Terrorism, cyber security, climate change dominate Modi-Obama talks

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to reporters after meeting with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters India and......

Rocket science may change forever with a landing on earth

What goes up must come down. In the science of rocketry, it always comes down with a thud.But that equation may change somewhat on Tuesday as SpaceX tries to land a rocket on earth. Rocket Falcon 9......

How a ship container solved the toilet problem in a TN village

A used shipping container transforms the lives of women in a remote Tamil Nadu village. Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com reports. 'For the first time in our lives, we bathe before we head to school; that......

Modi and Obama set out to create a model for the world

Moving ahead with their new mantra -- Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to deepen cooperation in......

'Andhra Pradesh is Gujarat of the East coast'

The truncated state, despite claims of having started at a disadvantageous position, now comes third in ease of doing business and has a host of other achievements under its belt. On June 20,......

Sensex ends below 21,000; Tata Power up 5.5%

Markets extended gains for a second consecutive session to close at its highest level in more than a month with the Sensex up 39 points or 0.2% at 20,996 and the Nifty gained 19 points or 0.3% to......

Road to loan recovery tough for banks

Bankers have a reason to worry. Nearly two-thirds of all corporate borrowings are by companies whose stock prices are languishing at multi-year lows.Finance Minister P Chidambaram recently asked......

Govt readies plan B for disinvestment

With anaemic markets putting paid to big-bang market-led disinvestment plan for the year, the government is reworking its strategy to reach closer to its Budget target of Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400......

'Can't Kimi crash into Alonso?'

Suzuka changed the face of the Championship.Michael Schumacher led the Japanese Grand Prix but an engine failure with less than 20 laps to go effectively ended his Championship campaign. Now the......