Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

This 'Super Sniffer' squad to protect India's cheetahs

A five-month-old German Shepherd 'Ilu' is under training at Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force's National Training Centre for Dogs to join the 'Supper Sniffer' squad in Madhya Pradesh. Ilu will soon......

Indian American heads top US science funding body

Eminent Indian-American scientist Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan on Tuesday officially took charge as Director of National Science Foundation, a day after United States President Donald Trump appointed......

How Maken plans to make northeast youth drop guns

It is the government's way of discouraging young men and women from the troubled states of the northeast region from picking up arms against them. They have finalised a scheme in which skill......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

Reliance-NVIDIA to build AI supercomputers in India

US technology company NVIDIA and billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries on Friday announced a partnership to build AI supercomputers in India. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

IBM bets big on India, to open more software development centres

US tech giant IBM is betting big on the India growth story and plans to open more software development centres in the country as it looks to partner with the government in its digitisation journey,......

Computer education sector seeks tax breaks

The India Computer Education Industry is going through a wave of change with the government's opening up the sector for private sector participation. The Governments at the Central and State......

Can Jayasuriya revive Sri Lankan cricket?

IMAGE: Sanath Jayasuriya took over as Sri Lanka Cicket's full-time Cricket Consultant for one year to ensure all-round development of the sport in the country. Photograph: Sanath......

16-year-old Harsimran invited to train at NBA Global Academy

Punjab's Harsimran Kaur was named MVP at the third NBA Academies Women's Program camp held in Mumbai last month. IMAGE: Harsimran Kaur will participate in practices, three-on-three scrimmages and......

Tall order: Bhullar wants to trigger basketball frenzy in India

‘There is so much skill here ... hope I can be a role model’ Sim Bhullar during a promotional tour in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Sim Bhullar knows it is going to be a tall order but the......

Join the search for India's fastest bowler

The third edition of Scorpio Speedster, the ten-city hunt for India's fastest bowler, will begin from Delhi on September 17. The popular nationwide event has now evolved into a new format that......

Sameer Ahuja helms Sports Museum of America

When New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg formally inaugurated the Sports Museum of America May 7, Sameer Ahuja saw a dream transform into vibrant reality. The nation's first and only interactive,......