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The Kunchacko Boban starrer Officer on Duty is going strong at the box office and has received positive reactions from critics and audiences.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions. A study published in Cell suggests these issues may be linked to the highly sanitised nature of the spacecraft.

AFG vs AUS LIVE Streaming OTT, Online | Cricket: Champions Trophy 2025 will have a key clash on Friday (Feb 28) as Afghanistan take on Australia in a do-or-die contest.

Sports, Cricket: In the past two outings in the ICC events, Australia and Afghanistan have beaten each other once. It's their first face-off in the Champions Trophy.

The Kolkata Cafe has been a resounding success, with travellers expressing high satisfaction with the quality, taste and cost of the offerings.

US President Donald Trump hosted UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for high-stakes talks on Ukraine and a potential US-UK trade deal. Trump suggested a Ukraine peace deal is at a crucial stage and emphasized that Putin "keeps his word." Meanwhile, discussions on a trade agreement could help Britain avoid tariffs.

India’s pharmaceutical sector, the world’s largest supplier of generic medicines, is growing at a rapid pace. According to a McKinsey report, pharmaceutical exports rose at 9% annually in 2024, nearly twice the global average. India now meets 20% of global drug demand, supplying 40% of the US Generic market and 25% of the UK market. The country has also surpassed the US In FDA-approved manufacturing sites.

The Indian stock market is making history — unfortunately, for the wrong reasons. The Nifty-50 index has fallen for 5 consecutive months, its longest losing run in 29 years. While benchmark indices ended little changed despite turbulent activity on Thursday, the market breadth or the advance-to-decline ratio hit a five-year low.

The government appointed Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Pandey will be at the helm of the markets regulator for an initial term of 3 years.

Japan’s birth rate has hit a record low, marking a 5% decline from the previous year. This extends a 9-year streak of falling births, according to Japan’s health ministry. Meanwhile, deaths reached a record-high 1. 62 million, causing the country’s largest-ever annual population decline.

NASA has announced internship opportunities for students in 2025, providing a chance to gain experience in space and technology. The programme is open to students from various academic backgrounds, not limited to engineering.

According to a new report, Slow Horses star Jack Lowden is in talks to be Daniel Craig's replacement as the iconic British spy in the next instalment of the spy series.

Sports, Chess: Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby Fischer in 1972, which was emblematic of the confrontation between East and West.

India News | The SCR's specialized metal-cutting teams are working tirelessly to clear steel and iron debris from the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel in Telangana.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, along with Butch Wilmore, is set to return to Earth in mid-March 2025 after being stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.

With Trump threatening to pull back US troops, Europe faces a growing security crisis. Russia’s defense spending has surpassed Europe's, and its weapons production is outpacing NATO. As tensions rise, can Europe stand alone against Moscow, or is NATO still a formidable force without US support?

Sports, Cricket: Rassie Van der Dussen says no one has to be a rocket scientist to know that the Men in Blue have this advantage in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

World news | Discover the dynamics of Trump's meeting with UK PM Starmer, focusing on European security concerns and the potential for US military involvement in Ukraine.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is humanity’s most powerful space observatory, capable of studying the earliest galaxies and exoplanets. Cutting its funding could slow down groundbreaking discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics.