Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells......

Duchess of Cambridge has third baby

Proud dad William brings George and Charlotte to Kate's hospital to meet their new little brother -- the fifth to the throne. Aditi Khanna/PTI reports IMAGE: Britain's Prince William arrives at......

From snowmen to Viber: Bizarre bans in Saudi Arabia

Women behind the wheel, movie theaters and now snowmen! Everyday things in the outside world are prohibited in Saudi Arabia’s incredibly conservative society. Rediff.com compiles a list......

Sikh sues US judge over turban dispute

A Sikh man has sued a Texas judge who allegedly forced him to remove his turban during a traffic citation case. In the lawsuit filed on his behalf by the American Civil Liberties Union in the state......

Review: Mary Poppins Returns will put a smile on your faces

It's worth a watch, Aarush S promises. It's not easy to reboot a perfect classic. When Julie Andrews floated down from the London skies in Disney's Mary Poppins, she was so impressive......

'I never felt I was 'somebody''

'Most of the time I did not have anything to do in a film, even though I was in it throughout.'Saurabh Shukla, one of our finest character actors, shines yet again in his new film Jolly LLB 2. Did......

302 films in 365 days!

Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube. As a journalist I often write about films. I see many,......

Bollywood's Game of Phones!

The most thrilling, romantic, terrifying, musical and comical tring tring moments! Its absence makes us restless. Its presence keeps our hands full. It may be the most inanimate thing to......

Five things Race 1 of the Formula One season taught us

The Pirelli compounds looked almost boringly reliable at Albert Park last fortnight, but the mad heat in Malaysia is going to test the rubber. Unlike the Australian GP, where the majority of......

Sports Shorts: Sharapova shocked by Swiss qualifier in Wuhan

Russia's Maria Sharapova. Photograph: Hong Wu/Getty Images Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky continued to swipe past the seeds at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday by dumping World No 4 Maria Sharapova......

Davis Cup final: Spain clear favourites

Spain playing Davis Cup tennis on clay in front of a home crowd is about as close to a sure thing as sport provides, and just because Rafael Nadal suddenly looks vulnerable the Czech Republic are......