Govt okays maritime aircraft among Rs 84,560-cr defence buy

India on Friday approved defence big-ticket acquisition projects worth Rs 84,560 crore that included procurement of mid-air refuellers, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, heavy weight-torpedoes, air......

French co offers missile detecting radars

French defence major, Thales has offered an across the board technology transfer to India in state-of-art radar know-how to help New Delhi move speedily towards bridging the gaps in its air space......

Eye on China's works along border, government tells Rajya Sabha

The government on Wednesday said special attention was being paid to Chinese infrastructure development in border regions and necessary steps have been taken to address national security concerns......

India to launch military satellite by year end

India is on the threshold of joining a select band of advanced countries by putting into orbit a dedicated military satellite. The military-specific reconnaissance satellite CARTOSAT-2A will be......

'Growth projections have to be taken with a pinch of salt'

'The question is, how soon we can expect to re-attain the pre-lockdown levels of output and income.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New......

Good opportunity to make India a tourist hotspot

The rise in India's relative attractions lie in the precipitous decline in safety of the more popular destinations, notes Kanika Datta. All of a sudden, if you look around you, India appears to be......

All about Reserve Bank's overkill on GOLD LOANS

Capping the loan-to-value ratio for gold loans NBFCs amounts to overkill by the Reserve Bank of India, writes V P NandakumarBack in March this year, when the Reserve Bank of India stepped in with a......

'For better growth figures, we need healthier banks'

'We are in favour of reasonable taxation'. 'Raising gross domestic product growth above 7-8% would be a challenge.' 'Unions should understand the importance of job creation'. The National......

Kobe Bryant crash: Investigators requests public's help

The dense fog, and its role in the crash, came under scrutiny on Monday IMAGE: Graffiti and a mural memorialize former NBA star Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas,......