'Companies Will Be More Powerful Than Nations'

'If you align your ambition with India's rise, the peak of your careers will unfold alongside the peak of India's power. Businessman Gautam Adani's advice to students of IIT-Kharagpur. IMAGE:......

'Unlikely Pakistan Shot Down 3 Rafales'

'There is no independently verified imagery or battlefield evidence to support Pakistan's claim.' IMAGE: Locals inspect a wreckage in Pampore near Srinagar in the aftermath of 'Operation Sindoor',......

MoD Spends Rs 2.09 Trillion On Arms Deals!

The value of contracts awarded by the MoD in 2024-2025 is the highest ever and double the previous record set in 2023-2024. IMAGE: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Prachand Light Combat Helicopter.......

Indian Army gets muscle with Akash missile system

More than three decades after the project was initiated, Army on Tuesday inducted the indigenously-developed supersonic surface-to-air missile Akash, capable of targeting enemy helicopters,......

Markets cheer Economic Survey; Sensex up nearly 500 points

Investors will keenly await for the Union Budget due to be tabled tomorrow in the Parliament. Benchmark indices ended on a robust note on Friday after Economic Survey which was tabled earlier......

Saving the heart of Make in India

Will private firms really boost Make in India in the defence sector? Ajai Shukla seeks answers. IMAGE: The Defence Acquisition Council has failed to clear a new policy for nominating private......

Corporatising OFBs: An idea whose time has come

'The much-awaited decision could be a welcome change at a time when the Indian armed forces are crying for self-reliance and the defence industry is looking forward to more indigenisation,' notes......

Global factors spell trouble for the stock market

The market could be influenced by events elsewhere in the world and regardless of what happens to India's economy, says Devangshu Datta. One of the issues about managing an open globalised......