Actor Tiger Shroff's sister Krishna Shroff shared a love-filled photograph with her beau Eban Hyams, which has gone viral on social media. Krishna and Hyams were posing in front of an aquarium that many reported being Dubai's Atlantis, The Palm. The two can be seen sharing a kiss and Krishna captioned it: "My favourite fish in the sea."
Salman Khan is the absolute favourite of his fans and while they are out there to support any film he does, his fans have a special request from their favourite superstar. Salman Khan ran a Twitter trend #Tiger3 and demanded a sequel to Salman's successful film franchise. Kabir Khans's action spy thriller, Ek Tha Tiger that hit the theatres in 2012 proved to be a major success of Salman's career. Salman played the role of a RAW spy while his lady love in the film, Katrina Kaif essayed the role of a Pakistani ISI spy. The love story between them was loved b the audience and it became one of the biggest hits of 2012.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg's daughter Mikaela, who just announced her decision to start a career as a porn star, was taken into police custody. She was arrested early Saturday on a misdemeanour domestic violence in Nashville, where she's living with her fiance, 50-year-old darts player Chuck Pankow, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Manmohan Desai's was Bollywood biggest commercial director, his films were a guarantee of success and the biggest of the stars wanted to work with him.From Amitabh Bachchan to Rishi Kapoor to other stars of the 70s and the 80s everyone wanted to feature in a Manmohann Desai films. Popularly known as Manji, Manmohan Desai's films were a grand affair, portraying larger than life on screens, he knew exactly what would work with the audience. Everyone respected him and there was rarely anyone who could say a no to him. On his death anniversary today (March 1), we will tell you an incident when Manji brought together the biggest legends of Bollywood's playback singing together for a song.
Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage was photographed carrying a stuffed beluga and holding hands with mystery "girlfriend". The 56-year-old actor was seen last weekend taking the same woman to visit his own pre-bought pyramid tomb in New Orleans. When he was seen in New York, Cage was wearing a suit and carrying a big white stuffed beluga whale, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha is one of the most awaited films of the year 2020. The film has already created quite a buzz among and Aamir Khan fans can't wait to see their favourite star back on screen at Christmas 2020. Aamir has been shooting extensively for the film on various locations and in various looks. In the latest photo of Aamir Khan's look from the film, he could be seen sporting a clean shaved look wearing an army uniform.
Director Anubhav Sinha's Thappad talks about the problem of domestic violence in our society. Thappad is a story of Amrita played by Taapsee Pannu, who files for a divorce from her husband after he slaps her at a party. The film trailer got thumbs up from the audience and raising the expectation from the film. Thappad became one of the most talked-about films and Thappad too didn't disappoint the fans. The film got raging reviews from the critics and audience who hailed the movie for its idea and expectation. The film managed to open to a decent start considering the fact that it wasn't a big release in terms of screen. Thappad managed to collect little over Rs 3 crore and the first-day box office collection stood at Rs 3.07 crore. Taapsee Pannu starrer was expected to pick up on day 2 considering the positive reviews, however, the film failed to build on from Day 1 collection and is expected to end up with Day 2 collection at Rs 3 crore.
Thalapathy Vijay has made the leap year special for his fans. According to reports, the superstar has wrapped up the shoot of his upcoming film "Master" today, the 29th of February.
According to health experts, for healthy skin, the first step is to adopt a pregnancy-safe skincare routine.
Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 which went on air last week has kept audience glued to their TV screens. With popular faces such as Karishma Tanna, RJ Malishka, Amruta Khanvilkar, Shivin Narang, Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Patel among others as contestants, the reality show was able to create enough buzz. It is not just the daredevil tasks but also the banter between host Rohit Shetty and contestants which makes Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 different from other reality shows.
The sabbatical is over for Karan Singh Grover. The actor will soon be seen reprising his character of Mr Bajaj in Star Plsu show Kasautii Zindagii Kay. Yes, you read that right. Makers are planning to reintroduce Mr.Bajaj's character adding to the new twist in the daily soap. As per a report in Pinkvilla, Karan was in talks with the channel for a new show but they want him back as Mr Bajaj.
Researchers found the average energy expenditure for children observed was 170 calories per game while the average caloric intake from post-game snacks was 213 calories.
Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu is celebrating 50 days of "Sarileru Neekevvaru", which hit the screens on January 11. "50 Days of #SarileruNeekevvaru. A BIGGG hug to my director @AnilRavipudi & my producer @AnilSunkara1 for giving me this BLOCKBUSTER (with hugging face emoji) Thanks to my entire team, without whom this wouldn't have been possible! @vijayashanthi_m @iamRashmika @RathnaveluDop @prakashraaj @ThisIsDSP," Mahesh Babu tweeted on Saturday.
Radhika Madan is gearing up for the release of Irrfan Khan-starrer "Angrezi Medium". Talking about her upcoming film, Radhika said that she was overwhelmed when she got to know that she will be sharing screen space with such a talented cast. "I can't believe I am in the same frame as Irrfan Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan. It didn't hit me that I am shooting with them. Till the time, I saw the trailer, it didn't hit me. I was teary-eyed as my name was coming after them."
The study suggested that serving wine in larger wine glasses -- while keeping the same measure -- led to a significant increase in the amount of wine sold.
Conversely, green space that is poorly designed and inadequately maintained can help crime take root and spread, the researchers said.
The Jonas Brothers took a walk down memory lane and celebrated the one-year anniversary of the release of their comeback song Sucker. "Insane to think this time last year we had just officially shared the big news with you guys that we were releasing music together again. It's incredible to reflect on how crazy supportive you guys have been all year," the group, consisting of Kevin, Nick and Joe Jonas, wrote alongside a collage on Instagram as Friday marked the 1-year anniversary of the release of the song, reports etonline.com.
The image is taken from a distance, and the gorgeous mommy and Stormi can be seen clad in two-piece bikinis as they approach the sea holding hands.
Actor Daniel Radcliffe continues to take up projects that give him chances to move away from Hogwarts. He has now opened up on why he won't be reprising his role as the young wizard, Harry Potter, anytime soon.
Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana is definitely on top of his game with each of his films making the viewers more and more impressed by his art. The actor has already garnered praise for his performances in the last couple of films from other Bollywood celebrities as well as the fans and now veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar has also complimented him. The legendary singer took to Twitter to praise him for his National-Award winning performance in the film Andhadhun.
Chitrangda Singh was in Kolkata to shoot for Bob Biswas, and traversed the length and breadth of Gariahat and Hatibagan, areas that are considered to be street shoppers' paradise.
Filmmaker Dinesh Vijan said the plot of Go Goa Gone 2 will centre around aliens, unlike its predecessor which was a comedy about zombies. Eros international and Maddock Films recently announced the sequel to the 2013 film, which featured an ensemble cast of Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Kemmu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari and Puja Gupta. The movie followed three men whose holiday to Goa turns out to be a zombie nightmare. Saif played the role of Boris, a Russian mobster-turned-zombie hunter, in the Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK-directed film.
Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan is currently in Jaipur where he is shooting for his next film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. The actor keeps ruling the headlines for his crazy tactics through which he always leaves the viewers entertained. After lifting his co-star Kiara Advani in his arms for a romantic song shoot, Kartik left the people of Jaipur amazed when he turned e-rickshaw driver for them. A video has gone viral on the internet in which he is seen riding a rickshaw and taking his passengers to their destination.
Step Up 2 fame Hollywood actor-choreographer Robert Hoffman met up with cancer-affected children as a part of his first visit to India. He said he had a great time interacting with the children and added that he always feels happy and excited when he gets the opportunity to share his knowledge about dancing.
As much as the reality show Bigg Boss 13 is known for the fights between Sidharth and Asim, it is also popular for the bonds that Sidharth-Shehnaaz, Asim-Himanshi and Paras-Mahira made inside the house. Pahira, as fans love to call them, always maintained that they are best friends while on the show. Now that they are out, they are all set to reunite for a music video. The couple will be treating their fans with a romantic song and the shoot has always begun.
Bollywood celebrities Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor are shooting for the last leg of their upcoming film Brahmastra. They have been joined by Alia Bhatt as well on the sets and looks like the trio is having fun. After a series of photos of Ranbir, Big B on Saturday took to social media to sing praise for Alia and shared a heartwarming photo from the sets. In the post, the superstar is seen giving the Raazi actress a warm hug as she joins them in Mumbai. 
