Should Women Fight Wars?

Should we be exposing our women volunteers to the barbarity of actual combat, ask Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: The Indian Army has deployed women......

Environment Day: India advances ethanol-blending target by 5 yrs

India has advanced the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending in petrol by five years to 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, as the world's third-biggest oil......

IISc builds ventilator to be used free of cost

Working round-the-clock over the past few days, an Indian Institute of Science team is buildingan indigenous ventilator prototype for Covid-19 victims, and it is expected to be ready in the current......

Stunning contenders for Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

A red fox in a derelict schoolroom, a Bengal Tiger in the forests of Bhutan and walruses are just a few of animals featured in the photos shortlisted for this year’s Wildlife Photographer of......

Sexier, smarter Lara Croft returns

To saythe sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is far better than the first film, might not mean much to those who disliked the first one. The truth is that director Jan De Bont's......

Don't get scared, get thrilled

I get scared very easily. After I watched The Ring I could not sleep foraweek. I saw Ram Gopal Varma's Bhoot through a crack between my fingers. Darna Mana Hai, I was told, did not exactly fall in......