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'We Aren't Security Conscious As A Nation'

'Government officials use Gmail and ordinary phones without basic security consciousness.''Interoperability, especially in joint exercises with countries like the US, worries me.''It often means we......

Why The Americans Were Opposed To Agni

'The heat shield technology for re-entry vehicles was first mastered in DRDO for the Agni missile.''This is why the Americans were so opposed to Agni in the 1980s, unlike other missiles -- it was a......

BSF Trains 'Drone Commandos, Drone Warriors' for Modern Warfare

The Border Security Force, which guards India's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, is training special units of "drone commandos" and "drone warriors" for modern warfare involving......

How Shubhanshu Shukla's life came full circle with space trip

Indian Air Force's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla grew up as a 'shy and reserved' person, hearing stories of the 1984 spaceflight of Rakesh Sharma in his childhood days. IMAGE: Group Captain......

41 years later, an Indian astronaut set to script history

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla stands on the cusp of history as he prepares to set off on a space odyssey, marking India's return to space flight 41 years after his idol Rakesh Sharma orbited......

OpenAI says India poised to be AI talent powerhouse

India has always led in developer talent and now has a strong opportunity to lead in AI talent, OpenAI Global Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Jason Kwon said on Thursday as the ChatGPT-maker launched......

Air India will increase its global coverage: CEO Wilson

Air India has covered a lot of ground since privatisation and its global coverage will further increase in the years ahead, the airline's chief Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday. Photograph: Toby......

Will Amar Singh Chamkila Win An Emmy?

IMAGE: Parineeti Chopra and Diljit Dosanjh in Amar Singh Chamkila. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali and actor-musician Diljit Dosanjh have expressed joy over the two International Emmy nominations for their......

Robert Redford: The Man Beyond The Sex Symbol

With his killer smile, the sex symbol image, Robert Redford would go beyond just being an actor, remembers Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid. I discovered......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies. Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

India@Oscars: 'We Are Choosing The Wrong Films'

'Unfortunately, we live in a 'Mainstream Bollywood' bubble, where we cannot look beyond films that we ourselves find entertaining.' IMAGE: Nitanshi Goel in Laapataa Ladies. Hansal Mehta and......

Shah Rukh Gets Mobbed As He Flies Out For IIFA

Photograph: ANI Photo Shah Rukh Khan was mobbed by a throng of enthusiastic fans at Mumbai airport early on Thursday morning as he departed for Abu Dhabi to host the IIFA Awards. Accompanied by......

Indian Racing Prodigy Atiqa Gets F1 Boost!

IMAGE: In June, 10-year-old Atiqa Mir created history by becoming the first Indian to secure a top-10 finish at the Rotax Euro Trophy. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Atiqa Mir/Instagram Formula 1......

Another day, another new high for Atiqa Mir

Atiqa Mir seals highest qualifying spot by a female racer in COTFA series IMAGE: Atiqa Mir finished an unprecedented fourth place in qualifying of the mini category before finishing in the same......

10 year old trailblazer Atiqa makes history again!

Atiqa was coming into the weekend after a stellar October when she secured multiple podiums across championships including a race win at the RMC Championship. IMAGE: Atiqa Mir clinched the......

Anuya, Pranjali Fire India to Air Pistol 1-2 at Deaflympics

In men's 10m air pistol, Abhinav Deshwal, who equalled the Qualification World Record, won silver to take India's medal tally in shooting to seven after two days of competition. IMAGE: Anuya......

Huge change! KKR set to name Pandit's successor

The three-time IPL champions parted ways with Pandit in July after they failed to make the playoffs in the 2025 edition, having finished eighth on the 10-team table. IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders......