India rolls out next-gen e-passports to stop forgery, impersonation

In a major upgrade of its passport-related system, the government has introduced a next-generation "e-passport" that combines both paper and electronic elements, a step that also seeks to detect......

Vaishno Devi pilgrimage resumes after 3-week halt

Amid chants of 'Jai Mata Di', the pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills resumed in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Wednesday, after a suspension of 22 days due to a......

Suspicious late-night radio signals detected near Indo-Bangladesh border

Amateur Ham Radio operators have picked up suspicious late-night radio signals in coded Bengali, Urdu and Arabic along the Indo-Bangladesh border in South Bengal over the last two months, raising......

BSF Trains 'Drone Commandos, Drone Warriors' for Modern Warfare

The Border Security Force, which guards India's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, is training special units of "drone commandos" and "drone warriors" for modern warfare involving......

Elon Musk's Starlink gets satcom nod for India

Elon Musk's Starlink has received a licence from the telecom department for providing satellite internet services in India, a key milestone that will take it closer towards launching commercial......

'Govt shouldn't treat radio spectrum as telecom'

The Cabinet has cleared the proposal of phase-III auction of 839 FM radio frequencies in 294 cities.Harrish M Bhatia, chief executive of 94.3 MY FM, the station under the Dainik Bhaskar group,......

Domestic LPG cylinders to have radio tags

LPG cylinders, used for cooking in households, will now come with a radio frequency tag to detect if the heavily subsidised gas was being diverted to commercial establishments like restaurants.......

I&B ministry may begin independent review of C-band allocation plans

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B ministry) may launch its review of the government’s plan to potentially reserve the crucial C-band of radio frequencies for 5G and 6G......

Why we can't ignore A R Rahman

It's difficult to get A R Rahman out of your head. No, you needn't be a die-hard fan, though it's impossible to imagine how anyone with an iota of music sense and a fondness of music can ignore......

Fit and still driven, Djokovic not thinking about retirement

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic and Frances Tiafoe embrace after their singles match at the Laver Cup on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Roger Federer's departure from tennis has raised the......

Injured Nadal unsure if he can play semis against Kyrgios

IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal walks off the court after winning his quarter final match against Taylor Fritz. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Rafael Nadal provided no assurance that he would be......