The Ring Nebula, As Never Seen Before

The mesmerising Ring Nebula through the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope captured by the astronomers at the University of Manchester. The Ring Nebula, which is also known as Messier 57 (M57),......

'Vedas do not refer to anything called Hinduism'

'They were certainly not practising Hinduism in the Harappan culture (which includes Mohenjo Daro and other sites).''There was no notion of Hinduism then.' If you want to understand Indian history......

British Queen's platinum jubilee has a Bollywood touch

A United Kingdom-based Indian-origin actor is all set with a special Bollywood-themed Wedding Party, complete with a six-metre-high four-tiered cake and a specially designed sari, to celebrate......

Can the BJP dethrone Mamata?

Though the BJP is running too close for comfort, populist schemes and support among Muslims may help Mamata Banerjee overcome the challenge, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief......

Despite Covid, wealth of Indian adults rose 0.7% in H1-20

The total household wealth in India during this period rose 1.7 per cent to $246 billion. Wealth per adult in India rose 0.7 per cent to $17,420 at end of June 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic......

Dream 11 founders: Fantasy sports champs

Following their passion paid off for Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth with their fantasy sports platform Dream11 entering the unicorn club with a valuation of over $1 billion.Romita Majumdar reports.......

PIO entrepreneur to bring smart glasses to India

OXSIGHT, founded in 2016 to create wearable technology devices based on how the brain manages visual information, began conducting trials in India two years ago in partnership with leading eye......

Smartphone app 'Catch It' can help you manage emotions, beat the blues

The app uses some key principles of psychological approaches to let users understand their moods better A team of researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester has examined the......

Will La La Land lose out at the Oscars?

There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African......

Will these movies win an Oscar?

Here's looking at some brilliant movies. The Toronto International Film Festival was very good for American movies, especially the indie kind. The Oscar competition is going to be strong and......

Dada, Dona Attend Sana's Convocation

IMAGE: Dona and Sourav Ganguly with their only child Sana. Photographs: Sourav Ganguly/Instagram   Dancer Dona Ganguly and retired cricketer Sourav Ganguly attended daughter Sana's......

Financial gap persists despite Women's World Cup success

Spain's captain Olga Carmona -- the scorer of Sunday's deciding goal -- plays for Real Madrid, where the women's team generated revenues of 1.4 million euros in the 2021/22 season, according to......

Where Does Sachin Stand Among The Great Batters?

Tendulkar's sterling performances, his fascinating duels for supremacy with contemporaries -- Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Inzamam-ul Haq, Jacques Kallis among batsmen; Shane Warne, Muttiah......

When Ranveer Met Bolt, Pep, Stokes...

Bollywood star Ranveer Singh had a day to remember as he caught up with some of the world's greatest sportspeople at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday. Ranveer, who......

Sports Shorts: NZ pull out of Thomas Cup due to COVID

IMAGE: US will replace New Zealand in the tournament. The governing Badminton World Federation (BWF) said no other Oceania member association was able to take the continental quota place, while......