Once a weapon in its arsenal, bandhs now a no-no for TMC

An all-India strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions on March 28 and 29, and backed by banking unions, did not have as much impact as expected in West Bengal as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government stuck to its stand of not backing strikes and thwarting attempts to impose one.…

RRR box office collection Day 4: SS Rajamouli’s film passes Monday test

SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR is on a rampage at the box office. After having a stronghold at the ticket counters over the weekend, the film continued making the moolah on its first Monday. As per a Box Office India report, the Ram Charan and Jr NTR-starrer earned Rs 17 crore on Monday in the Hindi belt. In the…

Israeli startup develops helmet to test how space causes neurological changes in brain

Israeli startup Brain.Space is all set to begin a crucial phase of testing a helmet designed to monitor the space-induced neurological changes in astronauts’ brains. The company will send its helmets to the International Space Station when the Axiom-1 mission lifts off on April 3 on a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket. The…

India, Sri Lanka must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism, cyber-attacks: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday participated in the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Colombo, where he emphasized India’s commitment to intensify and expand cooperation in connectivity, energy and maritime. “Participated at the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Colombo today. Thank FM Prof. G.L.…

Chennai: Wedding photographer detained for flying drone inside Madras High Court complex

A 29-year-old wedding photographer was detained by the city police Monday after he attempted to fly a drone inside the Madras High Court complex near Parry’s Corner in Chennai. According to local police, the photographer, identified as M Vishal of Porur, was standing at the south gate of the high court and wanted to…

US seeks new lithium sources as demand for batteries grows

The race is on to produce more lithium in the United States. The U.S. will need far more lithium to achieve its clean energy goals — and the industry that mines, extracts and processes the chemical element is poised to grow. But it also faces a host of challenges from environmentalists, Indigenous groups and…

Poco X4 Pro 5G with Snapdragon 695 SoC launched, price starts at Rs 18,999

Poco X4 Pro 5G was launched in India on Monday morning as the company’s new mid-range phone and a successor to the X3 Pro from last year. The Poco X4 Pro 5G was introduced at the Mobile World Congress or MWC 2022 at Barcelona in Spain earlier this year. It is essentially a rebadged version of the Redmi Note 11…

Gold, silver prices today: Precious metals witness dip on MCX | Check latest rates here

Both gold and silver are trading on the lower side of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Witnessing a marginal drop of Rs 353 or 0.68 per cent, gold futures maturing on April 5, 2022, are retailing at Rs 51,342 per 10 grams on the MCX. Meanwhile, the rate of silver futures, maturing on May…