'I don't want to live, but I have no option'

'How will they give me permission to die when there are many others in conditions worse than mine?' IMAGE: Seema Sood. All photographs: Neeta Kolhatkar   She was still a teenager, on the cusp......

'We are the eyes and brain of the missile'

'Our sensors allow the missile to locate and identify the target even if it's on the move.'Peerzada Abrar reports. IMAGE: Tonbo's multi-sensor stabilised seeker for fire and forget next Gen weapon......

India may see 7 million COVID-19 cases by October: Study

India may witness over seven million COVID-19 cases by the first week of October, surpassing the United States and emerging as the country with highest number of infections, a team of researchers......

Centre places Jio Institute, yet to be opened, on par with IITs, IISc

The Union Human Resource Development Ministry's selection of the yet-to-be-established Jio Institute by Reliance Foundation as one of the six 'Institutions of Eminence' drew sharp criticism from......

Govt set to approve Micron Technology's $1-billion semiconductor plant

The government is close to approving a proposal by Micron Technology to set up an assembly, testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) facility in the country involving an investment of about $1......

HDFC Bank aims to become go-to bank for start-ups

Close to 9,000 start-ups are currently banking with HDFC Bank and it has the bank now dedicated SmartUp zones in 70 branches in 30 cities across India. HDFC Bank aims to be a dominant and go-to......

B K Birla, a doyen of Indian industry is no more

B K Birla, grandfather of industrialist Kumarmangalam Birla, was the chairman of Century Textiles and Industries and had been active in business since the age of 15.He was instrumental in a slew of......

Microsoft launches AI digital labs in India, to train 1.5 lakh students

As part of the three-year programme, Microsoft will support select institutions with infrastructure, curriculum and content, access to cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) services as well as......

Why Pazhassi Raja star Kaniha cried

Tamil actress Kaniha, who stars in the much-awaited Pazhassi Raja, is home in Fairfax, Virginia, recuperating from a fall. Doctors have advised her at least three weeks rest, forcing the......

Don't have to be No 1 in the world, you have to be No 1 to yourself: Dravid

Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid has said that cricket's influence in his life was such that the game made him a better person. "One and half years after my retirement I have realised that......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Abdulla guides Mumbai to 17-run win

Left-arm spinners Iqbal Abdulla and Ankeet Chavan took three each as Ranji champions Mumbai defeated Baroda by 17 runs in their limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy (West Zone) match in Pune on......

'Dravid's inclusion in ODIs a backward step'

India's bowling is their Achilles' heel and recalling Rahul Dravid to prop the batting order is a retrograde step, according to former cricketers Wasim Akram and Sanjay Manjrekar. Both reckon that......