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What's A Stealth Fighter?

If I were to explain stealth to a layperson, I'd ask them to think of the game chupan-chupai (hide and seek) we played as children, explains Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: A prototype of......

Tourist boat capsizes off Calangute beach in Goa, 1 dead

One person died and 20 others were rescued after a tourist boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off Calangute beach in North Goa on Wednesday, police said. Image used only for representation.......

Maha Kumbh to feature lectures on simultaneous polls

A Haridwar-based community welfare organisation has lined up a series of seven lectures on diverse themes, including one on the contentious subject of simultaneous polls, at its camp at the Maha......

2 dead as under-construction building collapses in Mohali

The collapse of a three-storey building in Punjab's Mohali has claimed two lives, with rescuers pulling out the body of a man and a fatally injured woman from under the rubble during a multi-agency......

Coaching deaths: Rau's offers Rs 50L to victims' kin; Rs 10L by others

Rau's IAS Study Circle has offered compensation of Rs 50 lakh each to the families of three UPSC aspirants who died after rainwater gushed inside the institute's basement in Old Rajinder Nagar last......

10 Indian Startups in WEF Top 100

Notably, four portfolio companies-- Agnikul, ePlane, CynLr, and GalaxEye -- of deep-tech investor Speciale Invest have made it to the list. Kindly note this illustration generated using Microsoft......

Nilekani invests in eye care chain Drishti

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has invested an undisclosed amount in city-based eye care chain Drishti. The company is set to expand its reach to six more districts in Karnataka in the......

Nilekani's start-up Drishti offers affordable eye care

Backed by Nandan Nilekani and impact fund Lok Capital, Drishti, an affordable eye care chain has lit up the lives of scores of people in rural areas, finds Nirmalya Behera. IMAGE: Dristi’s......

What Make in India? Tata Power penalised for using indigenous parts!

Rs 275 cr payment to Tata Power (SED) blocked for putting Indian part The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and ministry of defence (MoD) claim indigenisation - or replacing foreign-procured......

HP to focus on e-governance

With the Centre and state governments building public-private partnerships for bringing e-governance and rural connectivity, Hewlett-Packard India has identified e-governance as a focus area for......

He Quit Amazon To Make Films

'You need the drishti, the experience. I am beginning to see things differently.' IMAGE: A scene from Ghich Pich. Delhi-based film-maker Ankur Singla is a former lawyer and tech entrepreneur, who......

Bigg Boss 18: Who Is Nyrraa Banerji?

She's gorgeous, she talented but Nyrraa Banerji is having a tough time finding her footing in Bigg Boss 18. Initially, the actress was being touted as one of the strongest contestants this season.......

Will These Stars Make It To Bigg Boss 18?

Bigg Boss 18 is all set to return to our screens on October 6. Hosted by Salman Khan, the names of the contestants who will be participating are not revealed yet. Still, there are many in celebs......

Kriti Sanon's Mum Defends Adipurush

IMAGE: Kriti Sanon as Janaki in Adipurush. Amid the backlash against Adipurush, Kriti Sanon's mother Geeta Sanon posted a cryptic post extending support to the film. In an Instagram note, Geeta......

'I'm a lone wolf in this grand theatre of life'

'But hey, even lone wolves howl at the moon every now and then, right?' IMAGE: Amit Sadh in Duranga 2. Amit Sadh plays a gruesome serial killer in the second season of the thriller Web series,......

19-year-old Meena shatters pole vault record to win gold

IMAGE: Dev Kumar Meena bettered the previous National record of 5.31m set by Subramani Siva while winning the gold in the 2022 Games in Gujarat. Photograph: Athletics Federation of India/X Madhya......

Devanshi, Lakshita create history at ISSF World Cup

Devanshi, Lakshita secure another double podium for India in 10M World Cup Photograph: Kind Courtesy ISSF/Instagram India earned their fourth double podium finish at the 10M ISSF World Cup in......

Sarabjot wins bronze to seal Paris Olympics quota

IMAGE: Sarabjot Singh claimed the eighth Olympic quota place for India in shooting and the first in pistol events. Photograph: National Rifle Association of India/X Sarabjot Singh locked the Paris......