Filmmaker Homi Adajania says his digital debut series Saas Bahu Aur Cocaine, about women running cocaine cartel, is going to be a funny, gritty and extremely bold show. The director has lined up the Hotstar Original as his follow-up project to his upcoming release, Irrfan Khan-starrer Angrezi Medium. Homi, who has penned the show, said he always wanted to tell a story about women working in the drug business.
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is known for her stylish appearances at the red carpet and powerful performances on the big screen. Just like Priyanka Chopra, DP has also made India proud of her work in Hollywood. In 2017, Deepika starred in Vin Diesel’s film xXx: The Return of Xander Cage in Hollywood and played the role of Serena Unger in the film. The performance was much liked by the fans but she hasn't signed her next film there yet. On asked about the reason, Deepika confessed that she isn’t ‘actively seeking something in Hollywood’.
Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu’s social drama Thappad released on February 28th. The film is based on domestic violence and tells the story of Amrita (Taapsee) who files for divorce from her husband (played by Pavail Gulati) after he raises his hand at her at a party. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the film has been one of the most-awaited films of the year. Going by the reviews, it has managed to impress the viewers with its screenplay and powerful performances. Thappad also managed to make the audience go to the theaters to watch the film and raked in Rs 3 crore approx. at the box office on its opening day.
Actor Daniel Craig has one regret from his shooting experience of the new James Bond film, "No Time To Die". He wasn't allowed to drive the iconic 007 ride, Aston Martin DB5, during high-speed chase scenes owing to safety concerns. The 51-year-old told Top Gear Magazine that he couldn't drive and act at the same time, as it was seen to be too dangerous. So, stunt driver Mark Higgins took his place during high-speed chase scenes in the film, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Actor Isha Koppikar will be paired opposite Neil Nitin Mukesh as the lead protagonist in Prawaal Raman's upcoming web directorial venture.Apple reportedly dominated the smartphone market in terms of the top ten selling models of 2019. As per a report by Apple Insider, Counterpoint Research reveals that six iPhones, three Samsung models, and one Oppo phone are the top selling phones in the world.
The report reveals that the iPhone XR (Review) and iPhone 11 (Review) proved to the star performers for Apple with 3 percent and 2.1 percent market share. Apart from these two, the iPhone 11 Pro Max (Review) managed to grab the eighth position in the top 10 with a 1.1 percent share, however, iPhone 11 Pro did not make it to the list. iPhone 8 (Review) stands at sixth position with 1.2 percent, iPhone 7 with 1.1 percent secured ninth position. The iPhone XS Max (Review) has a one percent share in the market.
(Also read: iPhone XR becomes top-selling smartphone globally in Q3 2019, with 3 percent market share)
Further, the report revealed that Samsung Galaxy A50 secured the third position with a 1.8 percent share. Galaxy A10 and Galaxy A20 secured fourth and seventh positions with 1.7 percent 1.1 percent shares respectively. Oppo's A5 made it to the list and secured fifth place with a 1.3 percent share in the market.
(Also read: Apple iPhone XR assembled in India shown off by IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad)
When looking at specific regions, the report suggests that Apple's share differs from region to region. For example in North America, iPhones made up to the top five devices and altogether account for almost 30 percent of market share.
In Europe, the report reveals that iPhone XR and iPhone 11 stood at second and third place in the top ten list with a 4 percent and 3 percent share respectively. Samsung Galaxy A50 stood at the first position with a 5 percent share.
The moon has been a muse for writers, singers, poets, historians and scientists alike. It now seems that it will have to, for a temporary period, share its attention with a newly discovered minimoon.
A minimoon, according to Live Science, is a temporarily captured object, like a space rock, that got caught in Earth's orbit for several months or years before shooting off into the distant solar system again (or burning up in our planet's atmosphere).
Researchers from the Catalina Sky Survey at the University of Arizona have found 2020 CD3, a small, rare celestial object that has gotten caught in earth’s orbit and is circling our planet. Making it the earth’s natural satellite and thus, our second moon. We can’t wait for some singer to make a rhyme for this little guy.
