President Murmu confers 10 Kirti Chakras, 26 Shaurya Chakras

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday conferred 10 Kirti Chakras, including seven posthumously, to personnel of the Army and paramilitary forces for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary......

Abhinandan's debriefing ends, to go on sick leave for few weeks

The Indian Air Force and security agencies have completed a nearly two-week-long debriefing of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent around 60 hours in Pakistan after being captured during......

'Abhinandan ne to desh ka naam roshan kar diya'

'The Air Force rules the skies.'Wing Commander K Dinesh (retd) recounts an encounter at Mumbai airport. IMAGE: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman at the......

Defence minister meets IAF pilot Abhinandan in hospital

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday met Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and conveyed to him that the entire nation is proud of his courage and determination, officials said. During......

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......

Spending on India's defence not enough

The proposed funding for the defence forces in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram has come into effect on April 1. On the face of it, the Budget appears to be a customary......

Govt plans fund to ensure road safety

The ministry of surface transport and highways will set up a road safety fund with an initial corpus of Rs 120 crore (Rs 1.20 billion). The amount will come from the cess on petrol and diesel that......

2018: Year of reckoning for India Inc

A glance back at some important ups and down India Inc faced in 2018. Year End Specials   Kindly click on the image below to view the relevant story. #1 How PNB scam effected consumer......

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......