Air Chief Marshal A P Singh takes over as IAF chief

Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, an accomplished fighter pilot with more than 5,000 hours of flying experience, on Monday assumed charge as new chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding......

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh is new chief of air staff

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, a fighter pilot with more than 5,000 hours of flying experience, will take charge as the chief of the Indian Air Force after incumbent Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari......

How R&D Powers India's Himalayan-Altitude Flight

HAL's sustained, long-term income will come from the design, development, manufacture, overhaul, and upgrade of a family of helicopters designed for deployment on India's 21,000-foot-high Himalayan......

IMD forecasts rains at Silkyara but drilling work to go on

Manual horizontal digging will start soon in addition to the ongoing top-down drilling to rescue the 41 trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, the NDMA said on Monday. IMAGE: An......

New orders point to further gains for Hindustan Aeronautics stock

HAL is the primary supplier of India's military aircraft, helicopters, engines, avionics and accessories and the main provider of maintenance for defence aerospace Photograph: Abhishek N.......

Renault Kiger is a hatchback killer

With generous space, attractive design, handful equipment list and topped with a killer price tag, the Renault Kiger could well be the new ace in the sub-4 meter SUV segment, says Rajesh......

E-commerce in India: To be or not to be

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If you have been befuddled by news headlines which alternately feature the......

Zomato gets inspired by Satyajit Ray film

The Gurugram-based company had acquired Lucknow-based drone manufacturer and consultant start-up TechEagle in December, to expand food delivery using drones. In the climax of Satyajit Ray’s......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

Guns And Gulaabs Review

Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav get into the nutty mode easily and carry off the dark comedy without overacting, while Dulquer Salmaan looks bored, observes Deepa Gahlot. The cars are Ambassadors......

Sima Aunty's Indian Matchmaking secrets!

'Today, practically everything has become virtual; even weddings are taking place on Zoom calls.' Image: Mumbai-based matchmaker Sima Aunty arranges marriages in India and the US. I have a......

When Bollywood sees RED!

Red -- the colour of blood, anger and passion -- is striking beyond measure. Whether the focus is romance or rage, red paints the screen with drama and intensity. Sometimes to mirror the mind of a......

Kerala man cycles 22,000 km to cheer for Neeraj in Paris

IMAGE: Fayis Asraf Ali, right, met Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in Budapest last year. Photograph: Ecowheelers/X India's star athlete Neeraj Chopra will have a special supporter at the Paris......

Paddler Bhavinaben wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics

IMAGE: India’s Bhavinaben Patel had to settle for silver after losing to Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles Table Tennis Class 4 final at the Paralympics on Sunday. Photograph:......

Bhavinaben scripts history, storms into Paralympics TT final

IMAGE: India's Bhavinaben Patel will take on world No. 1 Chinese Ying Zhou in the Class 4 Table Tennis final at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Table Tennis Federation......

India's fast bowling bench strength impresses Kapil

IMAGE: Pacer Mohammed Siraj bowled his heart out in Australia in absence of the lead bowlers, taking five wickets in the series-decider in Brisbane earlier this year. Photograph: Kelly......

Rajya Sabha MP Mary Kom backs government's demonetisation move

IMAGE: Champion boxer Mary Kom takes the oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha in April, 2016, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi watches. Photograph: PTI Olympic bronze-medallist boxer and Rajya Sabha......