Search Results for: J-15 fighters

The MiG-21 Dilemma: Why does the 'pilot's buddy' keep crashing?

Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre recently had informed the Loksabha that a total of 25 accidents involving IAF aircraft were reported since 2015-16.

Jul 23, 2018

Afghan government considering new Eid ceasefire offer

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani considering another ceasefire with the Taliban on account of Eid al-Qurban, due next month. The move is part of the Afghan government's strategy for long-lasting peace in the war-torn nation.

Jul 22, 2018

France hits back at Rahul Gandhi's charges on Rafale deal; BJP terms allegations 'absolutely wrong'

Congress President Rahul Gandhi had alleged that Nirmala Sitharaman had lied when she claimed that the government could not reveal details of the deal due to a secrecy pact between India and France.

Jul 20, 2018

Arrow Season 7 spoilers: Oliver Queen's villains revealed?

Oliver Queen will be seen fighting the Longbow Hunters in Arrow Season 7.

Jul 19, 2018

Nelson Mandela 100th birth anniversary: 5 places to discover the Mandela in you!

From the Capture Site to Mandela House, here are a few places to visit and understand Nelson Mandela's life.

Jul 17, 2018

India unveils world's largest visa centre in Bangladesh

Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the integrated centre at Jamuna Future Park along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.

Jul 14, 2018

India's Tejas flounders while Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder soars to new heights

The Tejas fighter aircraft is struggling to get its final operational clearance while its contemporary, JF-17 Thunder, has not only been inducted into the Pakistan Air Force but has also seen action and is being exported.

Jul 11, 2018

Yang Ye-Won sexual harassment controversy: Studio owner jumps into river, leaves suicide note behind

The studio owner, who was named as one of the suspects in the YouTuber Yang Ye-Won's sexual harassment case, jumped into a river in the northwest of Seoul and left a suicide note behind stating that he was wrongly accused in the case.

Jul 9, 2018

Indigenous aircraft Tejas misses yet another deadline

The overall development and production cost of the aircraft that was approved way back in 1983 has increased sharply over years to Rs. 75,000 crore.

Jul 9, 2018

Turkey dismisses over 18,000 state employees over coup links

Thousands of Turkey's civil servants, mostly from the police and military, have been dismissed for links to exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen, who allegedly influenced the failed coup attempt in July 2016.

Jul 8, 2018

Six vendors to fight for supplying 110 fighters to Indian Air force

With Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter aircraft getting too old to continue in service and slow manufacturing of indigenous Tejas aircraft, the IAF is in a desperate situation to maintain its fleet.

Jul 7, 2018

S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems

India moves closer towards acquiring Russian S-400 air defence missile systems

Interestingly, the United States is attempting to sway India into considering its missile defence option -- Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) -- to keep itself ahead of Russia.

Jul 2, 2018

Fireball as seen on American Meteor Society site

NASA is on the hunt for strange meteorites that crashed into the Pacific Ocean

In March this year, a few meteors fell into the Pacific Ocean. They must be incredibly tough because they did not burn up in the atmosphere.

Jul 2, 2018

FDA approves cannabis-based medicine for sale

FDA approves first cannabis-based epilepsy medicine for sale

A medication that treats two rare and devastating forms of epilepsy which contains cannabis has been approved for sale in the US.

Jun 26, 2018

Taliban rejects pleas by Afghan elders for a ceasefire extension

The Taliban on Monday rejected pleas by Afghan elders and activists for an extension of this month's ceasefire and said they amounted to a call for surrender to foreign forces.