Air defence control gets boost as Army launches 'Project Akashteer'

The Indian Army has started the induction of control and reporting systems under 'Project Akashteer' that aims to ensure the safety of friendly aircraft and engage hostile aerial objects in......

'Trapped workers played cricket'

'I decided to send a bat and a ball which was smaller in size so that it shouldn't get stuck in the pipe. And with that, they had a little good time.' IMAGE: The workers inside Uttarkashi's......

Cyclone Biparjoy: Gujarat preps for massive relief ops

The India Meteorological Department has said that the landfall process of Cyclone 'Biparjoy' has started in Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat. The landfall process will carry on......

In a first, 2 B1 heavy bomber jets of US to join exercise in India

For the first time, two B1 heavy bomber jets of the US Air Force will be part of an India-US mega air exercise that began on Monday amid rapidly evolving regional security scenario and China's......

Mukesh Ambani bats for bridging the digital divide

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Monday pressed for bridging the digital divide "both among nations and within nations", saying connectivity and communications have become the fundamental rights of......

India must have a future in Electronics

'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.''It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues......

Why Cisco is wooing hi-tech start-ups in India

It is eyeing the transportation and infrastructure modernisation opportunity in the country, expected to attract $500 billion in investment over the next five years. Quantum cryptography that......

Low-cost Spicejet first to offer free WiFi onboard

The budget carrier is expected to be the first in India to offer on board Wi-Fi when it is cleared by the government. Instead of flyers being charged for the service, advertisers would bear the......