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Two-seater Cessna forcelands near Mumbai

A two-seater Cessna-152 plane, on a training flight to Billimoria in Gujarat, on Saturday crash-landed in Mira-Bhayander near Mumbai after developing a snag.The flight with an instructor and......

9/11 type strike mooted for India: ex RAW man

A decade before 9/11, plans to use aircraft for terror strikes were mooted by the ISI-backed Punjabterrorist group to target India, a former top intelligence official said. A Babbar Khalsaterrorist......

1993 trains blast case: SC irked as accused jailed for 11 years without charges

"Convict him or acquit him," an anguished Supreme Court observed on non-framing of charges on an accused jailed for 11 years over serial blasts in multiple Rajdhani Express and other trains in......

Walking, skydiving, flying. All in a weekend's work

A Ganesh Nadar recollects the unsual last weekend he spent in Mumbai before returning to his native village in Tamil Nadu. Friday evenings are normally the best evening of the week as we have the......

Air India: Will JRD Tata's Legend Return?

J R D Tata and Air India... Mrigank Warrier explores one of India's eternal love stories. IMAGE: J R D Tata was India's first qualified pilot; his flying license bore the legend No 1. Photograph:......

'Wasn't Bajaj the founder of Bombay Club?'

If attack is the best form of defence, Vijay Mallya seems to have enough punches in his bag. His debt woes may continue and losses double, but the King of Good Times was clearly in a defiant mood......

How to train to be a pilot

Shyam Arora, all of 26 years, earns Rs 280,000 per month, visits at least five countries a month and has a glamorous lifestyle. If you thought he is an IIM graduate working with a multinational......

Airlines brace for dogfight

Call it competition, but the freebies for air passengers continue to fly in. Air Sahara is now planning a blanket coverage of small towns. It plans to increase the frequency of its flights to the......

Great adventure hobbies, at a price

If the word Mumbai conjures up images of sardine-packed local trains and constant traffic jams, try adding paragliders, aero modellers, horse riders and sailors to the picture. Though it's hard to......

No looking back: India to grow at jet speed from now

As the market value of BSE-listed firms soared to Rs 100 trillion on Friday, (November 28), experts and industry stalwarts hailed it as one of the biggest news in the 140-year history of......

10 Women Achievers You Must Watch On OTT

Kangana Ranaut plays an Indian Air Force pilot in Tejas, joining an increasing list of films and shows centered around women playing significant roles. Deepa Gahlot picks 10 Web shows and......

Meet the Irresistible Lisa Ray

Most of us in India first got a glimpse of Lisa Ray in a towel. The stunner, unforgettably clad in Bombay Dyeing, immediately made the nation's collective jaw drop. She was spotted by an agent......

Amitabh@50: Stories you didn't know about the star

Rasheed Kidwai unearths little-known stories from the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee's past as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 50 years in the movies this month. The long, fascinating and illustrious......

Bollywood grooves to EDM

The influence of EDM was seen in Bollywood songs throughout the year, reports Shrishti Negi. The year gone by saw a major shift in Bollywood music with Electronic Dance Music genre driving this......

'Finally, Udta Punjab will fly!'

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: The Udta Punjab controversy seems to have finally come to an end, with the Bombay High Court clearing the film with......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

The First Great Indian Cricketer

One cricketer made all the difference when the first All India cricket team toured England in 1911.Baloo Palwankar startled the English with his guile and genius.A fascinating excerpt from Prashant......

'Politics in Indian cricket was sickening'

'I was actually appointed captain for the West Indies tour (in 1971).''But Mr Vijay Merchant (the then chairman of the selectors) didn't like me nor did he like 'Tiger' Pataudi. He thought we were......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......

'That's Tendlya. Kaay ahe to!'

'When he cover drives, who the hell cares about where the ball pitched? I only know that he seems to move so lazily and has all the time in the world to make incredibly elegant and powerful......

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