Why All India Radio couldn't announce Indira Gandhi's death till 6pm

'Vice President R Venkataraman himself announced in All India Radio's 6 pm bulletin that Rajiv Gandhi had been sworn in as the prime minister following the death of Indira Gandhi.'  I......

Can We Fight China With Such A Budget?

India has allocated Rs 1.72 trillion, or 27.67 per cent of the total defence budget to cater to modernisation of the country's arsenal. Modern militaries spend up to 50 to 60 per cent of their......

AIR to broadcast Baloch language programmes to augment India's Balochistan policy

Taking forward India's concern for the Baloch people, the union cabinet has decided to broadcast a news bulletin in the Baloch language, particularly for the people living in Balochistan province......

'Pakistani tanks were burning in front of us'

'The tank battle was fought at ranges of 300-700 metres.''It was a rare example of the complete destruction of a squadron by another squadron.' IMAGE: Indian troops atop a destroyed Pakistan tank......

L&T bags hush-hush defence communication contract

Given the military's requirement for watertight cyber and communications security, L&T will establish a Security Operations Centre which will deal with security threats.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE:......

How foreign telcos got bruised in India

In effect, companies which put their money in telecom in India would have done much better to keep the cash in bank and earn interest. Image: A young artist dressed as Hanuman speaks on a mobile......

Silicon Valley start-up Uber may find India ride bumpy

Since Silicon Valley's transportation tech start-up Uber Technologies launched its Uber Black service in India last October, its travel across the country's cluttered metroscape has been smooth so......

India Inc goes ga-ga over radio foray

Business houses everywhere are going radio ga-ga, and who can blame them? With the government having invited bids for 338 FM stations across 91 cities for a period of 10 years, corporates are in......

Waugh to play with stitched hand

South African fast bowler Andre Nel, who was sent home from Australia on charges of drunken driving, will be given a chance to put his case forward, chief of the country's cricket board Gerald......