With 'Swayam' in orbit, Pune college takes giant leap in space

It was a euphoric moment for students of the College of Engineering in Pune as the academic satellite developed by them -- Swayam -- was on Wednesday successfully placed in orbit along with 19......

Veterans, experts laud move to create post of CDS

The CDS will be senior to the service chiefs and his primary role will be to work towards increasing operational coordination among the army, the navy or the air force and deal with India's......

JNU cuts hostel fee hike partially for some BPL students

Agitating students dubbed the move as an 'eyewash' and decided to continue with the strike. IMAGE: Jawaharlal Nehru University students clash with police during a protest against the......

An Agenda for the Defence Minister

The new minister must commit himself to supporting long-term defence plans or else defence modernisation will continue to lag and the growing military capabilities gap with China will assume......

Bitcoins: I-T notices to over 400,000 HNIs across India

The trigger for the action is understood to be the huge spike being registered in the value of bitcoins and other virtual currencies in the recent past. Widening its probe into bitcoin investments......

Invested in Bitcoin etc? Get ready for the taxman

Income tax department sends out notices to cryptocurrency investors on suspicion of tax evasion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The income tax department has sent notices to thousands of......

RBI to set up financial stability unit

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will set up a "financial stability unit" for drawing upon inter-disciplinary expertise from across various departments for carrying out periodic stress testing and......

Regulatory body for airports soon

Government is considering setting up an airport economic regulatory authority to deal with tariff and service standards at airports, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel informed the Rajya Sabha on......

CSA hands Nel 3-match ban for misconduct

South African pacer Andre Nel has been banned from three domestic Twenty20 matches after being found guilty of misconduct. Nel appeared before the Cricket South Africa's Disciplinary Committee in......

Soccer Extras: Balotelli hits back at fans following racist insults

IMAGE: Brescia's Mario Balotelli reacts. Photograph: Daniele Mascolo/Reuters Italian striker Mario Balotelli has hit back at Hellas Verona fans who allegedly insulted him with monkey noises during......

Two-match ban confirmed for Juve's Ibrahimovic

Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss his club's title showdown with AC Milan next month after a two-match suspension was confirmed on Thursday.Juventus launched an appeal after the Sweden......

Soccer Extras: Italian Serie A criticised for anti-racism artwork

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field. Serie A criticised for anti-racism artwork featuring apes IMAGE: General view of a Serie A badge inside the stadium. Photograph:......

Valencia's Navarro banned for seven months

Valencia's David Navarro has been banned for seven months for sparking the brawl at the end of the UEFA Champions League match with Inter Milan eight days ago. Both clubs have been fined 250,000......