Cherylann Mollan

Mumbai

Journalist at BBC News India

Journalist @BBCIndia. Bylines in @htTweets @DeccanChronicle @ViceIndia

Articles

Air India crash: India to decide on overseas analysis of flight recorders

1 week ago | bbc.com | Cherylann Mollan

Media reports in India have suggested that the flight's recorders will be sent overseas for analysis.
How India's 'biggest art deal' buried masterpieces in a bank vault

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Cherylann Mollan

How India's 'biggest art deal' buried MF Husain masterpieces in a bank vaultCherylann MollanPundole Art GalleryThe paintings were locked away in bank vaults since 2008 Nearly two dozen paintings by one of the world's most celebrated modern artists - once part of a record-breaking art deal - are set to hit the auction block for the first time next week. On 12 June, 25 rare MF Husain paintings will go under the hammer at an art gallery in Mumbai city, more than two decades after he painted them.
How India's 'biggest art deal' buried MF Husain masterpieces in a bank vault

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Cherylann Mollan

2 hours agoLinguists Discover What Ancient Egyptian Sounded LikeThe idea of Ancient Egypt has mystified people for generations — the glittering cities of gold and marble, lapis lazuli-adorned queens, and pyramids …8 hours agoWatch Two Art Historians Demystify Hieronymus Bosch’s ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’There are few other artworks as dense, imaginative, and, at times, preposterous as Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights.
Narendra Modi inaugurates world's highest single-arch railway bridge

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Cherylann Mollan

In pictures: India opens world's highest single-arch railway bridge in KashmirCherylann MollanGetty ImagesThe Chenab railway bridge is a scenic bridge 35m (114ft) higher than the Eiffel TowerIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the world's highest single- arch railway bridge in Indian-administered Kashmir. The term "single-arch bridge" typically refers to a bridge with a single, continuous arch spanning between two supports.
In pictures: India opens world's highest single-arch railway bridge in Kashmir

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Cherylann Mollan

3 hours agoOfficials say the train will help the troubled region, but many Kashmiris see it as a tool to entrench the Indian government’s control. After decades of highly complex engineering work and billions of dollars in investment, India has finally connected the Himalayan region of Kashmir by rail to the …
Man arrested with dozens of venomous vipers at Mumbai airport

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Cherylann Mollan

Indian man arrested with venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airportCherylann MollanMumbai Customs-III/TwitterAuthorities have seized spider-tailed horned vipers, Asian leaf turtles and Indonesian pit vipers from the passengerAuthorities in India have arrested a man for trying to smuggle dozens of rare reptiles, including poisonous snakes, into the country. The Indian citizen, who was returning from Thailand, was stopped by customs officials at the airport in Mumbai city on Sunday.
Indian man arrested with venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport

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15 hours agoEurope’s best events this year feature a dinner in a vineyard, floating operas, giant puppets, historic sailing ships, the best in electronic music and much more. From the electrifying beats at Tomorrowland in Belgium and opera on the water at the Bregenz Festival, to the Velvet Dinner in Maribor …
Indian man arrested with 47 venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Cherylann Mollan

1 hour ago‘Shreyas Came Out Of Syllabus’ Internet Erupts Over Nita Ambani’s Reaction As Punjab Kings Beats Mumbai Indians: WatchPreity Zinta’s IPL team, the Punjab Kings (PBKS), decimated Nita Ambani’s Mumbai Indians (MI) in the run-up to the finale against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The Hardik Pandya squad, despite a decent tally of 203 at the loss of 6 wickets lost the match against the Shreyas Iyer brigade With one …6 hours agoAt 19, she came to India for job without knowing her salary.
Indian researchers discover new fish species in limestone cave

1 month ago | bbc.com | Cherylann Mollan

Inside the fascinating world of India's blind cave-dwelling fishCherylann MollanGauhati University, Department of ZoologyKhlur Baiaineh Mukhim removes a Schistura densiclava specimen from a stream inside Krem Mawjymbuin cave Two years ago, zoologist Khlur Baiaineh Mukhim spotted something intriguing in a stream in a remote underground cave in India's north-eastern Meghalaya state.
Inside the fascinating world of India's blind cave-dwelling fish

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A day on Earth could now be of 25 hours due to…, China’s Three Gorges dam will now be…China's Three Gorges Dam, built on the Yangtze River, is also one of the reasons why Earth is not able to rotate to its full speed, causing an …