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The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.

ISRO likely to launch mission to study Sun by July

ISRO likely to launch mission to study Sun by July

Rediff.com26 Jan 2023

ISRO will now conduct further testing of VELC and its eventual integration with the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, it said in a release.

Desi space observatory, the fourth of its kind, set for launch

Desi space observatory, the fourth of its kind, set for launch

Rediff.com20 Sep 2015

India's observatory will be the fourth in space, after the Hubble, Russia's Spektr R and Suzaku of Japan.

'One film out of X number of films works and...'

'One film out of X number of films works and...'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

'...you start running after the star.' 'If the star says yes to the film, the ecosystem supports it.' 'The biggest cog in the wheel of the ecosystem is the audience and we forget that.'

India successfully launches first space observatory Astrosat into orbit

India successfully launches first space observatory Astrosat into orbit

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Just over 22 minutes into the flight, the rocket put Astrosat into orbit at an altitude of 650 km above the earth

Two-wheeler Majors TVS, Bajaj Auto Close the Gap With Startups in EV Game

Two-wheeler Majors TVS, Bajaj Auto Close the Gap With Startups in EV Game

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

Bajaj Auto has virtually closed the gap with Ather Energy in September, notching up 6423 EV registrations compared to 6466 registrations by Ather.

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

These photos from space will surely make you gasp!

These photos from space will surely make you gasp!

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

If you want a reminder of just how gorgeous our universe is, then take some time to browse the winners of the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. French photographer Nicolas Lefaudeux took the top prize with a tilt-shift perspective on the Andromeda Galaxy. The winning images are part of an exhibition opening on October 23 at the National Maritime Museum in London and have been collected into a book. Cue some truly innovative an unexpected captures of galaxies, nebulae, planets, the Moon and even SpaceX satellites.

TCS Evolving Tech For EVs, Self-Driving Cars

TCS Evolving Tech For EVs, Self-Driving Cars

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

'While we have done a few thousand kilometres in India, most of the testing and data collection and analysis has been done in the US, Japan and Europe.'

Data privacy: Govt awaits Srikrishna panel's report before framing law

Data privacy: Govt awaits Srikrishna panel's report before framing law

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

IAMAI in a statement, which represents digital businesses in India, said Trai's recommendation to formulate standards of anonymisation and de-identification was akin to putting the cart before the horse, and till such time the Srikrishna Committee submits the report, making these standards would be like groping in the dark.

2024 Polls And Rise Of YouTuber Mantris

2024 Polls And Rise Of YouTuber Mantris

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

Like, Share, Subscribe, Vote: The 2024 polls may be dubbed 'YouTube election'.

Indian art boom inspires bigger canvas for galleries

Indian art boom inspires bigger canvas for galleries

Rediff.com26 Mar 2023

The recent India Art Fair in New Delhi generated greater interest than before in local contemporary artists among a growing cohort of Indian collectors, including millennials. But growth in Indian art is not restricted to that alone. This year saw 91 exhibitors, a much higher number than 63 in the previous edition - indicating a flourishing market. While live auction sales were largely suspended during Q2 of 2020 due to Covid-19 precautions, global fine art auctioneer Christie's says online-only sales were up 262 per cent in 2020 to $311 million), marking a record total for the channel.

Isro executes controlled re-entry of decommissioned satellite

Isro executes controlled re-entry of decommissioned satellite

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

The Indian Space Research Organisation said it successfully carried out an "extremely challenging" controlled re-entry experiment of the decommissioned orbiting Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) satellite.

Fintech Lenders Gave Rs 29,875 Crore

Fintech Lenders Gave Rs 29,875 Crore

Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

'The last year's growth is a foretaste of things to come in the retail credit market.'

The 40-year journey of India's space programmes

The 40-year journey of India's space programmes

Rediff.com26 Apr 2015

From relying on Russia for its first satellite launch, India is fast becoming a global hub to launch satellites, says T E Narasimhan

20 satellites in 26 minutes! ISRO makes space history

20 satellites in 26 minutes! ISRO makes space history

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

This is ISRO's new record of launching 20 satellites, including those from the US, Germany, Canada and Indonesia.

