Short circuit causes panic at Mayawati press meet; no injuries

A brief moment of panic unfolded on Thursday when a short circuit filled with smoke a room where Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati was addressing a press conference. IMAGE: Bahujan Samaj......

DRDO successfully tests fighter escape system at 800 km/h

The Defence Research and Development Organisation on Tuesday successfully carried out a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of the......

Top Maoist leader Madvi Hidma killed in encounter

Top Naxal commander Madvi Hidma and his wife were among the six Maoists killed in an encounter with security personnel in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitaramaraju district on Tuesday, police said.......

Cloud seeding: What it means and how the process works

Here is an explainer on the technique that artificially modifies a cloud so that it produces more rainfall as Delhi saw its first cloud-seeding trial on Tuesday, in an attempt to address air......

Bharat Electronics' growth story is intact after excellent Q4 performance

Bharat Electronics (BEL) reported excellent results for the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY24, which were driven by decent EBITDA margins and higher PAT as well as good revenue growth. Order......

Adani firm to buy 50% stake in agri start-up

Adani Defence & Aerospace has entered into definitive agreements for acquiring 50 per cent equity stake in agricultural drone startup General Aeronautics for an undisclosed amount. Illustration:......

Power Grid seeks to fuse Reliance plan

Power Grid Corporation has opposed Reliance Energy Transmission Ltd's proposal to set up 20 transmission lines in the country. The Central Transmission Utility is of the opinion that it is the......

Why electric two-wheelers missed the ambitious 1 million sales target

Several manufacturers are under the scanner for alleged violations of the local sourcing rules under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles scheme; also consumer sentiment has......

'Emotion Is Very Scarce Right Now'

'We have come to the point in civilisation where emotion seems to be something you hide or you have to be discreet about, or to be ashamed of.'   IMAGE: Jacob Elrodi in Frankenstein. Mexican......

Will India Shine At The Grammys?

IMAGE: Sitarist Anoushka Shankar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anoushka Shankar/Instagram Eleven-time Grammy-nominated sitarist Anoushka Shankar has added two more nominations to her kitty. Her......

Kaantha Review: Dulquer Salman Is Riveting

Kaantha is a peculiar love letter to cinema that tries to integrate various genres and craft a riveting central dilemma with great eloquence and clarity, observes Arjun Menon. Films about films......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

Minakshi storms into final in World Boxing Championships

IMAGE: Minakshi Hooda registering a resounding 5-0 victory against Mongolia's Lutsaikhany Altantsetseg in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. Photograph: World Boxing......

Narine, Varun, Rana Expose CSK's Aging Core

Together, Harshit Rana's early strikes, Sunil Narine's clinical dismantling, and Varun Chakravarthy's suffocating spell reduced CSK to just 103 for 9 -- their lowest-ever total at home and......

Kohli's Century of Fifties Crushes Rajasthan!

IMAGE: Virat Kohli seamlessly shifted gears, transitioning from a steady 30 off 28 balls to a match-winning unbeaten 62. Photograph: BCCI   Virat Kohli, the maestro of the chase, orchestrated......

'I miss my daughter but it is about winning Olympic medal': Deepika

IMAGE: Archer Deepika Kumari will be participating in her fourth Olympic Games. Photograph: Deepika Kumari/Instagram Deepika Kumari is torn between two worlds. One where the doting mother longs to......

WPL PIX: Shafali shines as Mandhana's heroics fall short!

IMAGE: Delhi Capitals Marizanne Kapp is congratulated by teammates after bowling out Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals braved a sensational......