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
The whole nation in enthralled for the inauguration of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. The first flight from Delhi to Ayodhya International Airport echoed with ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants. The passengers raised ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans as they boarded the flight. PM Modi reached ‘Ramnagri’ on December 30 and gave several infrastructural gifts to the locals. Maharishi Valmiki International Airport was inaugurated in Ayodhya by PM Narendra Modi.
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A hat-trick of goals by Shahbaz Khan of Holy Family (Andheri) ensured a comfortable 3-0 win for them against their opponents St Xaviers u00e2u20acu02dcAu00e2u20acu2122( Vile Parle), in the MSSA under-16 div-III, interschool football tournament Story & Video By - Vivek Krishnan, MiD-DAY
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the Indian squad for three T20s and first three One Day Internationals (ODI) against South Africa.
21 September,2015 10:40 AM IST
A lesbian couple in Tokyo became the first in Japan to receive a certificate recognizing their partnership, a major step forward for gay couples in a conservative country where being openly gay can be difficult.
06 November,2015 11:16 AM IST
India defeated Pakistan in the maiden championship of the blind T20 Asia Cup in Kochi. India finished their innings with 208 runs while losing 5 wickets in 20 overs.
25 January,2016 09:11 AM IST
India's first all-women crew, which started it journey on Navy's famous sailing vessel Mhadei from Visakhapatnam to Goa, completed its maiden voyage.
10 March,2016 01:40 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
