'Cinema or the sentiment of a people, disgusted by contemporary politics and wanting to feel whole by collectively recalling a moment of great difficulty that was also a cause for togetherness?', asks Shyam G Menon.

As Independent India turned 76, so did the ethereal Raakhee I know better than most, says Subhash K Jha.

Thousands of movie buffs remember the double deckers of Mumbai, associating them with stars and blockbuster songs of yesteryear, recalls Debarghya Sanyal.

'As I watched Mammootty 'try out' Mathew Devassy, I could hear from my theatre seat the ready-made appreciation of the liberal press, their applause for the great actor having flirted with queerness on screen.''But it is a flirtation and nothing more, for I could not detect in Devassy any hint of love, not for his homosexual lover, not for his wife,,' observes Sreehari Nair.

'Everyone knows the money the stars are asking for is absurd.'

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The Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg carry forward the tradition of military music heard on the battlefields of Yorktown.

From the Summer 2002 Journal: "Making "Cents" of Colonial Money"

The first scientist from a developing country to be appointed to the top position of IBRO, Shubha Tole is currently the dean of graduate studies at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

China’s JUNO will soon start gathering data on neutrinos, a product of nuclear reactions, to help solve one of the biggest mysteries in particle physics

The Hindu’s weekly Science for All newsletter explains all things Science, without the jargon.

The supplement is created with flavonoids, plant-derived secondary metabolites known for their health benefits.

Unlike related species that live in forests, Tenkana spiders prefer drier areas and ground habitats and have been found in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have used their positions to prioritise leadership in space but with noticeably different styles and results

While most vaccines generate memory B-cells, not all of them turn into long-lasting plasma cells, and herein lies the rub

Besides wild poliovirus cases, the WHO registry has data of only the circulating VDPV cases and not the cases that belong to the other two VDPV categories — iVDPV and aVDPV

Field trips, hands-on experience and affordable tuition fee… Neelakshi Joshi writes about her PhD study in Germany.

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Has it managed to redeem itself in the world of academics even while critics condemn it for distracting students?

With book-learning displacing life-learning, physical labour seems to have lost the respectability it once commanded.

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When testimonials involve tearful calls of gratitude, it is most definitely a job well done for Internshala.

15 national awards and one lifetime achievement award presented

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has left the International Space Station (ISS) and is on its way back to Earth. 

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.

The politics of Mallige is limited and straightforward

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.

Dollar weakness overseas supports rupee

RBI changed its stance to ‘neutral’ on Wednesday, spurring bets that the country is on the path to cut interest rates 

Despite this increase, the currency is affected by strong dollar demand and outflows from foreign funds, contributing to investor hesitancy.

The central bank has sold dollars on almost all days in the last two weeks, not allowing the rupee to fall and dampening volatility