China publishes environment-friendly book

China has published the world's first environment-friendly plastic book written by a former scientific consultant to the US president.Titled Cradle to Cradle, the book is authored by William......

Ahoy! Riding the waves with pride

The Indian Navy showcased its might off the Bay of Bengal when it held the second edition of the International Fleet Review last week. Vipin Vijayan/Rediff.com, who was on board INS Sunayna for the......

PHOTOS: The 'big guys' participating in International Fleet Review

India on Thursday kicked off a major display of maritime might, with ships from 50 navies converging on the country's east coast. Ninety ships including from the US, French, British and Chinese......

15 PHOTOS that make you go ROFL

Here's your weekly digest of odd photos from around the world. A security guard stands in front of a 3D painting outside a "haunted house" in Hefei, Anhui province. Photograph: Reuters People take......

Sports Shorts: Prajnesh avenges Fabbiano to reach Liuzhou Challenger semis

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Prajnesh Gunneswaran had lost to Fabbiano in the Ningbo Challenger final last week. Photograph: PTI/Files India's Prajnesh......

Super Series Finals: Saina to face World No 1 in final

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal created history on Saturday by becoming the first Indian singles player to reach the summit clash of the BWF Super Series Finals after defeating Tine Baun of Denmark......

Saina stuns Xin, meets Tine Baun in semis

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal turned in a superb display to stun world No 3 Xin Wang in the last Group B match of the BWF Super Series Finals inLiuzhou,China, on Friday. The world No 4, who had......

Sania in knock-out stage of Super Series finals

India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal stormed into the elimination round of the BWF Super Series Finals with a straight-game victory over Sayaka Sato of Japan in the women's singles in Liuzhou, China,......

World Super Series: Erratic Saina fails to cross final hurdle

An erratic Saina Nehwal let slip an early advantage to go down to World No 1 Wang Yihan in the summit clash of the BWF season-ending World Super Series Finals in Liuzhou, China on Sunday. The World......