In what could be a lesson learnt from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war where anti-tank missiles have played a big role, the Indian Air Force is arming its Russian-origin helicopters with the Israeli 'Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) ATGMs' which can hit ground targets from distances up to 30 km.
'Chinese are going bang, bang, bang building 30-35 reactors.' 'We should announce a programme of 50 new reactors and show that we mean business on the ground and not just announcements.'
Kumudini Shetty's traditional recipes for Makar Sankranti.
A glass of well-made gazpacho is more refreshing than a Bloody Mary or a lassi.
A unique snack recipe for masala potato-stuffed cabbage rolls.
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Who would want to study in a classroom when you have such a gorgeous campus around you?
Maharashtra has a rich wealth of forts, more than any other state in the country. 'If nothing is done, some of the small forts may simply disappear in the next 50 years.'
A consortium of three US-based firms - AECOM, KPMG and IBM - was given the task of developing the master plan.
Seven years ago, an IAF chief had ordered the HTT-40 to be removed from the Yelahanka air base. The IAF now wants HAL to build 108 HTT-40 aircraft.
The mere fact that some part of administration of an educational institution is also looked after by non-minority officials does not "dilute" its minority character, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday while hearing the hugely disputed minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
Perkin is credited with discovering synthetic dye at a young age of 18.
The action comes two days after Congress president Sonia Gandhi held a key meeting and broke the ice by starting dialogue with some of the prominent 'letter-writers', who had earlier written to her demanding an overhaul of the party and an effective leadership.
'Nehru remains central to the polemic between the Congress and the BJP, or stated ideologically, between secular and Hindu nationalism.' 'The reason is that Nehru represents what is optimally possible as a secular politics along with liberalism and democracy in a country like India.'
The proceedings in the case at the Central Bureau of Investigation court in Lucknow ended on Tuesday with the advocates for some of 32 accused presenting their oral arguments.
In the QKD technology, encryption keys are sent as qubits in a fibre optic cable. Quantum computing uses qubits as basic resources, similar to how bits are used as basic resources in classical computing.
Result of Common Admission Test (CAT) 2014 for admission in IIMs and other prestigious B-schools of the country will be announced on December 27.
Anil from Mumbai writes about his favourite cuisine.
'Does a thousand-year-old sculpture worshipped in a thriving religion belong to a foreign museum or the temple from which it was extracted?' Congress MP Shashi Tharoor asked angrily. 'They legitimately belonged to India and people of past, present and future generations are interested in re-possessing them,' a central information commissioner declared last month.
This favourite Holi dish can be made without deep frying the baras or bhalles.
Russian bank VTB will open a $1 billion credit line to India's Essar Group.
The chip maker is putting money in his low-cost Braille printer project.
Pune, the city that made it to second spot in the Smart City Challenge competition earlier this year, is not new to the concept.
Sources said SBI Funds Management will distribute the proceeds to unitholders following liquidation of some securities held under the scheme.
Deepa Mehrotra's Diwalis in her hometown of Sitapur were full of rang.
Kinetic Engineering (KEL), the makers of the iconic Luna two-wheelers in the seventies, will soon start producing components for an electric version of the moped. Pune-based Kinetic said in September that Luna would make a comeback in an electric avatar. The electric Luna, or E-Luna, will be launched by KEL's sister company Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions.
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What advise would you like to give your little one this Children's Day?
Australia's Defence Ministry on Sunday claimed that a Chinese fighter jet's aggressive manoeuvres endangered an Australian reconnaissance plane near the South China Sea.
A simple but deightful paneer dish for entertaining,
'Much before moringa was fashionably healthy, dad drove my mother crazy by getting moringa leaves and drumsticks from our farm in quantities that would drive her up the wall.'
Oscar 2015 host Neil Patrick Harris has several big shoes to fill in.
A Harvard professor has alleged it is one of the worst edibles to have.
Shameem Akthar discusses four such habits that can cause serious damage to your health
About 17.9 million people's life is at risk.
Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
The marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet has been successfully flight-tested at a shore-based facility in Goa where conditions similar to that on the indigenously-developed aircraft carrier INS Vikrant were simulated, a top diplomat said.
These forgotten wonders may not be on the tourist circuit, but are a piece of history worth visiting.
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