Shooting down own chopper was big mistake: IAF chief

Air Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Friday described the Indian Air Force shooting down its helicopter in Kashmir on February 27, when Indian and Pakistani forces were engaged in a dogfight,......

Has India paid more for the Rafales?

Is the price of one fighter Rs 681 crore? Rs 686 crore? Rs 703 crore? Rs 1,063 crore? Rs 1,225 crore?Ajai Shukla makes sense of the confusing numbers. PART 1: 4 puzzling questions about the Rafale......

Exclusive! How India reached out to the Afghan Mujahideen

IMAGE: Ahmad Shah Massoud's Northern Alliance fighters near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, in 2001. Photograph: Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images 'It was a mission undertaken in darkness in every sense --......

Worries over VAT

There is considerable euphoria in certain circles about the impending introduction of value added tax -- a move described by Finance Minister Jaswant Singh in his Budget speech as 'a historic......

French taxman excited by Neymar windfall

'It's better that this footballer pays his tax here instead of elsewhere' IMAGE: Neymar has for some time been battling accusations of tax cheating and corruption in Spain. Photograph:......

2022 World Cup will not be in summer: Valcke

The 2022 soccer World Cup in Qatar will not be played in the summer months, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Wednesday. "The dates of the World Cup will not be in June or July. I think......

Euro 2016: France fearful of 'soft target' attack

IMAGE: French police with protective shields walk in line near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, France in November, 2015 . Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters.......

Valcke comments on 2022 World Cup timing stir controversy

An announcement from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would not be played in the summer created yet more controversy around the finals on Wednesday. It led to a......

Soccer PICS: Leicester win Community Shield

IMAGE: Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel and teammates celebrate with the trophy after winning the FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images via......