Made in India artillery gun is ready to fire

The gun is unique in its ability to fire a five-round burst, while no other contemporary gun exceeds three-round bursts.This brings down a greater quantity of explosive onto the target before enemy......

Pinaka rocket boosts India's strike power

A salvo from a Pinaka battery brings down on the enemy more than seven tonnes of high explosive in just 44 seconds.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: An advanced version of the Pinaka rocket being tested......

What I learnt from fighting COVID-19

'The genetic thing is not in your control. The virulence is not known.''The only thing is if you can avoid it.''Once you get COVID-19, none of it is in your control.' IMAGE: A healthcare worker......

Itolizumab, new drug for COVID-19 patients to cost Rs 8,000 per vial

Biotechnology major Biocon on Monday said it will launch biologic drug Itolizumab for the treatment of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients at a price of around 8,000 per vial.   The company......

E-sports not affected by revised GST

E-sports experts say the burgeoning sector will not be affected by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s recent decision to levy a blanket 28 per cent tax on online gaming, which is......

Asci seeks feedback on updating guidelines for education ads

Education ads are among the worst offenders when it comes to misleading claims. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After keeping tabs on factual discrepancies, the Advertising Stand­ards......

Households must prepare for hefty rise in LPG prices

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cut fuel subsidies while slapping additional fuel taxes on unblended transport fuels in the latest Union Budget. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhury/Reuters The......

9 ways to clean up India's polluted cities

Measures that will make Indian cities more organised and liveable need to be implemented to tackle the menace of pollution, says Govindraj Ethiraj.     Petroleum Minister Dharmendra......

Record audience watched Japan stun Germany

IMAGE: Late goals by Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano gave Japan an incredible 2-1 comeback victory over Germany. Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty Images The Germany-Japan World Cup match on......

Olympics: German official sent home after racist remarks

IMAGE: Sporting director of the German cycling federation Patrick Moster apologised later blaming his remarks on 'the heat of the moment' and said he was not a racist. Photograph: Issei......

PHOTOS: Dortmund thrash Schalke as Bundesliga resumes

IMAGES from all the Bundesliga action on Saturday. IMAGE: Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland and Schalke's Salif Sane, vie for possession during their Bundeliga match on Saturday. Photograph: Martin......

Bundesliga PICS: Eerie silence across stadiums on restart

Live football action resumed on Saturday as the Bundesliga became the first football league in the world to play after pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  PHOTOS: Dortmund thrash Schalke as......

Bundesliga to lure soccer-starved global TV audiences

'With the Bundesliga as the only league to be broadcast on TV, I expect we will have an audience of a billion' IMAGE: Highlights this weekend include league leaders Bayern away at Union Berlin on......