Seven years after becoming the second-highest grossing film ever, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ returned to the No. 1 spot at the box office in a victory lap for Marvel and an appetizer for the upcoming blockbuster ‘Avengers: Doomsday’. The film, that re-released with the title ‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’, not only managed to regain the box office crown,…
India’s Tejaswin Shankar crosses the finish line to place first in the 1500m and win bronze in the men’s decathlon. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Tejaswin Shankar capped a demanding two days of competition with a victory in the final event, the 1500m, to secure the decathlon bronze at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday.The…
Bank unions withdraw three-day strike after late-night agreement with IBA on key demands. NEW DELHI: Bank unions called off their proposed three-day strike just before midnight after the Indian Banks Association agreed to look into their demands.“A high-level committee of IBA and UFBU (United Forum of Bank Unions) will be formed immediately to deliberate on…
France’s baguette gets a fuel shock France’s beloved baguette is getting harder to make for bakers. And the problem isn’t finding the right magic to keep its signature crust intact, it starts even before the recipe does!Bakers are facing an unlikely financial and fuel squeeze, having to spend more just to keep their ovens burning…
Thirty-three years after scientists began an ambitious effort to reconnect wild areas across North America, a cross-border conservation project stretching from Wyoming to northern Canada has been named a finalist for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize. The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, launched in 1993, has helped establish 204 wildlife crossings and protect about 24 million…
Some workplace disputes fizzle out quietly with a settlement nobody hears about. This one isn’t shaping up to be one of them. According to The Independent, the case could end up delivering the largest payout a British employment tribunal has ever handed down. At the centre of it is Shannon Burns, a former vice-president of…
General:A good day stretches before you like open sunlight after rain. Success shows up from different directions because the Moon supports confidence and Jupiter gives your efforts a generous push. You won’t need to chase every result. Some of it comes because you’ve already laid the ground.There is brightness in your mood too. People read…
Jason Sanjay is currently in the spotlight ahead of the release of his directorial debut ‘Sigma,’ but his latest comments have also offered a glimpse into his childhood memories with father Vijay’s films. Speaking during the promotions of ‘Sigma,’ the young filmmaker recalled how closely he followed his father’s movies while growing up. He also…
India secure medals at Chess Olympiad (Photos by FIDE) NEW DELHI: Chess came to the Baskar household not through Savitha Shri but through her older brother, Mugesh, whom their father had originally set out to build a chess career around. Savitha’s own interest came from watching him play.By the time both children were training under…
An IndiGo A321 operating flight 6E 6542 from Guwahati to Bengaluru suffered a tail strike while aborting its landing on Sunday. NEW DELHI: In yet another instance of an IndiGo Airbus A321 tail strike, an aircraft (VT-NHP) operating a Guwahati-Bengaluru flight Sunday suffered one while going around at its destination.Flight 6E 6542 aborted landing in…
