MiG-21 phase-out plan on track, move not linked to accidents: Official

The crash of a MiG-21 jet in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh on Monday has once again put the spotlight on the Indian Air Force's aging fleet of Soviet-origin aircraft which have been involved in around......

IAF to ground Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 squadron by Sep end

The Indian Air Force is set to retire its Srinagar-based MiG-21 squadron 'Sword Arms' that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was a part of when he had downed an F-16 combat aircraft of Pakistan a......

Induction of women fighter pilots into IAF made permanent

The defence ministry has decided to convert the experimental scheme for induction of women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force into a permanent one. IMAGE: IAF's first women fighter pilots......

India's 1st woman Rafale pilot participates in R-Day

The country's first woman Rafale fighter jet pilot Shivangi Singh was part of the Indian Air Force tableau at the Republic Day parade on Wednesday. She is only the second woman fighter jet pilot to......

Who should play WingCo Abhinandan? VOTE!

Does Ajay Devgn get your vote? On February 27, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's composure and patriotism became the talking point of the nation. Following intense scrutiny and international......

7 shades of emotion, Bollywood style

Love, fear, sadness, and much more, seen through the filmi lens. Hindi film songs contain many beautiful emotions. Dinesh Raheja, who has written 101 Haiku, tries to capture these eternal emotions,......

Review: The Jungle Book brings happiness, nostalgia and many other emotions!

Relive your childhood or enrich your kid’s but revisit The Jungle Book you must, stresses Sukanya Verma. Watching Disney’s live-action take on Rudyard Kipling’s The......

PIX: Australia win high-scoring thriller with new zeal

SCORECARD IMAGE: Travis Head breaks into celebration after his century in the ICC World Cup match against New Zealand in Dharamsala on Saturday. Photograph: cricket.com.au/X Travis Head's......

Warner acknowledges IPL lessons for success in ODIs

'I learned a lot when I was playing for Sunrisers... that you're able to have a lot more time than you think.' SCORECARD IMAGE: Australia opener David Warner has special liking for Pakistan,......

Heard about Goa's Gaur Army?

Football fans in Goa are shaking off their sussegado and becoming an animated, raucous, even belligerent lot, discovers Aniruddha Sen Gupta.   In his everyday avatar, that of a young......