Presentations were given by the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the principal scientific adviser to the government before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Climate on the Centre's COVID-19 preparedness.
If the stories weren't bound by their themes or expectations or if they weren't limited to the time and the medium, Mani Ratnam's Navarasa could have been something better, feels Divya Nair.
Sukanya Verma looks at what's looking hot on the OTT menu this week.
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It looks unlikely that a proper plan was in place or else the deaths could have been averted, reports Jyoti Mukul.
All you have to do is answer a simple question!
Shankar is India's answer to Hollywood, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Audience turnout is crucial to most exhibitors, since their discussions with film producers hinge on how many people will return to movie halls in the weeks ahead.
Seventeen containers on board amerchant vessel slipped off Okha West and began floating in sea prompting the Gujarat Maritime Board to sound an alert for ships approaching Gulf of Kutch, a major corridor for crude oil imports.
A sci-fi restaurant in China has employed robots to work as waiters, cooks, entertainers and receptionists.
Nasdaq listed Sanmia-SCI Corporation is to set up a software development laboratory and a global IT support centre in Chennai with an investment of over $4 million in phase one, according to a top executive of the company.
The Transformers' star was voted as the best sci-fi actress at the Spike TV Scream 2009 festival.
Bollywood has seen many iconic villains but it seems to keep returning to the ultimate baddie, Raavan.
'I want to have a long lasting and impactful presence as an artist on the screen and keep surprising myself.'
Amid the political spat, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) lent its weight to the prime minister's suggestion, noting that the idea of using wind turbines in generating water from moisture in air and separating oxygen from air is technically feasible.
'The business continuity clause will mean the Tatas will have to keep running the airline for three years, and cannot exit the flying business.'
Tamil star Suriya's 7aum Arivu was about a virus from China sent to Chennai to wreak havoc while Kaappan was about a locust attack the hero prevents in time -- both films in a sense foresaw what was to come, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Outlander is a sci-fi action flick with B grade CGIs, plenty of drama, romance, action and horror to make it look like a complete excuse for a Sunday family outing.
Important appointments at these companies have been stuck for long
'His family keeps telling him to take it easy, but he won't listen.'
Senior advocate and SCBA president Dushyant Dave Wednesday shot off a letter to the Chief Justice of India expressing disappointment at being allegedly deprived of an opportunity to speak at the farewell ceremony of Justice Arun Mishra. Dave wrote to the Chief Justice S A Bobde expressing "strong disappointment and condemnation" and said he will never again participate in any function being organised by the Supreme Court till his term as Supreme Court Bar Association president is over in December.
The launch of India's Mars Orbiter Mission has been delayed by almost a week and a decision on the new date would be taken on October 22, the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Saturday. The launch window for the MOM mission was earlier slated from October 28 to November 19 and a decision on the launch date was to be taken on Saturday.
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The 2010s and their impact on the Badshah's career.
The film will release on June 7.
The OTT menu is sparkling with brand new goodies. Here are Sukanya Verma's 10 recommendations for the week.
We celebrate Akshay's birthday by looking back at his top 20 blockbusters over the years.
The world's richest man and the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos bonded with Bollywood at a grand party thrown in his honour.
Russians win team Figure skating gold, Valieva first woman to land Games quads
Some of featured her in author-backed roles while others had her as a part of an ensemble cast.
His character Sasya in She, says Vijay Verma, 'is an extremely repellent character. It does everything that a decent human being wouldn't do.'
Starting 2014, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) will be held online for all streams of engineering. Here's what you need to know before you register for the test.
Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
Director Rakesh Roshan discusses Krrish 3 and his working relation with son Hrithik Roshan.
Nokia Asha 501 has got the first thing -- design -- that we Indians look for in a phone bang on.
In the year to date, 61 PSUs have lost an average of 22 per cent, with five companies losing more than half their share value. The BSE PSU index is down 10.6 per cent.
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The 56 and-a-half hour countdown for the launch of India's first space mission to Mars, slated for November 5, commenced on Sunday at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
'I want to something drastically different, where people will get the shock of their lives. But that has not happened yet.'
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