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Indigenous jet Tejas to be inducted into airforce

India's own first supersonic multi-role combat aircraft Tejas, meant to replace MiG 21s and MiG 23s, will join the Air Force on Monday for initial operational clearance. The Light Combat Aircraft......

Video: PM arrives at airforce base, Washington DC

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived at the Andrews Airforce Base in Maryland on Sunday afternoon local time. rediff.com's Paresh Gandhi records the...

Andhra floods: 25,000 people marooned

Army and airforce helicopters were on Friday pressed into service to rescue 25,000 people who were marooned in the worst-ever floods that hit Kurnool town of Andhra Pradesh following heavy rains......

UAE airforce plane continues to be grounded

The stalemate still continues over the China-bound United Arab Emirates Air Force aircraft detained at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International airport in Kolkata after arms and ammunition......

Pak deployed airforce along border post 26\\11

Pakistan had deployed 75 per cent of its air force on its borders along with India after 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, a top Indian Air Force official said on Sunday. "Over the period of time after......

IIM, IIT incubatee to explore fresh markets

After supplying Micro Electrical Mechanical System-based (MEMS-based) Inertial Navigation System to the Navy and the Airforce, Whirlybird Electronics, the co-incubated company of Indian Institute......

Telecom: Defence to release more spectrum soon

The Communications Ministry is hopeful of soon hearing from the Ministry of Defence on release of spectrum for allocation to new operators, some of whom are waiting since December 2006. "We are in......

Ratan Tata takes to the skies in F-18 Super Hornet

A day after joining the elite league of the oldest Indians to fly a fighter jet, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata on Friday went a step further by flying a Boeing F-18 Super Hornet combat aircraft at......

2000 degree Celsius! OIL fire rages

Public sector Oil India Ltd has declared an emergency and called for global fire extinguishing experts to control a blaze that broke out on Thursday in one of its wells at Dikom in Upper Assam,......

Engg firms aim at Rs 2000 cr defence mart

Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Tata Power are eyeing for a slice of the Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) domestic defence market which is being opened up for private......

Mausam release postponed by a week

Pankaj Kapur's Mausam has been postponed by a week due to some changes required by the Indian Air Force. It will now release on September 23. Kapur addressed a press conference with the film's lead......

Air Force: Why should we deny Mausam permission?

Pankaj Kapur's Mausam reportedly ran into trouble when it was screened for the Indian Air Force earlier this month, as they objected to certain scenes in the film.But Indian Airforce PRO Wing......

Tricky situation for Mumbai as 4th day's play called off

The extent of damage caused by rains to the 22-yard strip at the Airforce Palam ground was evident with fourth day's play of the Ranji Trophy semi-final between Services and Mumbai called off......

Lanka's cricketers airlifted after Lahore atta

Sri Lanka's cricketersand officials have been airlifted from the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore by a Pakistan airforce helicopter to facilitate their return to Colombo at the earliest following the gun......

Ranji SF: Unfancied Services ready for star-studded Mumbai

Sachin Tendulkar will be the centre of attraction as 39-time champions Mumbai take on Services in the Ranji Trophy semi-final, at the Palam Airforce ground on Wednesday. The Ajit Agarkar-led side......

India 'A' beat England by 53 runs in warm-up game

India 'A' provided some cheer amidst disappointing show by the senior team as they comprehensively beat England by 53 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first warm-up match, being held at......

'Happy birthday Chandra'

Readers wish one of India's bowling greats, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, on his 60th brithday.Celebrating Chandra: Complete Coverage*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Ravi SrinivasanWish you Happy, Happy Birthday......

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Q. Will helicopters bought by Tyagi be used against Chinese or are they for personal use of defence Top Brass ?
Khari Khoti: A. more

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Q. can lallu yadav become a qualified Fighter aircraft pilot in Indian Airforce ?
Samiran Panda: A. pl dont make mockery of Indian Airforce more

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Q. Why Air Force Planes Drop as soon as they take flight ? Is it so that Air Chief Can do Ghotaala in purchase of new Planes ?
QnA Daroga: A. NO more

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Q. .....what does ur profile photo say about u???
Ashok Sharma: A. Bcz they r airforce more

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From high level corruption to shameless sex scandals, the armed forces of our nation are fighting an inside war, one that involves their dignity.

New Delhi: The Indian armed forces, beacon of honour and pride, are increasingly being dragged in to several controversies. The navys boat has been... ...

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-SPL-the-navys-boat-has-been-rocked-by-yet-another-sex-scandal-4264552-PHO.html

Prince Harry brings spotlight to veteran Warrior Games

Prince Harry speaks to competitors as he attends the US airforce training academy hand cycling event at the Warrior Games during the fourth day of... ...

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Pak court declares US drone strikes illegal, says they can be shot down

The Peshawar High Court issued the verdict against the US drones in response to four petitions that contended the missile attacks killed civilians... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/world/pak-court-declares-us-drone-strikes-illegal-says-they-can-be-shot-down-769545.html

Three military pilots killed in Yemen ambush officials

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Suspected al Qaeda militants shot dead three Yemeni airforce pilots on Wednesday as they traveled to a southern airbase... ...

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Surviving a changing suburbia

Yelahanka may have outgrown its 'satellite town' moniker with its integration into the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and a phenomenal... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/surviving-a-changing-suburbia/article4681337.ece

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