Is Sunita Williams In Danger?

Astronauts aboard the space station have found themselves facing a foe far tinier than any rogue asteroid: A joint study by IIT-Madras and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- under Principal......

Monsoon sets in over Kerala and northeast

Spurred by cyclone Remal, the southwest monsoon set in over the Kerala coast and parts of the northeast on Thursday, a day earlier than forecast by the weather office. IMAGE: Passengers holding......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Govt disallows mobile towers in core tiger habitats

The Centre has disallowed installation of mobile towers in core or critical tiger habitats in the country, according to new guidelines by the environment ministry. IMAGE: An Indian Royal Bengal......

Robots to the rescue in times of coronavirus

From scanning hospital entrants to disinfecting hospital areas and floors, robots are being roped in for tasks considered high-risk, says Peerzada Abrar. IMAGE: A robot checking a man before......

Modicare covers basics, but complex healthcare mostly outside ambit

Among the most widely used packages have been treatment of cataract, dental root canal and normal delivery of babies. Ilustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Only a third of the hospitals......

Check out the costliest Mercedes sold in India!

The Mercedes-Maybach S 600 Guard is powered by a 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 petrol engine that generates 390 kW (530 hp) and 830 Nm of torque.  The Mercedes-Maybach S 600 Guard is the first......

45 Indians in Forbes list of under-30 achievers

Image: A happy employee showing the victory sign. Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters. The image is used for representational purpose only. Forty five Indians and Indian-origin people have made it......

Why cellular operators are against Rajini's 2.0

'Everybody has freedom, but you cannot start a fire in a crowded theatre.' A couple of days before the release of the Rajinikanth starrer 2.0 , the Cellular Operators Association of India has......

Anushka, Sonam, Alia: Belle in Bollywood!

Take your pick! There's some indescribable cheap thrill to be found in creating a wish list of desi stars in popular videshi avatars. We thoroughly enjoyed the process of imagining Avengers, X-Men,......

Review: Doctor Strange is another league of visual magnificence

Just when it looked as though CGI overkill has ruined the fun of spectacle, here comes a film that charms with its kaleidoscopic vision and meticulous combats, says Sukanya Verma, who can't wait......

Udta Punjab, worst casting decisions, and naheeee...!

Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us. It's like Audrey Hepburn said, 'Everything I learned, I learned from the movies.' I wouldn't go that far but every film, good or ghastly,......

How Sajan swam his way to the Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: The 27-year-old Sajan Prakash clocked 1:56:38 seconds in the men's 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome to make the 'A' cut for the Tokyo Games on Saturday, June 26.......

Ravi Shastri, Indian Cricket's Mr Indispensable

'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with......

South Africa's first post-isolation captain Rice dies

Clive Rice in action for Nottinghamshire in June 1985. Photograph: Allsport UK /Allsport South Africa's first captain of the post-isolation era Clive Rice died on Tuesday after battling a brain......

KP and PK, adversaries and good friends

Bikash Mohapatra reports on an unusual friendship -- between the English star and the Indian newcomer. As Kevin Pietersen walked off the ground after hitting a scintillating, unbeaten, double......