A decade since the detection of God Particle: Why it matters

The Higgs filled a gap with its explanation for mass. Knowing the exact characteristics of the Higgs allows scientists to make better guesses of the structure of the universe in the first 10......

India's Forever Debt To Bhabha, Sarabhai

Dr Bhabha and Dr Sarabhai didn't feel guilty for their ambitions; it was for those 'mad scientists' that India is a powerhouse -- both at the atomic level and in the vastness of space, observes......

Tokyo Games: The Math in Everything

I wondered how being scientist-mathematician helps one cycle better.Perhaps the self-discipline helps; perhaps it is the scientist-technologist perspective of breaking down the whole into separate......

No advance payments, says Bharat Biotech as Brazil suspends deal

The Brazilian government on Wednesday announced temporary suspension of its 20 million dose COVID-19 vaccine contract with Bharat Biotech following allegations of irregularities in the deal, with......

Will GST cast a shadow on exports?

Neutrality and jurisdiction in international trade need to be discussed threadbare before GST is implemented in India, says Divya S Iyer.  “This is a question too difficult for a......

Bankruptcy law: State - 1; market - 0

The successful implementation of the new Act will depend on a much bigger involvement of the state through a huge new superstructure of registration, certification and supervision, says Debashis......

Films, books that inspire corporate head honchos

What do A-listers like to read, watch or listen to? And who are the people they admire? Here is a list -- IMAGE: The poster of the film Taare Zameen Par. The film is one of the favourites of Amit......

How finance ministers have amused us with Budget speeches

Budget speeches have been replete with incomprehensible and even hilarious statements, says Rathin Roy. In India, Budget speeches are also platforms for identifying issues that require fiscal......

Radhe Shyam Review

Everything about Radhe Shyam is such a boring waste of time that you can't decide whether to doze off or scratch your head and hope to make some sense of what the film is trying to tell you, sighs......

Where is Raveena headed?

Prithviraj shoots... Sonali reads... Photograph: Kind courtesy Raveena Tandon/Instagram Where is Raveena Tandon headed?   Photograph: Kind courtesy Prithviraj/Instagram Prithviraj shoots for......

Interested in stocks? Watch Scam 1992!

The insatiable greed for money and power is too large, too repugnant to thwart.And no one epitomised that better than Harshad Mehta, notes Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi is stunning as Harshad......

'If Saif is right, I would be a farmer': Kangana's open letter on nepotism

The Rangoon actor replies to her co-star’s open letter with her own saying that the debate is exasperating, but healthy. Kangana Ranaut has broken her silence on the nepotism debate, which......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

Adeus Pele: Brazil bids farewell to 'eternal', 'king of soccer'

IMAGE: Pele's wife Marcia Aoki (2nd from right) places a rosary on Pele's coffin in Urbano Caldeira Stadium at his funeral in Santos, Brazil, on Monday. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images The......

Brazil mourns loss of 'King' Pele

IMAGE: Renato Souza, a fan of Brazilian soccer legend Pele holds a placard outside the hospital as people mourn his death, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday. Photograph: Carla Carniel/Reuters Brazil......

Football's 'Eternal great' Pele passes away

'God gave me this ability for one reason: To make people happy.' IMAGE: Pele had been undergoing chemotherapy on a regular basis since he had a tumor removed from his colon in September 2021........

Pele's family gather at hospital bedside in Sau Paulo

IMAGE: Doctors said this week that Pele's cancer had advanced and that he requires care related to renal and cardiac dysfunction. Photograph: Kely Nascimento/Instagram Brazilian soccer legend......