First batch of 5 Rafale jets land at Ambala air base

India on Wednesday received its first batch of new multi-role fighter aircraft in two decades with the arrival of five Rafale jets, giving the country's air power a strategic edge in the midst of a......

Tea seller's daughter flies high, becomes IAF officer

It was not easy for Anchal and the family to make her realise this dream, but she was determined  IMAGE: 24-year-old Anchal Gangwal graduated from the Indian Air Force Academy. Photograph:......

Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria to be next IAF chief

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, who played a key role in negotiating the Rafale deal, will be the next Chief of Air Staff, the government announced on Thursday. Bhadauria, who took over......

Farewell, Rest Well in Eternity

Murali Kamma remembers the notables we lost in 2015. IMAGE: President A P J Abdul Kalam, who India and the world lost this year. As another year winds down and the revelry begins, one naturally......

10 critical injuries on the cricket field

This sequence of images shows Phillip Hughes of South Australia as he is struck on the head by a delivery during Day 1 of the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket......

Suresh Saraiya, one of the best-loved radio commentators

Haresh Pandya pays tribute to noted radio commentator Suresh Saraiya, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday following a heart attack. July 18, 2012, turned out to be a sad day for Hindi cinema and......

Has Indian cricket peaked?

India, says Shankar Acharya, can stay at or near the top in the ICC Test and ODI rankings for a year or two, but it's downhill thereafter. Every Indian has views on two subjects: Pakistan and......

Ganguly flops but India A recover from shaky start

Sourav Ganguly failed to get the match practice he desperately sought ahead of the opening Test against Australia after being dismissed for just 14 runs. But India A recovered from a shaky start to......

Tendulkar ton fires India to easy win

Scorecard Sachin Tendulkar scored a blazing century to pave the way for India's huge 160-run victory over the West Indies in the fourth and final one-day international, at the IPCL stadium in......