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ISRO promises the moon for NASA

ISRO promises the moon for NASA

Rediff.com9 May 2006

two US scientific instruments will be on board India's mission to the Moon 'Chandrayaan-1'.

Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Rediff.com10 Oct 2008

For the most part, the movie looks like a lengthy cut scene from a video game. The dialogue and line readings are turgid and the action is so unimaginatively rendered that children will get bored and adults won't know what to make of any of it.

AFSPA: Soldiers clear, but is everyone else?

AFSPA: Soldiers clear, but is everyone else?

Rediff.com27 Sep 2010

'Today's terrorist/insurgent/militant/Naxalite does not allow you the luxury of a magistrate's presence -- you are shot dead or blown-up in a jiffy, unless you are quicker and forestall him.'

Now you can land on Mars, virtually

Now you can land on Mars, virtually

Rediff.com27 Dec 2005

passengers get to feel the environment, its rocks, craters, the volcanoes, stormy weather and can even see a robot collecting dust and sending pictures to earth.

Hitchhikers is worth the ride

Hitchhikers is worth the ride

Rediff.com2 May 2005

'Faces of the dead visit my dreams'

'Faces of the dead visit my dreams'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2005

Serena eases into Dubai semis

Serena eases into Dubai semis

Rediff.com3 Mar 2005

However, French Open champion Anastasia Myskina's run of miserable form continued when she was beaten by Switzerland's Patty Schnyder.

Karthik Calling Karthik review: Lots of static!

Karthik Calling Karthik review: Lots of static!

Rediff.com25 Feb 2010

Films like Karthik Calling Karthik are all about winding up right. This one fails to make a connect.

Termination Salvaged

Termination Salvaged

Rediff.com26 Jun 2009

This movie does a good job of embracing the mythology of the franchise so while fans won't be disappointed, even newbies should be able to find satisfaction in the mayhem that unfolds onscreen.

his univ targets the world's pressing problems

his univ targets the world's pressing problems

Rediff.com4 Feb 2009

Singularity University will train its students to take on and make progress in understanding and applying fast moving technologies to solve the world's 'grandest challenges,' including hunger, global warming, alternative energy, telemedicine and more.

'Ask shamelessly, be empathetic'

'Ask shamelessly, be empathetic'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

Ashwini Asokan of Mad Street Den tells women to break stereotypes.

Shankar, Rajnikanth make Endhiran work

Shankar, Rajnikanth make Endhiran work

Rediff.com1 Oct 2010

Shankar strikes the balance between science fiction and masala quotient in the Rajnikanth-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-starrer.

WALL-E: Brilliant watch

WALL-E: Brilliant watch

Rediff.com29 Aug 2008

WALL-E itself is far more than a simple piece of mindless entertainment. With its beautifully rendered world and cheerfully choreographed sequences, it does serve its primary purpose of entertaining, but for those willing to burrow below the surface it offers so much more.

Citizens swarm Chennai's beaches for Operation Cleanup

Citizens swarm Chennai's beaches for Operation Cleanup

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Over 5,000 volunteers from 120 corporates, NGOs, schools, colleges, running groups, social organisations and individuals participated in the massive Chennai Coastal Cleanup drive held on June 7 morning. S Saraswathi reports.

'TiECon has once again become relevant to entrepreneurs'

'TiECon has once again become relevant to entrepreneurs'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California on the largest TieCon ever.

NASA eyes Mars through the moon

NASA eyes Mars through the moon

Rediff.com9 Apr 2008

Having conquered the moon long time ago, the NASA now plans to send astronauts to Mars -- in what is called a journey which will cover hundreds of millions of miles and no less than two-and-a-half years of roundtrip.The way to Mars, it seems, is through the moon, says a report in CBS News.

12 risks that could cause THE END of the world

12 risks that could cause THE END of the world

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Let's take a look at the doomsday scenarios:

I Am Legend is believable

I Am Legend is believable

Rediff.com14 Dec 2007

Will Smith's next film feels familiar, as the message of man messing with nature without fully considering the implications inherent in that messing about is a resonant one.

