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In An AI-Obsessed World, India's Craft May Redefine 'Made In India'

What is currently perceived as a massive, low-tech liability could become a high-value, export-oriented economic engine, points out Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff When I......

Time We Understood America's Game

Sections of our media and elite take Western reports/judgements at face value and are ready to condemn the targets without understanding the deeper power linkages behind such actions, asserts......

Viraat sets sail for the last time, to be dismantled, sold as scrap

Indian Navy's decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat on Saturday set sail for the last time, on way to Alang in Gujarat, where it will be broken down and sold as scrap. All......

Does India measure up as a maritime power?

At any time, there is a need to operationally deploy two aircraft carriers in the vast Indian Ocean, asserts Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd). External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has......

INS Viraat to be dismantled in Gujarat and sold as scrap

INS Viraat, the aircraft carrier that served the Indian Navy for 30 years before being decommissioned three years ago, is likely to be towed from Mumbai to Alang in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district......

BEL, Anna Varsity build Patang, a drone with 2-km zoom range

The unmanned aerial vehicle has been developed for surveillance and broadcasting and is ready for commercialisation. In an example of successful industry-academia partnership, public-sector......

American brands dominate India's retail space

American brands top the domestic retail space with 30 per cent share, especially in the food & beverages sapce, while the Italian and British labels dominate the luxury segment, says an industry......

Single brand FDI to be notified 'soon': Govt

The government may soon notify 100 per cent foreign direct investment in single-brand retail, paving way for global chains like Adidas, Nike, Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Gucci to have full ownership......

Uber chic but at what cost?

High-end luxury brands are beginning to recognise the untapped potential in India. Import duties, however, are playing spoilsport. Step out of your home and smell the smoke. No, it's not a......

Internet in India: Future lies with the vernacular

Not only is the number of language users set to grow faster than English users over the next five years, these users are more likely to lead a more active digital life. Arundhuti Dasgupta &......

Bollywood 2021: A to Z RECAP

Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma,......

Rishabh Pant: Unrepressed, entertaining, authentic

'I just go out there and do my thing; try to express myself. I'm glad people enjoy it,' Rishabh Pant tells Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: Rishabh Pant at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground in Nagpur,......