The Indian Navy plans to acquire a sizeable number of unmanned aerial and underwater platforms in the next few years to significantly ramp up its surveillance capability in the backdrop of China's increasing forays into the Indian Ocean region, people familiar with the development said on Sunday.
The merits and demerits of the telcos' 5G strategy however is clearly dependent on the financial muscle of players, reports Surajeet Das Gupta.
Auditions can be stressful. But they are also the time to unwind and catch up on lost sleep.
The BJP can't be sure if it should celebrate that the old rival is fading or worry that new ones are rising. Because the last thing the BJP wants to see is alternatives rising, if only to the Congress, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Real Madrid fought back from the brink of elimination to beat Manchester City 3-1 after extra time and 6-5 on aggregate in an enthralling and dramatic Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
The current question is about the BJP-ruled Centre, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, like its predecessors, not arguing the Union of India's case effectively and continuously, whenever the matter came up in the past, if its case still was that Rajiv's killing was an 'act of terror', asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
In a career spanning 30 years, Urmila Mantodkar has played everything from a killer to a stalker to a rape survivor.
A comic thriller that makes you laugh, but ends up killing the thrills.
'I never allow myself to look anxiously over my shoulder at what my co-star is doing.'
The actor flaunted her flawless figure in a Monisha Jaising creation for the cover of Femina Wedding Times.
From the many large communal riots across decades to the six-hour mass cull of Muslims in Nellie, 1983; Sikhs in Delhi and elsewhere, 1984; Kashmiri Pandits, 1990; selective massacres of Hindus in Punjab, 1983-93; and Gujarat, 2002, we have failed to bring perpetrators of our biggest tragedies to account, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
The nominees for the Academy Awards enjoyed a special Oscar luncheon at the Fairmont Century Plaza in California on March 7, 20 days before the big day on March 27.
'At the end of the day, we are all humans.'
The War of the Tiranga is a metaphor for a new battle of ideas in national politics, observes Shekhar Gupta.
'These months have been an emotional roller coaster for me, for all of us, but I always pick myself up, and yoga has been my reason for that.'
HTC One M9+ has a sharp display. Viewing angles are perfect and watching vidoes on the device is a treat.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
China's smartphone giant Xiaomi on Thursday launched its new flagship phones to rival iPhone 6 at virtually half the prices and vowed to expand its India operations, brushing aside the legal challenges it faced over patent issues.
Pneumonia and diarrhoea have collectively claimed the lives of over three lakh children in India in 2013, posing a major challenge to public health in the country, a report said.
That's your jaws on the ground!
Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi has set the stage for many more cop movies.
Ittefaq has a gagster attitude, plenty of light touches, and it announces Abhay Chopra as a mainstream talent to watch out for, says Sreehari Nair.
Parineeti Chopra brings SEXY back and how!
Sukanya Verma looks at the variety of daughter characters served by Bollywood on the big screen.
'But it's not something I am interested in.'
I cannot think of another Hindi movie that has, without so much as a hint of cynicism or speechifying, brought out that fundamental fact of Muslims being an integral part of the Indian culture while being at the same time a subculture with its own polite niceties, observes Sreehari Nair.
'I would urge my Indian friends to look at how significant the overall support was.'
The Bharatiya Janata Party, for whom the temple town sharpened its Hindutva plank, is facing a challenge particularly from the Samajwadi Party in the ongoing state polls.
Mumbai's Trisha Devadiga, one of the winners at Comic Con 2019 tells Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani how she designed the fascinating costume from scratch.
The message for 2024 is that the man on the street is not going to be euphoric if the G-20 crowns Modi as king-emperor for 2023, or if India sends its first man to space just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Even a 'temple consecration' in Ayodhya, or a Uniform Civil Code, or both of them together, may not have enough electoral purchase if fuel and commodity prices are not rolled back, and money-in-the-pocket does not fatten, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Celebrity yogini and wellness entrepreneur Ira Trivedi suggests a few postures that will help activate and improve your immune system.
Seven years after it announced Nexa, there's no mistaking the seriousness with which Maruti wants the segment to grow, says Pavan Lall.
Hosts France have sealed the last semi-final spot and will meet World Champions Germany in a mouth-watering clash at Marseille. In another showdown, giant-killers' Wales inspired by their hero Gareth Bale will take on Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal at Lyon. Rediff.com takes a closer look at the four semi-finalists as the fight for European glory reaches it's business end.
Asoka still makes for irresistible viewing, raves Sukanya Verma, and tells us why.
Decoding Malaika Arora Khan's fitness mantra.
The fulcrum of victory or defeat of parties attempting to form a government is held by smaller players and those willing to defect.
The OTT glass is full again. Here's all the exciting new fare to watch over the week. Sukanya Verma offers a peek.
