A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life?
Champions Manchester United travel to Swansea City for their first Premier League match under new manager David Moyes, while Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City are at home to Newcastle United on August 17.
The MiGs, said the air chief, will be replaced by the Hawk AJT.
From selfies to fist fights, Rediff.com has the best pictures from the last week snapped right here...
Test captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said the Indian team has discussed the contentious Decision Review System (DRS) and they look forward to embracing the technology in the future.
Overall, the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has focused on building ground-based air defense networks and network-centric operations rather than trying to match the Indian Air Force (IAF) in terms of straight fighter numbers along the border. All air assets fall under the Western Theater Command of the PLA, the largest geographic region of China's five military theater commands.
At present, if an umpire has given 'not out' generally the system is too complicated for the decision of the field umpire to be overturned
This major shift in the consumer choice has forced carmakers to field their version of expedient under 4-metre machines in the market.
Rolls-Royce plc, a UK-based aero engine giant, announced on Friday that it was bidding for engines for Air India's 2.2 billion aircraft acquisition plan
Rolls-Royce plc, a UK-based aero engine giant, announced on Friday that it was bidding for engines for Air India's 2.2 billion aircraft acquisition plan
This major shift in the consumer choice has forced carmakers to field their version of expedient under 4-metre machines in the market.
India and the United Kingdom are set to sign a "package of deliverables" during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit here that will also see discussions over cooperation in sectors like nuclear energy and defence.
AJT is subjected to rumours and some stupid ideas. We don't get into rumours, he said when asked if there are any contenders apart from Britains Hawk.
Delhi Police on Friday claimed to have taken its security measures a notch higher by adopting rooftop or aerial roof markings, for the first time this Independence Day.
'For the first couple of years, it is about building the league.' 'We are positive that the quality of matches will attract eyeballs.'
RBI ex-governor's book on 'those turbulent but exciting times' to be launched on Sept 5 in Chennai.
New Creta, petrol Vitarra Brezza.. A quick look at what went down at Auto Expo Day 2.
Cuthbert won the 100m and 200m double as a teenager at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and returned after a brief retirement to claim the 400m title in Tokyo eight years later in the final race of her career.
United States manufacturer Sikorsky has bagged a Rs 6,000-crore contract for supplying 16 multi-role helicopters to the Indian Navy.
United States manufacturer Sikorsky has bagged a Rs 6,000-crore contract for supplying 16 multi-role helicopters to the Indian Navy.
Behal is also a member of the legal cell of the separatist amalgam led by Geelani and a 'close associate' of the Hurriyat hawk.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
After all the drama that preceded the book launch of former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch, the discussion that ensued on the book the same evening turned out to be a fiasco. Here's why
'Paying my taxes, diligently repaying my loans, following the rules, scrupulously doing things by the book, when there's this big, beautiful world of unregulated chicanery I could have indulged in for years before just flying off to greener pastures, like Lalit Modi, Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi,' says Mitali Saran.
Tipu was a ruler of the erstwhile kingdom of Mysore and considered an implacable enemy of the British East India Company.
To cut interest rates, the central bank head has to open up a debate on inflation target revision.
With heavy security deployment in hyper-sensitive areas of Bastar region ahead of polls, Naxalites are apparently trying to change their course of action and mobilising cadres to town areas to attack "soft targets" outside their core hold, intelligence sources said.
HAL's HTT-40 aircraft have outperformed both Swiss Pilatus planes and the IAF's performance criteria. Why then does the IAF prefer the Pilatus to the HTT-40?
On the whole, the film turns out to be a heartless adventure.
Did you know Justin Bieber will take a chopper to the DY Patil Stadium, where his concert will be held on May 10?
Silsila didn't work. But its roaring rang of romance continues to colour every single Holi. Sukanya Verma revisits this classic.
