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Will BJP commit to 3% of GDP for defence spending?

Neither the BJP, nor the Congress before it, made any manifesto commitments on defence spending, even though allocations have plummeted from 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the late......

When Aurora Borealis Painted The Heavens

The Northern Lights, also called Aurora Borealis, illuminated the night sky of Norway, Russia and Iceland. The Aurora are caused by a coronal mass ejection on the Sun. IMAGE: The Northern......

Pak billionaire's son didn't want to go on Titanic sub

A British Pakistani teenager who died with his billionaire father in a submersible missing since it dived down into the wreckage of the Titanic last weekend was a student from the University of......

Missing Titanic sub crew dead after 'catastrophic implosion'

The United States Coast Guard on Thursday said that a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board. IMAGE: The five person Titan submersible.......

Will OceanGate Be Found Before Oxygen Runs Out?

The OceanGate submersible, with five people on board, is yet to be traced in the depths of the ocean. OceanGate was meant to explore the wreck of the sunken Titanic, in the Atlantic Ocean off......

'Adani has deep pockets...'

'Adani can attract vessels at a much lower cost to Vizhinjam as he has the financial muscle to do so.' IMAGE: Zhen Hua 15, the first cargo vessel anchored at the Vizhinjam International Seaport in......

Despite Covid-19, FDI into India rose by 13% in 2020

Foreign Direct Investment into India rose by 13 per cent in 2020, boosted by interest in the digital sector, and while fund flows "declined most strongly" in major economies such as the UK, the US......

What has Arctic weather got to do with Indian monsoon? A lot, actually

Data spanning the years 1951 to 2014 show that temperature and pressure conditions at specific locations in the Arctic region during the pre-monsoon period correlate with the Indian summer monsoon......

Microsoft, Facebook to jointly lay giant cable across Atlantic

Microsoft and Facebook have joined hands to lay a giant state-of-the-art sub-sea cable across the Atlantic Ocean connecting the US with Europe and beyond so as to facilitate faster speed and access......

Titanic Director Reacts To Titan Tragedy

IMAGE: The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated picture. Photograph: OceanGate......

Priyanka-Nick's Lovey-Dovey Beach Break

Priyanka Chopra took a quick weekend break with husband Nick Jonas at the Turks and Caicos Islands on the Atlantic Ocean and shared some stunning pictures. Priyanka calls herself an......

The science of Game of Thrones

'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......

Saurashtra's Niraj Odedra gets Bermuda head coach job

Saurashtra strongman Niraj Odedra will work with a group of 35-40 players to prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup qualifying event next year. IMAGE: Bermuda's players celebrate a wicket against......

PHOTOS: Indian teen Gaurvi conquers English Channel

'It is my honour as an Indian to cross the English Channel. The failure rate has been around 40 per cent, for example 4 out of 10 people fail to cross it and hence to successfully swim it gives me......

Mumbai girl is first female pilot to cross the Atlantic in LSA

'I am so honoured and grateful that I could do this for my country and for women everywhere. Flying over the Atlantic Ocean is a humbling experience. It's just you and your little plane, with the......

Meet the seven smallest nations at the Rio Olympics

IMAGE: A man checks out products during the opening of the Rio 2016 Olympics megastore on Copacabana beach. in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters. An astounding 11,400 athletes......

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