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To counter China, France to send aircraft carrier to patrol Indian Ocean

Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French navy and carries between 28 and 40 aircraft including the Dassault Rafale M multirole fighter aircraft.

Oct 20, 2018

World's largest amphibious aircraft AG600 completes maiden test flight in China

China's home-grown amphibious aircraft AG600, claimed by Beijing as the world's largest, carried out its first take-off and landing on waters on Saturday.

Oct 20, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi hit squad member dies in mysterious Riyadh car crash, says Turkish paper

Albostani was one of the 15 Saudi operatives who landed in Istanbul on October 2, the day when Khashoggi disappeared, according to the Washington Post. The kill squad had arrived in Istanbul with the premeditated intention to kill Khashoggi, Turkish sources have said.

Oct 19, 2018

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HAL a white elephant? MoD report reveals startling cost spike when fighter jets are made in India

The report has made the revelation that the reason behind the cost spike in HAL is primarily "lesser efficiency and exorbitant man hour rates," in the hone-grown company.

Oct 19, 2018

Tata Group may throw ailing Jet Airways a lifeline as debt-laden airlines flies into trouble

Jet, which is defaulting on payments and has delayed salary to pilots, is looking for equity collaboration but Tata Sons is seeking management control.

Oct 18, 2018

IIFT completes summer placements of 2018-20 batch; average stipend at Rs 1.48 lakh

Students got 16 international offers across Thailand, Africa, Singapore, and the Middle East, the statement said.

Oct 17, 2018

Sardar Patel's 1948 order to ban RSS should be placed at the foot of Statue of Unity: Congress leader

Though Anand Sharma did not name the RSS, he apparently referred to the ban on the organisation following Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, which was later lifted.

Oct 16, 2018

Dassault to deliver Rafale fighter jets to India from 2019, CEO Eric Trappier says

India signed a deal with Dassault in 2016 for the transfer of 36 Rafale jets.

Oct 16, 2018

Rafale deal: Shatrughan Sinha appeals to opposition parties to unite, defeat BJP in 2019 elections

The Congress and the BJP have been involved in a war of words over the Rs 58,000 crore deal to purchase 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from France, with claims and counter-claims flowing thick and fast.

Oct 15, 2018

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Sangh Parivar labour union BMS flays ESI fund management by foreign bank and Anil Ambani company

Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management was awarded the mandate to manage ESI's Rs 35,000 crore while the Standard Chartered bank was selected as the custodian of the funds.

Oct 15, 2018

Rafale deal row: Modi govt 'insulted, hurt and destroyed' future of HAL, says Rahul Gandhi

In an hour-long interaction with about 100 former and present employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Rahul Gandhi questioned the credibility and experience of the private company that got the Rs 30,000 crore offset contract.

Oct 14, 2018

Want to browse internet during flight hours? SpiceJet to offer free Wi-Fi onboard

It is to be noted that regulators in India have put an embargo on the use of internet in flight, even the international airlines are not allowed to give the access of internet to its passengers.

Oct 13, 2018

Xiaomi, Poco F1, launch, review, price, specifications,

Android flagship Poco F1 makes offline debut: Now available on Mi Home stores in India

Xiaomi's new Poco F1 will also be made available at Mi Partner stores next week India. Read to know the key features and price of the Android flagship.

Oct 13, 2018

Female journalists are not so innocent, says MP BJP women's wing chief on #MeToo row

Lata Kelkar is the second BJP leader to speak about the sexual harassment claims against MJ Akbar, who is a member of the party and a junior minister in the External Affairs Ministry.

Oct 12, 2018

CISF to get world's first detect-track-disrupt counter-drone system for surveillance near airports

The system is in use in France, Israel, the US and the UK, and can not only detect, track and classify if the drone is a micro, mini or large but also differentiate between a bird and drone.