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......

Israel agrees to US ceasefire proposal for Ramzan

Israel has agreed to a proposal by US President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza during the Ramzan and passover periods, the Prime Minister's Office announced.......

Auschwitz, Where 6,000 Were Murdered Daily

When the Soviet army reached Auschwitz 80 years ago, on January 27, 1945, it found only about 7,000 inmates.What they saw was beyond words -- living skeletons, lice-infested human forms with just......

Images To Remember 2024

Some more glimpses from the year gone by. Part 1 In The Series: Yes, It Happened This Year   IMAGE: Cows and buffaloes wade into the polluted Yamuna river on a smoggy morning in New Delhi,......

Recession fears add to IT sector concerns

Fear of a recession in the US due to rising unemployment has added to the concerns of India’s IT services sector, which was seeing some growth returning after Q1FY25 results. IMAGE: People......

Priya, Janhvi Go Traditional For Vishu

Monday saw a host of festivals like Baisakhi, Bihu, Poila Boishakh, Vishu, Ugadi. Film folk celebrate by dressing up and creating happy memories on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priya......

'I Found It Very, Very Challenging To Step Away From Inaaya'

'It's been seven years since I did a movie. Now, I'm back.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Soha Ali Khan/Instagram Soha Ali Khan gets to play a scary antagonist for the first time in her career, and......

'Everybody Is Scared'

'We want to hide it (by saying) we are too busy in our lives, we have other things to attend to, we have families.''But they all had families, including Jyotiba Phule or Mahatma Gandhi, or anybody......

The Mystery Of Woh Kaun Thi

Dinesh Raheja looks back at Manoj Kumar's brilliant 1964 thriller Woh Kaun Thi, and explains just what made it an audio-visual treat. IMAGE: Manoj Kumar and Sadhana in Woh Kaun Thi. It is a dark,......

India finish third in shooting World Cup with 7 medals

IMAGE: Arya Borse and Rudrankksh Patil celebrate winning the silver medal in the mixed team air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup in Lima. Peru. Photograph: NRAI/X India's shooters finished......

Sift Kaur wins India's first gold at Shooting World Cup

IMAGE: Sift Kaur Samra staged a dream comeback in the second Prone and final Standing positions to win the gold medal in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions at the ISSF World Cup. Photograph: NRAI/X......

Saurabh returns to ISSF podium after 2-year gap

The Indian team finished a creditable second in the year's first ISSF World Cup for rifle, pistol and shotgun shooters despite the young trap mixed team pair of Lakshay Sheoran and Neeru missing......

Shooter Sift Kaur's stunning comeback wins her World Cup gold

Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra produced a sensational come-from-behind performance to win her first individual ISSF World Cup gold in the women's 50m rifle 3-positions final, while Esha Singh......

ISSF WC: Can Manu Bhaker make history in Buenos Aires?

The first batch of 22 Indian shooters accompanied by 13 support staff left for Buenos Aires on Wednesday to participate in the year's first ISSF World Cup, which will begin from April 3 in the......