News for 'Discovery'

Doc rape: TMC suspends student leader 'present in room'

Doc rape: TMC suspends student leader 'present in room'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

The Trinamool Congress students' wing on Monday suspended a senior member of the organisation following allegations that he was seen, along with the police, in a room in a state-run hospital where the body of a woman doctor was found on August 9.

Discovery blasts  off

Discovery blasts off

Rediff.com26 Jul 2005

Discovery-led innovation driving biopharma

Discovery-led innovation driving biopharma

Rediff.com25 Dec 2007

Most of the biotech companies are focusing on discovery-led innovation in biopharmaceuticals. The segment has been witnessing innovations in follow-on (new variants) biologics (commercial products derived from biotechnology) and vaccines with an emerging activity in discovery-led new drug development programmes.

Shyam Benegal, Sir, Only Gratitude For You

Shyam Benegal, Sir, Only Gratitude For You

Rediff.com26 Dec 2024

'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'

NASA's Discovery launched successfully

NASA's Discovery launched successfully

Rediff.com29 Aug 2009

National Aeronautics and Space Administrations's space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched successfully from the space agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday.

Plot to kill Pannun: US objects to providing 'proof' to Nikhil Gupta

Plot to kill Pannun: US objects to providing 'proof' to Nikhil Gupta

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

US federal prosecutors have charged that Gupta was working with an Indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who holds dual citizenship of the US and Canada.

Leo's 50 Today: His 10 Best Movies!

Leo's 50 Today: His 10 Best Movies!

Rediff.com11 Nov 2024

Namrata Thakker picks her 10 favourite Leo movies.

COVID-19: 'There will be significant discoveries'

COVID-19: 'There will be significant discoveries'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

'Scientists around the world are focused on very quickly doing work to help us better understand what we are facing.' 'I am inspired by what scientists have found in such a short amount of time since the virus emerged.'

NASA clears Discovery for landing

NASA clears Discovery for landing

Rediff.com5 Aug 2005

Indian accused of Pannun murder plot facing rights violations: Lawyer

Indian accused of Pannun murder plot facing rights violations: Lawyer

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

Gupta was arrested in Prague, the Czech Republic on June 30, 2023 and is being held there currently. The US government is seeking his extradition to America.

TRIVIA: Shuttle Discovery's facts and feats

TRIVIA: Shuttle Discovery's facts and feats

Rediff.com4 Mar 2011

Although all five vehicles that have comprised NASA's space shuttle fleet are unmatched in achievements, space shuttle Discovery is unique among the extraordinary.

TRIVIA: Shuttle Discovery's facts and feats

TRIVIA: Shuttle Discovery's facts and feats

Rediff.com2 Mar 2011

Although all five vehicles that have comprised NASA's space shuttle fleet are unmatched in achievements, space shuttle Discovery is unique among the extraordinary.

Another big gas discovery on cards

Another big gas discovery on cards

Rediff.com23 Feb 2004

Another big discovery of gas, like the one in Barmer in Rajasthan, was expected in a week's time, Petroleum Minister Ram Naik, said on Monday.

Is This The Future Of Television?

Is This The Future Of Television?

Rediff.com4 Dec 2024

'If you are watching cricket and don't want to leave the screen, you could check the menu and order through Zomato (or any other app) from a small part of your screen. That is what we are working towards.'

JLR launches Discovery Sport @ Rs 46.1 lakh

JLR launches Discovery Sport @ Rs 46.1 lakh

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

The new SUV is rolled out from the company's Pune facility.

Discovery to carry Kalpana's picture

Discovery to carry Kalpana's picture

Rediff.com11 Jul 2005

RG Kar: 'My Daughter Was Killed Elsewhere'

RG Kar: 'My Daughter Was Killed Elsewhere'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2025

'A murder has occurred in the room, but there were no signs of struggle.' 'RG Kar says the body was discovered at 9:30 am. But the media was informed at 8:30 am.' 'We realised that crucial evidence was being destroyed.' 'She had several bite marks on her neck, but no swab was collected.' 'My daughter had 28 injuries on her body. But there was no DNA of the assailant under her nails.' 'Are you saying she did not try to defend herself?'

How AI is shaping the future of fashion e-commerce

How AI is shaping the future of fashion e-commerce

Rediff.com17 Dec 2024

'We have reached 70 million monthly active users during this festival season, which is another great milestone for us.'

My Top Films Of 2024

My Top Films Of 2024

Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.

Physics Nobel goes to scientists who enabled machine learning

Physics Nobel goes to scientists who enabled machine learning

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.

Sebi tightens F&O framework to curb speculative trading

Sebi tightens F&O framework to curb speculative trading

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

To curb speculative trading, markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday put in place a stricter framework for equity index derivatives by increasing the minimum contract size and mandating upfront collection of option premiums. Other measures announced by Sebi included intra-day monitoring of position limits, removal of calendar spread benefit on expiry day, rationalisation of weekly index derivatives and increased tail risk coverage.

'And Houston, Discovery. For the final time, wheelstop'

'And Houston, Discovery. For the final time, wheelstop'

Rediff.com10 Mar 2011

After a 13-day long successful mission that enabled it to deliver the final US components of the International Space Station, the space shuttle Discovery was due to touch down at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida for the final time on Wednesday.

