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Did You Miss The Hybrid Solar Eclipse?

It's a rare type of eclipse. A phenomenon that changes the moon's appearance from annular (the moon appears visually smaller and is not able to fully cover the sun) to total (when the moon......

Modi Prepares Govt For Harsh Summer

Prime Minister Modi called for optimal grain storage, fire audits and mock drills in hospitals as preparations for the harsh summer forecast by the meteorological department. IMAGE: A worker......

Queen Rests At Westminster Hall

A man who will be 74 in exactly two months' time, his sister who turned 72 on August 15, his brothers who are 62 and 58 respectively and an uncle who is 78 walked for 38 minutes in an elegant and......

UK's PM-in-waiting Liz Truss remains committed to India ties

Newly-elected Conservative Party leader and prime minister in waiting Liz Truss is among the senior British politicians known for championing deeper India-UK strategic and economic ties, describing......

'Modi has done little to punish China'

'It is only when Beijing sees a country with an infirm political will such as India that it acts up as the PLA has done in eastern Ladakh.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi with Xi......

Hindujas turn London's World War II era war office into a luxury hotel

The Old War Office (OWO) of Britain's World War II era prime minister Winston Churchill opened its doors as a brand-new luxury hotel in London with a glittering launch event, complete with surprise......

Explained: How humans will travel in hyperloop

What engineering problems make it hard to use 17th century physics to move lots of people quickly across serious distances? Devangshu Datta has the answers. IMAGE: Pune to Mumbai in under 30......

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality.So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?We find out... IMAGE: Ajit Pai at a......

What ails the Chinese economy?

Beijing needs to prevent things from getting more interesting, notes Rahul Jacob 'So many out-of-the-way things had happened lately that Alice began to think that very few things indeed......

Meet little masters of the brand market

It's a classic David versus Goliath duel.On the one hand are the minnows; on the other, giants. But the tiny ones are beginning to challenge the big boys on their turf, making them squirm in their......

SLB Campaigns For BAFTAs For Gangubhai

IMAGE: Alia Bhatt in and as Gangubai Kathiawadi. Sanjay Leela Bhansali delivered his first ever masterclass at the home of British cinema, BAFTA, as part of the BAFTA Awards campaign for Gangubai......

The Crown Season 5 Review

The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot. Coming out as it does a few weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II (and some months after Prince Philip's......

Bald Jada Cheers for Will Smith

The 27th Critics Choice Awards was held at the Century Plaza Hotel in California on the same night as the BAFTAs. There were a lot of happy faces, as Hollywood's big winners made waves in the......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

Are You Ready For Avatar 2?

The next 12 months will see many world cinema heavyweights unveiling exciting new films. IMAGE: A scene from Avatar. In 2021, ending a year-and-a-half of pandemic-induced delays and disruptions,......

Pooran, Holder, Mayers skip central deals, eye T20I glory

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/X Joining the growing tribe of cricketers who stay away from the country's central contract, premier white ball players Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holders and Kyle Mayers......

PIX: All roads lead to Hangzhou for Asian Games Opening Ceremony

Organisers hope a high-tech opening ceremony on Saturday will help drum up excitement for the Games. The Asian Games Opening Ceremony kicks off at 1600 IST. IMAGE: India's flag bearers Lovlina......

Russians will be winning 'medals of blood' if allowed in Olympics

'The Russian army is killing Ukrainian athletes and coaches and destroying sports grounds as well as sports halls' 'The medals that Russian athletes are going to win are medals of blood, deaths and......

Women's WC: Indian batters must raise their game against WI

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Women/Twitter India's under-performing top-order will be keen to display way more intent to bring the team's campaign back on track when it squares off against a......

World Cup warm-up tie: Indian women thrash Windies

IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana was in her element. Photograph: BCCI Women/Twitter India will enter the ICC Women's World Cup with their tails up after opener Smriti Mandhana's 67-ball 66 and the......

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