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Indian American C R Rao awarded statistics 'Nobel' for work 75 years ago

Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, a prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, will receive the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field, for......

Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye; suspect in custody

Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator with damaged liver and may lose an eye after the Mumbai-born controversial author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man at a speaking event in New York......

UN chief Antonio Guterres appalled to learn of attack on Salman Rushdie

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is "appalled" to learn about the attack on author Salman Rushdie, saying that in no case is violence a response to words spoken or written by others in their......

Salman Rushdie was stabbed by NJ resident, police probing motive

Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing The Satanic Verses, was "still undergoing surgery", several hours after being stabbed......

Salman Rushdie stabbed at New York event, undergoes surgery

Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing The Satanic Verses, was stabbed and suffered multiple wounds to the neck and is in......

100% Railways Electrification By 2024

India is now much ahead of other large railway networks in the world in terms of electrification -- with the US at just 1 per cent, China at 72 per cent and Europe at 60 per cent. IMAGE: The South......

How TCS is reconfiguring its future

Within TCS, the change was being brought about by the ‘triple A strategy’ — Awareness, Articulation and Amplification, says Shivani Shinde. IMAGE: Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO and......

What is made in India AI?

'Perhaps a better question to ask would be: Is this 'Made for India'?' asks AI expert Ganesh Mani.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com At a recent workshop I co-organised in Bangalore, with......

Why users are logging out of Twitter and joining Mastodon

Recently, several Twitter users began migrating to the social networking platform after a protest that began with Supreme Court lawyer Sanjay Hegde’s Twitter account suspension, and moved on......

What the odd-even scheme achieved

Peak pollution controlled despite fog and adverse weather Load of particulates and nitrous oxides from cars reduced by about 40% Areas with higher car density recorded more improvement in air......

The Batman Review

Twists and turns, shocking revelations, explosions, chase sequences and a lot of moodiness make The Batman a riveting movie going experience, notes Aseem Chhabra. How do you narrate a story that......

302 films in 365 days!

Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube. As a journalist I often write about films. I see many,......

The 330 films I saw in 2015

'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem......

'Patang is seeped in my soul. Thank you, Prashant Bhargava'

'Prashant has left us and it is really tragic. But I want to hold on to those little moments of happiness that he shared with me and with others whose lives he touched.' Aseem Chhabra pays tribute......

'You know, how Indians love their cinema'

Director Steven Hoover tells Aseem Chhabra about his award-winning film, Blood Brother, a documentary on Rocky Braat and his extraordinary relationship with HIV-positive children in a Tamil Nadu......

France's Pogba to miss World Cup after failing to recover from surgery

IMAGE: Paul Pogba was one of France's most influential players in their 2018 World Cup triumph, scoring in the final victory over Croatia as they won the title for the second time. Photograph:......

Million Dollar Arm will be back on Indian television

IMAGE: World Series logo above a dugout the day before the start of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers at Globe Life Park. Photograph: Kevin Jairaj-USA......

Hitched: Sports stars who tied the knot in 2019

From surprise weddings to stunning ceremonies, many sporting stars said 'I do' in 2019. Cheers to the newlyweds! Rafael Nadal IMAGE: Rafael Nadal tied the knot with Maria Francesca Perello......

Wimbledon PICS: Strycova stuns Konta to enter semis

Halep, Serena take contrasting paths to semis Svitolina is first Ukrainian woman to reach Major semi-final IMAGE: The Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova celebrates winning her Wimbledon women's......

From baseball to WWE: Rinku Singh's inspiring story

'I want people to know that it doesn't matter where you come from, if you have guts, no one can stop you.' Rinku Singh's long journey to the WWE is one of the most inspiring stories you will read.......

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