Meet Gopi Thotakura, India's 1st space tourist

Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. IMAGE: Gopi Thotakura.......

Uttarakhand: Agnipath, Ankita Bhandari case to harm BJP

People in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand say the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and the Ankita Bhandari murder case will have a bearing on the electoral prospects of the Bharatiya Janata......

If Kejriwal's Government Is Dismissed...

'Kejriwal could have easily deputed someone to step in as chief minister, but being the authoritative and self-centered personality that he is, he chose not to do it.' 'If the AAP loses Delhi,......

Sorry Mr Modi, Katchatheevu Isn't An Election Issue In Tamil Nadu

Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the......

Edtech giant Byju's CBO Prathyusha Agarwal, two senior executives quit

Three senior executives have resigned from Byju's at a time when the most valuable edtech company has been trying to address challenges such as due diligence issues, legal battles with lenders,......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

FTX Failure: Lessons To Be Learnt

Damage from new shenanigans can be contained if regulators move quickly when something does not smell right, counsels Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded and led FTX until a......

Jet Air to cut salaries, send many staff on leave without pay

Jet Airways, which is yet to resume operations under its new owner, will reduce salaries for various staff and send many employees on leave without pay, amid uncertainty over resumption of its......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

The Jengaburu Curse Review: Big Ambitions, Poor Execution

This tangled tale of good versus evil could have been far more intriguing, observes Mayur Sanap. Cinema is often regarded as a tool for social commentary and change. If done right, it works as an......

'Women in Pakistan feel like they are being watched'

'There's this presence, a sense of patrolling and surveillance. And it's not coming from a place of safety.''It's coming from a place of 'You don't belong here'.''It's a malevolent force, the......

10 Classic Tamil Films On OTT

When it comes to Tamil cinema, if you take away the superstars, the thalas and the thalapathis, love is a central theme that always triumphs and strikes a chord with the audience. The varying......

Dilip Tirkey feels, love for hockey will drive votes towards BJD

'The Odisha government has changed the image of the state by making it a sporting hub of the country with high performance centres, state-of-the-art training facilities and hosting big tournaments.......

FIH names Sreejesh as co-chair of Athletes Committee

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/X Indian team's star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and defender Camila Caram from Chile women's side are the two players appointed as co-chairs of the International......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......

World Athletics PIX: Rojas claims triple jump title; Jackson wins 200m

Rojas claims fourth straight world triple jump title IMAGE: World record holder and Olympic champion Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas is unbeaten in more than two years. Photograph: Aleksandra......

PICS: On court and off, Serena transformed her sport

Serena Williams created an aura of invincibility, winning 23 major titles - the most by any player since tennis turned professional in 1968. IMAGE: Serena Williams acknowledges the applause from......