Indian Army's Achilles Heel: Artillery Power

The army has long been deficient in artillery, the modern battlefield’s most lethal killer, reports Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: The first K9-Vajra self-propelled howitzer regiment was deployed by......

Will US Stall Russian Arms Sales To India?

New Delhi is vulnerable to US sanctions under a 2017 law called CAATSA. IMAGE: Russia is selling its S-400 missile defence system to India, which has angered the United States.   With Russia......

Pak-India ties: One step forward, two steps backward

So far, almost every positive development in terms of the bilateral ties has been overtaken by innate hostility that is often driven by popular sentiments. When Pakistan and India agreed to......

India trashes Pak's claim of role in attack near Hafiz Saeed's house

India on Thursday strongly trashed as "baseless propaganda" Pakistan's claim that it was behind a bomb blast near the house of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed in Lahore last month, and asked......

75 cities to be ranked on cleanliness

The rankings will be based on a survey, Swachh Sarvekshan, to be conducted between January 5-20 and likely to be released by the government on January 25. As many as 75 cities will be ranked in......

Swachh Bharat partnership with India one of the best: Bill Gates

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates today promised to extend all support to Centre's efforts to expand the reach and effectiveness of sustainable sanitation services under the Swachh......

Toilets are fine but what about waste management?

  A study by international NGO WaterAid showed if all people waiting for household toilets in India were to stand in a line today, the queue would stretch from earth to moon and beyond.......

Smart City project expected to boost economy

Government has announced Rs 48,000 crore or Rs 480 billion for development of 100 Smart cities out of which 98 names were declared and rest two will be nominated in due course. Image: Image:......