In I-Day address, PM announces plans for environment

From saving Gangetic dolphins and Asiatic lions along the lines of Project Tiger to making Ladakh carbon neutral and reducing pollution in 100 cities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday......

Light a candle for the Siachen martyrs

  Subedar Nagesha A resident of Tejur village in Hassan district of Karnataka, he was recently posted to the northern glacier of the Leh segment. Nagesh is survived by a wife and two......

China withdraws troops from Chumar; stand-off in Demchok continues

After heightened tension in Chumar area in Northeast Ladakh for four days, Chinese troops on Thursday night began withdrawing from the Indian territory, official sources said. Chinese troops......

Amid Xi-Modi bonhomie, Chinese army pushes in more troops into Chumar

Heightening tension, the Chinese army pushed in more troops into Chumar village along the Line of Actual Control in the wee hours on Thursday, hours before the summit meeting between Chinese......

Not much relief for aviation sector

Barring elimination of duty on helicopter simulators, the burgeoning civil aviation sector did not get much of relief in the Budget on Friday. But, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said he......

Exodus of pilots: Alliance Air in trouble

State-owned carrier Alliance Air, which is facing an exodus of pilots, may pretty soon spend more time on the ground than in the air as nearly half of the existing pilots have put in their......

India opens up its skies

Opening of the skies to foreign and private domestic airlines and liberalisation of the entire aviation sector in the country will mark the New Year, as the government worked through 2003 to unveil......

India poised to become world's healthcare centre

India, with its immense expertise, sophisticated infrastructure and low costs, is poised to become the healthcare destination of the world, Dr Anupam Sibal, medical director, Indraprastha Apollo......