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Govt's new draft rules make it easier to fly drones

The ministry of civil aviation has issued draft rules to ensure ease of using drones in India on the basis of "trust, self-certification and non-intrusive monitoring", an official statement said on......

China's defence budget=$175 bn. India's=$46 bn

'If the Chinese intent is to be gauged based on its aggression in the South China Sea, greater forays in the Indian Ocean, a hawk's attitude towards Taiwan, flying its fighters repeatedly over the......

Nuclear energy, inevitable disaster: Worth it?

Gopal Krishna makes a case against the nuclear liability bill. Even as the Parliamentary Standing Committee was busy taking submission and testimonies from citizens and experts in India in the......

Sandeep Baweja on California city's schools board

Sandeep Baweja, an attorney with the Baweja Law Group, with offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation -......

When the PM wowed Japan's parliament

What can you tell us of the contours of the economic partnership with Japan? "We will have something substantial on that for you tomorrow." Has the nuclear question come up in course of today's......

Human Development Index: India ranks a dismal 130!

India improves position, but fares worse than neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh on many parameters India’s ranking on Human Development Index rose by a notch in 2014 -- to 130th  from......

Morgan Stanley values STAR TV at $11.2 billion

Mukesh Ambani-owned TV18 Broadcast was valued at $824 million Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has some good news from India. Global brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has valued 21st Century......

Net neutrality: Lessons from cable TV

A look at the havoc carriage fees have wreaked in TV is a good way to appreciate the benefits of net neutrality, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. What do cable television and the debate around net......

2025: India's per capita income at just $3,005, China's at $13,000

Image: Per capita income presents a grim picture. Photograph: Reuters   India's per capita GDP was $3,372 in 2009-10 while China hit this mark a decade ago and the US achieved this more than......

Half of India was below poverty line in 2010: ADB

The Asian Development Bank has revised its poverty line to $1.51 per person a day compared to $1.25 by the World Bank, which would push the numbers of poor by 182 million to 584 million in 2010......

Mismatched 2 Review: Needs More Laughs

The youngsters in Mismatched look like angels.There are no bullies, no mean girl cliques -- they are all a mostly cheerful, helpful, clean-cut lot, for whom kissing and mild swearing is about as......

Netflix has spent 3,000 crores on India programs

Since its entry in 2016, Netflix has announced over 60 titles to be sourced from India.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: Neena Gupta and her daughter Masaba in Masaba Masaba. Masaba Masaba is......

Here's what went wrong with Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara

It had everything going for it -- a sturdy banner (Balaji Films), a superstar hero and a heroine, who has just delivered a career-defining performance in her previous film. Plus, the first film......

SRK, a rage in Germany

By the time I arrived in Berlin this past weekend, Shah Rukh Khan had left town. "He gave us two and half days," one of the programming directors of the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival......

Will Formula E revive Indian motorsport?

IMAGE: The inaugural Formula E race in Hyderabad is scheduled for February 11 next year, joining the likes of New York, London and Rome on the calendar. Photograph: Handout/Jaguar Racing via Getty......

Extras: Enrique returns as Spain coach after daughter's death

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field. IMAGE: Former FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique was first appointed Spain coach after the team's ouster from the 2018 World Cup.......

I don't care who the best batsman at the moment is: Ponting

'There are a number of current players who are probably on a similar career path' 'Whoever, I guess, masters the mind games the best will be the one who ends up with the best career record' 'ODI......

US charges Allen Stanford with 'massive' fraud

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and three of his companies were charged with "massive" fraud on Tuesday as federal agents swooped down on his US headquarters. In a civil complaint filed in......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......

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