'Drone attacks are an evolving threat'

'India needs offensive and defensive security measures to protect itself.' IMAGE: Border Security Force personnel carry a Pakistani drone, loaded with a sophisticated rifle and some grenades, that......

How India can NEUTRALISE Enemy Drones

'An armed helicopter equipped with counter-drone systems will provide the airborne counter-drone capability and flexibility needed to protect India's critical assets.' IMAGE: Indian Army personnel......

Tragedy at sea: 26 dead, 49 missing from barge; 186 rescued

As many as 26 personnel on board accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast are dead and 49 are still missing, as the navy......

Defence deal may repair India-Russia ties

The $10.5 billion arms and equipment deal helped to arrest the recent drift in the 'special and privileged' strategic partnership, observes Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd). IMAGE: Prime Minister......

What IndiGo needs to do to restore its image

IndiGo clearly needs to refresh its HR and training manual, says Shyamal Majumdar. IMAGE: A video grab of IndiGo staffers assaulting a passenger that went viral recently. Just three weeks ago,......

Thanks to SpiceJet, seaplanes will be back to Indian skies

Seaplanes are fixed-wing aircraft that can take off and land on both water and airfields. Ajay Singh-owned airline Spicejet said on Wednesday that it was exploring opportunities to buy seaplanes......

India's most astute deal maker is now a bankrupt entrepreneur

A look at the life and times of maverick businessman Chinnakannan Sivasankaran Chinnakannan Sivasankaran On August 26, the Supreme Court of Seychelles declared Chinnakannan Sivasankaran, better......

Rolls-Royce scouts for second partner

Rolls-Royce is looking to add a second engineering and design services firm in India to cater to its design requirements. Under the government's $10-billion defence programme, Rolls-Royce has a......

100 days to Rio: 'Quite a few Indians can win gold'

'Shooting is number one.''Archery, wrestling, badminton and boxing.''These are the five where we stand the best chance of winning a medal.' With exactly 100 days to go for the Games, Olympic Gold......