'This Government Likes Parsis'

'Parsis are inclined towards people who work for the welfare of others.' IMAGE: People offer prayers on the occasion of the Parsi New Year, also known as Navroz, at a fire temple in Thane, August......

How 2 Women Spent 8 Months At Sea

What tasks they accomplished, how they stayed fit, what did they eat, whom did they meet, what they brought back... amazing stories from an epic voyage. IMAGE: Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K, left,......

'Congress' Biggest Mistake Was...'

'... to think apna time aa gaya after the 2024 election.' IMAGE: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Opposition MPs at a protest during......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Soon! Mobiles as thin as credit cards

Scientists are developing a new ultrathin lens which could lead to smart phones as thin as a credit card.The new lens is flat, distortion-free and so small that more than 1,500 would fit across the......

Coming soon: More powerful supercomputers

Scientists claim to have created a new optical device small enough to fit millions on a computer chip which could lead to faster, more powerful information processing and supercomputers.A team at......

Sahara makes $600mn bid for NY Plaza

Sahara India Pariwar Ltd has made an unsolicited $600 million offer to acquire the landmark Plaza Hotel in New York, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the paper, Sahara's offer values......

Indian-American named MacArthur Fellow

Indian-American environmental engineer Kartik Chandran, left, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow and given a 'genius' grant of $625,000 for working on a novel solution to the world's need for......

The Legend of M T Vasudevan Nair Lives On

No author in the Malayalam literary canon has influenced and profoundly changed the way normal people interact with each other than the ever-relevant, eclectic yet elusive body of work left behind......

'Hate To See My Khushu Cry!'

Check who visited Ram Charan's sets...What Neha promised Angad on his birthday...Who does Chitrangda look like? Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor /Instagram Janhvi Kapoor is a proud sister,......

'In All Oscars We Have Won, India Has Played A Role'

'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.''I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

You can't use 'Captain Cool' anymore- Here's why...

IMAGE: MS Dhoni claims ‘Captain Cool’. Photograph: BCCI Former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has filed a trademark application for the phrase 'CAPTAIN COOL', a sobriquet......

Stokes slams English daily over 'family tragedy' report

'It is hard to find words that adequately describe such low and despicable behaviour, disguised as journalism. I cannot conceive of anything more immoral, heartless or contemptuous to the feelings......

Ben Stokes' wife rubbishes reports of physical altercation

IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes with wife Clare. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters England all-rounder Ben Stokes' wife Clare has rubbished reports that the player tried to......