One Gaganyan astronaut to join ISS mission with NASA: Govt

One of the four astronauts undergoing training for the Gaganyan mission will travel to the International Space Station as part of a collaborative effort with NASA, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has......

How R&D Powers India's Himalayan-Altitude Flight

HAL's sustained, long-term income will come from the design, development, manufacture, overhaul, and upgrade of a family of helicopters designed for deployment on India's 21,000-foot-high Himalayan......

China's iSpace rocket fails soon after launch, 3 satellites lost

A Chinese rocket start-up has suffered yet another launch failure, resulting in the loss of three satellites as part of a commercial constellation being assembled for global weather forecasting and......

'He Was Alive, But A Captive Of The Chinese'

'On October 12-13, he started shivering from fear in his tent.''That was the time he wrote a letter to my mother to conduct Ganeshji's Atharvashirsha.''The moment he finished writing that letter,......

3 Reasons Budget Stands Out!

The finance minister has stayed true to her commitment to fiscal consolidation, even though the pace of the decline in the deficit could have been faster, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Union......

Centre in 'mission mode' to fill job vacancies in govt depts and ministries

The Centre is in “mission mode” to fill vacancies in government departments and ministries. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Department of Expenditure is currently following......

In case of war, can India be cut off from internet?

With Western corporations, including Microsoft, AWS and Oracle, shutting down their operations in Russia, the rest of the world has become acutely aware of its dependence on a clutch of technology......

BharatPe: 'Why should I resign?'

'At the first board meeting I chaired, I sensed that corporate governance is an issue in this company.''I started taking steps that may have aggrieved a few.''This has now become a mission I intend......

Tejas: Don't Get IAF Wrong!

'For god's sake, portray the armed forces in the correct manner,' asserts IAF veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe after watching Tejas. IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut as Tejas Gill in Tejas.   A long......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

Neeraj Chopra's mission to make athletics prime time

Make track and field events more attractive and marketable, says Neeraj Chopra Photograph: Kind Courtesy Neeraj Chopra/Instagram Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday......

PIX: Tempers boil as Kyrgios stuns Tsitsipas; Nadal cruises

IMAGE: Australia's Nick Kyrgios celebrates winning his third round match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon on Saturday. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Australian maverick Nick......

Day 6: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

All the top action from Day 6 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Thursday.Rocket man Chen soars to gold IMAGE: American Nathan Chen, coming into the Olympics having been defeated only......