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Telangana police to put in place tight security for Miss World pageant

Telangana police chief Jitender on Friday instructed officials to implement foolproof security measures for the upcoming Miss World pageant, which is being hosted by the state government. IMAGE:......

What's An Octopus Doing On A Street?

Greenpeace activists staged a protest demanding an end to deep sea mining outside the ministry of industry in Prague, Czech Republic, last week. IMAGE: An inflated purple octopus is placed......

10 things where Paul Octopus can make a difference

From match-making for young Indians to choosing the Indian cricket team to rescuing nations from economic ruin, many commentators feel Paul could be very useful. Will the octopus please help?......

OCTOPUS could have prevented Hyd blasts: Former top cop

The Organisation to Counter Terrorist Operations, or OCTOPUS was formed after the twin blasts at Lumbini Park and Gokul Chat Bhandar in Hyderabad. OCTOPUS was formed with the primary objective of......

OCTOPUS - Andhra Pradesh's terror response

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Monday evening approved the proposal to strengthen the state police force with the recruitment of an additional 35,831 personnel over a five-year period. The cabinet......

IBM signs deal with Polaris for social software solutions

Technology giant IBM has signed a contract with IT services firm Polaris Financial Technologies (FT) for using the US-based company's social software for a superior digital experience, improve......

What A380's failure can teach the shipping industry

As a model of transport, the A380 strikes a parallel -- a shared fragility -- with giant container ships, observes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: A container ship is loaded at a container terminal in......

Has Amazon actually broken India's e-commerce laws?

Objections from the competition regulator and powerful retailers’ associations could prompt a tightening of foreign direct investment rules for online sellers. Peerzada Abrar reports. IMAGE:......

Homes of the billionaires

When you have it all, you need a place to put it all. Multimillion-dollar yachts need to be docked. The de Koonings have to be hung. And you've got to park the Rolls somewhere. That's where the......

World's most expensive cruises

Bill Gates and Paul Allen did it together. So did Queen Beatrice of Holland and Enrique Iglesias. And in 2004, almost 11 million people worldwide did the same thing. Many did it two or three--or......

When Rekha ate raw octopus

Govind Menon is a man to watch out for.He convinced Mallika Sherawat to kiss 17 times in her launch film, Khwahish.And inBachke Rehna Re Baba, which will hit theatres on June 17,the directoreven......

Adarsh Gourav loses BAFTA to Anthony Hopkins

Nomadland dominates BAFTAs 2021 with four wins. IMAGE: Frances McDormand in Nomadland. Director Chloe Zhao's meditative drama Nomadland emerged as the top winner at the BAFTA Film Awards 2021 by......

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness Review

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a roller-coaster ride to be enjoyed on a summer afternoon, recommends Namrata Thakker. When Doctor Strange made an appearance in Spider-Man: No Way......

Oscars 2021: Nomadland wins BIG!

A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold. IMAGE: Peter Spears, Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Mollye Asher and Dan Janvey win Best Picture for......

2021 Oscar nominations: The Complete List

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the 93rd Academy Awards nominations on March 15. It must have been a thrill for the actress to announce her film, The White Tiger, in the& Best Adapted......

EURO 2024: Oracle orangutan backs Germany to win opener

The tournament starts on Friday in Munich, and Germany will start as strong favourites against Scotland. IMAGE: Walter the Orangutan predicts opening game result of Germany vs Scotland......

Angry Germans demand killing of octopus Paul

After Germany's heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to Spain in the World Cup semi-finals, angry German fans are calling to kill Paul, the psychic octopus, who had predicted that Spain would win last four......

Images: Spain is Octopus Paul's World Cup champion

Germany's oracle octopus Paul picked Spain to beat the Netherlands in the World Cup final on Sunday in a live television broadcast watched across Europe. The two-year-old celebrity octopus, who......

Paul the psychic octopus set to retire?

After successfully predicting the winners of the World Cup, Paul the octopus is set to retire. The oracle octopus correctly predicted Spain would win the World Cup by picking food out of a box with......

Octopus Paul predicts Spain will win Cup final

Soccer fans across Spain will be hoping a"psychic" two-year-old cephalopod's fabled skills of prophecy will hold true for one final time at the World Cup after Paul the octopus predicted victory......