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KOCHI: For the first time in the country, solar panels have been installed on an Indian warship. The survey class vessel INS Sarvekshak, attached with the Southern Naval command, has been fitted with 18 sheets of solar panels atop its hangar. “It took about six months to put the entire system...

The government has decided that all future foreign atomic reactors in India will have a capacity to generate 1200 MW and above, in a bid to augment nuclear power generation. "We already have foreign power plants with a capacity of 1000 MWs (Kudankulam). The technology too has advanced that we...

According to government documents presented to Parliamentarians, DRDO has been sanctioned 489.06 crores to develop a new Air to Surface Missile (ASM) dubbed Rudra M-II for Indian Air force. Rudra M-II ASM Project was cleared last March by the Government. New ASM will have a likely range of...

After expressing Interest in Countries indigenously developed LCA-Tejas Combat jet, things seems to be heating up on another front. According to Indian media report, Indonesia which had expressed in a briefing on Netra AEW&C System has asked DRDO to conduct official product demonstration in its...

Sistema, Russia’s public diversified holding company, may close the transaction on merging its Indian telecom subsidiary SSTL (Sistema Shyam TeleServices) with Reliance Communications (RCom), Indian Internet access and telecommunications company, "any day," board chairman of Sistema Vladimir...

The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) from the stables of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is inching closer to its Initial Operational Clearance (IOC). Speaking to Mathrubhumi, Dr M Vijaya Kumar, Executive Director, Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre, HAL said that the fourth technology...

KARACHI: Two sisters, 19-year-old Samreen and 17-year-old Sanam, were injured when a hand grenade exploded in their house at Koohi Goth in Landhi within the limits of the Shah Latif police station on Tuesday. They were taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for treatment where doctors...

Kashmiri boys to play in Spanish league NEW DELHI: Following an initiative taken by country's largest paramilitary force - CRPF, two Kashmiri boys have been selected to play footballas centre forward and winger for a division of Spanish football league, known for its famous top division - La...

While e-commerce players have thus far been the heroes of India’s startup story, the rise of India’s AI (artificial intelligence) startups has largely been unacknowledged. This, despite the fact that global tech giants such as Apple, Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, and IBMhave expressed...

Islamabad: Pakistani activists and opposition lawmakers have voiced fears of a crackdown on social media, the last bastion of free speech in a country where journalism is increasingly under threat, following the apparent abductions of four leftist bloggers. Salman Haider, a poet and academic...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates on Tuesday, the eighth edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS), that will be attended by Fortune 500 CEOs, including John Chambers of Cisco and Boeing's Bertrand Marc Allen. Gujarat is targeting to sign a record 21,190 MoUs with investment...

One of the proclaimed aims of the demonetisation campaign in India, the cancellation of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, was to clean the economy of the floods of black money which swirl around it. There was an assumption that some significant part of the cash which was out there would not come...

An iPhone assembling plant may not really be such a big deal for India If concessions have to be given to persuade global companies to set up manufacturing in India, they are better off given to those at the forefront of technologies such as artificial intelligence that will drive the future...

Claiming that the left-wing extremists had lost their “ideological purity” in recent years, a Maoist commander who was carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head surrendered before police in Jharkhand on Wednesday. Sanjay Korba, a sub-zonal commander of the banned left-wing outfit CPI(Maoist)...

New York: The US State Department is to start building a $203 million consulate general complex next year in Hyderabad, one of its busiest outposts. The contract for building the multi-building complex on a 12-acre site in a new high-tech area of Hyderabad has been awarded to to Caddell...

GE’s Marine Solutions announced that its LM2500 marine gas turbines will power the Indian Navy’s P17A stealth frigate. The LM2500 gas turbines will be provided by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Industrial and Marine Gas Turbine division, Bangalore, India under license from GE. “We are...

HIGHLIGHTS The Allahabad high court has termed practice of 'triple talaq' as unconstitutional. The high court said it violates the rights of Muslim women. No Personal Law Board is above the Constitution, the Allahabad HC said. NEW DELHI: In a major boost to women's rights, the Allahabad high...

India has pledged USD 1.25 million to the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees as it voiced concern over the fragile situation and ongoing conflicts in the Middle east region that is aggravating problems of refugees. A total of 20 donors have announced contributions, or their intention to...

In a bid to enhance its renewable energy production, Indian Railways has just announced its partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). (Also read: Indian Railways' Maharajas' Express Awarded 7 Star Rating, Is The Most Luxurious Train In The World! ) The duo will now set up 5...

BENGALURU: It's not just India that seeks technologies from Israel. This time, it's Israel that's come knocking on the doors of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) for collaborations in key technologies. Avi Blasberger, director, Israel Space Agency (ISA) told TOI after a meeting with the...