SHOCKING! 2,374 IAF Crashes. 1,305 Pilots Killed

During these seven decades, the IAF has lost 2,374 aircraft to crashes.They include 1,126 fighters and 1,248 non-combat aircraft.In addition, 229 trainers and 196 helicopters have crashed.These......

In I-Day address, Modi sets the tone for 2024 polls

Setting the tone for his 2024 re-election bid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for waging a war against the 'three evils' of corruption, appeasement and dynastic politics, stepped up......

How Hakki Pikkis Inspired Operation Kaveri

IMAGE: Indian Navy personnel hold an infant as stranded Indians board INS Teg at Port Sudan, April 27, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo Only rarely do conflicts in faraway countries become issues in......

'We Need To Let Nature Heal'

'When Covid first struck, the lockdown resulted in clean air in major Indian cities.''You were able to see the Himalayan range from Ludhiana.''In Delhi, you were seeing deer and stags all over the......

India must have a future in Electronics

'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.''It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues......

Regional airlines hit air pocket

Because of lack of pilots, airlines have been forced to cancel their flights and rework their schedules, constraining cash flows and delaying vendor payments. The boom in domestic air travel has......

Modi's ambitious UDAN plan hits air pocket

GMR-led Delhi Airport had accepted the government’s request to shift UDAN flights to Hindon Air Force Base, but airlines say poor last mile connectivity will have to be dealt with first......

'Modi killed our hopes on Dec 31'

'Make cash available now, don't put people into suffering.''You should not come to a situation where the operation was successful and the patient is dying.''What did not happen in India for several......

When Bollywood took flight

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It is a plane! Like there's no dearth of memorable bus scenes and train imagery in Hindi movies, planes are equally prolific on silver screen. From meet cutes to......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

'Time to stand up against injustice is always right'

'How far would I go to fight for what I believe in?''If push comes to shove, I'd go a very long way.' IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Bhonsle, streaming on Sony Liv. Just before he got his big break with......

The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017

Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year. There was a lot of love in different shades in the films of 2017 that I liked -- from a mute woman falling in love with an alien, to a......

'Sakshi is a reminder of what can happen if you don't kill a girl child'

IMAGE: Bronze medalist Sakshi Malik of India during the medal ceremony of the women's freestyle 58 kg wrestling on Day 12 of the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images.   The......

Spotted: Sunil Gavaskar at the Oval

Reader Prashant Nagwani sent us this photograph from London. 'Prashant, Abhijeet and Parvej met Sunil Gavaskar outside The Oval cricket club, London, after the T20 semi-final match between......

All of Beijing is an Olympics venue

In this bestirred capital city, the Olympics began long ago. The official approach to it has also brought out one commonality between China and India -- faith in numerology and vaastu, in what is......

Jaffer double ton hoists India

Scorecard| ImagesWasim Jaffer scored a maiden double hundred as India took hold of the first Test against the West Indies, in St. John's, Antigua, on Monday.At closeon Day 4, the West Indies were......