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Kaleidoscopic PHOTOS: The icy beauty of Mercury

A National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft has confirmed the presence of abundant 'icy' water along with other frozen volatile material within 'burning hot' Mercury's permanently......

China Will Never Get Ladakh!

'It is flabbergasting to think that this heavenly region has, for decades, been coveted by India's aggressive neighbours,' says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to Ladakh.'Wanting to use the newly......

Geetanjali Shree first Hindi writer to win International Booker Prize

Author Geetanjali Shree's Hindi novel Tomb of Sand has become the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize. IMAGE: Daisy Rockwell, left, with......

PHOTOS: India showcases might, culture at R-Day parade

A kaleidoscopic view of the country's rich cultural heritage and military prowess were on display at the 64th Republic Day parade Saturday on the 8-km stretch from Rajpath to Red Fort. An eager......

R-Day parade: Cultural heritage, military might on show

A kaleidoscopic view of the country's rich cultural heritage and military prowess were on display at the 64th Republic Day parade Saturday on the 8-km stretch from Rajpath to Red Fort. An eager......

Infosys to acquire US-based Kaleidoscope Innovation

It designs microsurgical instruments, devices used in minimally invasive surgery, drug delivery devices for ophthalmic therapies and user-centric wearables. India's second largest IT services firm......

'Nirmalaji has taken a huge gamble on growth'

'Nirmalaji must consider herself a very lucky finance minister, partly because of the government's response to covid and partly because we as a nation have done very well as an economy, post......

Cash-rich IT service firms on a shopping spree

The top four Indian IT firms have cash reserves of nearly $15 billion with TCS alone holding $5.9 billion in reserves, followed by Infosys with $3.6 billion, and Wipro with $3.4 billion. HCL......

Steve Jobs: The CEO as auteur

Mr Jobs's place in management history is assured for being the model CEO who spent his waking hours obsessing about making their products 'insanely great', says Ajit Balakrishnan.While much of the......

'First micro credit was from an IITian-led co'

In a scintillating chat with rediff.com on Thursday, Pradeep Gupta, chairman of CyberMedia Group, South Asia's first and largest specialty media house, with 13 publications (including Dataquest and......

The Legend of M T Vasudevan Nair Lives On

No author in the Malayalam literary canon has influenced and profoundly changed the way normal people interact with each other than the ever-relevant, eclectic yet elusive body of work left behind......

Identity Review: Thrills Fizzle Out

Tovino Thomas' big budget action entertainer is a tonally inconsistent watch that keeps you hooked, observes Arjun Menon. Nothing is what it seems like in Identity. This unfortunately is a bug,......

My Top Films Of 2024

When I look back at 2024 at the movies, it feels like it lacked that extra something. Most films felt like recycled formulas wanting to reclaim the box office by hook or crook. And the ones that......

Wear The Colours Of Summer Like Bollywood

White is the go-to colour for the summer. But this season, Namrata Thakker shows you how to experiment with colours and kick up a storm with your fashion wardrobe. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi......

Amar Singh Chamkila Review: WAH!!

Diljit Dosanjh's switch in singing style as he smoothly assumes Amar Singh Chamkila's vocal persona highlights the brilliance of his artistry, observes Sukanya Verma. Back in the 1980s, popular......

Surya's sacrifice sets Twitter buzzing

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav walks off after sacrificing his wicket for his skipper Rohit Sharma. Photograph: BCCI/IPL When a batsman gets run out, that is the time you see a kaleidoscope of......

Steve Waugh back on India tour with 'Spirit of Cricket'

'India gave me lifelong memories, but life-changing moments' IMAGE: Steve Waugh captures the spirit of cricket in India during his many trips to the country. Photograph: Steve Waugh/Instagram He......

Tendulkar releases book on cricket

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday released the book Cricket at Fever Pitch, penned by veteran journalist Khalid A H Ansari, at a functionat the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai.The book,......

What style at the French Open!

It wasn't just the tennis that amazed audiences at Roland Garros. Paris is arguably the style capital of the world. Not surprising then that players show off their fit bodies in some beautiful......

Quick comment

Stephen Fleming inserted when he won the toss -- and if precedent is any yardstick to go by, he lost the game right there. At the Basin Reserve, the team losing the toss has won all four games......