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
India’s ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 is moving closer to the Moon. ISRO has informed that all the lunar bound manoeuvres of the spacecraft have been completed successfully. Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km. Now, the separation of the Lander Module from the Propulsion Module is planned for August 17, 2023. If successful with the Chandrayaan-3 mission, India will likely become the first country to reach the less explored south pole of Moon. Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft aims to make a soft landing on Moon’s surface on August 23. The historic lift-off of Chandrayaan-3 was witnessed on July 14 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-3 is ISRO's follow-up attempt after Chandrayaan-2 faced challenges during its soft landing on the lunar surface in 2019.
16 August,2023 12:30 PM IST | Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ aired its 100th episode on April 30th. The program easily managed to gain a fandom in the Bollywood. Hailing the show and PM’s vision behind it, B-Town celebrities extolled the initiative and dubbed the step as ‘inspiring’. The program giving a platform to the people in the remote areas, is another reason why the PM and his ‘Mann ki Batt’ is taking the centre stage for all the correct reasons. PM’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ is heavily being eulogised by not just Bollywood A-listers but also by prominent leaders. The show made history as it aired its 100th episode on April 30 and ended up tuning in millions of people. The 100th episode was also broadcasted at the Indian Embassy in the UK’s London, which was hosted by the Indian diaspora.
02 May,2023 01:54 PM IST | Mumbai
Watch Manoj Bajpayee, Pankaj Tripathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi and others celebrate the Anurag Kashyap's Gangs Of Wasseypur's 10th anniversary on the Kapil Sharma Show. Watch Huma Qureshi and Manoj Bajpayee get nostalgic while talking about the film #GangsOfWasseypur #TheKapilSharmaShow #entertainment
25 January,2023 11:20 AM IST
Abhishek Bachchan who started his career with J.P Dutta's 'Refugee' has completes 10 years in the film industry
05 September,2010 12:00 PM IST
Evergreen actor Dev Anand's production house 'Navketan' recently completed 61 years and to celebrate this occasion Dev Anand is going to release two films
16 September,2010 12:00 PM IST
Dance India Dance' is a popular dance show. The show completed its 100th episode. The entire crew of 'Dance India Dance' was spotted celebrating the success of the show.
21 March,2012 06:44 PM IST
Daredevil Nik Wallenda succeeded in walking across Niagara Falls on a tightrope Friday night, crossing the 550-metre gorge high above the roaring waters.
16 June,2012 10:20 AM IST
As Shah Rukh Khan completes 20 years in Bollywood, here is looking back at the superstar's journey so far in Indian cinema. Video courtesy: NDTV
27 June,2012 08:10 PM IST
'Maine Pyaar Kiya' (1989), starring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree has completed 25 years of it's release. The movie under Rajshri Productions banner is an all-time favourite of all romantics.
29 December,2014 06:02 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
