The Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan, on Wednesday called for a proactive embrace of Artificial Intelligence as a transformative force for governance, while delivering the 5th Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture at the Indian Institute of Public Administration. Speaking at the institute’s Founders’ Day celebrations, he described the current era as the “Age […]
Sony Pictures Classics has announced that I Swear, written and directed by BAFTA nominee Kirk Jones, will open in theatres across the United States on April 24, 2026. The film, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025, received strong critical acclaim and currently holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. […]
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, a comedy directed by David Wain. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2026 and features an ensemble cast led by Zoey Deutch and Jon Hamm. The acquisition marks one of Sony Pictures Classics’ key deals from this year’s […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the General Election to Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and bye-elections in 6 states on March 15,2026. The last date of filing of nominations for the State of West Bengal (Phase-II), which goes to polls on April 29, 2026 […]
The National Film Development Corporation Ltd. has announced the nationwide release of Malayalam feature film Achappa’s Album on April 24, 2026. Directed by Deepti Pillay Sivan, the film blends family drama, fantasy, and comedy through a time-travel narrative. The project, backed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, explores generational relationships through a father-son role […]
A study from Drexel University finds that U.S. teens are increasingly worried about their growing attachment to AI companion chatbots. The research, based on hundreds of Reddit posts and set to be presented at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in April, highlights patterns resembling behavioral addiction. Researchers say features like emotional […]
A study led by University of California Riverside physicist Hai-Bo Yu suggests a new form of dark matter could explain three long-standing astrophysical anomalies. Published in Physical Review Letters, the research shows how dense clumps of self-interacting dark matter may shape structures across galaxies. The findings connect observations from distant gravitational lenses to stellar streams […]
Researchers at Harvard University found that adding controlled randomness to robot movement improves efficiency in crowded environments. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows how swarm systems can avoid congestion by balancing order and unpredictability. Conducted through simulations and lab experiments in the Netherlands, the work outlines how simple […]
Veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle passed away on April 12, 2026, following a brief illness, marking the end of an era in Indian music. She was 92. Her last rites will be held at Shivaji Park on Monday afternoon with full state honours, reflecting her immense contribution to Indian cinema and music. Family members, close […]
Asha Bhosle, popular bollywood singer passed away today at the age of 92 in Mumbai. She died at Breach Candy Hospital following a chest infection, extreme exhaustion, multiple organ failure and a cardiac arrest. Her funeral is scheduled to take place at Shivaji Park. Asha Bhosle, born Ashalata Dinanath Mangeshkar on September 8, 1933, was […]
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Artemis II launched aboard NASA’s Space Launch System, carrying four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft on a deep-space mission beyond low Earth orbit. The crew conducted system checks and performed a historic lunar flyby, travelling thousands of kilometres beyond the Moon before beginning their return journey. After completing a roughly 10-day mission, Orion safely re-entered […]
At 2:53 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft ignited its thrusters for 8 seconds, producing a change in velocity of 4.2 feet-per-second and pushing Artemis II toward Earth. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen reviewed procedures and monitored the spacecraft’s configuration and navigation data. The crew continues to wrap up cabin configuration for re-entry and move into their entry checklist. Splashdown is targeted for 8:07 p.m. EDT (5:07 p.m. PDT) off the coast of San […]
The Artemis II crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen — began the final phase of their journey home to the songs “Run to the Water” by Live, selected by the crew, and “Free” by Zac Brown Band, as they prepared for their third return trajectory correction burn and shifted into full […]
Mukta Arts Enters Global Animation Space With SGM Studios Mukta Arts Ltd has announced its foray into the animation feature film segment for global cinema audiences, marking a strategic expansion into a rapidly growing entertainment vertical. The company will operate through its newly formed division, SGM Animation Studios, and has partnered with Green Gold Animation—a […]
Following an acclaimed journey across international film festivals, award winning film Mercy is now set to come closer to home. The official trailer unveiled digitally on April 10, offering a deeply moving glimpse into a story that has quietly stayed with audiences long after the credits roll. Set in Mumbai on Christmas Eve — a […]
Thrusters Fire To Steer Orion Home: At 10:53 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft executed a brief nine-second thruster burn, increasing its velocity by 5.3 feet per second and nudging the Artemis II crew further along their return path to Earth. With the maneuver complete, the crew has now crossed the halfway mark on their journey […]
Dan Florez is one of the NASA test directors for the Exploration Ground Systems Program. The test directors are a group of 20 engineers at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida who plan and execute integrated testing for Artemis missions. Their work includes developing timelines and procedures for launch countdown, propellant loading, emergency egress, […]
The acquisition of the radio frequency signal from the Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon by NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) is indicated by the peak in the data signal shown below on the computer screen. Soon after the mission’s launch on April 1, 2026, at 6:35 p.m. EDT, NASA’s Near Space Network led […]
Blanca Renteria, operations chief for the Artemis Deep Space Network (DSN), monitored incoming data from the Space Flight Operations Facility at Jet Propulsion Laboratory shortly after Artemis II lifted off on April 1, 2026. The launch took place at 6:35 p.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center, with mission control teams quickly transitioning to deep space […]
A Ritual Before Liftoff A container of “lucky peanuts” was placed above workstations inside the Space Flight Operations Facility at Jet Propulsion Laboratory ahead of the Artemis II launch on April 1, 2026. The quirky ritual—eating peanuts before major mission events—has long been observed at JPL, seen by teams as a symbol of good fortune […]