Is India's NavIC Better Than GPS?

NavIC consists of a constellation of seven satellites and a network of ground stations and is touted to be more accurate than GPS. IMAGE: The NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) logo and......

Money Is At The Heart Of Sharifs' Power

The Shahbaz Sharif family (his two wives and their children) invested PkRs 277 crore in 13 companies without having known sources of income. IMAGE: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif delivers......

Is the Govt worried about the Himalayas?

'My belief that I could protect the Himalayas was shattered.' IMAGE: Chamba Tunnel, a part of Char Dham Road project in Chamba. Photograph: ANI Photo   When environmentalist and scientist Dr......

Sidhu targets Channi govt again, says won't rest until Majithia's arrest

Taking on his own party's government, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday asked people whether they were getting cable TV connection and sand at the cheap rates announced recently.......

Tatas' Gujarat semiconductor fab will create over 20K jobs

Tata Electronics' Rs 91,000 crore semiconductor fab in Dholera, Gujarat, in partnership with PSMC, will generate over 20,000 direct and indirect skilled jobs in the region and construction of the......

Alternatives to China: Vietnam, India slug it out for semiconductor investments

India and Vietnam are vying with each other to woo semiconductor companies to their country. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters With the tension between the US and China escalating, and Taiwan getting......

US chipmaker AMD to invest $400 mn in India

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AM) on Friday announced a $400 million investment in India over the next five years and said it will build its largest design centre in Bengaluru. Photograph:......

Foxconn junks $19.5 bn Vedanta chip plan

Taiwan's Foxconn has withdrawn from a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with mining baron Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Ltd as the venture struggled to get a technology partner to make chips that......

First Look: Ugo's Last Dance

Deeksha Gaur, executive producer of the off-Broadway show Ugo's Last Dance currently underwayin New York (show endson October 4), is among the few theatrical producers of Indian origin. She is a......

FACTBOX: Some statistics for Olympic opening ceremony

Danny Boyle, the British film maker in charge of the opening ceremony at this year's Olympic Games in London, unveiled plans for the event on Tuesday. Following are some of the numbers behind......