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UK: Generals, admirals, air marshals face sack

Many top British armed forces officers, including generals, admirals and air marshals, may soon be shown the door as part of the United Kingdom's government's plans to reduce military bureaucracy,......

Air Marshal Browne to be next IAF chief

Air Marshal N A K Browne, an ace MiG-21 and Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter pilot, will be the next chief of Indian Air Force. 59-year-old Browne, vice chief of IAF, will take over from Air Chief Marshal P V......

In PHOTOS: The daring Al-Ain Aerobatics show

More than 15 aerobatic and display teams from three continents, including representatives from three national air forces, recently took part in the 2011 Al Ain Aerobatic Show. The airshow witnessed......

IAF faces shortage of 400 pilots

The Indian Air Force is facing shortage of about 400 pilots in various categories and plans to fill the vacancies within the next two years, Chief of Air Staff P V Naik said on Tuesday. "There is......

Indo-UK war games begin at WB airbase

Indian Air Force's frontline Su-30 MKI fighter jets and Eurofighter Typhoons of the Royal Air Force on October 20 began 17 days of war games codenamed Ex-Indradhanush at the Kalaikunda airbase in......

Premji against law on mandatory CSR spending

Wipro Chairman Azim Premji on Thursday came out strongly against the idea of formulating laws on mandatory spending by industry on corporate social responsibility. "I don't think you generate CSR......

Why India needs to spend more on its defence

In his Budget Speech on February 28, 2011, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee set aside Rs 164,425 crore ($36 billion) for defence during the next financial year (FY 2011-12). This is less than 2......

Home loan rates to remain firm for now

Home loan rates are likely to remain firm for a short period of time, owing to change in policy rates, said Madhumita Ganguli, senior general manger at HDFC. The central bank last year had......

Markets: Expect 10-12% returns in 2011

Premium valuations, global uncertainty and higher inflation will lead to moderate returns of 10-12 per cent in 2011 for the broader markets, say money managers. Unlike the 80-plus per cent returns......

Fake gold scam hammers Hong Kong jewellers

With the gold price sitting at record highs, Hong Kong jewellers and pawn shops have been hammered by one of the most sophisticated scams in which hundreds of ounces of fake gold were traded in the......

50 pieces of silver: The Gospel according to Tarantino

As Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino turns 50, Raja Sen comes up with a light-hearted write-up on what would happen if the director decided to make the Bible no less.I always picture Quentin......

When Rishi Kapoor wanted a drink...

Two first time directors --- Arjun Gourisaria and Moinak Biswas --- triumphed over the Bengali language works of veterans Aparna Sen (Iti Mrinalini) and Rituparno Ghosh (Noukadubi) with......

Rod Stewart to become dad for eighth time

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! British singer Rod Stewart is gearing up to become a dad for the eighth time, after he and his wife Penny Lancaster......

Rubbing shoulders with Big B, Mohan Lal

After working with Chiranjeevi Sarja in the Kannada film Gandedhe, Ragini Dwivedi is all set to star opposite his uncle Arjun Sarja in a Tamil film. The actress, who is shooting in Ooty for Major......

How Robert Pattinson is related to Dracula!

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Twilight actor Robert Pattinson is related to Vlad-the Impaler, the Transylvanian leader who served as the......

'No games security threat despite guards fiasco'

London's Olympic Games is not threatened by a major security contractor's failure to find enough staff, ministers and the head of the city's organising committee said on Sunday, seeking to quell a......

British armed forces to act as Games flag bearers

British servicemen and women will carry the national flags at the team welcome and medals ceremonies at this year's Olympic Games, the London 2012 organising committee said on Thursday. Members of......

WICB summons Chanderpaul over comments on TV

After summoning opener Chris Gayle to a meeting with its top brass, the West Indies Cricket Board has now sought an explanation from the veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul over his remarks in a......

Rajasthan Royals lament abdication of King Warne

Shane Warne could not replicate the fairytale success of 2008 in his final season with the Rajasthan Royals but the flamboyant Australian walked away from the Indian Premier League (IPL) last week......

Geethu Anna Jose ready for basketball's big league

Geethu Anna Jose is the first Indian to attend try-outs for the American professional basketball league. Shobha Warrier traces the rise of the25-year-old captain of the Indian women's team. Geethu......

People speak for royal air force

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Q. What is special today ?
: A. May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 236 days remaining until the end of the year.328...... more

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Q. why the number "21", in a 21 gun salute
Jatin: A. Today, the national salute of 21 guns is fired in honor of a national flag, the soverign or chief of state of a foreign nation, a member of a...... more

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Q. what is the most special event in history that happened today?
Mere Dil: A. 1910 Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.1913...... more

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Q. \"I\'m proud to say that my father and husband were brave police officers who sacrificed their lives for mother country, and now I\'m no way going to prevent my son from being a brave soldier\" - these are words of the wife of a brave police officer who sacrificed his life saving us on the day of Mumbai massacre. She continued with moist eyes \"He used to tell me that when he is in uniform he belongs to the nation\". Even after the whole series of tragedy in her home she is brave enough with her resolution to make her son also a courageous soldier. What are we doing for these great
Shivraj Pyati: A. We are proud of such great families who have sacrificed everything for the nation. I bow,n,salute each one of them. I am reminded of a grand lady...... more

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Q. Who and when invented \"Ball-Point Pen \"?
Muktha Radhakrishnan: A. A Hungarian journalist named Laszlo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938. Biro had noticed that the type of ink used in newspaper printing...... more

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Living out of a suitcase

Forty five countries since 1997! Peter and Carole Cox love to travel. So do many of us. But then they have been travelling, with just short breaks,... ...

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Hansie Cronje's brother speaks out about spot-fixing scandal

Mumbai: Frans Cronje, the brother of Hansie, who was the first cricketer to admit to match fixing, has expressed surprise that the malaise still... ...

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Gujarat bowler's links prove crucial

A crucial link which has emerged in the investigations into the sensational spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the nation, is the Ahmedabad based... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333101/gujarat-bowler039s-links-prove-crucial.html

Cricket hit wicket again

Cricket hit wicket again: Match-fixing, black money and book-balancing has a hold on IPL without any regulation by BCCI Tags: IPL match fixing |... ...

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ipl-match-fixing-bcci-s-sreesanth-rajasthan-royals-dawood-ibrahim/1/271624.html

New Zealand Defense Budget Drops Slightly, Air Force Gets Modest Increase

New Zealand announced today that the defense budget for 2013-14 has been downgraded to NZ $2.87 billion from last year's NZ $2.9 billion. The... ...

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/8329/New_Zealand_Defense_Budget_Drops_Slightly__Air_Force_Gets_Modest_Increase

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