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With an eye on Venus and Mars, ISRO attempts mega world record

India will boldly go to Venus for the first time and re-visit the Red Planet very soon.

India reaches Red Planet, but at home red tape binds space firms

Godrej and some other firms are frustrated at what they say is the slow execution of projects and lack of government support, which are hampering India's efforts to compete with China and Russia as a cheaper option for launching satellites.

The young Indians who are shooting for the moon

Some time before December 31, 2017, Bengaluru based Team Indus aims to land a vehicle on the moon.

What the Raksha Mantri must do

Ajai Shukla presents an action plan for Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to fix the systemic weaknesses in defence.

Superb September in images

From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.

Amazon in talks to buy Jabong for $1.2 bn

In its first acquisition in India, the American online retail giant is planning to buy out the fashion portal

'Even NASA wants to work with us now'

ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar talks of what's on and what lies ahead for the Indian space agency.

Navy's 'Made in India' anti-submarine warship Kadmatt commissioned

Why the IAF is in crisis

The IAF faces a 'fighter gap' of 13 squadrons. The IAF would be caught seriously short in a two-front war -- the worst-case planning contingency in which China and Pakistan attack India simultaneously, points out Ajai Shukla.

'The Rafale deal will go through'

'The India-France relationship has been that of the elites of two countries, who appreciate each other's philosophical traditions -- whether it is ancient Indian civilisation and Sanskrit texts or the French tradition of Rene Descartes, Albert Camus, (Jean-Paul) Sartre... This is a drawback. It doesn't create the buzz, the excitement necessary for a relationship. We need more people-to-people contact, especially among students,' says former Ambassador to Paris, Rakesh Sood.

Valentine's Day Special: Save money, honey!

Spending money to make this day special is the easiest way out, but also very predictable and boring. Some creative thinking and you can indeed spend less money and have more fun!

The Top Editor who's also a Fine Novelist

'In the newsroom, the thought process is about understanding the story and trying to look beyond the obvious. The fiction-writing process is similar in many ways but more internal.'

Vote: India's newsmakers of 2014

The year 2014 has been an eventful one for India. The country got a new government and a new state, broke new frontiers in various fields and of course its share of controversies.