UP man modifies car into 'helicopter'; fined

Police in Uttar Pradesh put paid the plans of a local in Ambedkar Nagar in the state who had resorted to the quintessential Indian 'jugaad' to modify a car to look like a helicopter! Photograph:......

Truckers' stir turns violent in Rajasthan; fuel rush across many states

Petrol pumps in many cities witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing shortage of fuel amid the protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new......

ISRO's Gaganyaan test vehicle to soar on Oct 21 morning

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday said it would commence unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission with the launch of a test vehicle between 7 am and 9 am on......

'You will succeed as long as you remember that the project is bigger than you'

'When a Project Director is appointed, the whole organization -- including the Chairman ISRO -- works for his success. It is a lesson that has been of abiding value all through the other projects I......

40-year-old fintech gurus need 60-year-olds to handhold them

The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal......

Rooftop solar charges up electric vehicle boom in India's smaller cities

The push given to rooftop solar installation in the Interim Budget ties in with its high rate of adoption in Tier-II and -III cities of India. If original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the......

'Indian manufacturers are making good-quality EVs'

'I'm very much against petrol and diesel....''I travel in an electric car.''I have had a really good experience with it.' IMAGE: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari......

Two-wheel rides saddle up: Growth recovery, valuations to kick-start gains

After lagging behind other segments in the automotive (auto) space over the past few years, two-wheelers are expected to reverse their volume underperformance. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters After......