In first, govt nod to raise all-women CISF battalion

A first-ever all-women Central Industrial Security Force reserve battalion comprising more than 1,000 personnel has been sanctioned by the Union government keeping in mind the burgeoning duties of......

Dhaka limps back to normal, but protests yet to die down

With the metro resuming services, buses and taxis plying regularly and university students enjoying carefree evening strolls in the gardens of the historic Curzon Hall -- life seems to be returning......

Country gears up for 78th Independence Day amid tight security

Ahead of Independence Day, security has been tightened across India with over 10,000 cops, facial recognition cameras and snipers deployed in Delhi and security camps set up in 13 villages in......

Over 10K cops deployed for I-Day security in Delhi; heavy vehicle banned

With a few hours left for the Independence Day celebration, the Delhi police beefed up security arrangements in the city by deploying over 10,000 cops and 3,000 traffic police personnel, officials......

Domestic air traffic rises 4.8% to 126.48 lakh in Feb

Domestic air traffic rose 4.8 per cent on an annual basis to 126.48 lakh in February, while more than 1.55 lakh passengers were affected by flight delays during the same period, according to......

Air passenger traffic nearly doubled to 1.25 cr in Jan

India's domestic air passenger traffic nearly doubled to 1.25 crore in January compared to 64.08 lakh recorded in the year-ago period, according to official data released on Monday. Photograph:......

Delhi airport displaced Dubai as world's second busiest in March

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, India’s largest, emerged as the second busiest airport in the world in March, displacing Dubai Airport and trailing only Atlanta in the......

Will 5G turn the tables for India's telecom companies?

For 5G players, new-use cases could be the key for making money in the immediate future. Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Consumers can expect a 5G launch in the country......

2036 Olympics: Coming Out Party For India

If Ahmedabad is India's preferred candidate, as seems likely, hosting Olympics 2036 should give it a leg up: A bigger airport, a better metro network, more hotels, flyovers and so on, observes T N......