Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 -- first pictures released

  Naturally the best!   Possums, primates and disappearing habitats all feature among the first images to be released from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 awards.   The......

INS Kalvari a toothless shark?

The Scorpene submarine doesn't have enough firepower; it will share 64 obsolescent SUT torpedoes till the Indian Navy is supplied with 100 heavyweight torpedoes -- a process that could take more......

'BJP's days in Madhya Pradesh are numbered'

'Tribals of India have seen through the RSS's hidden agenda' 'Youth were tricked by Modi's high-flying propaganda' Congress leader Kantilal Bhuria, who wrested the Ratlam Lok Sabha seat in Madhya......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world. The man with an ear on his arm Photograph: Nina Sellars Award-winning Australian performance artist Stelarc has grown a......

Move over Innova Crysta, Mahindra Marazzo will soon be here!

Marazzo in Basque means ‘shark’, and the sleek beast is what the design of Mahindra’s new Multi Utility Vehicle is based on. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com reports from the Marazzo's......

Hyundai Creta makes for a great buy in the compact SUV segment

Opt for the top-spec trims, you get four additional airbags, Hill Start Assist and Vehicle Stability Management as well. The Hyundai Creta was launched in 2015 in India and went on to become a......

As Sorrell's reign ends WPP stares at an uncertain future

Whatever happens to WPP, the marketing communications business will no longer be the same again, says Sreekant Khandekar. Rarely has that awful cliche, “end of an era”, been more......

To scale up, Tata Steel goes the start-up route

The idea is to create a start-up-like activity with a small business unit. Tata Steel is inculcating the spirit of ‘start-up’ with project Innovent, a programme aimed at developing......

What if the Oscars surprise?

By all accounts, the real race for the Oscar crown is between the lean and suspenseful $30 million Million Dollar Baby and the huge, colourful and intermittently engaging $110 million The......

Is Bride's UK honeymoon over?

The celebrations were indeed short lived. Last week's British chart topper Bride & Prejudice was knocked off to the fourth place on the chart, losing 48 percent of the audiences from its first......

Shark Tale still on top!

The wooden puppets of Team America: World Police just couldn't sink their teeth into the sea creatures as the animated hit Shark Tale held on to the top with a strong $22 million in North......

Exorcist scares away competition!

The much maligned Exorcist: The Beginning opened at the top with a not-so-disastrous $18.1 million.The film was shot twice. The first version byPaul Schrader was discarded because the producers......

All soccer games in England postponed to mourn Queen, cricket and rugby go ahead

Third Test between England and SA to resume on Saturday IMAGE: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth is displayed at a bus stop outside Westminster Abbey, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth, in......

T20 fever hits English county cricket

The "sold out" signs are springing up around England's county cricket grounds as the Twenty20 revolution gathers pace. The country's domestic Twenty20 competition begins its sixth year on......