20 aid trucks enter Gaza; not enough, says UN chief

United Nations leaders and agencies have welcomed the entry of a humanitarian aid convoy into Gaza via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt but noted that it is only a small beginning, still far......

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Cheetah deaths: African experts tell Indian govt to...

Younger cheetahs that are habituated to management vehicles and human presence are preferred candidates for relocation to India, international experts involved in Project Cheetah have told the......

India won't fence cheetah habitats: Govt panel chief

India does not want fenced habitats for cheetahs like the ones in South Africa and Namibia as it is against the basic tenets of wildlife conservation, the head of the Centre's high-level committee......

Covid-19 impact: Textile, paint makers roll out antiviral layer to ads

Almost each of these companies has a different technology to show for the effectiveness against microbes. In the last week of October, Asian Paints put out a half-page advertisement in some......

India will beat China to become world's largest employer

A report published in British journal The Lancet reckons India’s working population will surpass China’s in the mid-2020s. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India’s gross......

'Climate change could push up cereal prices by 29%'

A report authored by UN’s panel of scientists from across the world on climate change and sent to the governments of 197 countries has ominous news on the climate change front. Nitin Sethi......

Low-cost male contraceptive finds no takers

It could ease the burden on the 225 million women in developing countries, says Ari Altstedter. IMAGE: Years of human trials on the injectable, sperm-zapping product are coming to an end, and......

Chhatriwali Review: Rakul Rocks

The jury is out on Chhatriwali's flimsy public service, but Rakul sure passes the quality check, applauds Sukanya Verma. It's 2023, but Bollywood's steadfastly holding on to that awkward feeling......

Review: Dharam Sankat Mein doesn't say anything new!

Between its sentimental leanings and farcical outbursts, the superficial sermonising of Dharam Sankat Mein remains just that -- superficial, says Sukanya Verma. A middle-aged Hindu, vocal......

Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West is a Vanity Project

A Million Ways To Die In The West could have done better with more editing and less Seth McFarlane, says Paloma Sharma.'From the guy who brought you Ted,' reads the top of the poster.That's just......

Review: Krrish 3 is heartbreakingly unoriginal

Krrish 3 could have been a much better film if it had been a tad more original, says Paloma Sharma. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Oh wait, it’s a rip off of films such as......