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Science & Technology

Gemini’s twin telescopes back in the spotlight

The Gemini Observatory’s star has been slow to rise. The publicly funded observatory boasts two of the world’s largest telescopes, and offers a rare...

DNA’s tell-all tale

It has traditionally been believed that modern humans marched out of Africa about 50,000 years ago, but recent genetic analysis shows that modern humans encountered and bred with at least two groups of ancient humans in relatively recent times,...

Of conscious thought and self-awareness

While animals exhibit perceptual consciousness, which pertains to the senses, whether they have reflective consciousness or not is still doubtful, writes Bharathi Prabhu

Movie Guide
A Scene from the movie AK 56

AK56 is a Kannada language film by action film director Om Prakash Rao. It is Siddanth's second[...]

Photo Gallery
Sonu Nigam performs at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore

Sonu Nigam performs at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore

A herd of elephants was spotted near Chikkahole

A herd of elephants was spotted near Chikkahole

Actor Ashok takes a look at pictures  at the Belli Hejje programme

Actor Ashok takes a look at pictures at the Belli Hejje programme

An Army man shoots a pot during a sky diving and fire power demonstration

An Army man shoots a pot during a sky diving and fire power demonstration

An actor, dressed up as TV character Chhota Bheem, entertains children at a school in Gurgaon

An actor, dressed up as TV character Chhota Bheem, entertains children at a school in Gurgaon

A white tigress plays with her newborn cub at the state zoological park in Guwahati

A white tigress plays with her newborn cub at the state zoological park in Guwahati

Women voters show their marked fingers...

Women voters show their marked fingers...

A paralyzed voter is carried by a relative...

A paralyzed voter is carried by a relative...

First time voters show their marked fingers after casting their votes...

First time voters show their marked fingers after casting their votes...

A polling official marks the index finger of a woman voter...

A polling official marks the index finger of a woman voter...