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TN braces for heavy rain on Wednesday, red alert in 8 districts

As the Northeast monsoon intensified across Tamil Nadu, the regional weather office on Tuesday issued heavy rainfall alert to a number of districts, while Chief Minister M K Stalin reviewed the......

'Life sprouts in space': ISRO successfully germinates cowpea seeds

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said the cowpea seeds it had sent to space onboard the PSLV-C60 POEM-4 platform have germinated under microgravity conditions within four......

Shubhanshu Shukla grows moong, methi in Space

In the final leg of his space sojourn, Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla turned into a farmer, taking photos of 'moong' and 'methi' seeds sprouting in petri dishes and inserting them......

Splashdown! Shubhanshu Shukla Is Back On Earth!

With waves and smiles, Shubhanshu Shukla returned to Earth on Tuesday after an 18-day stay on the International Space Station, a feat that holds the promise to herald India's own human spaceflight......

Shuks eyes Gaganyaan after historic ISS mission

As the Dragon spacecraft carrying astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned to Earth after an 18-day stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), it carried with it more than just scientific data......

India's Space Manufacturing Boom

The $1.2 billion in-space manufacturing market is expected to grow and be worth more than $20 billion by 2033. IMAGE: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla during an experiment onboard the International......

HSBC downgrades Indian stock markets to 'neutral' from 'overweight' for 2025

As India faces slowing economic growth, HSBC Global Research has downgraded the Indian stock market outlook from "overweight" to "neutral". Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters In a report, the......

Small farming: Idea sprouts in US

Small farming is gaining favour in the US, while in India policy makers hold it responsible for the ills in agricultural growth. According to a report released by USDA last month, the number of......

BPO challenge sprouting in Third World: Gartner

Even as there is a backlash against outsourcing in the United States, the Indian information technology industry may soon have to grapple with another challenge: competition from other developing......

Trailer Review: Superboys Of Malegaon Is All Heart

The story of Superboys Of Malegaon is so heartening that the film -- in the hands of an accomplished director like Reema Kagti -- is bound to be a worthy watch, feels Deepa Gahlot. In 2008, Faiza......

2024's 10 Must Watch K-Dramas

In 2024, Korean dramas were all about out-of-the-box creativity or romantic couples to root for the ages. Sukanya Verma lists 10 shows that have her (Korean finger) heart. Lovely RunnerWhere......

Ullozhukku Review: Must Watch!

What makes Ullozhukku worth recommending is its ability to surrender to the surprises and yet grow with its characters, observes Divya Nair. When you think of the rains, one of the most common......

10 Most Buzzworthy K-Dramas On OTT

Once a K-drama buff, always a K-drama buff. Remember our beginner's guide to one of the most popular phenomena in the world right now? Sukanya Verma lists 2024's 10 most buzzworthy South Korean TV......

Why Aattam Is A Masterpiece

What follows is essentially a long scene set in a single location, and you watch in amazement as the scene grows into one of Indian cinema's funniest and most spectacular pieces of sustained......

Doping scandal rocks wrestling: 5 minors, 1 Olympian face ban

Temptation of quick success, lack of awareness sinking wrestling in doping menace IMAGE: (Images used for representational purpose only) Students wrestle during a bout, in the training room at the......

Bishop on the 'big shift in Indian cricket'

'I hope we don't go too far with praising him, but you cannot step back from the fact that tonight was absolutely mind-blowing, otherworldly.' IMAGE: Vaibhav Suryavanshi en route his historic IPL......

Can Ranji Match IPL's Star Power?

'The IPL provides a different ladder in terms of recognition.''If you do well, you will obviously get noticed and it enhances your selection into white-ball formats.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli is bowled......

French Open: Seeds that failed to sprout

What happened at the French Open was more surprising than the first two days of competition at the Roland Garros. Two of the top-five seeded women singles players exited the tournament.........

Federer, Sharapova shine as 8 seeds fail to sprout

Maria Sharapova serves in her first round match against Petra Martic of Croatia at Melbourne Park on Monday. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova glittered......