Defence general
Former Pak NSA says Pak terror group carried out 26/11 Mumbai attack
06 Mar 2017
Pakistan's former National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani today admitted that the 10 terrorists who launched attacks across Mumbai on 26 November 2008 were from Pakistan, but said his government had no role in it
India hoists tallest flag near Attari border; Pakistan cries foul
06 Mar 2017
India on Sunday hoisted the tallest tricolour in the country at the Attari border with Pakistan; the 360-foot high flag is tall enough to be spotted from Lahore in Pakistan
INS Viraat retires today: sink or scrap, Navy weighs options
06 Mar 2017
Sinking the Viraat and converting into a tourist attraction for divers is one of the plans being considered for the ship
China offers to trade Aksai Chin for Tawang tract in Arunachal
03 Mar 2017
If India ceded the Tawang tract then China would make concessions in Aksai Chin, a Chinese diplomat told the China-India Dialogue magazine
ISIS fixes its eyes on China, vows ‘rivers of blood’
03 Mar 2017
A new video, purportedly released by ISIS militants from China’s Uighur ethnic minority, shows people including children undergoing training in Iraq, and threatens that Chinese blood will “flow in rivers”
India successfully test-fires short-range interceptor missile
02 Mar 2017
The endo-atmospheric missile, capable of intercepting incoming targets at an altitude of 15 to 25 km destroyed an incoming test missile, successfully meeting all the mission objectives
Army recruitment exam papers leaked; 18 held
27 Feb 2017
Trump vows ‘great military buildup’
25 Feb 2017
President Donald Trump vowed to make a massive budget request for one of the "greatest military buildups in American history" in a feisty, campaign-style speech extolling robust nationalism
India clears Rs17,000-crore missile deal with Israel
25 Feb 2017
Delivery of the first MR-SAM system for the Army, which will have a strike range of up 70 km, will be ready for deployment by 2023
Germ warfare bigger threat than nuclear bombs, warns Gates
20 Feb 2017
A genetically engineered virus is easier to make and could kill more people than nuclear weapons — and yet no country on Earth is ready for the threat, Bill Gates warned world leaders
US deploys aircraft carrier in South China Sea, defies Beijing
20 Feb 2017
The US Navy described its South China Sea deployment as part of “routine operations” even as Beijing warned the US not to challenge its sovereignty in the resource-rich sea
Karachi hub of anti-India jihadists like LeT, JuD: think-tank
17 Feb 2017
Pakistan's most dangerous groups actively contest Karachi's turf and resources; they operate madrassas and charity fronts with no hindrance from Pakistani law enforcement authorities, says a Brussels-based think tank
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
Business History Videos
History of hovercraft Part 3...
Today I shall talk a bit more about the military plans for ...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of hovercraft Part 2...
In this episode of our history of hovercraft, we shall exam...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Hovercraft Part 1...
If you’ve been a James Bond movie fan, you may recall seein...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Trams in India | ...
The video I am presenting to you is based on a script writt...
By Aniket Gupta | Presenter: Sheetal Gaikwad
view more
