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Award-winning BrahMos scientist cleared of spying charges after 7 yrs

Nishant Agarwal, an award-winning scientist who worked at the BrahMos missile centre, walked free late Tuesday night from Nagpur Central Jail after the Bombay high court cleared him of charges of......

J'khand man with links to foreign nuke scientist held in Delhi for spying

The Delhi police arrested a 59-year-old man for his alleged involvement in espionage activities, including links with foreign-based nuclear scientist, and a fake passport racket operating from......

Top Chinese defence scientist detained for corruption

A top Chinese scientist, who specialised in developing semiconductor chips for weapon systems, has been detained by anti-corruption authorities, his company Zhejiang Great Microwave Technology......

400 scientists worked 24x7 during Op Sindoor: ISRO chief

More than 400 scientists worked round-the-clock to provide support using earth observation and communication satellites during Operation Sindoor, ISRO chairperson V Narayanan said on Tuesday.......

Modi inaugurates space startup, unveils orbital rocket Vikram-1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated Indian space startup Skyroot's Infinity Campus, in Hyderabad, and highlighted the government's 'historic' space reforms. IMAGE: Prime......

Bengaluru-born is Apple's new boss of AI

Amar Subramanya's appointment comes as John Giannandrea, Apple's senior vice-president for machine learning and AI Strategy, prepares to step down, transitioning to an advisory role before retiring......

White-collar hiring picks up pace in Nov; grows 23% y-o-y

White collar hiring in November has surged by 23 per cent, mainly led by non-IT sectors such as education, real estate, hospitality and travel, and insurance, says a report. Illustration: Dominic......

Labour Codes: Trade Unions Raise Red Flags Over Layoffs

'Raising the retrenchment, layoff and closure threshold to 300 workers for prior government permission enables hire-and-fire in more than 90 per cent of the Indian workplaces. More than 12,00,000......

Ambani lists Reliance's four engines for growth

Reliance Industries has built four high-powered growth engines of retail, digital services, media and entertainment, and new energy to propel the conglomerate's next phase of expansion, Chairman......

Why Are Bankers Committing Suicide?

In the past 10 years, over 500 PSB officers have died by suicide.When targets are overwhelming, senior management and customers are both impatient, and there is constant fear.Not every banker has......

Like Ananya's Look In Tu Meri Main Tera...? VOTE!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram Ananya Panday has been sharing pictures of her many looks from the title track of her upcoming film, Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri on......

Will These Films Win An Oscar?

The Toronto International Film Festival has come a long way in the last 50 years -- from the time it was known as the Festival of Festivals to becoming the biggest film event of North America and......

Saare Jahan Se Accha Review: Gripping Thriller

The always dependable Pratik Gandhi finds a match in Sunny Hinduja and they are surrounded by a top notch supporting cast, observes Deepa Gahlot. As Independence Day approaches, there has to be at......

Salakaar Review: Gripping!

Salakaar is full of heart and emotionally satisfying, applauds Syed Firdaus Ashraf. We often hear about our intelligence agencies only when something goes wrong. Like when a terrorist attack......

Special Ops 2 Review: Dizzyingly Fast

Special Ops 2 captures the spirit of the modern-day spy thriller and runs with it, observes Deepa Gahlot. A financial defaulter living the high life in Dominica dismisses a pretty young agent.......

I wasn't sure if I'd ever play Test cricket again: Muthusamy

'My journey's been unique.' IMAGE: After a forgettable debut series in India in 2019, Senuran Muthusamy had to wait for four years to get another chance in Test cricket Photograph: ANI Photo Life......

Premier League on mission to expand India footprint

The EPL has set up an office in Mumbai, its first ever in India, to support fan engagement and growth of the league and its clubs. IMAGE: Michael Owen during a Premier League fan event in Mumbai.......

'Ashwin Should Have Stayed At CSK'

'He moved to few other teams but never felt settled at those teams.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin returned to Chennai Super Kings after a decade when he was signed on at the IPL 2025 auction for Rs......

FIDE Bans Chinese Chess Player For Sandbagging

'Sandbagging' means a player deliberately losing his games, along with it his rating points, so as to play in a lower rated player tournaments and win cash prizes. IMAGE: Li Haoyu's rating dropped......