It lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today at after 5:23 a.m. EDT (2:54 PM IST) from historic Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

Due to climate change and rising global temperatures, the glaciers had been gradually thinning. When the glacier finally gave way, it sent a colossal amount of debris tumbling into the fjord, displacing enough material to fill around 10,000 Olympic-sized pools.

Union Cabinet today approved the 'Chandrayaan-4' mission, aimed at developing and demonstrating the technologies required for landing Indian astronauts on the moon and ensuring their safe return to Earth. 

The Union Cabinet today approved the first step towards the Bharatiya Antariksh Station.

New research reveals that the Moon contains far more water than previously thought, surprising scientists and reshaping future lunar exploration plans!

While concerns have been raised repeatedly about the health of the astronauts stuck in space, recent photos have stirred the discussion. Williams appears gaunt, which experts say might indicate nutritional deficiencies 

The actor said seeing the London stage production made her feel connected to her wizard alter ego Hermione Granger once again.

Margi premiered its Kathakali version of Don Quixote, ‘Kihothe’, in Thiruvananthapuram. The performance and text captured the essence of the novel while sticking to the format of Kathakali.

A stripped down, simple to understand script left much to be desired in the recently-staged production, Shylock

Oriya play ‘Kala Pahada’ enthralled audience in Vizag with the histrionic talent of its actors.

‘Yaavarum Kaelir’ stands out for its erudite host and an impressive line-up of speakers

Narendra Prasad’s play etches the real-life story of a woman who lived in the capital’s wayside

The Hindu Theatre Fest, which opens in Hyderabad on August 19, promises a line up of unique stories

A staging of ‘Rukmangadacharitham’ Kathakali in the capital city brought together seasoned artistes.

Naguvaaga Nakku explores the mother-daughter relationship in an intimate way

Purva Naresh’s “Ladies Sangeet” unravels multiple layers of gender, sexuality and marriage.

Three productions this weekend bring to stage Indian classics and mythology

“Ek Baar Ki Baat Hai” – the solo enactment of four timeless stories kept the audience riveted for over two hours

He was extremely prolific, with a substantial body of work in television and appearing in popular advertisements as well.

The musical drama presented the story of the vaggeyakara’s life.

Prakash Bhatia and his cast make “Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya O Jamiya Hi Nahi” an intense experience.

‘Meera — the Soul Divine’ combined artistry and aesthetics, writes Jagyaseni Chatterjee

The politics of Mallige is limited and straightforward

Tamil theatre can be a powerful social tool and has so much to offer, but sadly it has been given a short shrift says Dharani Dharan

The idea of a performance like Blank Page, directed by Sunil Shanbhag, came out of Tamaasha Theatre troupe’s exercises where poetry is employed to understand multiplicity of meaning

The crumbling facade of single-screen theatres on K.G. Road may not just be a sad metaphor for the quality of films... there’s more to it, perhaps?

Attempting to caricaturise the prevailing decline in the field of culture “Duvidha Urf@Taj Mahal Ke Lutere” fails to live up to the expectations.

The unique appeal of Pouranic verse drama came alive in the staging of ‘Bhaktha Prahlada’.

Vandichodai by Koothuppattarai was all about deep philosophy and questioning societal norms

The four plays staged at “Hriday Manch-2016” were comic expositions exuding local flavour and style, writes Diwan Singh Bajeli

Four years, and 100 shows, Mandya Ramesh’s Chama Chaluve continues to play to a full house. The highly skilled performance in the folk idiom borrows dynamically from several other genres

Shraddha’s ‘Aurangazeb’, for the lovers of history

Mohan Agashe tells us what pushed him to back “Atsu”, which deals with the growing problem of elderly care.

An unabridged version of ‘Kuchelavritham’ was staged in Palakkad, to the delight of rasikas.

Ninasam Tirugata staged two plays -- Kalandugeya Kathe and Atta Dari Itta Puli. One reads the contemporary into classical, and the other bares the present itself

Fifty years of Stage Creations’ existence will be marked with the play ‘Dowri Kalyana Vaibogamey’. Malathi Rangarajan attends a rehearsal.

Music is not a separate identity in Kathakali, says ace Kathakali musician Kalanilayam Rajeevan.

Y Gee Mahendran’s ‘Soppana Vazhvil’ is a witty commentary on the unruly ways of society, writes Srivathsan Nadadhur.

Rani Balbir Kaur’s production of Balwant Gargi celebrated play “Kanak Di Balli” touched the hearts of the audience.

Theatre aspirants in Visakhapatnam were exposed to technical and histrionic trends from across the country.

The 28th Urdu Drama Festival charmed the audience with the variety of themes and presentational styles.

Nimmy Raphel and Sharanya Ramprakash discuss the challenges theatre faces after the pandemic

Hints for rate cut and weak economic data triggers the fall

Meanwhile, the dollar index gained 0.16 per cent to 102.85 points

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.86 but soon pared the gains to trade at 83.92, unchanged from its previous close

Rupee weighed down by a firm dollar, geopolitical tensions in West Asia

While traders expect the rupee to weaken below 84, interventions from RBI have kept the currency well-supported above the psychologically important level

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 0.03 per cent lower at 103.17