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‘Drones can be a game-changer in post-Covid world’

06 Aug 2020 03:40 AM IST

Sai Pattabiram, MD and founder, Sree Sai Aerotech Innovations, tells The Daily Guardian how drones can be used for last-mile logistics & delivery.

Is Vivo X50 Pro worth Rs 50,000?

06 Aug 2020 03:39 AM IST

Over the past five years we have seen a real transition in the smartphone industry: There was a time when people would use the same device for years and then pass it on to their younger sibling, whereas now they change the device every year or even mid-year. Options are

With strong car sales in July, automakers are back in business

06 Aug 2020 03:38 AM IST

Steps like shifting sales online and coming up with innovative finance schemes have helped fuel the demand for new vehicles. So, who is leading the race in India—Maruti or Hyundai?

I want to play Kalpana Chawla on screen: Vaani Kapoor

06 Aug 2020 03:03 AM IST

Mumbai: Actress Vaani Kapoor would love to do a biopic and says it would be an absolute honour for her to play astronaut Kalpana Chawala on screen. “Kalpana Chawla is a huge role model for women around the world and for anyone who has ever dreamt of being an astronaut.

It’s a shame that Indians had to go abroad for acknowledgment: Adil Hussain

06 Aug 2020 03:03 AM IST

Actor Adil Hussain says he has seen amazing talent in India. He feels it is a shame that many Indians had to fly out of the country to get acknowledgment. Adil stars in the film Pareeksha: The Final Test, which deals with the Indian education system. “It is very important

Sad to see people asking us to sing for free in Covid times: Sonam Kalra

06 Aug 2020 03:01 AM IST

Multiple award winning singer and composer Sonam Kalra is trained in both Indian and Western traditions of music and is equally adept at both. She talks to The Daily Guardian about the Sufi Gospel Project, her initiative which brings together artists of different faiths, her musical journey, and how things

A tireless, strict but caring and equally endearing ‘Chacha’

06 Aug 2020 03:00 AM IST

I have known Alkazi Saheb since my college days in Miranda House. It had been my dream to study in the National School of Drama and learn from him — a dream which came true over the next three years. My time in NSD was spent in a haze with

Ebrahim Alkazi: The biggest star in India’s theatre galaxy

06 Aug 2020 03:00 AM IST

By the time Ebrahim Alkazi finished his stint as the Director of the National School of Drama in 1977, he was already a legend. He had built up the NSD as an institution of the foremost calibre by any standards and become the acknowledged and revered guru of an entire

Geelani’s danse macabre: Rejoicing over a burnt paradise

05 Aug 2020 06:27 AM IST

Despite calling for secession and integration with Pakistan, Syed Ali Shah Geelani has had seven surgeries in Delhi and Mumbai, accepts grants from the Central and Kashmiri governments from time to time, and has all his sons and daughters either studying or working in Indian cities.

MoD signs tripartite MoU with IIT Kanpur and DARPG

05 Aug 2020 06:26 AM IST

A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday between Department of Defence (DoD) Ministry of Defence (Department of Defence), Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of State (MoS) (Independent

Raytheon and Rafael form Iron Dome joint venture

05 Aug 2020 06:20 AM IST

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, an Israeli-based defence technology company, have signed a joint venture to establish an Iron Dome Weapon System production facility in the United States. The new partnership, called Raytheon RAFAEL Area Protection Systems, anticipates finalizing a site

Army begins process of granting permanent commission to women officers

05 Aug 2020 06:19 AM IST

Consequent to the receipt of formal government sanction letter for grant of Permanent Commission (PC) to women officers in Indian Army, the Army HQ is in the process of convening a special number 5 selection board for screening women officers for grant of PC. Towards this end, detailed administrative instructions