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Baby feet, nausea: Why Sunita Williams won't feel at home on Earth

Seeing astronauts floating around weightlessly inside the International Space Station may be fun but the absence of gravity has its effects on long-duration space travellers, who experience......

Orry, others booked for drinking near Vaishno Devi shrine

Social media influencer Orry and seven others were booked for allegedly consuming alcohol at a hotel in Katra, the base camp for the pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's......

'Life sprouts in space': ISRO successfully germinates cowpea seeds

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said the cowpea seeds it had sent to space onboard the PSLV-C60 POEM-4 platform have germinated under microgravity conditions within four......

Is Sunita Williams In Danger?

Astronauts aboard the space station have found themselves facing a foe far tinier than any rogue asteroid: A joint study by IIT-Madras and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- under Principal......

'Rahul should not contest from Wayanad'

'He should not come to Kerala and fight against the CPI which is an integral part of the INDIA alliance' IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Pazhassi Raja at his tomb at Mananthavadi......

Uncle Sam's Dollar Ponzi Scheme

US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value.India must act early to avoid being dragged down, suggests R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic......

Growing crops in space, reaping the benefits on Earth

The ongoing experiments on Moon, Mars and elsewhere could translate into better crop yields and hardier plants that could thrive in inhospitable parts of the world, says Devangshu Datta. IMAGE:......

eBay: 10 dream adventures @ Re 1 each

Internet auction firm eBay India announced on Monday 10 adventurous and romantic auctions with bids starting at Re 1 each for activities varying from flying a combat aircraft to watching F1 Grand......

Freebies fly in Mumbai slugfest

Newspaper readers in Mumbai are being pampered like never before. With three major newspapers set for launch in the next few months, the marketing war has reached a feverish pitch.Consider......

Travel in space @ $200K

A lot has changed since the first man ventured into space in 1961: Pluto is no longer a planet, space tourism is slowly becoming a reality, and NASA just announced it's reviving its mission to......

Zoya Akhtar to work with Ranveer Singh?

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar recently caught up with Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar. She shared a picture on Instagram and wrote:......

Is Master worth remembering?

At the cost of disappointing Vijay fans, says Divya Nair, I can safely say that Master is watchable for Sethupathi and Das. IMAGE: Vijay Sethupathi with Vijay in Master. Days before I was asked to......

The Star Trek mystique is alive and well

Star Trek is middle-aged and a bit tired but it's definitely here to stay, feels Shuma Raha. In an early scene of the film Star Trek Beyond, the latest edition of the Star Trek franchise, Captain......

Bollywood's SPACE adventures!

When it comes to courtship, Bollywood's romantics aim for the stars and moon. But when it comes to space travel, they develop cold feet. Neither Sushant Singh Rajput’s dream project,......

Ileana plays a bad ass, finally!

'I have the best role in Baadshaho.''The film revolves around my character, so it doesn't get any better than that.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ileana D'Cruz/Instagram Clothes hang on a rack,......

Baby feet, nausea: Why Sunita Williams won't feel Earth like home

Seeing astronauts floating around weightlessly inside the International Space Station may be fun but the absence of gravity has its effects on long-duration space travellers, who experience......

PIX: Usain Bolt toasts zero-gravity with champagne

IMAGE: Retired sprinter Usain Bolt poses as he enjoys zero gravity conditions during a flight in a specially modified plane above Reims, France. All Photographs: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Usain Bolt......

FIR filed against swimming coach at SAI centre

IMAGE: The matter was brought to light by some athletes of SAI, STC Solalgaon and their coach on the sidelines of selection trials in Guwahati. Photograph: Rediff Graphics Athletes at the SAI......

The HOTTEST Sporting Buzz is here!

Rediff.com brings you the buzz around celebrity sportspersons and their glamorous lives! The American supermodel Kate Upton has posed in a zero-gravity chamber for a stunning Sports......

'Ashwin, Yasir or Lyon don't have enough variations to survive in ODIs'

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin and Nathan Lyon share a laugh. Photograph: ICC/Twitter The likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Nathan Lyon have been world class bowlers in Tests but their failure to......

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