Lok Sabha polls: World's largest peacetime movement of men and machine

Holding of Lok Sabha elections is a mammoth exercise that entails the biggest peacetime movement of men and material in the world through waterways, air and land across India to ensure no voter is......

Next-gen air-defence missile Akash tested successfully

India on Friday conducted a successful flight test of the new generation AKASH missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha, officials said. The flight test was......

MoD signs Rs 19,600 cr deal for 17 India-made next-gen patrol, missile ships

In line with the government's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', the ministry of defence on Thursday signed contracts with Indian shipyards for the acquisition of 11 next generation offshore patrol......

Aero India 2023 begins, to showcase atmanirbharta

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday showcased India as an attractive destination for investment in the defence manufacturing sector, and said it will move towards becoming one of the leading......

Ventilator shortage: 'Made in India' devices not picked up by govt

According to government data, the Centre procured only 35,179 ventilators out of the 50,000 originally ordered. As India battles the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, several state governments......

How Bharat Electronics plans to boost revenue

Eyes Rs 10,000 cr revenue mark despite focusing less on manufacturing, more on system integration Public sector firm Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is looking at fresh orders for electronic......

As tech millionaires multiply, wealth advisers struggle to connect

When the nine-person startup he co-founded was bought by Facebook for a reported $15 million in January, Cemre Gungor, 27, was inundated with phone calls and emails from wealth advisers. Yet he......

Boeing, BEL to develop analysis centre

Boeing, the US-based global aircraft manufacturer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with government-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) to develop an analysis and experimentation......

Jennifer Aniston's mum not invited to secret wedding

A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood. Photograph: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Jennifer Aniston, who tied the knot with beau Justin Theroux on August 5 in a covert ceremony in Bel......

The RISE and RISE of Will Smith

He's been infallible for a while now. Will Smith smashed into the megamillions back in 1996 and has, incredibly enough, continued to ride blockbuster after blockbuster, racking up the numbers and......

'Ban on Vishwaroopam. NOT FAIR!'

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.   Bollywood stars condemned the Tamil Nadu government for seeking a ban on Kamal Haasan's new film Vishwaroopam and called it......

Tamil writer Sujatha is dead

The key person behind the development of the Electronic Voting Machine and an eminent writer, S Rangarajan alias Sujatha, has died. A multi-faceted personality,73-year-old Rangarajan, is survived......

Barty, Serena lead field at Australian Open warm-ups

IMAGE: Serena Williams. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty will lead the field in the two WTA......

President's Cup: Tiger gets WAGS support on way to opening win

As much as players and officials like to talk up the competitive nature of the Presidents Cup there was also an end-of-season party atmosphere at MuirfieldVillage on Thursday with even Tiger Woods......

IPL, Modi and Power Games: What media says

The IPL scandal has hit theroof. The media is abuzz with murky-mucky stories. Every day, a new scandal comes tumbling out. Here we compile some major reports on the IPL tamasha. The IPL buck, it......