It is around 1.9-3.5 metres in diameter and has the surface brightness of a typical carbon-rich asteroid. Amateur astrophysicist Tony Dunn tweeted out that this minimoon has been orbiting earth from the past three years and it could be leaving the orbit anytime this year, somewhere around April. It will then continue along its way and go on to orbit the sun.
Here's an animated GIF of our new mini-moon 2020 CD3, discovered by @WierzchosKacper. Rotating frame keeps the Earth/Sun line stationary. Orbital elements courtesy of IUA MPEC. https://t.co/dok3jn3G9hhttps://t.co/x1DXWLq2vm pic.twitter.com/O3eRaOIYjB
— Tony Dunn (@tony873004) February 26, 2020
Astronomers believe that at any given point in time, there is at least one minimoon that is orbiting around the earth. So what’s the big deal about this one?
Well, barring one instance, we haven’t seen these other objects. In fact, this is only the second time we have been able to spot a minimoon. The first time astronomers saw a minimoon was in 2006 and that asteroid was called 2006 RH120. It was around 2–3 metres in diameter and orbited around the earth for 18 months. However, this asteroid orbits the sun and one every 20 years comes close enough to the earth to enter its orbit through what is called a temporary satellite capture.
A senior research specialist from NASA and the University of Arizona, Kacper Wierzchos was the first scientist to announce this discovery on 26 February.
BIG NEWS (thread 1/3). Earth has a new temporarily captured object/Possible mini-moon called 2020 CD3. On the night of Feb. 15, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Teddy Pruyne and I found a 20th magnitude object. Here are the discovery images. pic.twitter.com/zLkXyGAkZl
— Kacper Wierzchos (@WierzchosKacper) February 26, 2020
The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center made an announcement about this discovery as well.
“Orbit integrations indicate that this object is temporarily bound to the Earth. No evidence of perturbations due to solar radiation pressure is seen and no link to a known artificial object has been found. Further observations and dynamical studies are strongly encouraged."
Since then, the existence of this object has been confirmed by other observatories. However, more analysis is needed to confirm that the minimoon is a rock from space and not some junk in space that is floating around the abyss.
Twitter users had something to say about this new addition:
Go home moon.. Your drunk.
— Erich Toven (@ectoven) February 27, 2020
— Kacper Wierzchos (@WierzchosKacper) February 27, 2020
Hey there lil' guy!
— Pikacha Twentyfive (@Pikacha25) February 27, 2020
Are we sure it's not an actual car? pic.twitter.com/fsxLk6Xhtz
— Jared Throneberry (@iamnotjared) February 26, 2020
I shall name him.... “mini Moon” pic.twitter.com/EbOlAHxNXE
— David Kipping (@david_kipping) February 26, 2020
Baby MOON, doo-doot Doot-doo-doot!
— Mark Lipka (@MarkLipka1) February 27, 2020
Helllllooo sweetie! Welcome to the neighborhood.
— Clio Dunn (@ClioDunn) February 26, 2020
Earth: "Can I keep him?"
— Wind12 (@cirrus_1984) February 26, 2020
— Mr Django (@MRxDJANGO) February 27, 2020
Looks like the minimoon got onto Twitter
Okay MoonMoon
— Björn Seine (@TheDragonsForce) February 27, 2020
A name change?
We should name it as ''moony''
— Berkay Gürvardar (@BerkayGurvardar) February 27, 2020
Already approved broad-spectrum antiviral drugs may offer a first-line treatment for the novel coronavirus which has so far killed over 2,700 people and infected around 80,000, according to a study unveiled on Thursday.
Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) noted that there is no vaccine or cure for the virus insight. This means that doctors can do little more than offer supportive treatment to the very sick, and hope their bodies can survive the infection, they said.
According to the study, published as a pre-proof in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, already approved drugs might hold the key to treating the new virus.
"Drug repurposing is a strategy for generating additional value from an existing drug by targeting diseases other than that for which it was originally intended," said Denis Kainov, an associate professor at NTNU.
"For example, teicoplanin, oritavancin, dalbavancin and monensin are approved antibiotics that have been shown to inhibit corona- and other viruses in the laboratory," Kainov said.
The researchers said these and other already tested "safe-in-man" broad-spectrum antiviral drugs are good candidates for treating the disease to start with, given that there are currently no treatments for the new coronavirus.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus called COVID-19 can cause mild symptoms including a runny nose, sore throat, cough, and fever. It can be more severe for some persons and can lead to pneumonia or breathing difficulties.
