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This 2021 study warned about devastation in Sikkim

A study by an international team of researchers had warned two year ago that the South Lhonak lake in Sikkim may burst in the future and significantly impact the downstream region. IMAGE: Mud and......

'A simple guy despite being a billionaire'

'Cyrus Mistry was the most thoughtful corporate person I encountered.' IMAGE: Cyrus Mistry, who died tragically in a road accident two months after his 54th birthday. Photograph: PTI Photo ......

Rising early or late in your genes

A person's preference for being a 'lark' or 'an owl' is determined by genes, a study has found. Researchers in Europe have carried out the study and discovered that every cell in the body contains......

Now, a pill to cure fear

Now, facing your fears may not be such a difficult thing after all, for a Swiss-led research team has developed a treatment that could help people overcome their fears simply by popping a pill......

'He was not there to earn money, position or power'

'He always used to say, 'I have taken up this post to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and I will do it during the time I am here'.' IMAGE: President A P J Abdul Kalam speaks at the......

Now, microchip that mimics human brain

In a breakthrough, Swiss scientists have developed a novel new microchip that works just like a human brain and exhibits cognitive abilities. No computer works as efficiently as the human brain --......

Climate summit: Developed world's sleight of hand

Senior environmental journalist Darryl D'Monte will cover the annual climate change conference in Cancun for Rediff.com This is the second of his despatches from Mexico: As debates at the UN......

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees. IMAGE: Addressing an event organised to announce the winners of......

It's time for Infy to focus on execution, speed: B G Srinivas

CEO probable says the new role as president could not have come at a better timeB G Srinivas, one of the two recently-appointed presidents of Infosys, is aware of the high expectations the company......

Yahoo names Google executive Marissa Mayer as new CEO

Yahoo has named Marissa Mayer, one of Google's top executives, as its new President and CEO, making her the third chief executive in a year that the struggling internet company has brought on board......

Rakul Takes Us Parde Ke Peeche

Kriti goes traditional... Ananya gets into Bae mode... Fatima gets ready to palat... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakul Singh/Instagram Rakul Singh shows us all the hard work that goes on 'parde ke......

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......

Review: Don 2 has no edge-of-the-seat moments

For an action film with the central plot setting us up for a robbery inside a major bank, Don 2's pacing is very slow, writes Aseem Chhabra.In his new film Don 2 director Farhan Akhtar takes his......

New York mourns end of an era

Mortality never fails to take us by surprise.A few months before his next film was due to release, the passing of filmmaker Ismail Merchant -- likely the most recognised Indian name in the world of......

Pole vault and hurdle stars to clash in 100m sprint

Mondo Duplantis and Karsten Warholm to compete in 100m sprint Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis and hurdles runner Karsten Warholm will compete in a 100-metre sprint in September, Olympic......

Can Neeraj, Sindhu Create History In Paris?

After a best-ever haul of seven medals, including Neeraj Chopra's historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics, India will aim for another rich catch at the Paris Games.Leading the charge once again is......

Pele's Story Is A Story Of Hope

More than the story of any other footballer or athlete, Pele's life helped democratise his sport; made it the stuff of a widely shared dream.Shyam G Menon salutes the memory of the greatest......

Premeir League helped rivals: Blatter

FIFA president Sepp Batter said on Thursday that England's failure to reach Euro 2008 was partly due to Premier League clubs helping overseas players reach the peak of their game and benefiting......

Brazil didn't mess up Olympics, nor did it make most of them

The enduring images of the Games will be not just the great sporting achievements - from US swimmer Michael Phelps' 28th Olympic medal to Usain Bolt's historic sprint 'triple triple' - but also the......

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