Why The Americans Were Opposed To Agni

'The heat shield technology for re-entry vehicles was first mastered in DRDO for the Agni missile.''This is why the Americans were so opposed to Agni in the 1980s, unlike other missiles -- it was a......

IIT council proposes common entrance test

Union Minister for Human Resource and Development Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday that the Indian Institute of Technology Council has proposed that students seeking admission into IITs all over the......

'A Revolution In Indian Languages Is Waiting To Be Unleashed'

'The Bhashini Mission has delivered a working technology at large scale, which is as good as or better than the one with MNC tech giants.' Photograph: Kind courtesy bhashini.gov.in One of the......

'Potential Threats To India's Security From Saudi-Pak Pact Are Serious, But Manageable'

'Saudi-Pak defence pact is to anchor the defence and security of Saudi Arabia and not Pakistan, per se, with Islamabad being the junior partner.' IMAGE: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman......

IITs likely to hike fees

After the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), the nation's premier IITs may see a hike in tuition fees, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh......

IITs want to be accredited by statutory body

As the government wants to make accreditation mandatory for all institutions, the IITs have said they would like to be accredited by a statutory body and not by the National Board of Accreditation.......

12,000 non-teaching IIT staff protest pay anomaly

Over 12,000 non-teaching staff of all the seven IITswent on a day-long dharna on Thursday to protest 'anomalies' in their pay structure. They, however, but did not boycott work. The All IIT......

IITs feel the pinch, seek more funds

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have a 2008 budget wishlist. They want the government to grant them more funds to support their infrastructure expansions and research initiatives. The......

Sports shorts: India finish with 16 golds in Asian Airgun

IMAGE: India’s Shreya Agrawal is all smiles. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Indian shooters continued their dominance claiming five gold medals on the final day of the Asian Airgun......

Buzz: Dhawan to lead Delhi in Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy

IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan. Photograph: BCCI Senior India opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead a 20-member Delhi squad at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy National T20 Championships, which will kick off the......