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A series of spectacular images have been captured by a Dark Energy Camera (DECam), revealing what looks like a ghostly hand extending towards a distant spiral galaxy. Nicknamed “God’s Hand”, the celestial structures are clouds of gas and dust. The DECam, installed on Victor M. Blanco Telescope in Chile, captured this rare phenomenon, known as a cometary globule, giving a glimpse into the depths of our universe. What are cometary globules? Cometary globules, first noticed in 1976, have no connection with comets. These are dense, compact clouds of gas and dust in space shaped like comets with a long, faintly glowing tail.…
Kiara Advani is all set to make her debut at the Cannes Film Festival. The Kabir Singh star will represent India at the Red Sea Film Foundation’s Women in Cinema Gala dinner at the festival, emphasising India’s growing influence in the global cinema landscape. It will be hosted by Vanity Fair at Cannes. The event brings together several women from around the world and recognises their contributions to the entertainment field.Cannes regular Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is also likely to attend the film festival. Aditi Rao Hydari will also mark her presence at the gala as one of the brand ambassadors…
Coming down heavily on the Indian Medical Association (IMA) president for his remarks in an interview, the Supreme Court today said that while it is first one to uphold the freedom of speech, “there are times when there should be self-restraint”. IMA president Dr RV Asokan is drawing fire from the Supreme Court for his remarks in an interview, during which he commented on the court’s ruling in the misleading ads case against Patanjali Ayurved, founded by Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna. In fact, IMA is the petitioner in the case against Patanjali for misleading claims about its…
In a heartbreaking incident, a woman, whose husband was in a hospital ICU in Oman, was unable to see him one last time before he died there due to the cancellation of her Air India Express flight to that country last week, her family alleged. The woman, Amrita, had booked tickets for May 8 to see her husband in Muscat, but on reaching the airport in Thiruvananthapuram, she was told that the flight was cancelled. Her protest at the airport earned her a ticket for the next day on another Air India Express flight, but unfortunately, that too was cancelled…
Zeenat Aman’s statement in support of live-in relationships has failed to impress her industry colleagues. From Mumtaz and Sainu Banu to Mukesh Khanna, celebrities have voiced their strong disapproval. Now, former actress Somy Ali has come out in support of Zeenat Aman. She said that a live-in relationship “helps in bringing down divorce rates.” In a conversation with Hindustan Times, Somy Ali shared, “When I lived in Vidhyachal at Mount Mary, Zeenat Ji and Mazhar Bhai (Zeenat’s late husband) were my neighbours. Jackie Shroff and Ayesha (Shroff) also used to live nearby. Whenever we used to go for a shoot, we would…
When Gottumukkala Sudhakar left his home last morning and headed to a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh’s Tenali, little did he know that he would return with several injuries and a fear for his family members’ safety. Mr Sudhakar was brutally assaulted by YSR Congress Party MLA Sivakumar and his supporters when he objected to the legislator and his family members jumping the queue at the voting booth. The assault was captured in a viral video, sparking outrage against the MLA’s brazen show of VIP culture. In the video, YSR Congress Party MLA A Sivakumar is seen approaching Mr Sudhakar…
At least four hospitals in Delhi received bomb threat calls this morning, weeks after several schools in the national capital as well as major Indian cities reported bomb hoax emails. Delhi State Cancer Institute near the GTB Hospital, Dada Dev Hospital in Dabri, Hedgewar Hospital, and Deep Chandra Bandhu Hospital have received bomb threat calls, the Delhi Fire Department said. The calls are being verified, said the Fire department. A spate of bomb hoaxes have been reported in the past weeks – at a time when security has been heightened across the country in view of the ongoing elections. Nearly…
A man in handcuffs struggles helplessly while another person tries to force him into a car waiting on a busy road – these dramatic visuals of an apparent kidnapping unfolded in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida. Except, it was not real. This incident in Noida brought to light the reckless lengths to which some will go in their quest for online clout. Three young men, driven by the desire to gain followers and likes on social media, found themselves in the police net for filming a reel centred around a fake kidnapping. The viral video, initially perceived as a real-life kidnapping, showed…
The Supreme Court today granted bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti refused to extend the stay imposed by the Bombay High Court order on the bail granted to Mr Navlakha in the case. It also directed Mr Navlakha to pay Rs 20 lakh towards expenses for security in house arrest. “We are inclined to not extend the stay as high court order is detailed in granting bail. Trial would take years and years and years for completion. Without going at length into contentions, we will not…
A video from Odisha is making the rounds on social media that shows a man and a woman cosying up on a state-run bus. The clip has shocked users who demanded strict action against the duo. The bus appears to be full and the couple are sitting on the back seat. The clip was initially claimed to be from Delhi, but some users quickly pointed out that it’s a Mo Bus, run by mass transportation system in Odisha, called Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT). In the two-minute-long video, an elderly woman is seen sitting next to the man and woman…