The researchers noted that the advantage of repurposing a drug is that all of the details surrounding the drug development are already known. These include the chemical synthesis steps, manufacturing processes, and information regarding the different phases of clinical testing.
"Repositioning of launched or even failed drugs to viral diseases provides unique translational opportunities, including a substantially higher probability of success to market as compared with developing new virus-specific drugs and vaccines," the researchers said.
It also offers significantly reduced cost and timeline to clinical availability, they said.
The researchers reviewed information on the discovery and development of broad-spectrum antiviral agents (BSAAs), which are drugs that target viruses from two or more different viral families. They summarised what they found for 120 drugs that had already been shown to be safe for human use and created a database. Thirty-one of these were found by the researchers to be possible candidates for prophylaxis and treatment of the COVID-19 infections.
The researchers also found that clinical investigations have recently begun five possible drug candidates to treat the COVID-19 virus.
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff is all suited up to set the screens on fire with his next film Heropanti 2. The actor made his debut with Heropanti in 2014 and now, he is gearing up to take it to another level. On Friday, the actor shared the first look of the film in which he is seen wearing a crisp black suit and holding a gun in his hand. Tiger looks deadly in the poster and the tagline reads, ‘The world wants him dead.’ Sharing the poster, Tiger wrote, “This one is so special to me. Blessed and grateful to be carrying forward another franchise with my mentor sajid sir forward. #Heropanti2 #firstbaby”
Gaur Khan, on Thursday, celebrated an important event with her closest friends and associates in Mumbai and, guess who decided to surprise her! It was none other than her husband and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. While Gauri looked stunning in a black sequin dress, the Raees looked dapper in a casual outfit as he paired a grey tee with denims and completed his look with a brown jacket. The event was attended by Sussanne Khan, Chunky Panday and wife Bhavna and Gauri's close friends.
Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu’s next film Thappad has released today. The film is based on domestic violence and is directed by Anubhav Sinha. As the film hits the theaters, Twitterati broke the internet and started trending Boycott Thappad. The trend comes as an outcome of Taapsee and director Anubhav Sinha’s views against the citizenship act in December. The duo was vocal about the protest that took over the country and the violence that the students of JNU were facing.The man best remembered for bringing to life the characters of Lewis Carroll’s timeless “Alice in Wonderland” series, would have been 200 years today.
John Tenniel is one of the most highly-regarded Victorian illustrators and painters. He was born on this day in 1820 in London. From a young age, he taught himself to illustrate and at the age of 16, he submitted his first work, an oil painting, for exhibition at the Society of British Artists.
Google Doodle illustrated by Matthew Cruickshank.
In 1850, Tenniel became a political cartoonist with the historic weekly magazine Punch. Tenniel had a distinctive style, due in part to his near-photographic memory.
Google writes in its blog, "It was this unique approach that most likely caught the attention of writer and professor Charles Dodgson, whose pen name was Lewis Carroll. After an introduction in 1864, Tenniel agreed to illustrate Carroll’s new book, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” released the following year."
Post that, Tenniel also illustrated for “Through the Looking Glass” in 1872.
For his contributions to both Punch and Alice in Wonderland, Tenniel received a knighthood in 1893.
It was just a couple of days ago that Xiaomi India Head, Manu Jain announced that their next Redmi phone wil support ISRO's India’s satellite navigation system, almost immediately, arch rival company Realme announced that their smartphone already supports NavIC.
As per a tweet by Realme India head Madhav Sheth, Realme's latest smartphone Realme X50 5G (Review) already supports NavIC technology and their upcoming phones will support that as well. He further revealed that they are launching another smartphone on 5 March that will also have this feature.
It's just a little bit silly that companies are fighting over ownership of the title of "first phone with NavIC", especially because the new generation of smartphone chipsets all support NavIC by default and it's just a matter of time before the market is flooded with NavIC supporting phones.
Yes, our ultimate flagship, #realmeX50Pro features #NavIC & even our upcoming phone will feature it as well.
So World's first, World's second, coming in a row, all for India.
