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When The Shortest Met The Tallest!

IMAGE: Rumeysa Gelgi with Jyoti Amge, the tallest and shortest women on earth. Photograph: Kind courtesy rumeysagelgi/Instagram Jyoti Amge, the shortest lady on the planet, met Rumeysa Gelgi, the......

'His First Love On Planet Earth Were Animals'

IMAGE: When he succeeded J R D Tata as chairman of Tata Sons in 1991, few thought that Ratan Tata would be seen with the same prism of reverence as his legendary mentor. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Lunar mission to bring back moon rocks get cabinet nod

In a boost to the space programme, the government on Wednesday approved the Chandrayaan-4 mission to bring back moon rocks to earth, to send a spacecraft to orbit planet Venus and to expand the......

What Mahabali Won't Hear

Questions that the state had come to recognise over time but consistently delayed treating seriously because doing so requires an overhaul of perspective and lifestyle, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE:......

Earth's inner core slowing down, could change day's length: Study

A new study has provided "unambiguous evidence" that the Earth's inner core began to slow down its rotation in 2010, compared to the planet's surface. Photograph: Kind courtesy NASA Researchers......

Pixxel Gets An Order From NASA

This is the first deal by an Indian startup after the sector was opened to private companies in 2020. IMAGE: Pixxel founder and CEO Awais Ahmed and Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma during the 'Youth Sabha......

'India Needs More Than 2 Airlines'

'Just look at China: They have five or six major airlines and some smaller ones.' IMAGE: An IndiGo aircraft taxis on the tarmac at the Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport in Mumbai.......

PM Modi flags concerns over bias in AI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a global framework for ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as he flagged concerns surrounding bias in such modern technologies and their......

This is the best time to invest in India: Modi

India's growth in next 25 years will be clean, green, sustainable and reliable, said PM Modi in his special address to the World Economic Forum's online Davos Agenda 2022 summit. Citing India's......

'Independence Without Safety Means Nothing'

'I humbly request the government to create safe spaces for ALL women, the strictest of punishment and the swiftest justice.' IMAGE: A vigil in Mumbai to condemn the rape and murder of a trainee......

'There Is Just No One Like You'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ajay Devgn/Instagram On Kajol's 50th birthday on August 5, her family and friends came forward to wish her on social media and share adorable pictures and touching......

Regina Makes A Pledge

Monday was a busy day for film folk, and we tell you just how they spent it. Photograph: Kind courtesy Regina Cassandrra/Instagram Regina Cassandrra shares her pledge on #EarthDay: 'A photo dump......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

The Marvels Review: Goofy Fun

The Marvels is muddled, but it still stands up as this refreshingly goofy and enjoyable superhero romp, notes Mayur Sanap. Alright, since the superhero fatigue is a real thing and the Marvel......

Pele's Story Is A Story Of Hope

More than the story of any other footballer or athlete, Pele's life helped democratise his sport; made it the stuff of a widely shared dream.Shyam G Menon salutes the memory of the greatest......

Alone and cornered... Kohli had no option but to quit

The Indian team has moved beyond Virat Kohli - The Leader, it will now only be about Virat Kohli- The Batter. IMAGE: His relations with the BCCI having reached its lowest ebb, it can be safely......

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