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Air India: Will JRD Tata's Legend Return?

J R D Tata and Air India... Mrigank Warrier explores one of India's eternal love stories. IMAGE: J R D Tata was India's first qualified pilot; his flying license bore the legend No 1. Photograph:......

All 4 PSLV-C7 satellites launched into orbit

India on Wednesday addedyet another feather to its cap in space techonology when its 10th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle put four satellites into orbit. The PSLV-C7 blasted off majestically into......

Did you know Kalpana was called Monto?

Kalpana's parents originally came to Karnal from the Multan district of West Punjab (now Pakistan) afterPartition. When her father Banarsi Lal Chawla was leaving his hometown of Sheikhopura,......

Celebrating 100 years of flying

Captain Satish Sharma -- the former Union minister and Lok Sabha member from Rae Barelli -- will be takepart in India's first air race being organised between November 20 and 22 to mark 100 years......

Air India to get budgetary support of Rs 6,500 crore

The government today allocated Rs 9,474 crore (Rs 94.74 billion) to the Civil Aviation Ministry, out of which an equity infusion of Rs 6,500 crore (Rs 65 billion) was earmarked for Air India.......

1,000 foreign pilots working with Indian airlines

Faced with an acute shortage of trained pilots, various airlines have engaged nearly 1,000 foreign pilots, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. However, the Directorate General of Civil......

Pilot shortage to intensify

Airlines in India had better hold on hard to their pilots. If the International Air Transport Association's latest warning to the world's airlines is anything to go by, the industry will soon need......

Rich toys for big boys

The Majesty 66 yacht is a nifty plaything to have. She is 20 metres long from stem to stern, has four bedrooms (one with walk-in closet), five bathrooms, a full-fledged kitchen and will ply you......

Civil aviation may get Rs 3045 cr in 06-07

The civil aviation ministry is likely to get an allocation of Rs 3,046.93 crore (Rs 3..47 billion) for the next fiscal, including a gross budgetary support of Rs 130 crore (Rs 1.3 billion), for......

Top 20 Sports Photos of the Year

What an incredible year this was for sports fans and sports stars themselves. We saw Novak Djokovic rally from behind to shock Roger Federer to win the Wimbledon title, the NBA came to India with......

Sports Shorts: 'Neeraj recovering without complications'

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra gives a thumbs up after his surgery. Photograph: Neeraj Chopra/Twitter Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is......

IOA, NSF officials meet PM to discuss tenure issue

Miffed by the Sports Ministry's new regulations limiting their tenures, IOA chief Suresh Kalmadi and National Sports Federations' officials on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New......

Kalmadi, NSF chiefs vow to protect autonomy

The government's bid to limit the tenure of sports administrators met with stiff resistance on Monday, with Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi and other angry bosses of sports......

NSF chiefs slam govt over new tenure regulation

National Sports Federation (NSF) chiefs were up in arms on Sunday against the Government regulation to limit their tenure, saying they would move Supreme Court to thwart the move. The Sports......

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