Given the urgency, the Indian Navy is buying 24 MH-60R Seahawks in flyaway condition, and plans to build another 99 in India through the strategic partnership route.
A 40-year-old murder convict escaped from the Yerawada jail in Pune after cutting the iron grills of his barrack and jumping over the jail wall, the police said on Tuesday.Balasaheb Pawar, who fled the jail premises on Monday night, was undergoing a life sentence for murdering his brother-in-law in 2004. Pawar reportedly managed to procure a hacksaw blade, pipe and a rope from the jail's industrial unit where he was deployed for work, police sources added.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
A quickfire 18-ball unbeaten 49 from his blade gave the Mumbai Indians' innings teh required fillip. And his three wickets set them on course for an impressive 41-run win over Deccan Chargers at the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul (Navi Mumbai) on Sunday. Harbhajan Singh was palpably rewarded the man-of-the-match for his efforts.
There's not a moment to quote or a scene to hold on to, but the fun of this film -- much like in the game -- is in the relentless pace, in the 2 hours packed back to back with action.
This is neither a fun movie nor a gore-fest.
Disgraced South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius may compete at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, according to the country's Olympic committee chief.
Marcus Codrington Fernandez, inventor of the Twenty20 special model, believes the Mongoose will be very successful on Indian pitches, where the ball comes to the bat slowly and batsmen have to hit hard to make a big shot.
'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius asked a friend to take the blame for him accidentally discharging a pistol under the table of a posh Johannesburg restaurant in January 2013, a month before he killed his girlfriend, his murder trial heard on Wednesday.
Setting at rest the controversy that slain Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare died because of defective bulletproof jacket, the postmortem report has revealed that he received five bullets in and around his neck.
Jacques Kallis gave critics who didn't consider him a player good enough for the T20 format a fitting reply with a superlative unbeaten 89 in Royal Challengers Bangalore's emphatic eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.
From high-performance cars and customised bikes to accessories and in-car entertainment technology, the Autocar Performance Show 2014 held in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex turned out to be paradise for car lovers.
Images from the England-Afghanistan World Cup match in Manchester, on Tuesday.
Images from the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings atthe Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi on Friday.
A young Alyssa Healy grew up batting in a backyard where hitting windows meant getting out. Now, she just breaks glass ceilings. Healy is the latest in Australia's most storied cricketing lineage, with all the pluck and expectation that comes with it.
Images from the EPL matches played on Saturday
Taking exception to Manjrekar's post that Bengal had taken over four hours to bowl the quota of 50 overs, Tiwary listed out reasons for the delay
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
South African prosecutors have removed a key argument for premeditation by reportedly admitting that Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius may not have been wearing his prostheses when he fired the shots that killed his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
Brilliant cinematography and melodious soundtrack make this Kannada movie a must watch.
Christian Coleman showed again he is the man to beat in the 100 metres as he cruised to victory at the US Nationals and World Championship trials with another sub-10 second run on Friday. World silver medallist Coleman, who holds the year's fastest time of 9.81 seconds, won the final in 9.99 seconds after clocking 9.96 in the semi-finals.
Run continued to flow from V V S Laxman's blade, while S Sreesanth too dazzled in his debut for Warwickshire as both the Indians made their mark in their ongoing County Championship matches. At Old Trafford, Laxman hit a classy 193-ball 87, to top score for Lancashire, while Sreesanth came as the first change bowler and removed Adam Voges, Ali Brown and Mark Ealham for a decent figure of 14.1-1-65-3.
Suzlon Energy, which is facing consumer complaints of faulty blades supplies, has shelved plans of setting up a tower manufacturing facility and suspended the process to increase its stake in REpower of Germany, in the context of the current financial turmoil.
'The Modi government's grandstanding has hardened the reflexes in Beijing, Islamabad and Kathmandu and complicated India's relations with these three countries, which were even otherwise highly problematic.' 'Whatever prospects existed for a fair and balanced resolution of the territorial disputes may also have receded,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
General Electric's technology centre in Bangalore helps the company grapple with technology and costs. Here's the lowdown on this low-cost but cutting-edge facility.
The world's fifth largest wind turbine maker, Suzlon Energy, which has been grappling with quality issues with its rotor blades in the US and struggling to repay debt, finds itself in rough weather yet again -- this time in its home turf near Pune.
Investing like Warren Buffett is neither an art nor a science. Rather, it is a study of human nature and a willingness to follow a mundane path.
Peter Siddle's maiden five-wicket haul blighted South Africa's response as Australia tightened its grip on the proceedings on day three of the third and final Test in Sydney on Monday.
Parunthu starring Mammootty as a ruthless moneylender is directed by M Padmakumar. Haphazardly made without conviction is very tough to be endured let alone be enjoyed.
In-form India will have to guard against complacency when they take on Pakistan in the final of the tri-series on Saturday.
South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius will not be allowed to compete at this year's Beijing Olympics.
'Tanhaji has so much fun recreating a bygone legend and fictionalising history, authenticity and spellings, it gets infectious,' feels Sukanya Verma.
Technology research in the country is the next big thing.
How will cricket change with the new rule on big bats?
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius can try to qualify for the Beijing Olympics after winning his appeal against a ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the South African's lawyer said. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ruled in January that the runner could not compete with able-bodied athletes because the carbon-fibre blades attached to both legs gave him an advantage. The 21 year-old appealed to the CAS, which ruled in his favour on Friday.
Manchester United climbed two places up to second in the Premier League after Marcus Rashford scored deep into stoppage time to give them a fortuitous 1-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.
An English FA arbitration panel has ruled in favour of Sheffield United's claim for compensation against West Ham United in the Carlos Tevez affair, the Championship (second division) club confirmed on Tuesday.
Amongst the many characters in the Mahabharata, the impetuous Ashwathama comes across as a warrior lacking maturity and forethought.
The state will argue that six years in jail is too lenient a sentence for the murder by Pistorius of Reeva Steenkamp, his girlfriend, in 2013.
South Africa's Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected Olympian Oscar Pistorius's right to appeal against his conviction for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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