Kolkata turns off lights to protest against RG Kar incident

Kolkata turns off lights to protest against RG Kar incident

Rediff.com5 Sep 2024

Kolkata experienced a unique and powerful display of civic solidarity when residents turned off their lights for an hour from 9 pm on Wednesday and came down to the streets with burning candles to protest the murder of the doctor at RG Kar hospital and to express support for the deceased doctor's family.

Higher output, reasonable valuations positive for ONGC

Higher output, reasonable valuations positive for ONGC

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Upstream majors ONGC and Oil India (OIL) results for the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY24 suggest better production in future. But OIL missed its own production targets although it delivered higher volumes and it disappointed the market in terms of Ebitda. ONGC reported standalone Ebitda of Rs 17,400 crore (up 7 per cent year-on-year or Y-o-Y) in Q4FY24, slightly below estimates due to other higher expenses.

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2024

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"'

ONGC surges on oil discovery

ONGC surges on oil discovery

Rediff.com4 Apr 2003

ONGC was flush with gains on Friday after the company reported major oil and gas discoveries at Vasai, Mumbai and Laipling-gaon, Assam.

5 Films That Stunned Me!

5 Films That Stunned Me!

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

Mayur Sanap lists five films at MAMI 2024 that took his breath away.

Discovery to land today

Discovery to land today

Rediff.com23 Dec 2006

Discovery carries enough supplies to stay in orbit till Saturday, but NASA flight rules call for reserving that day in case of an unanticipated orbiter systems glitch or malfunction.

Manipur: Houses of 4 more MLAs torched, indefinite curfew in Imphal Valley

Manipur: Houses of 4 more MLAs torched, indefinite curfew in Imphal Valley

Rediff.com17 Nov 2024

The situation remained calm but tense in Manipur's Imphal Valley, where an indefinite curfew has been imposed and internet services suspended following violent protests after the discovery of the bodies of six persons, three women and children each, allegedly abducted and killed by militants in Jiribam.

AI casts huge pall of uncertainty across skill levels: Survey

AI casts huge pall of uncertainty across skill levels: Survey

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

The Economic Survey on Monday said the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) casts a "huge pall of uncertainty" with regard to impact on workers across all skill levels. The Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in Parliament predicted that the new-age technology, while turbocharging productivity, has the potential to disrupt employment in certain sectors. The Survey described AI as "phenomenal in its rapid pace of innovation and ease of diffusion" but also cautioned that the the future of work will be reshaped by it.

Did Chandrayaan-3 land on one of the oldest craters of Moon?

Did Chandrayaan-3 land on one of the oldest craters of Moon?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2024

The crater was formed during the Nectarian period, which dates back to 3.85 billion years and is one of the oldest time periods in the Moon's history, the team, including researchers from the Physical Research Laboratory and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ahmedabad, said.

Discovery: 25 years of spaceflight

Discovery: 25 years of spaceflight

Rediff.com25 Feb 2011

US space shuttle Discovery lifted off for its final flight from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida to deliver a new module and critical supplies to the International Space Station, late Thursday night.

Will shrine discovery end Buddha's birth date dispute?

Will shrine discovery end Buddha's birth date dispute?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

The key discovery of the oldest 'Buddhist shrine' at Buddha's birthplace in Nepal will throw more light on one of the world's earliest religions, archaeologists have said.

Want a comfortable cruiser? Then go for Land Rover Discovery Sport

Want a comfortable cruiser? Then go for Land Rover Discovery Sport

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

The Discovery Sport is a practical package, a spacious cruiser with good off-roading capabilities says Indian automobile website MotorBeam.com.

Govt clears 30 oil and gas discoveries for production: Minister

Govt clears 30 oil and gas discoveries for production: Minister

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

Pradhan said a National Data Repository which will store information on all sedimentary basins of the country is being pursued on top priority.

Moily approves taking away 5 gas discoveries from RIL

Moily approves taking away 5 gas discoveries from RIL

Rediff.com28 Oct 2013

The five discoveries -- D4, D7, D8, D16 and D23 - hold 0.805 trillion cubic feet of reserves, or about one-fourth of the restated reserves in the currently producing Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1&D3) fields in KG-D6 block, and are worth $10 billion.

Reliance's 'discovery man' gets Padma Shri

Reliance's 'discovery man' gets Padma Shri

Rediff.com23 Mar 2007

Reliance Industries found huge natural gas reserves in the very first well it drilled, which subsequently proved to be the world's second largest deepwater discovery in the last decade.

ONGC makes five oil, gas discoveries

ONGC makes five oil, gas discoveries

Rediff.com7 Jun 2007

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has made five oil and gas finds in eastern offshore and north-east, the most significant being a gas discovery in the Mahanadi basin block where 3-4 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves have already been established.

An emotional Sunita bids adieu to Discovery

An emotional Sunita bids adieu to Discovery

Rediff.com20 Dec 2006

Sunita, who arrived at the station with the STS-116 mission, replaced European Space Agency Astronaut Thomas Reiter on the Expedition 14 crew at midnight on December 12.

Technical lapse: DGH disallows Rel gas discovery

Technical lapse: DGH disallows Rel gas discovery

Rediff.com24 Sep 2010

Reliance had last month struck gas in the fourth successive well on the block KG-DWN-2003/1 that lies close to its prolific D6 area in the Krishna-Godavari Basin in the Bay of Bengal.