Banned Chinese apps may shift servers to India

Banned Chinese apps may shift servers to India

Rediff.com10 Jul 2020

The Indian authorities feared that these apps were transferring consumer data to locations outside the country, especially China, in an unauthorised and surreptitious manner. With servers in India, the data of local consumers would be stored in the country.

What Are PhonePe's Expansion Plans?

What Are PhonePe's Expansion Plans?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

'We want to achieve overall profitability, and then we would go for an IPO.'

Adani to pay additional amount for NDTV shares

Adani to pay additional amount for NDTV shares

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Richest Asian Gautam Adani's group on Tuesday said it will pay an additional Rs 48.65 a share to NDTV stockholders who tendered their shares in its open offer to help match what it had paid to buy out a stake of the news broadcaster's founders. Adani Enterprises in a stock exchange filing said it will pay an additional Rs 48.65 per NDTV share to investors, who had sold their shares in an open offer between November 22 and December 5, taking the payout to Rs 342.65 a share and matching what it paid to buy Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy's stake. Adani Group first acquired Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Limited, a little-known company that had given Rs 403 crore of an interest-free loan to RRPR Holdings - a company founded by the Roys and bore their initials in its name - in 2009-10 in exchange for warrants that allowed it to buy a stake in the newsgroup at any time.

'I am addicted to entrepreneurship'

'I am addicted to entrepreneurship'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

'We look at the opportunities that are going to come in various fields in the next 5 to 10 years, do some research and come up with business plans.' 'Then, we go and seek out founders who will run the actual business.'

Housing prices may rise 5% during 2022

Housing prices may rise 5% during 2022

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

Housing prices may rise 5 per cent next year on improved demand, according to Knight Frank India. In its '2022 Outlook Report', the property consultant said: "While 2021 was mostly impacted by the volatility due to the pandemic, 2022 may prove to be a more stable year for the sector both for commercial as well as the residential sector." On the housing segment, the report said that sales momentum is expected to continue in 2022 as prospective homebuyers' preferences for bigger homes, better amenities, and attractive pricing will keep them interested to seal the deals.

Joshimath sank 5.4cm in just 12 days, show ISRO's satellite images

Joshimath sank 5.4cm in just 12 days, show ISRO's satellite images

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

The subsidence zone is located at central Joshimath only including the Army Helipad and Narsingh temple, the satellite images revealed.

Adani takes on Ambani, to invest $20 bn in renewable energy

Adani takes on Ambani, to invest $20 bn in renewable energy

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Unveiling his infrastructure conglomerate's green vision, billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday said his group will invest $20 billion over the next 10 years in renewable energy generation and component manufacturing and will produce the world's cheapest green electron. The port-to-energy conglomerate plans to triple its renewable power generation capacity over the next four years, foray into green hydrogen production, power all data centres with renewable energy, turn its ports into net carbon zero by 2025, and plans to spend over 75 per cent of capital expenditure until 2025 in green technologies, he said. Speaking at JP Morgan India Investor Summit, Adani Group chairman said the USD 20 billion investment will be in renewable energy generation, component manufacturing, transmission and distribution.

Narayana Murthy Is Absolutely Right!

Narayana Murthy Is Absolutely Right!

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

Get more people working, get more people working in modern manufacturing and services in our cities, and get people working better and longer, suggests Naushad Forbes, past president, CII.

'BJP Has Several Big Ideas For 2024 Election'

'BJP Has Several Big Ideas For 2024 Election'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

'The allegations of government involvement in targeted assassinations abroad are likely to help, not hurt, the ruling party.' 'True or false, they convey a sense of muscularity and, in some quarters, are celebrated as a harbinger of 'great power' status.'

Why is India's cotton dream turning sour?

Why is India's cotton dream turning sour?

