'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' IMAGE: Preeti Roy with Mother Teresa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preeti Roy Preeti Roy is......
'This may open up doors for private players in India to collaborate with global players in commercial missions.' IMAGE: Artemis team members pose for a photograph at an event during which NASA......
Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla says it was an “incredible" and a "life-changing" experience to see the Earth from space during her maiden trip on Virgin Galactic's first......
Virgin Galactic spaceship Unity carrying a crew of four, including British billionaire Richard Branson, dabbled into space and returned to Earth safely, a live stream of the event showed on Sunday.......
Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday became the third Indian-American woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic's first fully-crewed......
'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank,' Sachin Bansal tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It might just be a......
Kardassis, who quit the airline in 2013, will advise Goyal and senior management on cost-saving and productivity improvement Nikos Kardassis, the two-time chief executive officer of Jet Airways,......
An Indian origin attorney based in Switzerland is turning out to be a key man of Vijay Mallya’s empire abroad. Sixty-four-year-old Jay Vallabh is named director and authorised signatory in......
Were they sleeping till now? retorts Mallya, as he and United Spirits get set for a lengthy legal battle When Diageo Plc, the British liquor major, took over United Spirits from UB Group in a......
The wait for paying passengers to see Earth from the vantage point of space looked a lot longer on Friday, following the fatal crash of Virgin Galactic’s first spaceship, but aspiring space......
The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......
The Big Sick is packed with delicious details, moments and scenes that makes the film stand apart as a smart rom-com, says Aseem Chhabra. What is it with desi stand-up comics in the US? In the......
The lines for the eagerly awaited The Avengers will be very long, and the May 4 US release could gross as much as $150 million in its first weekend in North America alone.But a number of well......
Surely, the adrenaline pumping adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was the leader at the world box-office, earning more than $160 million over the weekend, taking its gross to an......
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand had to hold himself with black and he survived many anxious and nearly catastrophic positions under the normal......
Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas. IMAGE: Rio 2016......
Less than one year after Spain beat the Netherlands to win the World Cup, the circus starts again on Wednesday although the opening match of the 2014 qualifying tournment will cause barely a......
Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mailHis secondHis thirdHis fourthHis 5th:......
Formula One will have 12 teams this season, instead of a planned 13, after a late replacement for the USF1 entry was ruled out by the governing body on Wednesday. The International Automobile......