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When Should Rahul Embark On BJY 2.0?

Should he begin the yatra from Gujarat's Porbandar, the birthplace of the Mahatma, on October 2, and skip campaigning for the five assembly polls? IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leads the......

3rd Lunar mission in 15 years! Moon truly beckons ISRO

Three Lunar missions in 15 years! It seems the Moon truly beckons ISRO. And why not? IMAGE: An image of the Moon captured by the Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC) from an altitude of about......

Chandrayaan-3: All set, for touchdown and history

India is at the cusp of scripting history, as ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) is all set to touch down on the lunar surface on Wednesday evening, making it......

Indian-origin MIT professor Hari Balakrishnan bags Marconi prize

Hari Balakrishnan, an Indian-origin MIT professor, has received the prestigious Marconi Prize for his fundamental discoveries in wired and wireless networking, mobile sensing, and distributed......

Dominique Lapierre, author of City of Joy, passes away at 91

Dominique Lapierre, the bestselling French author well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled ‘The City of Joy', has died aged 91, his wife has confirmed. IMAGE: Celebrated......

FX derivatives mkt in a fix before new RBI rules

Exchange-traded currency derivatives volumes are likely to drop in view of new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules, casting a cloud over further participation of retail investors and proprietary......

Jio Fin's removal from BSE postponed to Aug 29

Leading stock exchange BSE on Tuesday postponed the removal of Jio Financial Services Ltd, the demerged non-banking financial services unit of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group, from all the S&P BSE......

Mukesh Ambani completes 20 years as Reliance boss

Mukesh Ambani, who took over the reins of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) after the sudden demise of his legendary industrialist father Dhirubhai Ambani, completes 20 years at the helm during which......

Govt doubles gas price to record levels; CNG rates may go up

The government on Thursday more than doubled the price of natural gas that is used to produce electricity, make fertilisers, turned into CNG and piped to household kitchens for cooking, on the back......

'Sure we have Chinese investors, but...'

'That does not mean our management is in some third party's control.' IMAGE: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm's parent, One97 Communications. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters "We......

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Web series that you will be watching this year! Do Read: Watch Vijay......

Is Nayattu anti-Dalit? Is Karnan pro-Dalit?

'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning......

'I am glad we are born in a country full of taboos'

'What is the fun of making a film without any message?' Ayushmann Khurrana has had six back-to-back hits in three years. He likes to tackle various issues that the common man faces and seems to......

Review: Qarib Qarib Singlle is a bad trip

If you happen to like this film, I have to assume there’s something seriously wrong with your idea of a journey, says Sreehari Nair. In Qarib Qarib Singlle, the camera starts out mimicking......

Give Gowariker credit for Mohenjo Daro

'Ashutosh Gowariker's Mohenjo Daro does what many history books could not have done.''He awakens interest in the ancient civilisation of Harapppa and Mohenjo Daro,' says Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE:......

Money, money, money: the cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Games

IMAGE: The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building.Photograph:......

The cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Olympics

IMAGE: Although the cancellation scenario is looking less likely by the day, global insurers would face a hefty bill should that happen, with estimates running to a loss of $2-3 billion.......

CA thanks 'friends at BCCI' for home series amid pandemic

Slams Channel 7 for talking game down. IMAGE: CA's interim CEO Nick Hockley. Photograph: Mark Evans/Getty Images Cricket Australia Interim CEO Nick Hockley on Tuesday slammed broadcast partner......

Aggrieved Channel 7 says CA "terrified" of BCCI

The channel's contention is that the top bosses in CA gave preference to the wishes of the BCCI, the sport's most powerful governing body, as well as its other domestic broadcasting partner Foxtel.......

What's at stake if Olympics fall victim to coronavirus

The chilling impact of the coronavirus on an already struggling Japanese economy, and on global growth if the spread did not peak, meant Japan's GDP could show zero or even negative growth in the......

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