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A Special Place Under The Sun, And Moon!

Even as the scientists and staff at Mission Operations Complex broke into applause, the core team members thanked all those who had worked on the mission.Quietly and without jingoistic boasting of......

'Malaysia strain' COVID-19 virus no cause for concern

The mutant form of the novel coronavirus reported from Malaysia as being “10 times more infectious” is not a concern for India as it is widely prevalent here and isn't any more virulent......

COVID-19 in India may have orginated from EU, Middle East: Study

The novel coronavirus in India may have originated from Europe, the Middle East, Oceania and South Asia regions, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. IMAGE: A......

'Please help this old lady locate her husband'

February 7, 1968. Chandigarh. It was seven in the morning. Just before leaving for duty, Radio Officer Flight Sergeant A D Somasundaram told his wife Vijayalakshmi he would skip the afternoon......

Navy deploys submarine to search for missing coastguard plane

The fate of three crew members onboard Coast Guard's Dornier aircraft that went missing on Monday remained unknown on Wednesday even as Navy deployed a submarine as part of massive search......

India's Q1 gold demand declines 18% to 135.5 tonnes

India's gold demand declined 18 per cent to 135.5 tonnes in the first three months of this year, mainly due to a sharp rise in prices, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). Photograph: Petar......

Record high prices to weigh on demand for gold

The demand for gold is expected to take a hit if the price of the yellow metal — which has been hovering around Rs 60,000, a level never seen before — remains elevated. Illustration:......

Global gold demand in Q1 falls 8% to 948.4 tonnes

Global gold demand has seen a year-on-year decline of 8 per cent during the April-June period to 948.4 tonnes and going ahead further monetary tightening and continued dollar strength may pose......

Hike in import duty on gold may fuel smuggling

The government has hiked gold import duty to 15 per cent from 10.75 per cent to check the current account deficit (CAD) and rising import of the yellow metal. Illustration: Dominic......

India's gold demand up 19% in Q1 at 76 tonne: WGC

India's gold demand increased by 19.2 per cent to 76.1 tonne during the April-June quarter this year, largely due to low base effect, owing to the nationwide lockdown that hit economic activity......

'I wanted my superhero to laugh at himself'

'I want the audience to smile when they see my film.' IMAGE: Tovino Thomas in Minnal Murali. Basil Joseph, the 31-year-old director of the Malayalam blockbuster Minnal Murali, is a happy man. His......

Pooja Hegde, Allu Arjun, Ranveer's Big Award Night

The 10th edition of South Indian International Awards took place in Bengaluru over the weekend. Pushpa: The Rise was the big winner at the event, which also saw a liberal sprinkling of......

Ever Met A Superhero In A Lungi?

'Some people believe that guys with muscles don't have a sense of humour.''We wanted to prove them wrong.' IMAGE: Tovino Thomas in Minnal Murali, which streams on Netflix. Photograph: Kind......

Minnal Murali Review

It's not every day that you see a superhero in a lungi running over cars, bashing the bad guy and saving village folk, observes Divya Nair. It must be over a year ago when I watched an interview......

Can you guess who this is?

Who could this fearsome chap be? This Bollywood actor makes his Tamil film debut in Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai. The actor has also co-produced Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai, which is being directed......

Meet the man replacing Arshdeep and Akash Deep

IMAGE: Anshul Kamboj is a worthy addition to the squad after his impressive effort for India A against the England Lions in two side games prior to the Test series. Photograph: Anshul......

Kerala frustrate AP

Middle order batsmen Sunil Oasis and C Hemanth Kumar notched up an unfinished 119-run fourth wicket partnership to enable Kerala reach 210 for 3 against Andhra Pradesh on the third day of the Ranji......