At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.
The magnetic observatory there recorded the geo-effect of the Coronal Mass Ejection of the 'extreme' solar flare that erupted from giant sunspot number 486, within 19 hours of its occurrence.
The Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion manoeuvre marks the beginning of the spacecraft's about 110-day trajectory to the destination around the L1 Lagrange point, a balanced gravitational location between the Earth and the Sun.
She was born in Morocco. Grew up in France. And finds fame in India.
'A person weighing 68 kilograms on the Earth would weigh only over 11 kg on the Moon'
India's first solar mission, if successful, will showcase ISRO's ability to explore the cosmos, explains Kumar Abishek.
It's got something to do with Hardik Pandya.
Zakir the bearded, cheerful auto man who meets us at Surat railway station has not heard about the eclipse.
'Bharat is a name that is 7000 years old.' 'We are not saying the name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat; we only recommended that the stress should be on Bharat.'
Bidyasagar Behera used to sell newspapers for a living. But that did not stop him from pursuing his education.
This is the first time in over 400 years that the two appeared so close to each other, though regular conjunctions take place every 20 years.
Deciphering its secrets will unlock the early history of not only our planet, but also of the star system, explains Kumar Abishek.
In the ancient world there is a great deal of give and take and reciprocal learning. India was an integral and important constituent of such interchanges of goods and ideas.
The partial solar eclipse is being observed in several parts of the country with Srinagar witnessing the maximum obscuration of the solar disc at 55 per cent.
Fashion house Vizyon showcased a collection inspired by the stars on Day One of Lakme Fashion Week. Head designer Ninon Palisse, who has worked with prestigious French fashion houses Emmanuel Ungaro and Chloe, is credited with creating the line. Take a look.
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka on Monday (local time) wons 2022 Booker Prize for fiction -- The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.
'For me the sari is a truly unique and versatile garment that owns its identity even as it transcends boundaries and geographies,' Sabyasachi wrote. 'Back when I was a young fashion student, I often wondered when I would see the sari at big global fashion events like the Met Gala.'
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Daddy Robes opened its new store in Los Angeles.
Daring outfits from the 2021 Met Gala.
The observatory is a fascinating place for kids and adults, discovers Ashish Narsale.
Nora Fatehi looked like a celestial diva in a figure-hugging Gauri & Nainika creation.
Eleven people died during a havan at Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Indore after they fell into a well as its cover caved-in under the weight of a huge crowd, while three others got fatally electrocuted during a Ram Navami procession in Rajasthan's Kota.
Presenting Amit Aggarwal's latest fashion edit, First Light.
The lamp has a round base decorated with beautiful patterns. It has slender and intricately -- designed ornamental stem with branches taking off at three levels.
Stunning images of the Super Flower Blood Moon has left people around the world gasping. A super blood moon is a combination of a total lunar eclipse and a brighter-than-usual supermoon. The biggest draw of this celestial event is that a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse are occurring simultaneously. In the past 10 years, there have been just 10 total lunar eclipses. The next total lunar eclipse will occur about a year from now. But a near-total eclipse will come on the night of November 18 to 19, says Diana Hannikainen, observing editor at Sky & Telescope.
As there won't be another total lunar eclipse until 2021, here are some of the images from around the world.
He recalled PM Modi's message at the United Nations and hailed India's mission "to save the planet from conflict and violence" through the principles of Buddhism.
Doctor G is outwardly all for women, but evidently has no interest in them, observes Sreehari Nair.
Krystle D'Souza turned showstopper for designer Shazia Naik
The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organisation which assigns official names and designations to celestial bodies, has recently confirmed the discovery of 18 new asteroids by Indian students as part of a global science programme.
The longest and darkest total lunar eclipse of the century will occur on Wednesday night, giving sky enthusiasts all over the country an opportunity to witness the event.
Pay attention skywatchers! Five of the planets in our solar system will align diagonally in the predawn night sky starting Thursday morning.
The skies turned ember but the so-called "blood moon", when the Earth's natural satellite turns strikingly red, remained elusive. Enthusiasts anxiously waited until past midnight for clouds to give way to the spectacular event to become visible.
On the occasion of Chinese New Year today, we bring you a look at what 2012, the Year of the Dragon has in store for you!
Amid heated debate on whether Makara jyoti of Lord Ayyappa shrine is celestial or manmade, the chief priest of Sabarimala temple on Sunday said the controversy was generated only to divert attention from the tragedy that killed 102 devotees.
Soha Ali Khan turned showstopper for Jigar and Nikita's Bindani.
The event will take place between 1046 IST and 1651 IST, according to Nehru Planetarium Director Piyush Pande.
The story of Iceland is the story of life, notes Payal Singh Mohanka after a recent journey to that fascinating land.
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