Mumbai SGNP's toy train gets Vistadome makeover, to chug again after 4 yrs

A revamped 'Van Rani', the toy train which was a huge attraction for visitors to Mumbai's Sanjay Gandhi National Park, is set to make a comeback soon with Vistadome coaches, offering a scenic ride......

ALERT! New coronavirus found in China's Wuhan

A Chinese team of virologists have found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19, a......

Why Kerala Opposes Sand Sea Mining

If as critics point out, the environmental impact assessment study was commissioned only after the auction process got underway with not all the stakeholders getting to know of it, then the......

Photographs To Amaze, Stun You!

The 18th Sony World Photography Awards announced its 2025 overall winners at a London gala. British Photographer Zed Nelson won the Photographer of the Year title for his series The Anthropocene......

Limits to growth and how to overcome them

We as a species are hitting global constraints imposed by Earth's ecological and bio-systems that we don't know how to mitigate or resolve as a species, says Sonali Ranade A vast majority of us......

Why Nagori bull calves are suddenly so precious

The precautions are being proposed to ensure that other cattle varieties are not exported or transported outside the state as Nagori cattle Nagori bull calves are all set to bear the stamp of......

Adani's coal mine project gets re-approval in Australia

Indian mining giant Adani's plan to build one of the world's largest coal mines got a new lease of life on Thursday after the Australian government gave its re-approval to the 16.5 billion......

Death knell for printed books, newspapers?

Or a brief stop on the way to better times, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The extended, multi-month lockdown has meant that in most parts of the world......

Jurassic World Rebirth Review: Time Pass

As a nothing-better-to-do weekend watch, Jurassic World Rebirth is fine. But the franchise is losing steam, observes Deepa Gahlot. A paleontologist rues the decreasing interest in dinosaurs; the......

Now, L2: Empuraan Arrives On OTT

Lights, camera, ACTION, you'll find them in heaps on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists some interesting options.   Superboys of MalegaonWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi A......

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

You'll bump into a desi at every corner of the globe. But one of the largest film industries in the world, India is yet to make great strides at the Oscars. Between a handful of wins, nominations......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

Why coach, new skipper should handle Bumrah with care

IMAGE: If one looks at the current Indian Test team, there are only two genuine match winners across conditions -- Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant. Photograph: BCCI The India captaincy was his for......