MiG-21 flies through Indian skies for last time

The legendary Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets, the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat fleet for more than six decades, streaked through Indian skies for the last time on Friday -- its......

Bollywood shoot marks MiG-21's final flight

Vanity vans lined up on the tarmac and film crew with cameras waited for that perfect frame to capture MiG-21 jets roaring across the skies of Bikaner Nal Air Force Station for the shooting of......

How India Got The MiG-21 63 Years Ago

The MiG-21 episode demonstrates that procurement is always strategic.Choices about what aircraft to acquire, who builds them, who supplies the spares, who trains the pilots and technicians are......

HAL Boosts Tejas as MiG-21 Era Ends

HAL aims to raise output from the current ceiling of 24 aircraft a year to 30 by the end of 2027. IMAGE: Then vice chief of the air staff (now chief of the air staff Air Chief Marshal), Air......

NAL inks pact with Boeing

National Aerospace Laboratories in Bangalore is close to signing a research and development cooperation agreement with Boeing. It also plans to set up two testing facilities for Pratt & Whitney,......

Smallcap MFs see 1st net outflows in 30 mths

Smallcap mutual funds recorded net outflows for the first time in 30 months in March as investors pulled out money after the markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi),......

After 17 years of toil, India is finally ready for tryst with semiconductors

The exclusive club that dominates the global semiconductor fab scenario is about to get a new member. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Taiwan, South Korea, and China control nearly 70 per cent......

India to revive 3-decade-old plan to build first passenger aircraft

The government is expecting to connect small towns with main metros through its Regional Connectivity Scheme India plans to revive its three passenger plane programmes - the 14-seater Saras......

'Did not know Kala Chashma would be picturised on Katrina, Sidharth'

'I sang Kala Chashma more than 20 years ago. I was not paid for it; I was a new and young singer then.' 'It is a big thing for me that my song has been used in a Hindi film. This is......

India-Pak conflict puts PSL on the brink!

Some of the big international names featuring in the Pakistan Super League are David Warner (Karachi Kings), Jason Holder (Islamabad United), and Rassie van der Dussen (Islamabad United) among......

Unavailability of shuttlecocks forces nal cam

India's chances in the Thomas and Uber Cup qualifiers later this month were dealt a blow after the national camp, scheduled to begin in Goa on Thursday, was called off due to unavailability of......

Swimmers Khade, Richa set new Nat'nal Games record

Asian Games bronze medalist Virdhawal Khade and Richa Mishra shattered two meet records each as Maharashtra clinched three gold while Delhi bagged two in the swimming competition on day one of the......