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INS Vikrant : 12 years late, 13 times the cost

The MiG29K and MiG29KUB, the aircraft carrier's primary fighters, spent more time in the hangar than in the air, with fleet serviceability remaining below 50 per cent, reports Ajai Shukla. IMAGE:......

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......

Hope to convert INS Viraat into museum fading

The hope to convert the decommissioned warship 'Viraat' into a museum is fading as the company which purchased it for dismantling has finally started towing it towards its scrap yard at Alang in......

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......

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......

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 &......

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......

Luxury brands have to brace for high rent

The luxury market in India seems to be beating the economic slowdown with double-digit growth. But the fall in the year-on-year growth rate of luxury retail is expected to continue because of high......

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......

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,......

Now, Bollywood enters the ice-skating rink

Meryl Davis and Charlie White have been ice-skating together since they were nine. The 2009 US National Champions in figure skating are now eyeing the February Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Last......

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