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

A few days back, Atul Ganatra, president of the Cotton Association of India, presented a grim scenario of the crop's prospects in the 2024-25 season that starts in October. Addressing the association's annual general meeting, Ganatra said the area under the crop could go down by at least 10 per cent in the coming season due to falling yields and realisation, leading to farmers losing interest. The fear of a decline in acreage comes against the backdrop of India's cotton production probably falling to its lowest in a decade, according to estimates.

'Why can't the Modi government answer questions?'

'Why can't the Modi government answer questions?'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'Till today, we don't know how many people died of Covid in India.' 'How many migrated from cities to villages during the Covid pandemic?' 'How many corporates contributed to PM Cares?'

India's heaviest rocket blasts off with OneWeb India's 36 broadband satellites

India's heaviest rocket blasts off with OneWeb India's 36 broadband satellites

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

The heaviest rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation -- LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1 -- blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Sunday to place 36 broadband communication satellites into the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for a UK-based customer.

Digital Loan Apps: Boon Or Bane?

Digital Loan Apps: Boon Or Bane?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

For the time being, digital lending remains a grey area, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Unit sales power Ola Electric to profitability

Unit sales power Ola Electric to profitability

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

'Through volume numbers and unit sales one can see, we are not making a loss'

2 members of National Statistical Commission quit over jobs data report

2 members of National Statistical Commission quit over jobs data report

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

With the two members quitting, the NSC now has only two members -- Chief Statistician Pravin Srivastava and NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

ISRO conducts key test of its heaviest rocket's engine

ISRO conducts key test of its heaviest rocket's engine

Rediff.com29 Oct 2022

The engine is earmarked for the LVM3-M3 mission identified for launching the next 36 OneWeb India-1 satellites, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.

Qatar confirms COVID test requirements for World Cup fans

Qatar confirms COVID test requirements for World Cup fans

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

Fans attending the World Cup in Qatar must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test regardless of their vaccination status, organisers said in a statement on Thursday.

Realtors hope for sunny 2022 with better sales

Realtors hope for sunny 2022 with better sales

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

India's real estate industry staged a rebound from 2020's downturn, with housing sales seen rising by over 50 per cent. The performance, though short of pre-COVID levels, has property developers hoping for stronger gains in the New Year and the beginning of a long upcycle. A strong foundation has been laid this year for revival in the Indian real estate sector, which is projected to reach $1 trillion mark by 2030 from $200 billion in the pre-pandemic year.

Big pharma firms shift tack, look to bet on trade generics as volumes dip

Big pharma firms shift tack, look to bet on trade generics as volumes dip

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

Trade generic drugs (medicines that are sold directly through distributors) are fast becoming a key segment for domestic pharma firms as volume growth slows in the overall market. Big companies like Cipla and Alkem have a significant presence in the segment but recently, players like Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) have also entered this market. What is driving big pharma's focus on trade generics? The volume growth in the Indian Pharma Market (IPM) has come down from 5.6 per cent in FY16 to 0.1 per cent in FY23.

Now, Jio takes its battle against Airtel to the cloud

Now, Jio takes its battle against Airtel to the cloud

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

With intense competition in telecom sector, the two companies are rushing to diversify into other revenue streams, prominent among which are cloud services.

RCom, Aircel merge; Rs 65,000 crore telecom entity formed

RCom, Aircel merge; Rs 65,000 crore telecom entity formed

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

RCom and Aircel will hold 50 per cent each in the new company

Countdown begins for PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission

Countdown begins for PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission

Rediff.com27 Feb 2021

PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 is the first dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited, Indian Space Research Organisation's commercial arm.

Modi Prepares Govt For Harsh Summer

Modi Prepares Govt For Harsh Summer

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

Prime Minister Modi last week called for optimal grain storage, fire audits and mock drills in hospitals as preparations for the harsh summer forecast by the meteorological department.

Tomato Prices Increased By 1315%!

Tomato Prices Increased By 1315%!

Rediff.com12 Jul 2023

8 out of 10 households are planning to cut their tomato consumption if prices stay in the Rs 75-150 kg range over the next three months.