When Google Earth scared China: WikiLeaks

China, worried over the images of its key defence and nuclear sites on Google Earth, sought United States' help in getting the image resolution reduced, according to a diplomatic cable.......

Home ministry meets over Google Earth

A high-level meeting was on Wednesday held in the Union home ministry to frame a concrete strategy to tackle the possible threat posed by Google Earth, the Internet service that provides easy......

Google Earth worries ISRO chief

The Indian Space Research Organisation chief has expressed concern about high resolution satellite images offered by Google and said authorities should hold a dialogue with it over the display of......

Google speaking to govt to dispel security concern

Maintaining that its satellite pictures of sensitive installations posed no threat to India, global online search engine Google said on Monday that it was in dialogue with the government to dispel......

Sounds to come alive on Google Earth

Here's good news for Internet enthusiasts. Ethnic sounds - right from the Brazilian rain forest to Arctic ice sheets - will now accompany the location-sighting venture on Google Earth. "Our......

Google Earth raises security concerns

The availability of three dimension images of sensitive installations on 'Google Earth', has raised concerns among global space policy makers about the security aspect, a space policy analyst said......

And now, fly over Google Earth

A young IPS officer of my acquaintance was summoned to the RAW headquarters. New to Delhi, he required directions to this building, which is not officially labelled the 'RAW HQ.'He was told to......

Google to map the moon

Thirty-six years to the day since Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon, Google Inc. extended its mapping service to cover the lunar surface.Google Moon......

PIX: Lion star Sunny Pawar meets Uddhav Thackeray

'Happiness is a small word to describe my feelings at the moment.' The Pawars, exuberant after Sunny's success, meet the Thackerays. Child actor Sunny Pawar met Shiv Sena chief Uddhav......

A Golden Globe for Dev Patel?

The Slumdog Millionaire star has been nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his turn as Saroo Brierley in the critically acclaimed Lion. The film has earned three other Golden Globe......

Review: Lion tells a simple but moving story

Lion roars because of a magical child, writes Raja Sen. Sometimes a film works better than it should. Lion, directed by first-timer Garth Davis and an adaptation of Saroo Brierley's moving memoir,......

Brahmastra: The Alternate Review

There is a kind of audacious large-scale experimentation which is admirable, even if the novelty and potential of the idea are not fully realised, notes Deepa Gahlot. Sometimes, it might just be......

The legend of Neeraj Chopra continues to grow!

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra is only the second Indian -- after shooter Abhinav Bindra -- to simultaneously hold the Olympics and World Championships title. Photographs: Reuters For someone who was......

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon, Breeze Sharma did so, the fastest Indian ever.Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi spoke to the Indian Navyman to find out how he did it. Not every man survives a......