Lok Sabha polls: World's largest peacetime movement of men and machine

Holding of Lok Sabha elections is a mammoth exercise that entails the biggest peacetime movement of men and material in the world through waterways, air and land across India to ensure no voter is......

Next-gen air-defence missile Akash tested successfully

India on Friday conducted a successful flight test of the new generation AKASH missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha, officials said. The flight test was......

What Chandrayaan-3 Discovered

Three Wednesdays ago, on August 23, Chandrayaan-3 landed close to the Moon's south pole, making space history. Over the next 10 days, Chandrayaan's lander Vikram and rover Pragyan sent images of......

EC begins preparations for 2024 Lok Sabha poll

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and five assembly polls due before the end of this year, the Election Commission has initiated "first level checks" of EVMs (electronic voting machines) and......

Bharat Electronics' growth story is intact after excellent Q4 performance

Bharat Electronics (BEL) reported excellent results for the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY24, which were driven by decent EBITDA margins and higher PAT as well as good revenue growth. Order......

India's defence sector a $138bn opportunity; HAL, BEL top buys: Nomura

India’s defence sector presents an ordering opportunity worth $138 billion between fiscal years 2023-24 (FY24) and FY32, said a latest note by Nomura, which has initiated coverage on two......

New orders point to further gains for Hindustan Aeronautics stock

HAL is the primary supplier of India's military aircraft, helicopters, engines, avionics and accessories and the main provider of maintenance for defence aerospace Photograph: Abhishek N.......

Large domestic order book, exports growth key drivers for defence stocks

Defence exports grew 33 per cent in the calendar year 2023 (CY23) to around Rs 21,083 crore while domestic defence orders serviced by listed companies were Rs 48,000 crore. The sector is poised for......

Gukesh finishes joint second in Masters; Mendonca wins Challenger

IMAGE: D Gukesh finished joint second at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament. Photograph: FIDE Grandmaster D Gukesh endured a heartbreak in the final tie-breaker against Wei Yi of China and......

Tata Steel chess: Gukesh drops to 2nd; Absuttarov snatches lead

IMAGE: D Gukesh dropped to second spot after drawing with Alireza Firouza. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tata Steel Chess/X Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh dropped to second spot after drawing with......

Gukesh secures crushing win; shares lead with Abdusattarov

IMAGE: Inter Milan players celebrate with the trophy. Photograph: FIDE Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh scored a crushing victory over Alexander Donchenko in the 10th round of Tata Steel Masters in......

Tata Steel Masters Chess: Gukesh stays in joint lead

IMAGE: With five points in his kitty from eight games, D Gukesh jointly leads the standings with Anish Giri of Holland. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 India's......

Gukesh outplays Warmerdam, moves to joint lead

Photograph: Kind courtesy FIDE Indian GM D Gukesh overwhelmed Dutch player Max Warmerdam for his third victory on the trot and elevated himself to a joint lead after the seventh round of the Tata......