'When the Americans are talking about colonising Mars by 2030, India cannot be lagging behind.'
The contracts with Israel Aerospace Industries will condemn the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft to a marginal presence in the IAF's future fleet.
This will trigger an open offer under SEBI norms and TCIL will seek to buy up to 26 per cent in Sterling for Rs 230 crore.
India will extend the visa-on-arrival facility to all countries except eight with effect from September. The countries not covered under this single-entry e-visa facility, meant for purposes other than paid employment and education with a one-month time limit, are Pakistan, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Somalia. The facility is currently available to 11 countries, including New Zealand, Singapore, Luxembourg, Japan and Finland.
We look at the movies that made Kangana Ranaut a star.
Hyperbole by our ministers and a few saffronised scientists not only defames Newton and Einstein, but also mocks ancient India's achievements in mathematics, medicine and natural science, says Utkarsh Mishra.
'I never wanted to be an actor. I took it up because it was about a boxer.' Ritika Singh talks about her amazing film journey so far.
Chain Kuli Ki Main Kuli Ki, Fugly, Shamitabh, Jajantaram Mamantaram, Ki and Ka the list goes on...
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
While we wait and see the final BO ratings of this Ranbir Kapoor-Anushka Sharma-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer, here's a look at successful romances in the past.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I worked as a cleaner at a store.' 'I worked as a security guard...' 'I have slept on footpaths.' '[I came to Mumbai with great difficulty.' 'I have not seen better people than I have in the film industry.' 'Nobody has helped me the way people have done for me here.'
'He decided that if the looks did not match, he would not do the film.' 'We did not want a 100 percent match, but we did not want to look completely stupid.'
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
An international tribunal has ruled that the Indian government had acted "unfairly" and "inequitably" in annulling a contract between Devas and ISRO's commercial arm Antrix.
"A Meryl Streep or Jimmy Kimmel can speak their mind, and stay assured that they won't be harmed. That does not happen in India," say Manavi Kapur & Ranjita Ganesan.
'If a small object of less than 100 gm can make a deep crater and also release this kind of energy, it could only be a meteorite.'
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Parinda, 1942: A LOve Story, Devdas, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munnabhai MBBS, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, Bhag Milkha Bhag, Kalank... all bear the visual stamp of Binod Pradhan's genius.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Playwright and novelist Cyrus Mistry's English novel Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer and K R Meera's Aarachar in Malayalam are among the works that have won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award for this year.
'Apart from being total eye-candies, Saif and Shahid are very good actors. Saif is that classy man, who would open the door for you and pull chairs for you. Shahid would come to the sets with headphones on. He had a boyish charm.' Kangana Ranaut gets in Rangoon mode.
'Once The House Next Door becomes a hit, instead of Baahubali, this will become the reference point.' Yes, Siddharth is very confident of his latest film.
Naku Penta Naku Taka is a disappointment considering the promise it carried.
'I don't take being a Nawab very seriously.'
'With Tanu Weds Manu, I discovered myself.'
Looking at Bebo's top money-making movies at the box office.
ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan spoke with rediff.com briefly before the launch of India's mission to Mars
Bring on the 100-crore heroine's club already!
'A lot of unauthorised encroachments have taken place in our forest area.' 'The landslides are partly because of such encroachments.' 'The other factor is deforestation.' 'Protection of forest resources is not on the agenda of any government.' 'The damage caused by the rain in Kerala is a man-made factor.'
A combative Rahul Gandhi asked how the govt allowed liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who owes over Rs 9,000 crore to banks, to leave the country.
With the launch of GSLV-MK III, slated for April, it will be able to cater to bigger satellites as well.
A row erupted on Wednesday over Amitabh Bachchan's participation in the second anniversary celebrations of the National Democratic Alliance government in New Delhi on May 28.
Raju Hirani on making Sanju.
While the Mars mission got wide praise, there were voices which questioned the need for spending Rs 450-500 crore on it when the country is facing hunger and poverty.
'I thought either Rajnikanth or Kamal Haasan should do Papanasam. Rajni sir liked it but was not sure about how his fans would accept certain scenes, if he were to do it. Like the scene where he is beaten up by a cop. Kamal sir loved the film and agreed to do it. Later, Rajni sir was willing to take it up but by then, the project was already on with Kamal sir.' Director Jeethu Joseph discusses his well-reviewed film.
Looking forward to catch Kill Dill this weekend? Here's a lowdown on its director.
Toyota Motor Corp is betting on pricier premium models offering better safety and quality.
Actor and hitmaker extraordinaire, Aamir Khan leads the pack!
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A tribute to one of Indian cinema's most prolific filmmakers K Balachander, who passed away at the age of 84 on December 23.
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