American space agency NASA has used a detailed 3D visualization to show the world how carbon dioxide swirls around the Earth’s atmosphere. Combining data from its Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite with a project from the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at the Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA has managed to chronicle the movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) from September 2014 to September 2015. The visualization shows information about global […]

If the poster was not enough, the theatrical trailer of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk establishes the backdrop of the historic Dunkirk evacuation in a nutshell. The legendary filmmaker beautifully captures the scenic beauty of the port town through multiple long shots like the one right at the beginning which shows army men walking down a deserted street with leaflets flowing all around them. As one of the soldiers grabs hold of […]

Vladimir Putin was the world`s most powerful person for a fourth straight year in 2016, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday in its annual rankings. US President-elect Donald Trump is in the second place. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ranks ninth on the Forbes list of 74 of the World’s Most Powerful People. “Russia`s President has exerted his country`s influence in nearly every corner of the globe,” the US business magazine […]

Now, we have already been bowled over by the teasers of Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage and Dwayne Johnson’s Baywatch. Combine the action-packed sequences and the oomph factor of both and you get the teaser of Fast & Furious 8. Furious 8 or Fast 8 is the eighth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise which is all about fast cars, tough men and hot women (make […]

Dear Son, I write to you today, not only as your mother but also as a woman. I write to you because stalking, eve-teasing, molesting, sexual harassment, rape aren’t words you only hear in the news and as debating topics in school. They are a reality faced by most women, their age, economic or marital status notwithstanding. I’m sure it disgusts you to know that your mother has been on […]

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday underwent a kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Sources revealed that the transplant procedure began at 8:30 a.m and successfully ended at around 2:30 p.m on Saturday December 10. The surgery was performed by AIIMS Director MC Misra and Sub-Dean VK Bansal apart from a few other senior doctors. The minister has been shifted to […]

The 204-year-old Madras Literary Society in Chennai is getting a new lease of life, thanks to youthful volunteers and a social media campaign. Karthik Subramanian finds out more. The sight takes your breath away. As you step in, you encounter bookshelf after bookshelf rising up from the floor to the ceiling. It is as though you have stumbled upon a waterfall of books. The Madras Literary Society library located in the […]

It’s finally here. After months of teases, set images, GIFs and leaked photos, the first trailer for Priyanka Chopra’s Hollywood debut Baywatch was released online on Thursday. And surprise, surprise: Priyanka Chopra’s in it for a grand total of one shot. And she isn’t even running in slow motion. To save you the trouble, we’ve pulled the shot out for you here: But moving beyond that, the trailer itself looks […]

The theatrical trailer of Transformers: The Last Knight is nothing short of a glimpse into an epic. The larger-than-life opening visuals, accompanied by the legendary voice of Anthony Hopkins, makes one effortlessly turn the pages of centuries that have gone by. The stunning beautiful visuals project a blend of fact and fiction. Fiction in terms of dinobots, the ancient transformers and counterparts of dinosaurs from the Earth. And fact, in […]

When you imagine the wild sands, huge Pyramids and the great Sphinx, the first thing that pops up in the mind is The Mummy, the phenomenal franchise that shook the globe with all three of its movies. While the third was a bit of a hard sell, the franchise is back and brings in its wake the shared monster universe. Tom Cruise took to Twitter to share the 15-second teaser […]