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Eye disease drug may stop reproduction of coronavirus, says study

A drug already approved in the US for eye disease may stop the reproduction of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study. Image used for representational purpose only.......

China's doing some serious digging in India's backyard

Jiaolong, China's manned submersible, has descended to a depth of 3,117 meters in the northwestern Indian Ocean and collected variety of precious metals. Yu Hongjun, field commander of the......

Mayawati's plans to rule India

Mayawati has emerged as a formidable national leader. Behind every successful man, they say, is a woman. Stretching this analogy in reverse, everyone is curious to know who is the man behind this......

Meet an underworld khabri

If you call Abdul Jaffer on his mobile phone and ask him where he is, he will lie.He will lie even if one of his closest friends were to call and put the question to him. He will lie even if it is......

Ascendas to float Indian realty fund

Ascendas, which manages property trusts in Asia, said it will set up the $324 million Ascendas India Development Trust to invest in Indian real estate projects. The AIDT, which has a target asset......

Got a job offer? Here's a checklist

It's the best of all possible worlds: You've got competing job offers from two top-notch companies. Now what? "When sizing up job offers, people often pay too much attention to money and too little......

Learn a new language in-flight

Movies, music and games is what you'd expect by way of in-flight entertainment. But learning the letters of a new language? Singapore Airlines thought it was possible. Last week it announced a......

A pet dog for Rs 40 lakh!

Sudhir Sharma owns a pet store in Defence Colony, Delhi. He spends all morning in his shop, surrounded by plastic bones, rubber balls and cat food, chatting with animal lovers that wander in......

4 global bankers hit town today

Global bankers are flocking to India. On Monday alone, four top global bankers are visiting Mumbai, the country's financial capital. The objectives of their visits range from launching new products......

Gaslight Review: What A Waste!

I hoped the big reveal would make Gaslight's skittish stroll to nowhere (even 112 minutes are too long) worthwhile, but the answers end up being embarrassingly obvious around a twist that's pure......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

Oscar Top 10: Where there's a Will...

A steadily dwindling viewership has the Academy Awards desperately seeking new ways to stay relevant. But its decision to shake things up for its 94th edition by skipping a live telecast of......

When Bhansali Wanted to Cast Child Alia

IMAGE: Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Alia Bhatt. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhansali Productions/Instagram If fate had willed, Alia Bhatt's first movie co-star would have been Aditya Narayan, singer......

It's been 30 years since Flop Show!

Jaspal Bhatti's feel for the grime, the confusions, and the madness in our system was so complete that he could take on every kind of woman or man God ever gave to the institutions of India,......

Satwik-Chirag, Crasto-Ponnappa move to Thailand Open semifinals

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BAI/X Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed to the semifinals with a straight-game win over Malaysians Junaidi Arif and Roy......

Meiraba, Satwik-Chirag enter quarters of Thailand Open

IMAGE: Meiraba Luwang Maisnam advanced to the quarterfinals. Photograph: BAI/X Continuing their splendid run, young Indian shuttler Meiraba Luwang Maisnam and star men's doubles pair of......

Spain Masters: Sikki-Sumeeth knocked out in semis

IMAGE: India's mixed doubles pair of N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth Reddy. Photograph: BAI Media/X India's challenge in the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 tournament ended in Madrid on Saturday after......

What Did Kohli, Bairstow Say To Each Other?

IMAGE: What did Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow say to each other on Sunday that got everyone buzzing? Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images Jonny Bairstow and Virat Kohli were involved in......

Attri-Reddy crowned champs; Saina pulls out of PBL

IMAGE: Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy of India. Photograph: PTI The top-seeded India pair of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy were crowned doubles champions in the Infosys Foundation-India......

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