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'Nicobar's exploitation portrayed as strategic defence project'

Over 70 scientists, environmentalists and former bureaucrats have urged the government to reconsider the Rs 92,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project, claiming that it is "an exploitative......

Gangster brings bottle full of mosquitoes in court, seeks net in jail

An undertrial gangster brought a plastic bottle filled with dead mosquitoes to a court in Mumbai to highlight their menace in the jail he is lodged in. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters Gangster......

Court raps ED, releases businessman arrested in UPA's Embraer deal

In an embarrassment to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a Delhi court on Thursday termed the arrest of an accused in a money laundering case linked to a UPA-era defence deal with aircraft......

PHOTOS: They cracked the Rubik's Cube with their toes

Fans of the colourful puzzle, invented by Hungarian architect Erno Rubik in 1974, descended on Sao Paulo from over 40 countries, to take part in three days of intensive Rubik's Cube World......

30 more people test positive for Zika virus in Kanpur; total count 66

Thirty more people have tested positive for Zika virus in Kanpur, taking the total number of those infected in the district to 66, a senior official said on Friday. IMAGE: Genetically modified......

Use of 10% ethanol-blended petrol saved over Rs 41,000 crore

Use of 10 per cent ethanol-blended petrol has led to a saving of over Rs 41,000 crore in the foreign exchange for the country, minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Ashwini......

Heineken can now buy extra stake in United Breweries

While UB is the country's largest beer company, Heineken is the world’s second-largest brewer after Anheuser-Busch InBev. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters The Competition Commission of......

Retail inflation cools to 10-month low of 3.69% in Aug

RBI will be considering this set of data for formulating its next bi-monthly monetary policy on October 5. Retail inflation cooled to 10-month low of 3.69 per cent in August mainly due to a fall......

Brazil's Embraer eyes Indian skies

The company, which ranks after Airbus and Boeing in the commercial aircraft market globally, has lost value rapidly, especially in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Indian government is keen......

Ecommerce firms ask govt for 6-month curfew passes

The companies have asked for digital curfew passes as e-retailers feel if more lockdowns are ordered after April 14, it is extremely difficult and time-consuming process to acquire the passes from......

Hero, Mr Jones, Star Wars... OTT Treats!

Life, history, adventure, Sukanya Verma offers a rather feverish schedule on OTT this week. NayattuWhere to watch: NetflixLanguage: Malayalam (with subtitles) Three cops on the run after they are......

The Arrival Contest: Win COOL Prizes

All you have to do is answer a simple question! Haven't seen a sci-fi alien movie in a while, and really want to? You're in luck. Arrival arrives to Indian screens on November 25, and promises to......

How Mira Nair's hubby helped Forest

When Forest Whitaker was preparing for his role as Idi Amin in director Kevin Macdonald's The King of Scotland, he read a lot of books and met with several people -- the late Ugandan dictator's......

PIX: Aishwarya's Date With Michael Douglas

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan joined Hollywood actors Michael Douglas, Forest Whitaker and United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon to commemorate the International Peace Day on September 21......

PIX: Vidya, Nandita Das at Cannes closing ceremony

Attending the closing ceremony of the 66th Cannes International Film Festival and the premiere of Forest Whitaker starrer crime film Zulu, Vidya Balan joined fellow jury members in a two-toned......

Hamilton's 2008 F1 title didn't happen fairly: Massa

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton, racing for McLaren at the time, eventually beat Ferrari's Felipe Massa by a point for the first of his record-equalling seven championships. Photograph: Paulo......

Cricket Buzz: ICC refuses to recognise USACA events involving India

IMAGE: Team India in a huddle. Photograph: BCCI The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday refused to give recognition to two bilateral series being planned by the expelled United......

PIX: Hamilton wins Brazil GP and 5th F1 title despite engine trouble

IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates with the constructors championship trophy and the race trophy after winning the Brazil F1 GP at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, in Interlagos, Sao Paulo on......

Neymar operation successful says Brazil confederation

'He will be re-evaluated in around six weeks' IMAGE: Soccer fans pose in front of Mater Dei hospital, where soccer star Neymar underwent surgery on a fractured metatarsal and a sprained ankle, in......

No way back for Pietersen despite Cook sacking

Kevin Pietersen. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images England cricket chiefs have moved quickly to make it clear that Alastair Cook's dismissal as one-day captain has not opened the door for a......