Varanasi court allows Hindus to pray in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

The district court on Wednesday ruled that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in a cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, a significant development in the legal battle over the......

Countdown for ISRO's uncrewed test flight launch begins

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said the 13-hour countdown for the launch of an uncrewed flight test, marching towards the ambitious mission of sending Indian astronauts into......

Gaganyaan: ISRO gears up for test vehicle launch

The launch of a single-stage liquid propulsion rocket on Saturday will signal Indian Space Research Organisation's journey towards its ambitious human space flight programme, Gaganyaan, when the......

EC makes record seizures of Rs 1,000 cr in 5 state polls

The seizure of illegal inducements to voters, such as liquor and cash, during the ongoing polls to five assemblies and by-polls to some seats has crossed the record value of Rs 1,000 crore, a......

Sensex scales Mt-70K in morning trade, ends at 69,928

Equity benchmark Sensex breached a new milestone of 70,000 points before closing 102 points higher, while Nifty settled just shy of the 21,000 mark on Monday, driven by gains in banking, IT and......

4 Kerala PSUs part of India's first solar exploration mission Aditya-L1

As India's first solar exploration satellite reached space, four Kerala public sector undertakings, including Keltron, have reason to be delighted as they too have contributed to this achievement......

Sensex crosses 64,000 for the first time; Nifty ends at 18,972

Benchmark equity indices hit their lifetime high levels on Wednesday, with the Sensex reaching the record 64,000-mark and the Nifty scaling the 19,000 level in intra-day trade, propelled by fresh......

EV Sales May Cross 100,000 Monthly, But...

China's covid crisis could provoke a raw material crunch for India's EV industry later this year. IMAGE: The new Tata Tiago EV. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com   India's electric......

What makes Meel Patthar a MUST WATCH

Meel Patthar is, both by theme and design, a tragedy of inertia, observes Rohit Sathish Nair. The pandemic isn't yet a major player (or rather, a visible player) in the events of Meel Patthar......

Can Mumbai's landmark theatres survive?

'If we keep losing such institutions, we will soon become a city and culture of short-term memory.''Nothing to remind us of the years gone by and eventually with nothing to remember.'Ranjita......

Terminator Genisys review: New Terminator has Arnie but not the vision of its iconic predecessors

Even if reduced to a 'relic of a deleted timeline,' Schwarzenegger is easily the only attraction of this wishy-washy sequel, prequel, reboot, offshoot, whatever.But that’s no reason to......

Thomas Cup high marks phenomenal year for shuttlers

IMAGE: The Indian team with their gold medals on winning the Thomas Cup. Photograph: Lakshya Sen/Twitter An epic Thomas Cup victory broke the glass ceiling while unprecedented success came at the......

The One and Only Mary Kom

'I am actually quicker now than before,' Boxing legend Mary Kom tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Mary Kom in action against Ukraine's Hanna Okhota during the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 48kg......

Sports Shorts: Tomic boasts of 'amazing' achievements; Spieth wins

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Bernard Tomic said he felt 'trapped' in the sport and had no regrets about his Wimbledon admission of being 'bored'.......

Phelps defies belief to become history-maker

Nineteen -- say that again, nineteen -- Olympic medals. All won by one man unlike any other. It simply defies belief. Imagine the space that much heavy metal takes up. Even more unimaginable is the......

Tower of London guards Olympic treasure

The Tower of London, used by British monarchs for over 600 years to hoard crowns and jewels, took delivery of its newest treasure on Monday when 4,700 gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals were......