Allow teams the right to appeal

Allow teams the right to appeal

Rediff.com10 Oct 2004

'Man On Fire' will burn itself fast

'Man On Fire' will burn itself fast

Rediff.com23 Apr 2004

Review: Delhi Belly won't get laughs from everyone

Review: Delhi Belly won't get laughs from everyone

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

The film is a slick, madly crazy production that is mostly funny.

'We assist to bankrupt ideology of violent extremism everywhere'

'We assist to bankrupt ideology of violent extremism everywhere'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

In his penultimate State of the Union address, Barack Obama said that the economy is improving.

Tin Pot Transformers

Tin Pot Transformers

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

Everthing about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the sequel to Transformers, is louder and bigger.

Shankar now wants sci-fi with Vikram

Shankar now wants sci-fi with Vikram

Rediff.com24 Nov 2003

The IIT lab for young innovators

The IIT lab for young innovators

Rediff.com16 Jan 2007

The Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), an IT business incubator supported by IIT Bombay is set to open its doors for more innovators sand entrepreneurs.

Is Silicon Valley reinventing itself?

Is Silicon Valley reinventing itself?

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

The challenge is to go out and do something different; not one more 'application' to download, not one more 'Angry Birds', a YouTube sensation. Something is changing yet again in the innovation hub that is still the Silicon Valley. B S Prakash on whether it is reinventing itself perpetually?

Mumbai terror: The economic fallout

Mumbai terror: The economic fallout

Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

Much depends on the Indian government's response.

PHOTOS: Mangalyaan and other successful Mars missions

PHOTOS: Mangalyaan and other successful Mars missions

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

Rediff.com takes a look at spacecraft that have successfully made it to Mars.

Govindaraju, Ahuja win 'Olympics of research'

Govindaraju, Ahuja win 'Olympics of research'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2008

Imagine if people could use gestures to run computers and household appliances? Now, global information technology giant Hewlett-Packard has named two Indian-Americans researching this technology as recipients of its innovation research award.

An irresistible Blue Umbrella

An irresistible Blue Umbrella

Rediff.com8 Dec 2005

A film that touches ostracism, loss, longing, loneliness. And it makes you smile!

The application of three systems

The application of three systems

Rediff.com18 May 2009

The widespread application of three is not a coincidence, it might be the pulse of everything.

Dancing alone at the Carnival

Dancing alone at the Carnival

Rediff.com1 Apr 2010

'Where does the energy and the compulsive gaiety come from, I begin to wonder despite the mind numbing sounds.'

Five minds for the future

Five minds for the future

Rediff.com22 May 2007

To know how psychologist Howard Gardner defines the cognitive abilities that will command a premium in future, read on. . .

Sunita Williams all set for space mission

Sunita Williams all set for space mission

Rediff.com4 Dec 2006

NASA says the Discovery shuttle will be on the most complex mission yet -- to give the International Space Station a new electricity system. The STS-116 will drop off Sunita for a six-month stay at the space lab.

Time to rethink the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Time to rethink the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Rediff.com28 Apr 2010

The metropolitan regions of Mumbai generally depend on the core city for its identity and economy. It could be differently designed and developed so the metropolitan region has a better economic activity and help depopulate Mumbai, writes Mahesh Vijapurkar.

An appreciation of 2008's finest film

An appreciation of 2008's finest film

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

On the whole, Wall-E works in the same way that Charlie Chaplin does: an unlikely trampy hero embarks on a silent-movie romance with an elegant, far more attractive female. The odds are stacked against them, the protagonist is klutzy beyond repair, and the poetry found in their impossible dalliance is banal, slapstick -- and, quite simply, timeless.

'The world of globality is not flat'

'The world of globality is not flat'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

In Globality*, authors Harold L Sirkin, James W Hemerling and Arindam K Bhattacharya from Boston Consulting Group, show how, over the past two decades, a range of corporations from the developing world have begun to disrupt traditional paradigm of development and tilted the balance of competition in their favour with their predilection for 'rapid-fire innovation'.

Face to face with a nanotech guru

Face to face with a nanotech guru

Rediff.com4 Jul 2005