K-4 ballistic missile test: MAD message rings loud and clearIndia successfully tests the K-4 missile from the nuclear-powered submarine INS Arighaat, enhancing its nuclear deterrence with a strike ra...
28 Nov, 2024, 07.27 PM IST
Is Mount Everest still rising? The surprising truth behind its growthMount Everest continues to grow in height due to isostatic rebound, a process linked to the merger of the Kosi and Arun rivers about 89,000...
01 Oct, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
South Korean nuclear weapons would fracture US ties, defence chief saysSouth Korea could jeopardize its alliance with the United States and cause upheaval in financial markets if it starts developing nuclear we...
08 Aug, 2024, 08.29 AM IST
North Korea warns of turning Pacific into 'firing range' after latest missile testThe launches come just two days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea off Japan's west coast, p...
20 Feb, 2023, 11.41 AM IST
Ravanayana: How a Hindu epic was adapted and integrated in Malaysia's Islamic ethosIts origins lie in the Ramayana's long journey beyond the borders of India, as part of a network of cross-cultural exchanges spread over se...
19 Nov, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Pelosi believed headed to Taiwan, raising tension with ChinaNancy Pelosi was believed headed for Taiwan on a visit that could significantly escalate tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled...
02 Aug, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
Myanmar-China trade ties come to grinding halt despite pol bonhomieChina is Myanmar's top trading partner and accounts for the lion's share of Myanmar's imports and exports. According to 2019 data, bilatera...
09 Nov, 2021, 03.34 PM IST
Digital yuan gives China a new tool to strike back at criticsSo far China has mostly resisted hitting foreign firms in response to U.S. actions on companies like Huawei, holding off on releasing an “u...
21 Apr, 2021, 02.14 PM IST
Biden may bring respite to China-US 'Cold War', but rivalry to continue: Chinese observersThe Biden tenure could usher in a "buffering period" for already-tense China-US relations, and offer an opportunity for breakthrough in res...
08 Nov, 2020, 07.51 PM IST
India finalizing plans to order three more Scorpene submarinesFaced with an ageing underwater combat arm even as China and Pakistan bolster their fleets, India is now finalizing plans to order three mo...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.18 PM IST
Monsoon strengthened north central India in last 15 years: MITThe study said heightened monsoon activity has reversed a 50-year drying period during which the monsoon season brought relatively little r...
27 Jul, 2017, 09.56 AM IST
Samsung exploding battery crisis began with rush to beat iPhoneJust days after Samsung introduced the Note 7, reports surfaced online that the phone’s batteries were bursting into flame.
19 Sep, 2016, 04.09 PM IST
Samsung’s Note 7 recall will be costly, but probably worth itSamsung was on a roll, with the success of its flagship Galaxy S7 helping to drive its shares to a record last month and lifting quarterly ...
05 Sep, 2016, 05.56 AM IST
Son-rise at Samsung, Jay Y Lee set to take chargeJay Y is set to succeed father Lee Kun Hee, who is seen as 'God'.
18 Sep, 2014, 01.55 PM IST
- Japan electronics companies emulates US auto companies before bankruptcy
Japanese cos have run into many of exactly the same problems that American cos do as new technologies, new competitors, new ways of doing t...
12 Oct, 2012, 11.22 AM IST
- China rise: Should India worry about being swallowed whole?
As China focuses on services, expect more manufacturing to shift to India. But can India handle this growth without bringing upon itself pr...
22 Aug, 2010, 12.12 PM IST