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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

Space shuttle Endeavour has finally rolled into its retirement home at the California Science Center after it paraded through the streets of Los Angeles. After a 19-km road trip, Endeavour arrived......

Shuks eyes Gaganyaan after historic ISS mission

As the Dragon spacecraft carrying astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned to Earth after an 18-day stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), it carried with it more than just scientific data......

Father visits Indian girl fighting for life in US hospital after accident

Tanaji Shinde, whose daughter Nilam is fighting for her life after an accident in the United States, visited her at the hospital in California where she is being treated, her family said on Monday.......

REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 24 hours. A monkey sits on an idol of Buddha during celebrations on the birth anniversary of Buddha, also......

'We cannot allow political ideology to hijack science'

‘Such kind of mythology-based talks do not in any way contribute to science’. ‘My biggest concern is these things will (eventually) become part of school curriculum (in India),......

Bill Gates inaugurates IIT celebrations

Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, inaugurated the 50th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Indian Institute of Technology on Friday at the Flint Center in......

At $2.1 billion, Buffett is year's biggest philanthropist

The top 10 largest philanthropic donations of 2014 also include, Edward Meyer at 9th rank ($75 million donation to Weill Cornell Medical College) and Charles Munger at the 10th place ($65 million......

Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix fan, sports team owner... The incredible life and times of Paul Allen

Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen. Photograph: Anthony P......

How sunflowers may help India meet solar energy target

Pallava Bagla explains the connection between the sunflower mystery and the 'rotatable solar trees' India plans to develop. One of the oldest scientific mysteries of the plant world as to what......

'TiECon has once again become relevant to entrepreneurs'

The TiECon Disruptive Entrepreneurship Conference on May 15-16 saw a record turnout of 4800 people. Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California on the largest TieCon ever. ALSO READ: Tesla's......

Jackie Chan wins Oscar after 56 years of movie-making!

'After 56 years in the film industry, making over 200 films, I've broken so many bones, finally this is mine. I want to thank you, Hong Kong, such an incredible city, my hometown, my......

Angelina-Brad's love story in pictures

Hollywood's famous couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have called it quits. The duo, who were together for over 10 years, surprised their fans when they got married in a private ceremony in 2014.......

Revealed! Final moments of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimated Bryant's luxury passenger helicopter hit the ground at a speed of more than 2,000 feet (610 m) per minute. IMAGE: NBA......