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ISRO working on 40-storey-tall rocket to launch 75-tonne payload

ISRO Chairman V Narayanan on Tuesday said the space agency has been working on a rocket as high as a 40-storey building to place a 75,000 kg payload in low earth orbit. Photograph: ISRO Delivering......

Karnataka water situation turns grim, Rs 5,000 fine imposed for...

Amidst a severe water crisis, the Karnataka Water Supply and Sewerage Board banned the usage of drinking water for car washing, gardening, construction, water fountains and road construction and......

CBI books Sameer Wankhede for Rs 25 cr bribe demand in Aryan Khan case

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an FIR against former Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing Shah Rukh Khan's son......

All you wanted to know about INS Arihant, India's first nuclear submarine

INS Arihant, India’s first nuclear armed submarine, was commissioned by Navy Chief Admiral Lanba in August. The submarine, India’s first indigenously built naval ship, was reportedly......

Nuclear sub INS Arihant successfully completes 1st deterrence patrol

Marking the country's nuclear triad, Indian nuclear submarine INS Arihant, or the 'destroyer of enemies' has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Xiaomi Redmi 2 vs Lenovo A6000: Which is a good buy?

Smartphone makers, especially the likes of Xiaomi and Lenovo have arrived with Redmi 2 and A6000 respectively to attract consumer attention. Image: Xiaomi Redmi 2. Photograph:......

Trees to be felled for hi-tech flats for MPs

The proposed construction of a residential block for Rajya Sabha MPs will come at a price -- 23 full grown trees, mostly neems, will have to be felled for the multi-story building in the heart of......

Land trouble may trip N-power in Gujarat

Vashram Patel, a farmer in the Jasapara village in Gujarat, says it is better to "fight and die" on his land rather than move to another place. "Most of us are illiterate and we have done nothing......

Will India get the $1-billion university?

Indian mining magnate Anil Agarwal is having a tough time giving away a billion dollars. He's pledged $1 billion to start a university along the shores of the Bay of Bengal in eastern India's......

The secret behind Lenovo's success

The Chinese phone maker has ensured its two brands - Lenovo and Motorola - do not cannibalise into each other's share. When handset maker Lenovo acquired Motorola two years ago, the......

Kalki 2898 AD: The Alternate Review

A lot of time is spent on giving us the background of the story and establishing the characters but the film is named Kalki and the man is not even born, notes A Ganesh Nadar. Director......

'Aryan is finally breathing easy'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Aryan Khan/Instagram The Narcotics Control Bureau has cleared Aryan Khan in the possession of narcotics case for which he is currently out on bail. The agency filed a......

Five sentenced for stealing from England team

Four men and a woman were convicted and sentenced for stealing money and other items from the hotel rooms of some England players, South Africa's prosecution authority said on Monday. Mthunzi......

This lady has set out to become 1st to row across Pacific alone

Sonya Baumstein is not crazy but she is driven. Photograph: Facebook An American began a 6,000-mile (9,656-km) voyage on Sunday in Japan, attempting to become the third person and the first woman......

IPL fixing: Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan cleared

- God willing, I will be able to return to cricket. I have no regrets, no complaints: Shantakumaran Sreesanth Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and Shantakumaran Sreesanth. Photograph: BCCI All the 36......

Kaneria lashes out at PCB, ECB after Westfield is cleared to play

‘I remain banned based on an individual's (Westfield) statement and no real proof.’ I just feel sad for Kaneria because until now neither has the ECB nor the PCB shown us any real......

IPL-6 spot-fixing: Court sets July 25 for framing charges

Former Rajasthan Royals cricketer S Sreesanth. Photograph: BCCI The order on framing of charges in the IPL-6 spot-fixing case, in which suspended cricketers Ajit Chandila, Shantakumaran......