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ISRO names 'Prime Astronaut' for space station mission

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair have been selected for an upcoming Indo-US mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the Indian Space Research......

Gaganyaan astronaut Prasanth Nair is my husband, claims Kerala actor Lena

Malayalam actor Lena on Tuesday revealed on her Instagram account that she has been married to Indian Air Force fighter pilot Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

From simulator sessions to yoga, astronauts train hard for Gaganyaan

Sessions on simulators, micro gravity familiarisation and survival in addition to flying practice and Yoga -- the training schedule of India's four astronaut-designates for the Gaganyaan human......

Gaganyaan astronauts trained at Rakesh Sharma's Russian center

The four astronauts who will be part of India's first human space flight program, Gaganyaan, were trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut training center in Russia, the same center where Rakesh......

4 Gaganyaan astronauts are among IAF's, and India's, finest

IAF's four fighter pilots undergoing rigorous training for the landmark Gaganyaan mission, and who earned the 'astronaut wings' on Tuesday, have a stellar resume. They have a flying experience in......

Leela Group founder Krishnan Nair is no more

The grand old man of Indian hospitality, Captain C P Krishnan Nair passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai on Saturday after a brief illness. He was 92 years old. Nair, who started started......

Captain Nair: A successful hotelier who began his career at 65

At the age of 65, when most retire to the countryside, Capt Nair decided to venture into the hospitality sector.  Chittarath Poovakkatt Krishnan Nair, or simply Captain, as he preferred to be......

Capt Nair, Leela Group's boss, shares his success story

Capt C P Krishnan Nair will turn 90 in February, but there isn't a wrinkle on his face. He was up till midnight at an awards function, yet there is no sign of fatigue. He sits at a corner table......

Hotel Leela founder Capt Nair steps down

The grand old man of Indian hospitality industry, Captain C P Krishnan Nair on Thursday stepped down as the Chairman of Hotel Leelaventure, the company he founded in 1981. Nair, 91, will be......

The Leela's new gamble: Will it succeed?

Capt C P Krishnan Nair, 90, has been a trailblazer of sorts in the hotels business. His bold moves have almost always paid off. When no self-respecting Mumbai hotelier would think of any place......

Crew Review: Enjoyable!

You do get your money's worth simply watching these girls do what they are best at: Entertainment, observes Divya Nair. A plush airline aptly named Kohinoor, headed by Vijay Walia, files for......

Watched These Brilliant Malayalam Films?

Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages. 2023 was a year of rare hits for the Malayalam film industry. In a country where masala entertainers like Jawan and violent......

Jailer Review: A Rajinikanth You Have Never Seen Before

I don't remember Rajinikanth beheading anyone so brutally in any of his previous films. Or glamourising so much of blood and violence.This is an altogether different version of a brutal......

Review: Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan entertains

The story of an underdog, Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan is quite decent, feels Paresh C Palicha. The most popular stories are usually about underdogs fighting against odds to achieve......

Review: Nothing original about Polytechnic

There is nothing new in Polutechnic and it is the effort the actors put in that helps the film from sinking totally, says Paresh C Palicha. Kunchacko Boban wants to shed his college boy romantic......

Karnataka beat Vidarbha for fifth Vijay Hazare crown

IMAGE: Karnataka's players celebrate victory over Vidarbha in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, in Vadodara, on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Dhruv Shorey's third consecutive hundred......

IPL 2025 Auction: 182 players sold; Rs 639.15 crore spent!

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagged the two biggest deals at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Rishabh Pant pipped Shreyas Iyer to emerge as the costliest buy......

Ranji Round-up: Rajasthan, J'khand post massive totals

IMAGE: Action from the match between Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in the Ranji Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic / X Rajasthan's Mahipal Lomror put the IPL franchises on alert ahead of the mega......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

India beat Malaysia: AAG football

India beat Malaysia 2-0 to advance to the semi-finals of the men's football tournament in the Afro-Asian Games on Friday.After a goalless first-half, Jatin S Bisht put the hosts ahead in the 50th......

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