Thank heavens for these images! From a mesmerizing panorama of the aurora borealis in Iceland to a beautiful image of Comet Neowise, the Royal Observatory's annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has again produced some truly astounding images. Run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London in association with BBC Sky at Night Magazine and now in its thirteenth year, the competition this year received over 4,500 entries from around the world. The competition winners will be announced on September 16 at an online award ceremony, and displayed in London's National Maritime Museum that same month. Here's our favourite images from this year's batch.
We don't know how a film like this makes it to the theatres, without the exercise of any quality control.
United States President Barack Obama on Sunday made it clear that the US 'cannot impose' itself on India-Pakistan relations and called for a 'military response' in a 'significant ongoing way' against those who perpetrated terror attacks in Mumbai and New York.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the United States exceeding $1.7 trillion in the last one decade has created more than five million jobs in the US.
Rape accused Bahujan Samaj Party Member of Legislative Assembly Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi has threatened to take revenge on opposition parties, accusing them of implicating him in a false case. Dwivedi, 48, who represents Naraini seat in Uttar Pradesh assembly, was on the run after orders for his arrest were issued on Thursday in connection with the alleged criminal assault on the 17-year-old girl. The MLA was later sent to 14 days of judicial remand.
As many European countries struggle with high unemployment, sluggish economic growth and sovereign debt crises, the issue of migrant workers and labour mobility is becoming more controversial than ever.
Astronaut Scott Kelly, the commander of International Space Station's year-long space mission, tweeted a special image of south India on Monday.
'A month before he died, he rang me up to say he wanted to meet me. I was alarmed by the tone of his voice.'
A Pakistani court on Thursday sought a "fresh and comprehensive" response from the foreign ministry to a petition by Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Saeed asking it to direct the government to defend him in a United States lawsuit filed by relatives of victims of the 26/11 attacks.
United States space agency NASA said it would launch a water-related satellite in collaboration with India's ISRO.
Rhea wants a stay on the Bihar police probe.
Dean at Sastra University asks NASSCOM to allow campus recruitment by IT companies in the 7th semester instead of last.
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Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, is also believed to be in favour of decontrolling auto fuel prices to limit the government's subsidy outgo but a decision is unlikely in the next 7-10 days as United Progressive Alliance managers build political consensus on the issue, an oil ministry official said.
A Pakistani court directed authorities to temporarily block Facebook till May 31 on Wednesday over the holding of a competition on blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammed as protests against the social networking website were held across the country.
Kumbalangi Nights is one of those movies that will put you in a good mood every time you watch it, promises Anita Aikara.
"The results of these elections really open the way for President Rajapaksa to take important action to unify the country and get it back on a path of growth. It's a particularly important opportunity now to make progress on these important issues of reconciliation, power-sharing and accountability," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake told media persons.
Clarifying his stand on skipping Tuesday's meeting convened by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to help the four Naxal-affected states of West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand counter the Naxal problem, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he had prior commitments and was not informed about the meeting in advance.
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority will consider a proposal to manage the pension funds of companies at its board meeting on Wednesday, extending its role from being manager of individual pension plans.
The film will be produced by the actor, and directed by Shootjit Sircar.
Onkar Singh, a valuable member of the Rediff.com team over the years, breathed his last on January 13. Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who knew him intimately, remembers the ultimate newsman.
Applications are invited for admission to the post graduate programme (full-time) for the session 2008-09 for the following courses in architectural conservation, industrial design and urban design.
A Delhi Court on Monday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation for failing to issue a notice to the complainant before filing the closure report against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.
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Shows with rural setups highlighting issues like female infanticide, child marriage, caste system, poverty and forced marriages has found prominence on the small screen.
Puffing away on a cigarette to absorb the tension of the Indian Premier League has put Bollywood super star and owner of Kolkata Knight Riders team Shah Rukh Khan in a spot with the anti-smoking lobby. The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE), on Saturday protested against the filmstar who was shown on television smoking during an IPL match against Kings XI Punjab in Durban, on April 21.
Chitrashi Rawat on being evicted out of Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao and her tiff with the singer.
In Maqbool, Vishal Bhardwaj did a Godfather; in that he took something that was pulpy and fast and gripping, and made out of it something timeless and grand, feels Sreehari Nair.
Beginning Monday, a slew of new non-fiction shows will hit the idiot box.
Brit host Bruce Forsyth clarifies stand on Strictly Come Dancing race row.
Pakistan has said it will encourage the process of composite dialogue with India 'to reduce tensions and resolve all outstanding issues' between the two neighbouring countries.In a joint statement issued at the end of formal talks between visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and United States President George W Bush on Monday, the two sides said that the Pakistan-India composite dialogue process will be encouraged "to reduce tensions and build trust".
Air India management is in talks with pilots to find a way out to end the ongoing strike.
Marc Robinson tells us about the toughest part of being on the reality TV show.
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Coming up on television, a television show in which celebrities land up in Jungle
The pension of medal winners in international competitions, like the Olympics and Asian Games, has been doubled with effect from July 1, the Sports Ministry announced on Thursday. As per the revised rates of pension, medalists at the Olympic Games will get Rs 10,000 in place of Rs 5000 and gold medalists at the World Cup/World Championships in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines will draw Rs 8000 instead of Rs 4000 per month.
