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Scientists hail Chandrayaan-3, say feat will inspire youngsters

The successful soft landing of India's ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon's enigmatic south pole has captured the attention and admiration of the scientific community. IMAGE: ISRO chief S......

'Chandrayaan-3 could revolutionise space travel'

'A person weighing 68 kilograms on the Earth would weigh only over 11 kg on the Moon' 'The presence of water is of immense significance for future space exploration, as it can be converted into......

'Aatmanirbharta' named Oxford Hindi word of 2020

'Aatmanirbharta' implying self-reliance has been named by Oxford Languages as its Hindi word of the year 2020 as it "validated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with......

A reluctant foreign secretary takes leave -- quietly

K P S Menon (Junior) had a quiet humility and playfulness, and was not motivated by money or power, recalls Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: K P S Menon (Junior), served as India's foreign......

Why we need to be like Vibhishana

'In our democracy, it is not one Rama who will deliver the ideal State (or Ramrajya) but many Vibhishanas, who speak up and question when things start going wrong,' says S S......

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures;......

The rise and mighty fall of Rana Kapoor

'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.''He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.''He had to win at any cost.'Raghu Mohan glances at Rana Kapoor's fall......

India's Hero Cycles revives Britain's Viking Cycles

A century-old European bicycle brand gets a makeover under its new Indian owner. But is there room for yet another premium commuter bike? Three years after bicycle maker Hero Cycles acquired the......

Birth of a new super king

Chennai Super Kings, one of the most charismatic teams in the Indian Premier League, is also its most controversial. N Sundaresha Subramanian & Urvi Malvania examine how it is reinventing......

Some golden investment tips

When the global financial sector is in turmoil, is it safe to invest in mutual funds? If so, which funds to invest in? How to evaluate the best best mutual fund? In an hour-long chat on rediff.com......

How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made

Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story during a bus ride.Indira Kannan finds out what happened next. Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran, then an employee of Infosys,......

GV faced money problems: police

The Chennai police have attributed Tamil film producer and financier G Venkateswaran's suicide on May 3 to his mounting debts. Pending the forensic report, the police press release quoted the......

Film producer GV commits suicide

Tamil film producer, distributor and financier G Venkateswaran committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his Chetput home in Chennai this morning. He is survived by his wife and......

BCCI committees for 2011-12

Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday. Working Committee for......

Deccan Chargers to field younger side in IPL-4

Deccan Chargers will feature younger players in the fourth seasonof the Indian Premier League. Thefranchise's vice-president, E Venkat Reddy, said the team plans toscout for talent in local......

Spotted: Giancarlo Fisichella

Reader Pathai Venkateswaran sent us these pictures. 'Hi. This is Pathai Venkateswaran along with wife Shyamala (below).We are stationed in Qatar.We had been to Istanbul to watch the Turkey......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Arun Ramanan Message:Wish you happy and great life and a long sting with the Indian time and helping them achive great heights. May God allways be with you. Name:Arun Ramanan Message:Wish you......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:Balaram Nandi Message:Your contribution towards CRICKET will make YOU immortal and cricket loving people of the world in general and those of your India in particular will ever remember you......

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