'They wanted to strike terror in India'

'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.''I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was......

J-K police gets made-in-India corner-shot pistols among new weapons

The Jammu and Kashmir police has for the first time inducted three state-of-the-art weapon systems, including the made-in-India 'Zen ShootEdge' corner shot pistol, to strengthen its arsenal as it......

India successfully test-fires two medium range missiles off Odisha coast

India on Sunday successfully test-fired two Indian Army-version medium range surface to air missiles from the integrated test range at Chandipur in Odisha. IMAGE: Test-firing of a medium range......

Pegasus maker slams criticism, but concedes 'some mistakes'

Israel's embattled cyber tech company NSO Group has denied wrongdoing as it called criticism of its sale of Pegasus spyware programme to non-democratic countries 'hypocritical', comparing the......

Private firms to arm police with modern weapons

The ministry of home affairs has turned to India's private sector to arm the police forces with weapons needed to respond to terror attacks like 26/11. On December 21, MHA promulgated a draft Arms......

G-20: A new global oligarchy

The G-20's new-found importance should be used to challenge North Atlantic hegemony, says Nitin Desai. At the Pittsburgh Summit on September 24-25, 2009, the leaders determined that the G-20 will......

N-deal looms over India's gas plan

Fears of a war between Iran and Israel and re-emergence of the civilian nuclear deal with the US has put in danger various oil and gas projects India was eyeing in Iran as it searches for energy to......

Copper: Facts you need to know

Copper is one of the most widely used metals across the globe. But you need to know some interesting facts on copper. Read them there: Some of the earliest uses of copper we know of dates back to......