Axiom Space Selected To Lead Next Private Astronaut Mission To ISS

American space infrastructure developer Axiom Space, Inc. has been selected to lead the next private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Announcing this, NASA said it has signed a mission order with Axiom Space for the third private astronaut mission to the ISS, targeted to launch no earlier than November from the U.S. space […]

‘Complete fiction’: Zoho CEO Vembu denies wife’s allegations in magazine

Sridhar Vembu, Zoho Corp’s chief executive officer (CEO), said on Tuesday a report that he financially abandoned his wife and son is “complete fiction”. An article in Forbes magazine alleged Vembu, founder of the Indian SaaS company, had abandoned his wife Pramila Srinivasan and their special needs son in the US in 2020. Srinivasan and […]

Why investors have largely ignored Indus Towers

Telecom infrastructure player Indus Towers has been largely ignored by investors with occasional bursts of trading when there’s news flow. For example, the stock fell from Rs 188 (Jan 1, 2023) to Rs 135 (Jan 27) and then bounced back to Rs 165 in early February as the Government of India (GoI) converted Vodafone Idea’s […]

Facebook’s parent Meta to fire another 10,000 people

Meta has now become the first major tech company to announce a second round of layoffs. Facebook’s parent company Meta announced on Tuesday it will fire another 10,000 people, implementing a second round of jobs cuts after it slashed 11,000 positions in November last year, to improve its financial performance in a “difficult environment”. Meta […]

Allison Janney Signs With CAA

EXCLUSIVE: CAA on Tuesday announced its signing of Allison Janney — the Academy Award-winning actress who has also been recognized over the course of her career with six Emmys, a Golden Globe, 7 SAG Awards, 2 Critics’ Choice Awards, a BAFTA, an Independent Spirit Award and other accolades. Related Story ‘John Wick’ Franchise Creator Derek […]

Monday Market Crash: Advice For Investors

‘Such big falls are quite frequent these days, so do not try to time this market.’‘Use big dips to accumulate quality stocks.’ Kedar Kadam, director, Listed Investments, tells Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com why the Indian markets saw a selloff frenzy on Monday, March 13. The 50-stock bellwether Nifty fell almost 260 points (1.5 per cent), the […]

Rolly Crump Dies: Legendary Disneyland Designer Was 93

Rolly Crump, one of Disneyland’s most important designers who made crucial contributions to such attractions as the Haunted Mansion, It’s a Small World and the Enchanted Tiki Room, died Sunday at his Carlsbad, California, home where he was under hospice care. He was 93. His death was announced on the Facebook page of his autobiography […]

Michelle Yeoh Becomes First Asian Woman To Win Oscar For Best Actress

It was a triumphant Sunday night for the eccentric sci-fi comedy drama Everything Everywhere All at Once as it swept seven awards at the Oscars, including best film and best actress. Michelle Yeoh’s performance in the film won her the award for best actress in a leading role, making her the first woman of Asian […]