Aditya L1 to reach destination on Jan 6, collect data on Sun for 5 yrs: ISRO

India's maiden solar mission 'Aditya L1' will reach its destination, the Lagrangian point which is located 1.5 million km from Earth, on January 6, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman S......

Decades of warnings preceded Sikkim disaster

Several occasions in the last two decades have seen government agencies and research studies warning about potential glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in Sikkim, which can cause massive damage......

How 33% reservation empowered women at panchayat level

Geeta Mahanand, the sarpanch of Risama panchayat in Chhattisgarh's Durg, said she would have never come forward to contest the rural polls had there been no reservation for women in the Panchayati......

Islam has pride of place among religions in India, says NSA Doval

Asserting that terrorism is not linked to any religion, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday said it is no coincidence that despite there being around 200 million Muslims, the......

Unravelling what awaits us in 2022

As the industrial era wanes, the network era looms, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I woke up one day, the eve of the new year, with a nightmare: A vision......

Salil Parekh: 'Infosys is building a business for the future'

'What we are doing is in the context of where the market is. There are two elements that need attention.' 'The first is digital. We are trying to expand the capability in a $160-billion market that......

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region’s native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality, says Ankur Paliwal. Rubber......

No electricity, no school here but kids learn with iPads!

In Rajasthan’s remote villages with no schools or electricity, two young engineers educate children with iPads and digital technology, instilling in them a dream of a better tomorrow, reports......

Writing With Fire: Only Indian Film In The Oscar Race

'This is a film that speaks to the spirit of women who have been cast into the bottom of India's social hierarchy, and how they have navigated their way to redefine the meaning of power.' IMAGE: A......

The Girl Salman Khan Noticed!

'When the camera rolls, he is Salman Khan and he is Aayush Sharma.''No family comes into the picture.''That became quite a challenge for Aayush because he knew this film will make or break his......

Malik: When God takes over a human colony

'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik. IMAGE: Fahadh Faasil as Ahamaddali Sulaiman in Malik.......

'This was a life not meant to be mine'

'It's very expensive for a girl to become an actress.' 'I remember I was nominated at all the award shows for Tanu Weds Manu and conscientiously, like a new actress, I attended all of them and I......

Bajrang justifies use of facilities as wrestlers accuse police of misleading

IMAGE: After pictures emerged on social media, Bajrang Punia said the women need to use the facilities and can’t bathe on the streets. Photograph: PTI Bajrang Punia on Wednesday justified......

Sindhu eyes comeback at World Tour Finals in December

IMAGE: PV Sindhu will miss the next two BWF World Tour Super 750 events, the Denmark Open (Oct 18-23) and the French Open (Oct 25 to 30). Photograph: ANI Photo Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu,......

One more reason to adore Anushka-Virat!

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma with Bruno who passed away last year. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anushka Sharma/Instagram   Virat Kohli will help stray animals in Mumbai and India's......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......

The 12-year-old goalie who will represent India in Russia

Sujal Kahar is all set to represent India at the Football for Friendship tournament in Russia.Ranjita Ganesan meets the energetic goalie. It is summer holidays at the Educo Saibaba Path Mumbai......