Spotted: Aravind Adiga in Mumbai

We spotted newly-minted Man Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga outside the rediff.com office in Mahim, central Mumbai on Thursday. He was visiting another media organisation in the building.......

DRDO's secret technology wish list

This is the last of a four-part series on the DRDO, which has instituted fundamental changes in the way it will approach equipment development. Part I: New DRDO: An engagement with the military......

A word's worth

As the Holy Grail of the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, or the OED for short, occupies a unique position as judge and jury in the world of communication. For generations it has......

Going, going gone: This auction is for movie buffs!

Calling all film nerds. Rare and iconic memorabilia from some of history’s most celebrated movies -- including the acceptance letter from Hogwarts in Harry Potter to the complete suit from......

Will the next Instagram come out of Bangalore?

In a landscape where technology entrepreneurship on Sunday in India often means launching, say, the eighth company that sells diapers online - where thousands of rupees are spent acquiring......

Understanding core sector stocks

Understanding the stock market is something akin to finding the Holy Grail! Not everybody can understand the nuances of how the market works and subsequently, selecting and investing in the right......

What the Internet will be like in the future

Ever since Neal Stephenson published Snow Crash in 1992, the virtual world he described in his seminal dystopian novel has been the Holy Grail for a generation of tech whizzes. The metaverse, as......

Markets: Don't get carried away

Though the market has gained 30 per cent in one month, don't get carried away and bet your shirt on further short-term gains. One of the holy grails of investing is to game the lead-lag......

Da Vinci Code author in lawsuit

If you were one of the millions of people stunned and amazed by the plot of The Da Vinci Code, you might be interested to know that author Dan Brown stands accused of stealing the idea for the......

Ten Hit Hindi Films With Terrible Endings

Raja Sen lists 10 terrific Hindi films that have terrible endings. Sometimes, as happens frequently with me at poker, very solid films do well throughout -- only to lose it at the end. Following......

Da Vinci Code: Ho Hum!

Let me tell you a secret or three. Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, whose sarcophagus is buried under the crystal pyramid at the Louvre. Their progeny, born after Jesus' was crucified, was......

Kill Review: The Great Train Rampage

An ultra-violent film about violence, Kill's greatest accomplishment isn't its death count alone but to challenge our perception of violence, observes Sukanya Verma. 'Aise kaun marta hai, bey?'......

Chelsea fired up for another attempt at Holy Grail

Since the billionaire from Russia took control of the London club in 2003, Claudio Ranieri, Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti have all left Stamford......

'Winning in India has been holy grail of Aus cricket'

Having batted out the last day in the 3rd Test in Ranchi, former captain Allan Border believes the team has come a long way   IMAGE: The Australian cricket team has proved critics wrong with......

A purist who made Gen-Z fall in love with Red & Whites

IMAGE: Virat Kohli set a record as the Indian batter with the most number of double centuries in Test cricket, scoring seven in his illustrious career. Photograph: BCCI Virat Kohli entered Indian......

Here's what motivates Liverpool...

Fans motivate Liverpool, not quest for 'Holy Grail', says Klopp IMAGE: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp celebrates. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Liverpool are inching towards a first English......

Aus woman set to brave sharks on swim from Cuba to U.S.

With favourable weather predicted and a team of scientists on her side, Australian Chloe McCardel will set out on Wednesday to become the first person to make the 103-mile (166-km) swim between......