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In Space, On a Joyride

Will space tourism with a niche market of serving only the uber-rich ever be profitable, asks Kumar Abishek. IMAGE: Sir Richard Branson poses on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ahead of......

Who will clean the Indian education system?

'Education is disconnected from social reality and does not even attempt to solve the real problems of our country,' observe Peehu Pardeshi and Sandeep Pandey. IMAGE: Amrendra Narayan. Photograph:......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

30 killed in 2 separate mass shootings in US

Ten people, including the gunman were killed in in Dayton's Oregon district, while another 20 were shot dead at a crowded Walmart store in the southern border town of El Paso in Texas. ......

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them everywhere -- in politics, in research, in the movies, even on YouTube, says......

India-born US judge will decide antitrust case against Google

India-born US district judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, has been assigned the justice department's crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google. IMAGE: US district judge Amit P Mehta.......

Lawsuit filed against Trump's new H-1B visa rules

Several individuals and organisations, including the US Chambers of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's recent rules......

Why we need to pay more for the water we use

'We have severely under-invested in waste water treatment.''We charge for water a minimal amount and we don't charge anything extra for providing sewerage service.''As a result, every water entity......

GDP vs young India

Instead of failing young Indians, the government should now focus laser-like on education, skilling, healthcare, and the environment, says Mihir S Sharma. India is failing its young people. Not......

Oprah, Rowling among richest self-made women

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey and Harry Potter author J K Rowling have been named among the world's richest self-made women, who have amassed personal fortunes of over a billion dollars, in a list......

Why Mira Nair's Films Speak To Me

Mira's films are alive, rocking and so true to the reality I know.They are gifts that I keep revisiting, and I cannot wait for what more she will share with us, notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE:......

Review: Article 15 will live with its audience

'Even though the film focuses on caste discriminations in rural India, it is first of all a riveting police procedural, and one of the best made in India,' says Aseem Chhabra. Towards the......

Kal Penn: I would love to shoot five Bollywood films simultaneously

'...But my strong suit will not be dancing,' Kal Penn tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com, in the concluding part of the interview. Part I of the interview: 'I'm not related to......

Oprah Winfrey receives honourary degree from Harvard

Here's what Hollywood has been up to lately. Television mogul Oprah Winfrey donned the traditional black-and-red graduation regalia as she was handed an honourary doctorate at the prestigious......

Desi films all set to rock New York

With two directors -- Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta -- whose films have been nominated for Oscars, and with the veteran actress Shabana Azmi and the relatively younger Preity Zinta joining the......

Athletics Worlds: USA finish with three more gold on final day

A round-up of results from the final day of the World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Sunday IMAGE: Rai Benjamin crosses the finish line to help USA win......

Security tightened for Chicago marathon after Boston attack

Increased security will be in effect for Sunday's Chicago Marathon, the first major marathon staged in the United States since the tragic April bombing at the Boston race, organizers and police......

David Cameron to teach Obama cricket. Can you help?

Sports can be a novel way of strengthening bilateral relations. Barack Obama and David Cameron seem to have gone ahead and taken the initiative in that direction. During the British Prime......

Tiger Woods announces comeback at April Masters

World No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods, who left the game last year in the midst of a damaging adultery scandal, announced on Tuesday he would make his comeback to professional golf at the US Masters in......

Somdev sets NCAA record

Tripura native Somdev Dev Varman, set to turn professional later this year, continues to add to his impressive list of tennis accomplishments as an amateur. On Thursday, the 23-year-old University......

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