Plan to talk more on 5th March. See you there with 1500 #realme fans. https://t.co/SXwcu1vYyI— Madhav 5G (@MadhavSheth1) February 27, 2020
NavIC — Navigation with Indian Constellation — is the regional geo-positioning system designed in India by ISRO to provide accurate positioning in India and around the Indian mainland. It is considered to be at par with US-based GPS, Russia's Glonass, and Galileo developed by Europe.
Glorious new chapter for tech in #India!
Proud to announce that upcoming #Redmi phone will be 1st in world to feature @isro's #NavIC - Nation's own satellite navigation system! ️
Great meeting Dr. K Sivan (Chairman #ISRO) & team to finalize this!#Xiaomi ❤️ #NavICinXiaomi pic.twitter.com/GcE1EEocmL
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) February 25, 2020
Realme X50 Pro 5G features a super AMOLED display with a 90-Hz refresh rate and a pill-shaped hole-punch. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. The chipset's onboard Snapdragon X55 LTE modem will ensure that the phone offers dual-mode (NSA+SA) 5G connectivity.
For photography, the Realme X50 Pro 5G comes with a quad-camera setup with a 12 MP tele camera, 64 MP primary camera, 8 MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a B&W portrait camera. It can shoot ultra-wide, 4K videos, slo-mo, and ultra-wide-angle selfie videos. The phone offers a real-time selfie bokeh effect in videos. The selfie cam can also allow slo-mo selfie videos.
The Realme X50 has a 32 MP wide-angle and an 8 MP ultra-wide-angle camera on the front, along with a Nightscape 3.0 with an ultra nightscape mode for low light shooting.
The Realme X50 Pro 5G is fuelled by 4,200 mAh battery, which comes with support for 65 W SuperDart fast charging technology.
The Realme X50 Pro 5G comes in a 12 GB RAM variant, which is priced at Rs 44,999; an 8GB variant priced at 39,999 and a 6 GB variant that will cost 37,999. The smartphone will sell exclusively on Flipkart.
Ajay Devgn's 101st film is announced. The actor, who won hearts of the public and critic alike with his last release Tanhaji: The Unsing Warrior, is all set to star in the Hindi remake of Tamil action blockbuster Kaithi. We are thrilled to announce that @ajaydevgn will be playing the lead in #RelianceEntertainment, @DreamWarriorpic and @ADFFilms' Hindi remake of the Tamil Action-Thriller, #Kaithi. The film will release on February 12, 2021", the makers announced on social media today.
Bollywood celebrities like Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Ayushmann and Aparshakti Khurrana, Karan Johar and many others joined filmmaker Shashank Khaitan as he celebrated his birthday on Thursday night. Known for directing films like Dhadak, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya and Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya, Shashank Khaitan turned 38 on February 28th and was in the presence of his friends and family when he rang into his birthday. Filmmaker Karan Johar shared a glimpse from the celebration in which all celebrities were seen having a gala time.As the country marks the National Science Day on Friday, many leading Indian women scientists have stressed on the need for the right kind of support, equality, and gender-fair policies in the field of research.
National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February each year commemorating Indian physicist C V Raman's discovery in 1928 of the Raman effect — the scattering of photons or light particles by matter. Raman received a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
Of the 607 Nobel medals awarded so far in scientific disciplines globally, just 20 have gone to women.
Noting that a career in science is a demanding and tough option, Rupamanjari Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida said there are additional barriers — often unintentional and unconscious ones — which are put up along the career path of women in science.
"When such a career demands long hours, there are issues of lack of security and basic amenities that affect women more adversely than men in this society. We need to pay active attention to these preventable problems," said Ghosh, a Professor of Physics, told PTI.
G Geetha, Professor and Head, Division of Research and Development at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab, emphasised on closing the gender gap and moving towards women-led projects in science. She noted that out of the 560 awardees of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, only 18 recipients have been women. The prize is one of the highest multidisciplinary science awards in India.
According to Geetha, women represent only about a fifth of senior authors in all published research.
A study, published in the journal PLOS One in 2018, assessed 293,557 research articles from 54 journals, and found that "29.8 per cent of all research authors, and 33.1 per cent of the first, 31.8 per cent of the co-, and 18.1 per cent of the last authors were women."
Another study by the UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) noted that women inventors account for just under 13 per cent of patent applications globally.
