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......

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,......

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......

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......