In a historic milestone, indigenous LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft on March 28 completed its first flight. The aircraft airborne for 15 minutes during its first maiden flight, as per Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Currently, two squadrons of IAF, 45 Squadron and 18 Squadron, are fully operational with LCA Tejas. HAL has current capacity to build 8 LCA aircraft per year, this is being increased to 16 aircraft's every year by 2025. In coming years the capacity will be further increased to 24 aircraft every year in the next 3 years. Over Rs 9000 crore have been sanctioned for the development of LCA Mk 2, an updated and advanced version of LCA Tejas. Earlier in the 2023, Air Chief Marshal stated that the Indian Air Force aims to replace the MiG-21 fighter jets with LCA Tejas.
28 March,2024 05:18 PM IST
DMK leader and minister for fisheries and animal husbandry Anitha R Radhakrishnan rolled out an advertisement in the Tamil newspapers on Wednesday. The ad had an image of a rocket with a Chinese flag on its nose cone, instead of the image of an IRSO rocket. The ad was intended to celebrate New space sport in Kulasekarapattinam. BJP has accused DMK of disrespecting Indian's sovereignty. Prime Minister Modi who is on a two day visit to Tamil Nadu said that the ad insulted Indian scientists and is a waste of public money. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai trained guns at DMK.
28 February,2024 05:08 PM IST
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), an organisation based in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala, released a report revealing Chinese authorities' surveillance of exiled Tibetans to collect personal information. TCHRD Spokesperson Tenzin Dawa on February 18 claimed that the Chinese Communist Party targeted the Tibetan diaspora using family members back inside Tibet to control.
19 February,2024 03:37 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Ladakh talked about Chinese intrusion in the area and said as per locals China has entered in the area and have taken away their grazing land. He said, “Here, the concern is of course China has taken away the land...people have said that China's army has entered the area and their grazing land was taken away but PM said that not an inch of land was taken away, but this is not true, you can ask anyone here.”
20 August,2023 01:21 PM IST
IAF’s fighter aircraft Su-30MKI recently displayed its might over the Indian Ocean Region. The flanker carried out eight-hour-long missions in the Indian Ocean Region on a different axis. The fighter aircraft were supported by mid-air refuelling aircraft IL-78 MKI. IAF’s exercises in the Indian Ocean Region are significant as the Chinese presence has significantly increased in the region. The Indian Ocean serves as a strategic bridge with the nations in India's immediate and extended maritime neighbourhood. The national and economic interests of India are inseparably linked with the Indian Ocean Region.
09 June,2023 04:36 PM IST
Another confrontation between US-China, a Chinese fighter jet encountered the US reconnaissance plane on May 26. The faceoff took place while the US Plane was conducting ‘safe & routine’ operations over the South China Sea. According to US Indo-Pacific Command, a J-16 Chinese jet intercepted a US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. The US claimed that the J-16 fighter jet carried out an "unnecessarily aggressive" manoeuvre near its military plane. The Chinese jet flew “directly in front of the nose” of the RC-135 in a very highly risky manoeuvre. The manoeuvre by the J-16 fighter jet forced the US Air Force’s plane to ‘fly through its wake turbulence’.
31 May,2023 03:03 PM IST | Mumbai
External Affairs Minister on May 07 took a hilarious jibe at Rahul Gandhi over his ‘China threat’ remark and said the Congress Leader takes classes from the Chinese Ambassador. While speaking at Thinkers Forum Mysuru, Jaishankar said, “I would have offered to take classes on China from Rahul Gandhi, but I discovered he was taking classes from the Chinese ambassador."
08 May,2023 01:09 PM IST | Mumbai
Rekha Singh, widow of Galwan hero Naik Deepak Singh who was killed in Galwan Valley clashes has now become an army officer. Lieutenant Rekha Singh was commissioned into the army recently. Her husband, Naik Deepak Singh was martyred in action while fighting Chinese soldiers on June 15, 2020 in the Galwan Vallery. The attack had claimed the lives of 20 soldiers in 2020.
30 April,2023 03:03 PM IST
The festival of Ramadan brings to life Mumbai’s food scene. Especially Mohammed Ali Road in South Mumbai becomes a hub of delicious street food. Not only this, restaurants in Mumbai too offer yummy delicacies. From yummy Chicken Tikkas, White Biryani, juicy Kebabs to Phirni and Malpuas, here is a must-eat list to try out during Ramadan in Mumbai.
22 April,2023 11:51 AM IST
China made yet another attempt to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh. The move invited opposition from the US slamming its expansionist mindset. The first batch of the standardised names of six places in Arunachal Pradesh was released in 2017 and the second batch of 15 places was issued in 2021.
05 April,2023 02:33 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
