'Anytime is a good time to sing about inequality'

Indian Ocean's Rahul Ram in a colourful, mast video chat with Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com about the band's latest song recorded for Oxfam. Start speaking to Indian Ocean singer, bass guitarist and......

NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars, will search for signs of life

NASA's largest and most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance, successfully touched down on the Martian surface on Friday, in a nail-biting landing that marks its first step in the search for signs of......

New smartphone-based COVID test gives results in less than 30 minutes

Scientists have developed a novel technology for a CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that uses a smartphone camera to provide accurate results in under 30 minutes. According to the research......

Modi, Indira Gandhi and bad economics

'All of Indira Gandhi's bad economic ideas are being strengthened, from nationalised banks to anti-poverty, handout yojanas,' says Shekhar Gupta. The most fascinating insight notebandi provides is......

'Universities have become vacuum cleaners'

'They suck talent and dump elsewhere.' IMAGE: A photograph of Zoho Mail's engineers at 2 am after releasing a new version in 2015."As long as we get people with basic aptitude, it is easy to train......

CTRL Review: Masterful Thriller

Sukanya Verma recommends watching CTRL on a computer for an eerie, immersive, real-time experience. Unsettling, isn't it? Our most reliable source of information and communication can be......

Why Jr NTR Is 'Very Nervous'

IMAGE: Jr NTR and Saif Ali Khan. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com After the blazing success of RRR two years ago, southern superstar Jr NTR returns to the silver screen with his new......

'Mom Was Very Scared Of...'

'When my mom saw my performance in Dhoka, she loved it.''She said, "I don't know why I stopped you for so many years. Ab jaa beta, jee le apni zindagi".' Photograph: Kind courtesy Khushalii......

Turbo Packs A Punch In Parts

Turbo finds its footing in the latter half with some well-conceived one-upmanship between hero and villain, yet it's marred by poorly executed action set pieces in the climactic showdown, observes......

Travis Head prioritises Tests; limits franchise cricket

Till I play Tests, I'll limit franchise appearances to only two events a year: Travis Head IMAGE: Having had a great run for the 'Orange Army' this season, Travis Head is keen on coming back to......

How Chirag Patil got to play his dad in '83

'Ranveer Singh is on a different level, he is a super human.''The kind of energy, the kind of seriousness and dedication he has towards his work, it is just phenomenal.' IMAGE: Former India......

Virtual commentary likely for IPL amid COVID-19

'Star is usually very thorough with its planning and execution but commentary from home in the IPL will be a massive challenge.' IMAGE: Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar during an IPL match......

Pep's All Or Nothing style makes Manchester City champs

'By giving cameras unimpeded access to their world-class training facilities and coaches, and by showing off Guardiola's genius, All Or Nothing is a striking show of power, a declaration of their......