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Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

The Ladies Who Will Sail Into History

Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K and Roopa A will remain at sea for 8 months.They will rely on wind power, do the repairs on the boat themselves and navigate some the world's most treacherous waters.......

'It's pretty cool': Sunita Williams to vote in US elections from space

Stranded on the International Space Station through February, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore plan to vote in the November 5 US presidential election from space. IMAGE: NASA......

Yagna for Sunita Williams' Safe Return To Earth

A yagna was conducted at the Dola Mata temple in Jhulasan village in Gujarat where her father Deepak Pandya hailed from for astronaut Sunita Williams's return from space. Suni Williams and fellow......

Major News Events From 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, a look at some events that shaped the world in the first half of the year. The events are listed in the order of their occurrence. IMAGE: People work at the site of......

A trip to the moon? Shell out 100 million pounds

Wish to travel to the Moon? Shell out 100 million pounds.A British firm has unveiled plans to send passengers into lunar orbit for a 100 million pounds fare.The first voyages -- aboard Russian......

RIL in talks with Kochi Port, plans terminal

Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries is in talks with Kochi Port for setting up an international bunkering terminal to supply fuel for vessels.The proposed terminal will be located in......

Petrol too costly? Here are cheaper options

Consumption has come to a fuel stop, literally. With petrol closing in on the Rs 50 per litre level, fuel prices have become a burning issue. Protests, strikes and politicking apart, the......

What? You haven't been to Andamans yet?

Have you had enough of hill stations? Ooty, Kodaikanal, Simla, Nainital, Mahabaleshwar, Matheran must have figured in your itinerary at some time or the other.The scenic beauty of the hills have......

Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mamitha Baiju and Naslen in Premalu. I consider Thanneer Mathan Dinangal and Super......

Umrika comes to India!

Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India. Aseem Chhabra spoke to its director Prashant......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

Man arrested in Brazil for attempt to douse Olympic torch

A man has been arrested for trying to extinguish the Olympic torch by throwing a bucket of water over it as it passed through his farming town of Maracaju in central Brazil, an officer at the......

Prem Panicker: Fortune's Fools Fail Again

'This was not the cleanest game of cricket you've ever seen -- there were too many flubs and fumbles for that. But it was certainly the semi-final this mostly blah tournament has needed -- two......

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