IMAGE: A sinkhole swallows a truck in Pune. Photograph: ANI A surgery for a parrot. The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also see: The Neelakurinji blossoms again after 12......
An Indian scientist claims to have identified two plants in the Nilgiri hills that may contain a cure for life-threatening diseases caused by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV).The finding assumes......
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Besides his strategic and tactical acumen, it was his amazing personality, quick wit and ability to remain unflustered under any circumstances that stood him apart from almost any leader one has......
Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan was the pilot of the crashed Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17V5 helicopter, carrying Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and 13 others, informed sources. IMAGE:......
Ajit Balakrishnan on the evolution of a cultural symbol. IMAGE: Mark Zuckerberg, Marlon Brando and Peter Thiel. Photographs: Getty Images I stood gazing admiringly at the perfect green......
In the days of the Raj, the British and the maharajas used to retreat from the hot and humid capitals of Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, and Madras and head for the hills. They created a......
The railways heritage lines that are part of the UNESCO-accorded sites list include Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and Kalka Shimla Railway. As part of its plan to monetise......
Big companies are now increasingly venturing into agri-business. But they are finding that it's not easy to reach out to the farmers. So, they are trying out new models.Farmers, too, face a similar......
The world-famous Darjeeling tea is losing its flavour even as it struggles with falling production, says Avishek Rakshit. IMAGE: The key problem which plagues the Darjeeling gardens is the......
Rishi Kapoor plays a 90-year old grandfather in Shakun Batra's Kapoor & Sons. His grandchildren are played by Fawad Khan, Siddharth Malhotra and Alia Batt, and the shooting is underway in......
Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon, Breeze Sharma did so, the fastest Indian ever.Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi spoke to the Indian Navyman to find out how he did it. Not every man survives a......