For society to evolve with equality, Geetha feels the state and union governments should provide women grants for startups, core research, travel, and prototype development.
"Universities should preferentially encourage women entrepreneurs and women startups. A survey has to be conducted on the participation of women as chairpersons or committee member in policymaking, Geetha added.
Professor Manjula Reddy, Chief Scientist, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad believes that science in India is progressing at a rapid pace since the last decade, thanks to the focus and initiatives on education and research.
"Setting up new educational and research institutions across India has contributed to this cause," she said.
However, Reddy, who won the Infosys Prize 2019, thinks India is lagging behind in basic sciences as compared to developed countries and needs to make serious efforts to fill the gap.
"This can be achieved with structured funding, more focus on education and research activities. Basic research is a developmental activity; it may not have an immediate tangible benefit, but has long-term sustainability and is the bedrock for future technological advances," she explained.
Gagandeep Kang, Professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences at the Christian Medical College in Tamil Nadu believes that there is a lot of work to be done to build an understanding of the process and outputs of science — a spirit of inquiry, and a deep trust in science and scientists.
"As scientists, some are doing reasonably well in many fields, but there are many areas where both quality people and skills are limited or lacking," said Kang, who was awarded the prestigious Infosys Prize in Life Sciences in 2016.
Kang feels India does not have sufficient researchers working across various disciplines.
"That means we are unable to grow up to global standards, and there are few areas that I am aware of where an Indian group is among the world leaders," she added.
WhatsApp has rolled out the much-awaited dark theme for its beta version for both iOS and Android users. Now, what hints at the dark theme finally turning into reality soon, the latest beta update for WhatsApp on Android has added a few new "solid colour" options to the already existing palette.
As per a report by WABetaInfo, the 2.20.60 beta version of android has got a number of dark solid colours for dark theme. These colours are already available for all the users including the ones who are not using dark theme. The difference here is all these colour are available in darker shades for those who are using dark theme.
These solid colours are meant for those who want to have a plain chat background on WhatsApp.
To apply these solid colours, all you need to do is open WhatsApp and go to the three vertical dots in the top right corner. Tap on Settings>Chats> Wallpaper>Solid colours. Then scroll down and choose one from the options below.
To recall, it is also expected that WhatsApp is currently working on bringing dark theme to its desktop app and web soon. This is speculated to rollout for both Android and iOS devices.
A quiet corner of south-west London has been named Freddie Mercury Close in memory of the famous Indian-origin singer-songwriter who lived in the area with his family. Mercury, the lead vocalist of the popular band Queen, was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar before his Indian Parsi family moved to the UK to live at Gladstone Avenue in Feltham.Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a supermassive black hole.
Scientists reported Thursday that the blast came from a black hole in a cluster of galaxies 390 million light-years away.
The explosion was so large it carved out a crater in the hot gas that could hold 15 Milky Ways, said lead author Simona Giacintucci of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington. It’s five times bigger than the previous record-holder.
Astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory to make the discovery, along with a European space observatory and ground telescopes. They believe the explosion came from the heart of the Ophiuchus cluster of thousands of galaxies: a large galaxy at the center contains a colossal black hole.
Black holes don’t just draw matter in. They also blast out jets of material and energy.
The first hint of this giant explosion actually came in 2016. Chandra images of the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster revealed an unusual curved edge, but scientists ruled out an eruption given the amount of energy that would have been needed to carve out such a large cavity in the gas.
#News: Scientists have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe!💥 This record-breaking eruption came from a #BlackHole in the Ophiuchus #galaxy cluster, located about 390 million light years from Earth! The #science behind the #discovery: https://t.co/eGhfuruGd9 pic.twitter.com/C3kwA7GB4M
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The two space observatories, along with radio data from telescopes in Australia and India, confirmed that the curvature was, indeed, part of a cavity.
“The radio data fit inside the X-rays like a hand in a glove,” co-author Maxim Markevitch of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, said in a statement. “This is the clincher that tells us an eruption of unprecedented size occurred here.”
The blast is believed to be over by now: There are no signs of jets currently shooting from the black hole. More observations are needed in other wavelengths to better understand what occurred, according to the team.
The findings appeared in the Astrophysical Journal.
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