Airbus sweetens EC725 chopper offer for Coast Guard

European aviation major Airbus has chosen Goa to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for the EC725 helicopter, provided it wins the over Rs 2,000 crore Coast Guard contract for which......

4 reasons why Rafale could ruin Modi and Parrikar's party

Ajai Shukla explains why there is considerable discomfort within the defence ministry about the Rafale deal. On a warm Delhi evening on April 3, 2015, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had left......

Sport is now as much about the game as money, tamasha, showmanship

Using a sledgehammer to fix some ills can cut down a game at its peak, warns Shekhar Gupta. As I left home reluctantly for the airport, I may have, in a nutty moment not unusual for sport-lovers,......

Can new coach help PV Sindhu reclaim glory?

My biggest goal is to get PV Sindhu back on the podium: Anup Sridhar Photograph: Kind Courtesy PV Sindhu/Instagram PV Sindhu still has the hunger to succeed, and the primary aim is to help......

Sai Praneeth retires from international badminton

IMAGE: Sai Praneeth dropped the curtains on an illustrious career. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth on Monday announced his retirement from......

First time in seven years, Sindhu drops out of top 10

IMAGE: PV Sindhu first cracked the elite top 10 in August, 2013. Photograph: Kind Courtesy PBL India/Twitter Having failed to defend her women's singles title at last week's Swiss Open, double......

Syed Modi badminton: Prannoy advances; Sourabh stunned

IMAGE: HS Prannoy will next face compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat in the 2nd round of the Syed Modi badminton tournament in Lucknow. Photograph: PBL/Twitter India's HS Prannoy entered the second round......

BWF World C'ships: Prannoy rallies to advance

IMAGE: HS Prannoy battled well to comeback in a match that lasted over an hour. Photograph: PBL/Twitter India's HS Prannoy fought back from a game down to beat Hong Kong's NG Ka Long Angus in his......