'Sharks At High Risk Of Extinction'

'Shark fins are the most sought-after shark product.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.A grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) swims inside a......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Want To Have A Good Laugh? See This!

Meet the winners of the Comedy Wildlife Awards 2023. Jason Moore, with his excellent capture of a kangaroo titled Air Guitar Roo won the first prize. This stunning photograph also won the Creatures......

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United......

Ashok Leyland to cut wages, reduce debt

Ashok Leyland Ltd, the flagship commercial vehicles maker from the Hinduja Group, is planning to cut capital expenditure (capex) for 2013-14 massively besides downsizing the wage bill and selling......

M&M brings back old hand to lead tractor unit

Rajesh Jejurikar, who quit Mahindra and Mahindra last year, has been reinducted into the group as the head of its tractor division. He will replace Bishwambhar Mishra, who has moved into a new role......

'Jugaad has hurt India a lot'

The world is witnessing something extraordinary: Innovations are happening first in the poor countries and then they are migrating to advanced nations, says one of the world's most influential......

7 successful trading rules from a master

No platitudes here, speculating is very dangerous business. It is not about winning or losing, it is about surviving the lows and the highs. If you don't survive, you can't win. It's all about......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

'I love the way I look. I look hot'

'I never thought an invisible character like Radhiya would get me that much visibility.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Prashansa Sharma/Instagram Prashansa Sharma is surprised with her new popularity,......

Ten Things You Didn't Know About The Oscars

With the Oscars coming up, here's some truly fascinating Oscar trivia you might not already know. Check them out: 1. The one that got awayAcclaimed actor John Cazale was never nominated for an......

Have you watched these great DVDs?

The biggest DVD and Blu-ray attraction this week is True Grit, the remake of the John Wayne classic that became a big hit for brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. The gritty, sparse but emotionally......

Shubhankar secures best ever result by an Indian at Open

IMAGE: Shubhankar Sharma secured an eighth place finish at the Open Championship. Photographs: Phil Noble/Reuters India's Shubhankar Sharma produced the best-ever result by an Indian at golf's......

PGA Tour to provide charter planes to protect players

'There will probably be four, five, six of us who will split a plane to get to Colonial.' IMAGE: Kevin Streelman, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, told Golfweek that the plan is part of safety......

Sports Shorts: Shubhankar makes cut at Scottish Open

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Shubhankar Sharma of India takes a shot. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma shrugged off an......

US Open: Unseeded Millman stuns Federer in the fourth round

IMAGE: Roger Federer reacts during his US Open fourth round match against John Millman. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Roger Federer failed to cope with stifling conditions at the US Open......

Johnson leads at British Open, India's Kapur tied fourth

Zach Johnson's putter was as red-hot as the weather at Muirfield on Thursday, the 2007 US Masters champion scorching his way to a five-under-par 66 to set a blistering pace in the British Open......