Right infra-red and laser beam intrusion detection systems are "up and working" along as many vulnerable and sensitive areas of the international border in Punjab.
The 20 league matches will be split between Dubai and Sharjah with the semi-finals slated for Dubai and Sharjah on October 17 and 18 respectively. The final will be played in Dubai.
The move has been introduced to check any infiltration of terrorists in the wake of the Pathankot attack.
The government aims to better its last year's Guinness World Record by lighting 25 lakh diyas on the banks of Saryu river.
Reports of laser beams piercing the cockpits of six commercial airplanes in the past four days in the United States has prompted federal investigators to determine if terrorists were involved in these incidents.
NASA's Mars rover 'Curiosity' has fired its laser for the first time on the red planet, using the beam from a science instrument to interrogate a fist-size rock.
"If you have a laser based system on an airborne or seaborne platform, it can travel at the speed of light and in a few seconds, we can kill a ballistic missile coming towards us," DRDO's Air Defence Programme Director V K Saraswat told PTI in New Delhi.
Soldiers engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the north-east will soon have a new weapon to help them take on militants -- portable non-lethal laser dazzlers that can stun and blind their opponents.
UEFA said on Thursday that they will probe the matter and opened disciplinary proceedings against England on the matter.
In a sign of the expanding Apple supplier ecosystem in India, American multinational Jabil Inc will set up an electronics manufacturing facility in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore. Jabil is one of the 14 Apple suppliers in India, of around 200 globally, while another 14 have reportedly received preliminary clearance to form joint ventures with Indian companies to set up facilities. Interestingly, of the 14 existing manufacturing units in the Apple supply chain, seven are already in Tamil Nadu.
Completely zoned in on the ball, Kohli remained oblivious to the playful antics behind him.
Can the 41 workers trapped inside a tunnel after a portion of it collapsed two weeks ago on Sunday, November 12, 2023, be rescued in a few days or will it take till Christmas as one foreign expert reportedly warned.
Facing difficulty in guarding riverine sections of Indo-Pak border, the Border Security Force has started installing laser walls to fill the gaps which saw several breach by militants from across the border.
The Reserve Bank remains laser-focused to bring back retail inflation to 4 per cent over a period of time in a non-disruptive manner, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed while voting for status quo in interest rates, as per minutes of the October policy meeting released on Friday. The central bank has been mandated by the government to ensure the Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation is at 4 per cent, with a band of 2 per cent on either side. The retail inflation, which was above 6 per cent during May and June, has started moving down and stood at 4.35 per cent in September.
The Biden Administration on Monday said it was now focused on completing its evacuation mission from Afghanistan by August 31, the deadline for removing all American troops from the country.
Gordon Gould, a pioneer in laser technology who coined the word 'laser' and won a decades-long struggle to secure patent rights for the most commonly used type, has died. He was 85.
"Two flight trials were conducted at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, to test the effectiveness of the guidance and control systems of the LGBs," a Defence Ministry release said in New Delhi.
Spain will put sentiment to one side on Friday when they play Germany in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals knowing that victory would spell retirement for veteran midfielder Toni Kroos
Images from the US Open women's singles first round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
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The drone, named Burraq, has the ability to fly in all types of weather conditions.
The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard 'Pragyan' rover of Chandrayaan-3 has 'unambiguously confirmed the presence of sulphur in the lunar surface near south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements,' ISRO said on Tuesday.
However, the 6,000-odd athletes, 3,000 performers, 300,000 spectators and dozens of world leaders had to endure heavy rain for much of the event.
This movie is perfect for all ages. Avan Verma gives his thumbs up.
Images from the men's singles Round of 16 matches at the US Open on Monday.
Indian sailor Vishnu Saravanan is taking an unconventional approach to prepare for the Paris Olympics.
In fitting fashion, designer Manish Arora blew it away with his first-ever showing at Lakme Fashion Week, which drew Day One to a close. Don't miss it!
Asus Zenfone 2 Laser might not offer anything outrageously awesome, but small things like a good user interface, big battery life are a treat.
The three physics laureates -- Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier have created flashes of light that are short enough to take snapshots of electrons' extremely rapid movements.
The United States is going to retain a laser focus on its counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said on Friday, and warned the Taliban of a forceful response to any attack on American forces or disruption of its operations at the Kabul airport.
'In Krrish, I was playing Hrithik's child version.' 'I also did Ishq Vishk with Shahid Kapoor.' 'In Aetbaar, I remember doing scenes with Amitabh Bachchan.'
Australia's six-wicket victory over South Africa in the second Twenty20 international has been marred by allegations of a laser light been flashed at fielders of the visiting team forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to tender an apology. Television replays picked up a green streak of light flash across the face of South Africa pacer Wayne Parnell as he dropped a difficult catch offered by Mike Hussey.
'Nobody accepted me when I was a boy, but now people ask me to bless them.'
Dr Ipshita Johri explains how you can keep your skin healthy in the rainy season.
Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday.
K L Rahul has now won the accolade twice.
Jasprit Bumrah's throbbing afternoon spell on the second day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Saturday made former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly advocating for sporting pitches rather than preparing rank turners.
'I think when I first started, you could win a lot of easy matches, then you're in the quarter-finals, that's when it starts to get a little more tough. Now, like, there's no easy match. Everyone's playing great. Everyone's just doing a lot better'
As Lord Ram's temple is set for a grand opening, the banks of the river in Ayodhya erupted with celebration, reports Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com
'The hiring in India will be primarily around skills in data engineering, AI, and product engineering.'
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