India enters elite group with Star Wars-style laser weapon for drones

In a major success for the country, India on Sunday joined the select league of nations, including the US, China and Russia, with the capability of shooting down fixed-wing drones and swarm drones......

Death of Pope Francis: India declares 3-day State mourning

The government of India has declared a three-day State mourning as a mark of respect following the passing of Pope Francis on Monday, according to an official notification issued by the ministry of......

Two more Hurriyat groups denounce separatism: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said two more constituents of the Jammu and Kashmir-based Hurriyat Conference have discarded separatism and reposed their faith in the new Bharat built by......

'Language is not religion': SC rejects plea against Urdu

Urdu is born in this land, the Supreme Court has said while describing it as the finest specimen of 'Ganga Jamuni tahzeeb' and stating that considering it a language of Muslims is a "pitiable......

How India plans to tackle possible import surge from China, others

The government has set up an inter-ministerial group to monitor a possible surge in imports from countries like China, Vietnam and Thailand, fearing a surge in inbound shipments following the......

Equity markets likely to trade in positive territory on Friday

Domestic benchmark equity indices may see a positive trading sentiment on Friday thanks to a spectacular rally in world markets after the US President Donald Trump announced to put tariff hikes on......

Haldiram inks pact with Temasek as strategic investment partner

Haldiram has entered into an agreement with Temasek as part of which the Singapore-headquartered global investment firm will "acquire an equity stake from the existing shareholders" of India's......

Hindustan Aeronautics gets wings to fly higher as analysts stay bullish

News reports that GE Aerospace has delivered the first of 99 F404-IN20 engines ordered by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) for the Tejas Mk-1A has revived interest in the HAL stock. IMAGE: Light Combat......

'I Was Thinking Of Quitting Acting'

'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years. I felt the industry was based on who you knew.''I didn't belong to a network.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tillotama Shome/Instagram Nearly 25 years ago,......

Manga Fever Takes Over India

'Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and Disney+ Hotstar are continuously expanding their Anime libraries.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. A Dragon......

Female athletes forced into genetic test?

IMAGE: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe pose for a picture with athletes. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Female athletes will soon have to undergo a one-time genetic test to......

Indian team to get new spin bowling coach

IMAGE: Sairaj Bahutule quit the position of India's spin-bowling coach to join IPL team Rajasthan Royals in the same role. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sairaj Bahutule/Instagram The BCCI's Centre......

Grassroots development key to 2036 Olympic dream: Sreejesh

'We have room to improve in talent identification. At the nursery level, at grassroots, there's a lot to work on. That's where the investment needs to go in.' IMAGE: India's Junior Hockey Coach P......

What is behind Jaiswal's shock domestic switch to Goa

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal played only one Ranji Trophy match for Mumbai last season. Photograph: BCCI India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has decided to make a shock switch to Goa from Mumbai due to......

"Strive to be the best-ever Punjab Kings side"

IMAGE: Punjab Kings' head coach Ricky Ponting and skipper Shreyas Iyer during a practice match ahead of their Indian Premier League campaign at the new PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh. Photograph:......