China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

Revelations about an advanced Chinese missile test in August have startled many by the technological knowhow displayed by China. IMAGE: An LY-80 surface-to-air missile weapon system displayed at......

DRDO fights Covid, without ignoring defence research

As remarkable as DRDO's contribution in containing and treating COVID-19 has been, its success over the last 15 months has been in its primary role of developing conventional defence equipment and......

Kupwara encounter: Why the army is watching the LoC

Even as India battles the COVID-19 threat on a war footing, it cannot lose sight of the threat building up in Kashmir, cautions Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd). IMAGE: Then army chief,......

Tamil Nadu mystery blasts: '99% it could be a meteorite'

IMAGE: The Bharathidasan Engineering College where one of the objects fell. Photograph: Sreeram Selvaraj   'If a small object of less than 100 gm can make a deep crater and release this kind......

Kinetic to start producing electric version of Luna at Ahmednagar plant

Kinetic Engineering (KEL), the makers of the iconic Luna two-wheelers in the seventies, will soon start producing components for an electric version of the moped. Photograph: Kind courtesy,......

Bumpy ride ahead for electric two-wheelers

The impact for all electric two-wheelers, which are imported mostly from China, is that it will lead to price escalation that will be passed onto customers. For Okinawa Autotech, a fledgling maker......

As demands rise, moped sales get a boost

Mopeds are sought by people with smaller businesses, with their weight-carrying and haulage ability beside being lighter and easy to manoeuvre in traffic. Moped sales in the country rose 3.6 per......

This year will see cars and bikes for every budget

There's a car and bike to match every personality and every budget in 2018, say P Tharyan and Joshua David Luther. Range Rover Velar (Y) Photograph: Kind courtesy Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC......

A Beginner's Guide To K-Drama

It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back. A binge worthy mix of style and substance, South Korea's small-screen wave, which hit......

Review: How To Train Your Dragon 2 gets it right. Again!

How To Train Your Dragon 2 is a decidedly darker, deeper follow-up to the original, says Sukanya Verma.How To Train Your Dragon impressed with its remarkable possibility of coexistence between the......

Rab Ne opens big in North America

The one-man box office engine called Shah Rukh Khan rode into 105 movie theatres across North America grabbing a powerful $1.2 million estimated gross for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in just three days.......

Check out F1's new changes for 2018

Formula One's 'halo' head protection device makes its race debut this season in a 21-round championship with France and Germany back on the calendar and some new faces joining the old favourites on......

Check out F1's proposed major change for 2021

The aim is to come up with regulations which, apart from making engines more affordable and louder, would also make it easier for new manufacturers to come in and for teams to be competitive.......

Formula One taking the 'green' route

Whatever the colour of the car, from Fernando Alonso's red Ferrari to Michael Schumacher's silver Mercedes, Formula One is picking up speed towards a greener future. While the lifting of a ban on......

Force India closes the KERS option

With just five races to go before the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) becomes history, Force India Formula One team has closed that option, saying it is not worth the money or hassle. Force......

Ferrari unveil new F1 car

Ferrari presented a new-look 2009 Formula One car on Monday with team boss Stefano Domenicali recognising that new regulations would make it harder for the Italian team to defend their title. "We......