Eye disease drug may stop reproduction of coronavirus, says study

A drug already approved in the US for eye disease may stop the reproduction of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study. Image used for representational purpose only.......

Yeh Hai India: Hippos Get Hot Too!

Please click on the image for a look at the latest in our Yeh Hai India series: Capturing the events and moods across our incredible country. Yeh Hai India IMAGE: A zookeeper sprays water on......

Here's a sneak peak of the funniest animals this year!

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are back for 2021 to show that all animals have a funny bone. Now in its seventh year, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has already received thousands......

A tiger, a leopard and the Mumbai Zoo

Right in the heart of the bustling, crowded, noisy megapolis that is Mumbai, lies a green oasis: The Byculla Zoo.Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com takes us on a tour. Located in the heart of the city,......

Jaipur fast becoming the next start-up hub

What work in Jaipur's favour are lower costs, a good talent pool, better quality of life, and proximity to the Delhi National Capital Region A vendor plays a flute as he tries to attract people to......

Perfetti forays into snacks market

Confectionery maker Perfetti Van Melle, which sells candies like 'Alpenliebe' and 'Center Fresh', on Thursday said it is entering into the snacks market in India, which is currently dominated by......

Global economy yet to come out off the boil

Although companies have been able to tap bond markets, the recovery of global financial markets is shakyAfter initially falling more sharply than in the first 12 months of the Great Depression of......

Kurkure adopts an innovative marketing strategy

To mark 10 years of its existence, Kurkure, FritoLay's Indian innovation in the salted snack market, is changing tracks, says Sayantani Kar. It came out in December with a print campaign which......

OMG! Sunny's Become A Ghost!

Tabu-Ajay promote Drishyam 2... Alaya goes to Marrakech... Dia cuddles a hippo... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sunny Leone/Instagram Sunny Leone reveals her look in the horror comedy, Oh My Ghost.......

Wild Karnataka, India's first natural history film

After four years in the making, a band of 20 film-makers were left with 400 hours of footage for what is now India's first blue chip natural history film.Nikitta Puri reports. All Photographs:......

Review: Madagascar 3 is a must watch

Preeti Arora says Madagascar 3 is a film that you want to hurry up and watch with the kids before their school-bus begins To call any of the 'Madagascar' productions a 'movie' is like saying it......

Madagascar gang is back

With the words monster hit written all over them, the gang from the animated feature Madagascar is back, with a few additional characters. This time around, they get stranded in Madagascar while......

Buyan the bear predicts Croatia will beat France in World Cup final

A Croatian victory would be a huge upset, with France firm favourites to win the World Cup for a second time. IMAGE: Buyan, a male Siberian brown bear, attempts to predict the result of the FIFA......

Harry the oracle otter predicts Spain victory over Russia

IMAGE: Spain's Nacho Monreal, Marco Asensio, Koke, Dani Carvajal and Thiago Alcantara during training. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov Spain will beat Russia in Sunday's World Cup last 16 match in......

Feline fortune-teller tips Nigeria to beat Argentina

IMAGE: Achilles the cat, that lives in St Petersburg's Hermitage museum, chooses Nigeria while attempting to predict the result of the match of the FIFA World Cup between Argentina and......

Feline fortune-teller backs Brazil to beat Costa Rica

IMAGE: Achilles the cat, one of the State Hermitage Museum mice hunters, attempts to predict the result of the 2018 FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and Costa Rica. Photograph: Anton......