IAF signs Rs 2,800 cr deal for trainer aircraft

The Indian Air Force's long pending requirement of basic trainer aircraft can now be met with the acquisition of 75 Pilatus planes starting later this year under a Rs 2,800 crore deal signed today......

Surface-to-air Akash missile test fired successfully

Boosting its air defence shield and re-validating operational efficacy, India on Thursday test fired successfully its indigenously-developed surface-to-air 'Akash' missile from the Integrated Test......

How to neutralise the Maoist challenge

The key to fighting Maoists lies in isolating them in urban areas and containing them in forested areas, says Sonali Ranade The Maoists abducted another collector after killing his two bodyguards......

Gujarat genocide: The State, law and subversion

The Gujarat genocide in 2002, resulting in the killing of nearly 1500 innocent citizens, mostly from India's major minority community, and the subsequent pervasive subversion of governmental......

IOA postpones South Asian Games, scraps recent committees

Postponing the South Asian Games from October 2012 to 2013, and scrapping all the newly-formed committees, were some of the major decisions taken by the Indian Olympic Association's General Body......

We were running out of time: BIC architect

German architect Hermann Tilke, who designed the Buddh International Circuit for the inaugural Indian F1 Grand Prix, said it was a big challenge to get the track ready in time and he was afraid of......

CWG officials slapped with fraud charges

Former CWG Organising Committee top officials Lalit Bhanot and VK Verma, held for allegedly resorting to irregularities in awarding lucrative logistic provisioning contracts to a Swiss firm for the......