Gopi Thotakura becomes first Indian space tourist on Blue Origin

Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, on Sunday became the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. IMAGE: Gopi......

Meet Gopi Thotakura, India's 1st space tourist

Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. IMAGE: Gopi Thotakura.......

With facial recognition CCTVs and anti-drone systems, R-Day security goes hi-tech

Delhi has been wrapped in a security blanket for Tuesday's 77th Independence Day celebrations, with more than 10,000 personnel manning the area in and around the Red Fort from where Prime Minister......

China conducts midcourse missile interception test

China has said that it successfully carried out a land-based mid-course anti-ballistic missile (ABM) technical test on Sunday with Chinese experts claiming that the tests, stated to be the sixth of......

Piramal plans to sell part of Worli's Gulita

Billionaire Ajay Piramal is set to reap another windfall through a Mumbai property deal.According to sources, Piramal has plans to sell part of Gulita, his sea-facing property in Worli, Mumbai, for......

Who is the father of civil aviation in India?

Man has always dreamt of flying. From drawings on stone pyramids to Leonardo da Vinci's prescient drawings of flying machines, we can see the curiosity of mankind to conquer the sky. Then at the......

Cars that can redefine urban transport

Travelling within congested cities is going to be redefined with the in coming of small and trendy electric vehicles. These vehicles are a crossover between cars and bikes that would be ideal......

Now, a vehicle that is half-car, half-scooter!

It seems to be straight out of science fiction -- an electric-powered vehicle which is half- car, half-scooter. Automobile engineers at car giant Nissan have designed the groundbreaking vehicle......

How movies can go wrong!

rediff.com had carried an article on Movie Bloopers. This is what our readers have come up with!Baghban: AmitabhBachchan and Hema Malini are separated rightafter Holi (remember Amitabh singing Hori......

Sports Shorts: Delhi lifts Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in style

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday IMAGE: Delhi players celebrate. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Delhi lifted its maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after trouncing......

Games security stayed in shadows, kept focus on sport

From ordinary police on the beat to the shadows of Britain's security establishment, the sighs of relief are almost audible. Terrorism is an act of theatre, an adage goes, but thanks to firm and......