Vikram box office collection: Kamal Haasan starrer marches on, creates a new benchmark for Tamil cinema

Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan’s latest blockbuster Vikram has created a new benchmark at the box office in Tamil Nadu. In its third week, the film has emerged as the biggest ever hit in the state, overtaking the earnings of Baahubali: The Conclusion in Tamil Nadu. The collection of Vikram in Tamil Nadu stands at Rs…

Everyone wants a grain: Countries queue up to get a piece of asteroid that hides ingredients for life

As many as 40 scientific proposals have been accepted from research teams across the world as everyone queues up to get a piece of asteroid that hides ingredients for life. The selected proposals are from nine countries, requesting 74 sample grains, which is 230 mg of the total asteroid samples collected. A spacecraft…

China finds signs of water in moon’s ‘Ocean of Storms’

Chinese scientists have found signs of water in samples retrieved by China from a lava plain on the moon, bringing them closer to understanding its origin there – a crucial question for future lunar exploration. In a paper published in Nature Communications this week, the scientists said they had analysed…

Redmi Note 10S gets up to Rs 2,000 price cut in India, but should you buy?

Redmi Note 10S is available with a price cut in India. The smartphone has three storage variants and all the models are available with up to Rs 2,000 off on the Xiaomi India website. It is unclear whether the price cut is temporary or permanent. Notably, the new pricing is live on Amazon India, where the smartphone is…

Bangladesh dismisses reports linking construction of Padma bridge with Chinese project

Bangladesh on Sunday rejected reports over links between a newly-built road bridge and China’s multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, saying the country’s longest bridge was entirely financed by the government and no foreign funds were used in its construction. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to…

India logs 12,781 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours; Maharashtra, Kerala worst-hit

India registered 12,781 new cases in the last 24 hours, 0.9 per cent lower than yesterday. The total caseload has now reached 4,33,09,473. A total of 18 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,24,873. The top five states that have registered maximum cases are Maharashtra (4,004 cases),…