PhD scholar among 6 arrested for attack on CRPF convoy in Banihal

IMAGE: Hilal Ahmad Mantoo of Shopian who was arrested on Monday for his involvement in an abortive suicide car bomb attack on a CRPF convoy on Jammu-Srinagar highway last month.......

How 'Feluda' will detect COVID-19 in minutes

'This health emergency has brought a lot of people together with the common purpose of getting Feluda to play detective as quickly as possible.''As a scientist, if we can make a small difference in......

Why Dr Khorana's work holds the key to the future

The sixth of the special series on late Nobel laureate Dr Har Gobind Khorana Part I: Dr Khorana, Nobel laureate and one of science's immortalsPart II: Dr Khorana: 'Considerate, most......

'No scientist says apes turn into humans'

'There are fossils to indicate that there has been a gradual evolution of various body parts leading to very complex organisms like vertebrates, apes and humans.' IMAGE: A man walks past a sign......

Diageo wins $ 135 mn claim against Mallya in UK court

At the heart of Friday's case lay an ICICI Bank loan owed by Mallya's Watson and CASL, for which Diageo stepped in as a backstop so that it could be refinanced by Standard Chartered Bank.......

United Spirits says it has found fund diversions by Mallya entities

Firm makes disclosures of improper transactions worth Rs 1,225.3 crore with entities linked to beleaguered businessman United Spirits Limited (USL), owned by British beverage giant Diageo, on......

Lift ban on Satyam, Tech M to World Bank

Tech Mahindra, the new owner of the troubled Indian IT services firm Satyam, has officially written to the World Bank seeking an end to the eight-year ban against Satyam Computer Services for......

'Don't delay punishment for Satyam fraudsters'

The Securities and Exchange Board of India chairman C B Bhave said punishment should be quick for the perpetrators of fraud at IT firm Satyam Computer. Bhave said that the Satyam issue had been......

First look: Sherlock Holmes 2

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Sherlock Holmes and his side kick Dr Watson are back!   Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law reprise the roles of......

Cumberbatch, Downey Jr, Jeremy Brett: YOUR fave Sherlock? VOTE!

Take this fun poll now!'Over 70 actors have previously played Sherlock Holmes. Now he's 93 years old and it's my turn. #MrHolmes'British theatre veteran Ian McKellen had announced his turn as the......

Meet Sherlock Holmes' nemesis

Brad Pitt is all set to star as Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy, Moriarty, in Guy Ritchie's forthcoming film. The Hollywood hunk, who had also starred in the British filmmaker's Snatch, had a couple of......

Ray's son ready for Feluda again

Will filmmaker Sandip Ray's Feluda, the brilliant sleuth -- Sherlock Holmes of Bengal that his father Satyajit Ray created-- be listening to Chinese songs in Hong Kong? Foxed? Don't be. The movie......

The 'miracle diet' that made Shane Watson 'less grumpy'!

Shane Watson looks. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has revealed a controversial new low-carb routine that has helped him lose weight and become less grumpy.......

Paul the Octopus was right

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto,Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude'sfirst e-mailHissecondHisthirdHisfourthHis 5th:Revolution is......

Clijsters's win marred by controversial finish

Belgian comeback queen Kim Clijsters knocked out Serena Williams in a wildly controversial finish on Saturday to advance to the final of the US Open and become the poster girl for working mothers.......

Sports Shorts: Kaymer wins Grand Slam title in playoff over Watson

Martin Kaymer of Germany, left, shakes hands with Bubba Watson of the United States after Kaymer won the first playoff hole during the final day of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal Golf......

IPL: Unbeaten Rajasthan Royals hoping to extend winning run

Rajasthan Royals players during an Indian Premier League match. Photograph: BCCI Looking to keep their winning run intact, table-toppers Rajasthan Royals face a stern SunRisers Hyderabad......