Chip wars: How India plans to trot out its old war horse, feeding it $2 billionIndia is looking to revive its Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, which has struggled to stay afloat due to lack of government atten...
26 Sep, 2023, 01.39 PM IST
75 events that shaped 75 years of independent IndiaThe August 15 ceremony is particularly significant this year as it marks the 75th anniversary of India's independence, with the government ...
16 Aug, 2022, 11.26 AM IST
From UP to Karnataka, 12 desis drive Nasa's Mars missionIt took nearly two decades for Bob Balaram's idea to take off. Sometime in the 1990s, Balaram, along with a Stanford professor, had propose...
27 Feb, 2021, 10.34 AM IST
India-Pakistan relations plumb new depths in 2020The relations nose-dived further following the abrogation of Article 370 of India's Constitution in August, 2019 that revoked the special s...
23 Dec, 2020, 02.32 PM IST
US spacecraft named after late astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who died during a space missionChawla had made history at NASA as the first female astronaut of Indian descent.
10 Sep, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
How the Ministry of Defence is fighting Covid-19Various wings of defence ministry are contributing in their best possible ways to tackle Covid-19 better.
10 Apr, 2020, 09.47 AM IST
Assembly elections, GST, high-profile cases mark 2017Two terrorists were killed by the army as it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashm...
30 Dec, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
Gujarat verdict: Congress came close to winning after early start and strategyThe biggest problem of Congress was the lack of an organisational setup or a reliable regional satrap under whom the party could unite and ...
19 Dec, 2017, 06.26 AM IST
View: PM Narendra Modi's gift, a 'Mangalyaan' in every hand!Sources in the Ministry of Finance have confirmed that from among several choices, Modi hand- picked the placement of Mangalyaan on the new...
13 Nov, 2016, 05.51 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's France visit: France to work with India on semi-high speed Delhi-Chandigarh rail lineThe two sides signed a Railway protocol which seeks to establish cooperation between Indian and French Railways for semi-high speed rail an...
11 Apr, 2015, 12.30 PM IST
After Delhi, now Aam Aadmi Party sets sights on PunjabMission ‘Punjab bolda hai’ (‘Punjab speaks’) will be launched with full vigour, involving the students wing, youth wing and women wing of t...
11 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
Parkash Singh Badal hails Indian scientists for successful Mars missionPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal congratulated Indian scientists for the success of Mars mission in the maiden attempt.
25 Sep, 2014, 04.41 PM IST
PM calls for increase in spend on science & tech to 2% of GDPPM showered praises on the fraternity for improving India's R&D culture across the sectors. He made a special mention of the last one decad...
04 Feb, 2014, 02.21 PM IST
Indian Meteorological Department's high failure rate prompts states to set up their own systemsWhen IMD predictions go wrong, it is not just the money spent on seeds and fertilisers that goes down the drain.
25 Jul, 2012, 11.19 AM IST
NREGA 2.0: Does it have what it takes to be the poor's portal to a brighter future?From a backstopping social safety net, NREGA aspires to be the poor's portal to a brighter future. For a scheme that continues to polarise ...
10 Jun, 2012, 06.05 PM IST
Mid-term poll only a buzz; it's time reform advocates learned to hold their nervesTrack-record shows it is the shape of politics that dictates the stability/pace of economics in Delhi, not the other way round.
14 Mar, 2012, 05.08 AM IST