Wadala, 2.0's Mumbai celebration.Photographs and Video: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com The release of any Rajinikanth movie is a mega event in itself. At the release of 2.0 in......

PIX: Vidya Balan, family watch Kabali

Watching a Rajinikanth film at Mumbai's Aurora theatre is a different experience altogether. When Kabali released last week, scores of the Thalaiva's fans gathered to celebrate. Vidya......

'Thalaiva, you proved you are the best!'

Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera and Divya Nair bring you the action from the Kaala screening at Mumbai's Aurora theatre. Mumbai may have been drowning in the monsoon deluge on Thursday, June 7, but......

Bronze rush for India: Five medals bagged at U23 Worlds

IMAGE: Shiksha (65kg) beat Japan's Rin Teramoto on points for a third-place finish. Photograph: SAI Media India's 59kg woman grappler Anjli clinched a silver medal, while free-style exponent Chirag......

Black US female players bring social issues to forefront at US Open

Stephens sees success of Black women inspiring new generation. IMAGE: Sloane Stephens, who won the US Open title in 2017, was wearing a face mask with the words "No Justice/No Peace" emblazoned on......

The masks of Naomi Osaka at the US Open

US Open champion Naomi Osaka wore a different face mask for each of her matches at Flushing Meadows this year. They each carried the name of a Black American and aimed to highlight racial......

FIFA Women's WC: Netherlands, Italy through to quarters

Martens sends Netherlands through to maiden quarter-finals IMAGE: Netherlands' Lieke Martens celebrates. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters The Netherlands reached the women’s World Cup......