Ajay Kumar wants to make India a global defence power

The secretary defence production wants to make India (currently the largest importer of weaponry) one of the world's top five defence manufacturers and a global leader in artificial intelligence......

'Britain created Pakistan'

'The creation of Pakistan was integral to Britain's grand strategy.''If they were to ever leave India, Britain's military planners had made it clear that they needed to retain a foothold in the......

Bihar floods leave thousands missing

Tracking hundreds of missing people, particularly women and children, in flood-hit Bihar is proving to be the biggest challenge for the state government and the non governmental organisations......

If UID is voluntary, why is it used to deliver services?

How can Aadhaar be deemed 'voluntary' if service delivery is being made dependent on it, asks Gopal Krishna Biometric data based 12-digit Unique Identification -- Aadhaar number -- linked welfare......

India's Startup Scorecard

For the startup ecosystem in India, the scorecard so far has been a mixed bag, observes Akhil Gupta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Startups are being projected as the 'backbone of future......

Average cost of data breach in India touches Rs 17.9 cr in 2023: IBM study

The average cost of a data breach in India reached Rs 17.9 crore in 2023, according to the IBM Security report that classified it as an "all-time high" for the report and almost a 28 per cent......

'AI is going to be used as a weapon by the bad guys'

'This is a race where every technology can be used by the bad guys and good guys.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Artificial Intelligence has become the buzzword, as technology......

TCS world's second most valuable IT brand, Infy fastest growing

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has become the second most valued brand in the information technology (IT) services sector globally, while Accenture retains the title of the world’s most......

Serve-and-volley a lost art as grass loses its menace

So are the days gone when grasscourt tennis was truly a different ball game? Are the likes of Spain's Feliciano Lopez, Croatian Ivo Karlovic, Luxembourg's Gilles Muller and Germany's Mischa Zverev,......