Sensex, Nifty rise as metals, auto gains; Kotak Mahindra Bank hits record high

Indian shares rose on Tuesday in a volatile session, led by gains in metal and auto stocks, with investors focusing on commentaries from companies over the impact of higher input costs on margins in an earnings-heavy week. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index ended up 0.8% at 18,268.40, while the benchmark S&P…

Nykaa IPO: Check price band, GMP and other key details

The much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited, the parent company of online beauty and lifestyle products aggregator Nykaa, will open for subscription on October 28. A lot of buzz has been seen in the market regarding Nykaa’s public issue as it will be the second Indian tech…

‘Doctor’ turns as the best grossing film of Sivakarthikeyan’s career

Sivakarthikeyan stepped into the cinema world after entertaining and winning the hearts of his millions of fans with his TV stint. Later the actor turned out as a bankable star by delivering regular entertainers. Sivakarthikeyan’s ‘Doctor’, which is directed by Nelson Dhilipkumar released a few…

Rajinikanth and Dhanush win big at National Film Awards. Aishwaryaa calls it history

Rajinikanth and his son-in-law, actor Dhanush, won big at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony on Monday, October 26. But it is Aishwaryaa R Dhanush, Rajinikanth’s daughter and Dhanush’s wife, who is the happiest. She took to Instagram to share a “proud daughter and wife” post expressing her…

Sony Xperia Pro-I with 1-inch camera sensor launched, price starts around Rs 1.35 lakh

Sony has launched a new Xperia smartphone that promises to bring revolutionary new imaging technology for content creators. Named Xperia Pro-I, the new phone from the house of Sony comes as the world’s first to include a 1.0-type Exmor RS image sensor with phase detection AF (autofocus) on its camera setup. With this…

First planet outside Milky Way Galaxy detected: Saturn-like object is orbiting a black hole

Objects hanging in the vacuum of the cosmos orbiting a star have been detected throughout the galaxy, these exoplanets have been a source of enhancing our understanding of the conditions beyond our solar system. Astronomers have now gone a step further and detected the first planet not just beyond the solar system but…

Explained: What is Orbital Reef, the new Space Station proposed by Bezos’ Blue Origin

Fighting a highly competitive battle with SpaceX, Jeff Bezos led Blue Origin has plans to outpace Elon Musk with the development of a Space Station in low Earth orbit. Dubbed Orbital Reef, the company aims to use the outpost in microgravity to develop “an ecosystem and business model for the future.” The…

Rare endangered whale species loses 10% population in 2020, sinks to two-year low

Atype of whale that is one of the rarest marine mammals in the world lost nearly 10% of its population last year, a group of scientists and ocean life advocates said on Monday. The North Atlantic right whale numbered only 366 in 2019, and its population fell to 336 in 2020, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium…

Perseverance rover begins imaging as Mars comes into Earth’s views, Ingenuity helicopter revs up

Two weeks after it went into hibernation on Mars, the Perseverance rover is set to trundle again. With communications returning to normal between Mars and Earth, the rover is scoping the area as it remains parked between two outcrops. The rover is imaging the area and studying the weather as engineers chart its course…

Remote-sensing reveals details of ancient Olmec site in Mexico

Aerial remote-sensing of a large region of Mexico has revealed hundreds of ancient Mesoamerican ceremonial centers, including a large one at an important site for the ancient Olmec culture that is known for its colossal stone heads. The remote-sensing method, called lidar, pinpointed 478 ceremonial centers in areas…