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......

Stubble burning: SC raps Punjab, Haryana govts

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Punjab and Haryana governments over the non-prosecution of violators found guilty of stubble burning while summoning the state chief secretaries to......

7 Years Later, Historic PSLV Rocket Re-Enters Earth

IMAGE: The Indian Space Research Organisation launched a record 103 satellites in one go using its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C37 on February 15, 2017 from the Satish Dhawan Space......

Lunar mission to bring back moon rocks get cabinet nod

In a boost to the space programme, the government on Wednesday approved the Chandrayaan-4 mission to bring back moon rocks to earth, to send a spacecraft to orbit planet Venus and to expand the......

Chandrayaan-3 Landing: 'We are over the moon'

IMAGE: Indians rejoice at a live screening of Chandrayaan-3's landing in Mumbai. Photograph: Sahil Salvi for Rediff.com Film folk like Akshay Kumar, Chiranjeevi, Jr NTR and Sunny Deol......

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Review

There's wisdom to be found in an unfairly treated man's short and sweet concluding words -- a nation is only as great as our appreciation of the people who make it great, notes Sukanya Verma. A......

Coming Attractions: Shahid, Kartik, Tiger

When the pandemic struck in March 2020, Bollywood came to a standstill. Release dates were reshuffled, thrice over, since the pandemic went through three waves. Some of the films released directly......

Bollywood gets PATRIOTIC All Over Again!

Bollywood has always worn its patriotism on its sleeve. And so, we've seen a lot of such films roll out through the years. Of course, it's not done yet. Joginder Tuteja looks at the patriotic......