Borewell accidents still taking place despite SC guidelines

Little seems to have changed more than a decade after the Supreme Court issued guidelines on preventing accidents of people, mostly small children, falling into abandoned borewells and tube wells.......

Say No To Cookies From Strangers

Mothers' advice from 50 years ago reappears, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   I can't help remembering my dear long-gone mother each time I get adventurous and......

Congress gets happy tidings from Kerala, with resounding win in Thrikkakara bypoll

A little over a year after it retained power in Kerala with a massive victory, the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front suffered a huge setback on Friday in a bypoll held to Thrikkakara assembly......

'Chintan Shivir has become a tamasha'

'Rahul Gandhi wants a group under the name 'new generation'. But look at the people who surround him.' IMAGE: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi arrives to attend the party's Nav Sankalp......

Why India must create new programming languages...

"Yawn", "Zzzzz... excuse me, I need to nap." Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic......

Why Should Crude Oil Prices Go Up?

If international crude oil prices zoom past the current level of about $90 per barrel and move towards $100 and beyond, middle-class consumers are not going to keep quiet about their discomfort,......

Unravelling what awaits us in 2022

As the industrial era wanes, the network era looms, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I woke up one day, the eve of the new year, with a nightmare: A vision......

The Next Big Tech Revolution

Blockchain's promise: Dramatically speeding up transactions, explains Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The term 'blockchain' in an ordinary citizen's mind probably......

Vedaant Madhavan bags gold at Danish Open

IMAGE: A screen grab of Vedaant Madhavan atop the podium on winning the 800m gold at the Danish Open in Copenhagen on Sunday. Photograph: Vedaant Madhavan/Instagram Continuing his splendid run,......

Madhavan's son Vedaant shines in the pool at Danish Open

IMAGE: Vedant poses with his silver medal following his second place finish in the 1500 Mtr. Freestyle Race in the Danish Open. Photograph: BCCI India's young swimmer Vedaant Madhavan, son of......

Indian Football: NorthEast United downs East Bengal

IMAGE: Suhair VP was named the Hero of the Match. Photograph: ISL/Twitter NorthEast United inched closer to a playoffs berth with a 2-1 win over 10-man SC East Bengal in the Indian Super......

Sports Shorts: Trap shooters Kynan, Prithviraj lead at WC

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Kynan Chenai shot two perfect rounds of 25 to move atop the list at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup. Photograph: Kenan......