Full text: President's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day 2023

Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of the Republic Day 2023. Dear fellow citizens, Namaskar! On the eve of the 74th Republic Day, I extend my......

How the Bangladesh Air Force was born

'Overnight, the Chetak had new markings and thereafter flew on the call sign, Echo-Bravo-Romeo.''By all accounts, this was the first aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force.'Air Commodore Nitin Sathe......

Can Dharamsala stop PLA's Tibetan gambit?

The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi. IMAGE: People's Liberation Army soldiers in Beijing.......

'BJP's dream of Ram Rajya will fail in Bengal'

'If the BJP thinks it is going to overnight transform Bengal into Madhya Pradesh, sorry, that's not going to happen because I have faith in our ethos and culture.' IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Shivanand Kanavi salutes the visionary IT leader F C Kohli who passed into the ages recently. IMAGE: Faqir Chand Kohli. All photographs: Kind courtesy Shivanand Kanavi   Part 1: The......

When robots turn into surgeons

Doctors say robots reduce fatigue and give them greater precision. IMAGE: Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Xi robot-assisted system is integrated with a patient operating room table that can be......

'Make in India' needs ex-servicemen

'Ex-servicemen engineers and technicians are true professionals worthy of being 'Make in India' agents.''They can be trusted to bring long term dividends -- it is in their character to be long term......

Good Night & Good Luck: Priceless

Cinema is, in essence, the art of lying. Casting shadows through light, the fabulous storytelling medium has perpetually specialised in falsehood. Whether it be by exaggeration or exclusion,......

How a pizza pole helped Bindra win gold at Beijing Olympics

- 'I started climbing and halfway up decided I could not go on. But this was precisely the reason for attempting the task. I had to conquer fear, fear that could grip me during an Olympic final. I......

Indian cricketers' security tightened in Brisbane after hostage crisis

It's too early to comment on the fate of the Sydney Test, which starts December 26; for us the tour is still on, says Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Patel. India's Virat......

Chandhok not ready for F1: Mallya

Hoping for an Indian behind the wheels of Force India would be natural but Vijay Mallya, co-owner of the Formula One outfit, believes rookie driver Karun Chandhok is not yet ready for a place in......