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Peter Higgs, Nobel laurate behind 'God' particle, dead

Peter Higgs, the British physicist and Nobel Prize winner behind the 'God' particle, passed away at his home in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the age of 94, The Washington Post reported. IMAGE: Peter......

Pro-Khalistan extremists block Indian envoy's visit to UK gurdwara

The Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Dorwaiswami, who was touring Scotland this week was blocked from entering a gurdwara in the city of Glasgow by pro-Khalistan extremists,......

Writer, historian Patrick French dies after battle with cancer

Award-winning British author, historian and academic Patrick French, best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, The World Is What It Is, and India: A Portrait, died in London on Thursday after a......

Real Heroes Of Web Revolution

The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, gazing from my home balcony at the distant hills of Raigad, I......

'Hard to see how Hamas can be defeated'

'The purported claim that Israel can defeat Hamas and everything 'would go back to normal' is completely absurd.' IMAGE: An Israeli tank and military vehicles are seen near Israel's border with......

3 robots and a soccer team

Meet Android FC, a three-robot soccer team, developed by the scientists of the School of Infomatics at the University of Edinburgh. The teal consists of a two-foot-high (0.6m) striker, defender......

Antibiotic crisis needs global response: Experts

Growing resistance to antibiotics and other drugs demands a co-ordinated global response on the same scale as efforts to address climate change, experts have said. Without an international......

When parents are delighted to have a start-up son-in-law

For the new millennium generation, slowly and at an accelerating pace, it is attractive to harbour a start-up ambition, says R Gopalakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com When I......

Soon, whiskey 'leftovers' to fuel your cars

Bacteria fed on whiskey 'leftovers' can now be used to fuel vehicles.A Scottish company has signed a 'first of its kind deal' in the world to turn by-products from its distillery into fuel for......

Media school eyes US facility

International School of Business and Media aims to become the first educational institute in India to acquire a private American university, brand it and market it to overseas students.The......

Varalakshmi: I always wanted to become an actress

Varalakshmi Sarathkumar, daughter of Tamil actor-politician Sarath Kumar made her debut in Kannada cinema with Manikya last week. Varalakshmi plays the role of a village belle in the film. The......

Sarath Kumar's daughter debuts

After Shruthi Haasan, one more daughter of a high profile actor is debuting in films. Though Kamal Haasan's daughter was supposed to debut in a Tamil film opposite Madhavan, she backed out and......

Decoding SHAH RUKH!

Happy birthday, Shah Rukh! We know the A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan, but there's so much more to him. The superstar turns 53 today, November 2, and he's ageing like fine wine. SRK will be seen in a new......

Neha Dhupia's day out!

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Neha Dhupia, who is attending the India Fashion Week London, went sightseeing with her mother.She posted a picture of picture,......

PIX: Shahid, Alia's SHANDAAR turn on TV

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Alia Bhatt recently joined her Shaandar costar Shahid Kapoor on the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to promote the film. Kapoor......

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