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India vs Pakistan | Comparison of troop strength and weapons of the nuclear-armed rivals

While India has clear superiority on conventional hardware, nuclear warheads even out the battlefield though technological advances could be India's trump card

Feb 21, 2019

Aero India 2019: Here's where to book air show tickets, visitor entry gate details and more

Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is also slated to grace the Aero India 2019 event on day 4 (February 23). Read to know where to book Bengaluru's premier air show tickets.

Feb 9, 2019

Outdated planes for warriors, wine for bureaucrats: IAF officer Samir Abrol's brother pens down emotional poem

IAF Squadron Leader Samir Abrol died when a Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet, upgraded by HAL, crashed in Bengaluru on February 1.

Feb 6, 2019

Who was Gigi Wu? 'Bikini hiker' freezes to death after falling 65ft during trek

The tragic incident happened at Yushan Mountain when the 36-year-old Taiwanese hiker was on a 25-day solo trek.

Jan 22, 2019

Indian Navy recovers 8 bodies from sea off Karnataka coast

The victims were part of 26 devotees who were sailing from the offshore island of Kurumgarh to Rabindranath Tagore Beach near Karwar when their boat capsized on Monday.

Jan 22, 2019

Michel extradited in exchange for Princess Latifa, did India-UAE have a swap deal?

Asian and European diplomatic sources in New Delhi told the Sunday Telegraph that Michel was brought to India in a swap deal and that New Delhi sent back Dubai's Princess Latifa in exchange for Michel.

Jan 16, 2019

HAL, Light Combat Helicopter, LCH, DefExpo, 2018

Raw deal for HAL? IAF holds back Rs 20,000 crore despite delivery of aircraft, helicopters

HAL's accounts slipped into negative cash balance by last month, resulting in a bitter New Year for the company's 29,000 employees, who did not get paid on December 31.

Jan 7, 2019

Rafale deal: Congress will order probe if voted to power in 2019 elections, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman should answer specific questions posed to PM Modi when she replies to the debate on Rafale deal.

Jan 4, 2019

Indian Air Force will be deadlier by March as Chinook & Apache helicopters set to arrive

Increasing its air capabilities, India has signed a contract with the United States government to buy 15 Chinook and 22 Apache attack helicopters at a cost of $3 billion.

Jan 2, 2019

Rescue teams scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns of Indonesia

Medical workers have warned that clean water and medicine supplies were running low -- stoking fears of a public health crisis -- as thousands of displaced survivors cram shelters and hospitals. Many were left homeless by the killer wave.

Dec 26, 2018

AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA.2 helicopters of the Black Cats Helicopter Display Team, of the British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, take part in a display during the Malta International Airshow at Malta International Airport, outside Valletta, Malta, September 2

VVIP chopper case: UK seeks information from India on Christian Michel extradition

Michel, who was the alleged middleman in the graft-tainted AgustaWestland chopper deal during the UPA rule, was sent to five-day CBI custody by a special CBI court in New Delhi, a day after he was extradited from the UAE.

Dec 6, 2018

AgustaWestland scam: Key accused Christian Michel extradited to India from UAE

The operation code-named 'Unicorn' was carried out under the guidance of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and being coordinated by interim CBI Director M Nageswar Rao

Dec 5, 2018

Bright cigar-shaped UFO spotted in Texas skies; Are aliens visiting earth?

Conspiracy theorists believe that an increase in UFO sightings is an evidence of alien visits on earth

Nov 29, 2018

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas marriage: Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner take part in traditional puja

The royal wedding of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas will take place at Umaid Bahwan Palace in Jodhpur. The couple has hired few helicopters to take them straight to the venue from the airport.

Nov 28, 2018

Maldivian joint opposition presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

India offers cash-strapped Maldives $1 billion in loans, but is there a catch?

Under the leadership of former president Abdulla Yameen, Maldives is known to have borrowed a large amount of money from China and the funds were used to build infrastructure and houses as part of Beijing's Belt and Road initiative