DRDO Biggest Hindrance To Atmanirbharta In Defence

DRDO's failures over the decades have contributed significantly to India becoming the world's biggest weapons importer, points out Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd). IMAGE: The Indian......

Carnatic musicians boycott Madras Academy event over Award to TM Krishna

Several Carnatic musicians have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has......

Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 68 members

Fondly remembering the contribution of retiring members from the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the wisdom shared by them would be greatly missed and their departure would......

Ramleela play: Prof, 5 students get bail; Pune varsity to probe incident

A professor and five students of Pune University were arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by staging a play based on Ramleela that reportedly had objectionable dialogues and scenes,......

'Aim to make FAME scheme more transparent'

'The aim is also to probe how the ministry and testing agencies made negligence in examining these OEMs, so that such negligence is avoided in the future.' Photograph: Aditi Shah/Reuters After......

Ban on single-use plastic items kicks in

The ban on certain single-use plastic (SUP) items kicks in from Friday, with state governments initiating an enforcement campaign to identify and close down units engaging in production,......

How safe are India's electric scooters?

The government-appointed expert committee, which probes incidents of Ola Electric’s S1 Pro and Okinawa vehicles catching fires, has added the latest case of fire involving PureEV electric......

'Popular cinema gives you security in life'

'An actor should learn to separate the actor and the character.''Me the actor and me the character should never intermingle.' IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in Aalolam. This interview with the legendary......

'The artist in me does get dissatisfied'

'In the whole of my career, some ten-twenty characters might have really satisfied me.' IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in Madhura Raja. This interview with the legendary actor Nedumudi Venu, who passed into......

Asian Games: Colourful closing ceremony brings curtains down in Hangzhou

IMAGE: Curtains dropped on another successful edition of the multi-nation extravaganza. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the......

Indian Wushu team devastated after visa issue blocks athletes from Hangzhou

IMAGE: Three wushu fighters from Arunachal Pradesh were issued stapled visas instead of stamped ones, India's foreign ministry said. India does not accept stapled visas as valid. Photograph: SAI......

SEE: Asian Games opens with futuristic ceremony

Photograph: Screengrab of Indian contingent at the Asian Games Blending elements of artificial intelligence and environmentally friendly technology, the Hangzhou Asian Games began......

India says China issued invalid visas to three Indian athletes

Now OCA takes up issue with Chinese authorities. IMAGE: Three Arunachal Pradesh athletes, competing as wushu fighters, were denied accreditation for the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Photograph:......

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global......