How the Mughals changed India

'It was the Mughals who first established standard units of measurement and maintained offices of meticulous record keepers and auditors, departing from the more haphazard methods of earlier......

Princess Eugenie marries in second UK royal wedding of the year

Five months ago, Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot. Now, his cousin, Princess Eugenie -- Queen Elizabeth’s grand daughter -- is marrying Jack Brooksbank at St......

Mystery over the DRESS that broke the Internet solved

  MIT scientists have cracked the science behind the dress that went viral on the Internet after some saw it as black and blue while others perceived it to be gold and white. In a survey of......

Why do we honour Ashoka and not Tipu?

'Ashoka the Great did not slaughter foreigners or Muslims when he conquered Kalinga. It was Oriya-speaking Hindus whom he butchered by the tens of thousands. But Ashoka is called Great, and his......

Tata Power innovates succession plan

Tata Power, India's largest private power producer, has developed a new succession plan to groom in-house talent to take over critical leadership positions when these fall vacant.While about 15 per......

How pessimism can add value to our work

Studies show that, in some situations, pessimism helps us see things more accurately. It actually sharpens our sense of troubling realities. Pessimism increases our perception of danger, sensitizes......

How Harvard's investing superstars crashed

Stocks were tumbling last fall as the new school year began, but at Harvard University, it was as if the boom had never ended. Workers were digging across the river from Harvard's Cambridge,......

Julia's smile vs LOTR epic!

Who could darerelease yet another filmthe same week as The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King? But the makers of Julia Roberts starring Mona Lisa Smile have done just that. They are......

Ian Chappell calls time on journalistic career

IMAGE: Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell says the time was right for him to put down the pen and pack away the computer. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images, from the Rediff Archives......

Memphis Grizzlies add Indian-American woman to coaching team

  IMAGE: Sonia Raman becomes the 14th female assistant coach in the history of the NBA and the 10th among current coaching staffers in the league. Photograph: Kind courtesy MIT/Twitter NBA......

The Indian runner who made history in Boston

'I ran with the Indian flag throughout and, believe me, it is a fantastic feeling.' IMAGE: Sagar Baheti. Last month, runners from all over the world strained every sinew while running the Boston......

Bolt's gold down to yam power, says father

Usain Bolt streaked to 100 meters Olympic gold at the Beijing Olympicson Saturday thanks to yam power, his father said. Wellesley Bolt said his son was partial to the vegetable grown in the......