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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......

Wildlife photographer of the year -- people's choice

A coconut octopus, a burning forest, a rare rhino's last moments and a pair of sleeping squirrels all feature in the shortlist for the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year......

PHOTOS: The weirdly, wonderful world we live in!

These 10 images prove that it's an odd, odd world out there...  Members of the public view a 45-foot-tall giant golden monkey on the side of Inverleith house in Edinburgh, Scotland. The......

Buy these photos and you might help save the wildlife

Love wildlife and want to help in saving them? Here's a chance to do so from the comfort of your house. Presenting Prints for Nature -- a fine art photographic print sale offering collectors the......

Amid China and Covid-19 let's not forget the migrants

If solutions are not found, adequately and in good time, things could simply slip out of everyone’s hands, warns N Sathiya Moorthy.  IMAGE: Police personnel baton charge a migrant......

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:......

A family so rich they didn't know they were being robbed!

'The D K Adikesavulu clan is so wealthy, owns so many houses, and has so much jewellery,' notes T V R Shenoy, 'that it did not notice a servant stealing at the rate of Rs 66 lakh every year!'......

BlackBerry doesn't consider Xiaomi, Obi as competitors

BlackBerry QWERTY. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, BlackBerry Canadian handset maker BlackBerry, which faces stiff competition from domestic and Chinese brands in India, does not consider the latest......

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......

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......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

Is Nayattu anti-Dalit? Is Karnan pro-Dalit?

'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning......

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......

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......

US Open: Medvedev restores order, Sinner whips O'Connell to make Round 4

IMAGE: Daniil Medvedev is the sole former champion left in the men's singles draw. Photograph: EAndrew Kelly/Reuters Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev breezed past Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4,......

Euro 24: Can E. Coli bacteria predict match results?

IMAGE: A petri dish, "bacteria oracle", predicting the outcome of the soccer-friendly match between Germany and Ukraine is pictured at the microbiology laboratory of Professor Markus Egert in......

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......

PIX: Sinner stages great escape to win Australian Open

IMAGE: Jannik Sinner bounced back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev and win his maiden Grand Slam title. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Jannik Sinner produced a comeback for the ages to......

Tricky test for Alcaraz; Djoko continues hunt for title No. 24

IMAGE: With eyes set on Grand Slam title no. 24, Novak Djokovic will face off against Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. Photograph: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Novak Djokovic......

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