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......

Aussie FM channel defends itself on prank call

An Australian radio station, whose broadcasters made a prank call to a London hospital, on Monday defended its staff, saying it tried to contact the hospital nurses at least five times before......

Govt decides to deallocate one more mine

The government on Monday decided to deallocate one more mine - Gourangdih ABC-- jointly given to JSW Steel and Himachal Emerging Markets Trade Association besides deduction of bank guarantees of......

Violence dries up essential supplies in Assam

The continuing violence in Assam has started affecting the flow of essential supplies with many trucking companies in North India refusing to take the risk of travelling to northeastern states.Four......

UK firm peddles clean water system

The UK-based 450 million water purification company, ABC (UK) Ltd, has proposed to provide a water purification system for Bangalore city by using the 'Ionclean' process.The company, which......

Return of premium: What's it worth?

Life insurance has always been looked upon as sacrosanct: something that is revered by most; both for its insurance component as well as for its savings element. Individuals have generally thought......

Buying a term plan? Here's a checklist

The very mention of life insurance conjures up images of unpleasant eventualities. But as always, some things in life need to be done, no matter how unpleasant. Life insurance is one such choice,......

Tracing the chequered life of V G Siddhartha

Coming from a family that has a 140-year history of growing coffee, Siddhartha, 59, initially dabbled in stock trading and wanted to work as an investment banker in Mumbai after completing his......