171 pilots, 39 civilians killed so far in 482 MiG crashes

Of the 872 MiG series fighter aircraft purchased by the government till 1980, a total of 482 planes have crashed till now, killing 171 pilots and 39 civilians, government told the Rajya Sabha on......

India urges UN to ask nations not to cut aid

India on Thursday urged United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to ask member nations not to cut down financial and technical aid for public health initiatives across the globe. The request......

'It was nothing but hell to deal with Air India'

In May 2010, India witnessed one its worst air crashes. The Air India Express flight carrying 166 passengers and about six crew members overshot the runway at Bajpe airport near Mangalore and......

How India has fared in its pursuit of nuke power

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented India's Action Taken Report at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul on Tuesday morning. This is what he said: International Legal Instruments: India is party......

Messi, Neymar included in FIFA anti-doping trials

Lionel Messi and Neymar will take part in a new anti-doping program to trial a biological passport in football, FIFA said. All players set to be involved in the seven-team Club World Cup next month......

Cricketer who announced the arrival of a New India

M P Anil Kumar recalls a momentous Indian victory and recounts the trials and tribulations of a forgotten star of that triumph. The first cricket match that I watched live on television had......

Kalmadi hits back, says his removal 'illegal'

Embattled Suresh Kalmadi hit back at the Sports Minister, terming his sacking from the chairmanship of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as "illegal and uncalled for."A day after he was......

Kalmadi insists he is still the boss around

Rejecting suggestions that the government has clipped his wings by appointing a committee of bureaucrats, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's embattled Chairman Suresh Kalmadi insisted that......

FIFA to continue extra linesmen experiment

Soccer's experiment with two extra linesman behind the goals is to continue for another two years and will be extended beyond Europe, the sport's rule-making body said on Tuesday. The new system,......