September 23 will have equal day and night

The sun will on Thursday cross the plane of the earth's equator making day and night of approximately equal duration. The event known as equinox is eagerly awaited by space enthusiasts as it takes......

Century's longest solar eclipse on July 22

Sky gazers are awaiting the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century on July 22 as it will provide a rare opportunity to witness the grand event for the people in west, central, east and......

Lunar eclipse to greet sky watchers on Saturday

A penumbral lunar eclipse will greet sky watchers in the wee hours of Saturday, the last of three lunar eclipses this year. The penumbral eclipse will begin at 03:20:38 am and end at 07:19:49 am.......

Remembering Homi Bhabha

On Dr Homi J Bhabha's 110th birth anniversary, Dr K S Parthasarathy shares some personal memories of the legendary nuclear scientist. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha/Facebook......

Great movies coming up this year!

This year has quite a few interesting releases coming up, and we're not only talking about Akshay Kumar-starrer,Singh is Kinng. From the stables of The Indian Film Company is Kidnap, starring......

Readers' choice: Worst actors of 2002

Thu Dec 26 21:01:21 2002 Name:ajit gokhaleCity, Country:usaYour Views:Worst actor is hard to pick as there are so many today.Thu Dec 26 21:18:51 2002 Name:Dr.J.MukherjeeCity, Country:New......