HAL's Dhruv vs Foreign chopper: Who will Rajnath pick?

Admiral Puri says it would be wasteful to buy a foreign helicopter, pay for transfer of technology, and develop manufacturing capability in an Indian private sector strategic partner when all this......

Are we going to fight Pakistan or any other country along with the US

Vice Admiral Raman Puri asks hard questions about India-US defence ties The Indian experience of buying weapons from America is not smooth. We have recently found problems in weapons-locating......

India launches Operation Ghambir for Indonesia

India has launched "Operation Ghambir" to augument relief and rescue efforts in worst-affected Indonesia, a senior defence official said.Also ReadIndia toll rises to over 14,000Where were you when......

Lt Gen B S Thakur chief of tri-service command

An army Lieutenant General has been appointed as the chief of Navy-dominated tri-service command at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Lt Gen B S Thakur will take over as the Commander-in-Chief of......

Corporatising OFBs: An idea whose time has come

'The much-awaited decision could be a welcome change at a time when the Indian armed forces are crying for self-reliance and the defence industry is looking forward to more indigenisation,' notes......

India Inc, marketmen take a break

Manish Goel, president of the Bangalore-headquartered Network Appliances India left on Wednesday night with his family for Goa and will be back only after New Year's day. Goel said before he left......

Drones boom: The next big opportunity after e-commerce

Image: Drone built by ideaforge called Netra. Photograph, courtesy: ideaForge     In 2003, three Indian Institute of Technology Bombay students got together to build a hovercraft by......

Budget 2012: Here's a bag full of views

ECB for low cost housing project gives breather Allowing ECB for low cost housing projects is a welcome one when developers finds it difficult to raise funds. Moreover the interest subvention of 1%......

Good Omens to Leila, series to watch

From a dystopian world set in 2047 to one of the most publicised crime trials in America, Nikita Puri brings you top 5 binge-worthy series Leila IMAGE: Huma Qureshi in Leila. Incarcerated in a......

Box Office: Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha flops

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's release Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha opened badly at the box office. Salman Khan's big Eid release Tubelight is also a major loser. Trade......

Box Office: Tubelight fares below expectations

The hits and misses of the week. Salman Khan's much-awaited Eid release Tubelight turned out to be a damp squib at the box office. Distributors stand to lose on their investments. Trade......

Box Office: Bank Chor, Phullu fare below average

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's releases Bank Chor and Phullu fared below average. Lack of promotion, among many things, led to poor box office awareness among moviegoers. Trade......