New Delhi: The race for the multi-billion dollar contract for 126 combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force has entered the final phase. Defence Ministry sources have told CNN-IBN that the Eurofighter consortium and the French Dassault Aviation which makes Rafale aircraft are in the fray while the other the American, Swedish and Russian aircraft are out of the over $10 billion dollar Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) fighter competition....
10:51 AM, Apr 28, 2011
Panaji: Freedom fighters in Goa on Tuesday demanded an apology from Portuguese ambassador to India Jorge Roza de Oliveira for making what they called shameless and baseless statements against them. Spokesperson of the All Goa Freedom Fighter's Association (AGFFA) Nagesh Karmali said at a press conference that 'Fundacao Oriente', a cultural organisation mandated to create awareness about Portuguese culture, should be thrown out of Goa. Oliveira, who was on a...
04:47 PM, Apr 26, 2011
New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has given Shanti Bhushan a clean chit even as Amar Singh targets the father son duo. The party said there was no conversation between Mulayam Singh and Shanti Bhushan. Meanwhile, with the Shantibhushan CD controversy casting a shadow on civil society's fight against corruption, Anna Hazare has now taken fight against corruption straight to Sonia Gandhi's doors. Hazare has written to the UPA chief...
03:39 PM, Apr 18, 2011
New Delhi: The Congress is on the backfoot over an advertisement in the latest issue of its mouthpiece 'Sandesh' that has dubbed Bhagat Singh as a freedom fighter "born to a Jat Sikh family". The ad describes Rajguru as an Indian revolutionary from Maharashtra's Deshastha Brahmin community. It also introduces Sukhdev as a Brahmin freedom fighter who was involved with Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Rajguru in the killing of a...
02:03 PM, Apr 12, 2011
New Delhi: The chief of Indian Air Force PV Naik on Tuesday stated that he will seek special permission from the government so that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar can experience a flight of Su-30MKI- the best fighter plane of IAF. "Sachin Tendulkar is already our Honorary Group Captain. Once both Sachin and Dhoni are free from their cricketing engagements, I will ensure that they...
10:52 AM, Apr 05, 2011
New Delhi: The Eurofighter Typhoon is in combat for the first time over Libya and the Indian Air Force is watching with deep interest. The aircraft is one of six competing for the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) tender. And recent reports give the Eurofighter and the French Rafale the edge in the competition. Air Marshal PK Barbora, Ex Vice Chief of Air Staff said, "The Air Force is not...
07:11 AM, Apr 05, 2011
Rajeev Masand reviews latest movies including 'Tanu weds Manu' and talks to the stars of 'True Grit'. ...
10:01 AM, Feb 26, 2011
Rajeev Masand says, 'The Fighter' is more than just boxing. What do you feel? Write your review and win prizes.
09:47 PM, Feb 25, 2011
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams Director: David O Russell 'The Fighter', directed by David O Russell, is more than just a boxing movie. It's as much a tense working-class family drama that delivers emotional punches outside the ring. Set in Lowell, a small town in Massachussetts, the film is based on the true story and career of "Irish" Micky Ward (played by Mark Wahlberg) and his attempt to...
09:38 PM, Feb 25, 2011
It's the weekend before the Oscars and two front-runners for the best film prize release today. ...
09:22 AM, Feb 25, 2011
CNN-IBN brings you the thrill involved in flying India's first home-grown fighter jet. ...
05:54 PM, Feb 12, 2011
Bangalore: The Indian Air Force's aerobatic team - Surya Kiran - will perform at the Bangalore air show on Friday. The pilots of the Surya Kiran team feel it is a privilege to fly the machines and say it's a different high when they paint the Indian skies in tri color. The Surya Kiran team has almost sixteen Kiran jet planes. The Indian Air Force trains rookie pilots on such...
11:28 AM, Feb 11, 2011
Bangalore: Almost three decades after it was conceived and after running up a staggering 3,000 percent cost escalation, India's indigenously developed fighter will on Wednesday for the first time be seen in its true role of a combat jet at the AeroIndia international air show in Bangalore. The Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) has been on view at two previous editions of the biennial trade exposition but either on the...
05:23 PM, Feb 07, 2011
Sydney: A seven-year-old British boy nearly bought a real-life Harrier fighter jet for $ 113,515 via online shopping. The boy hit the "buy it now" button to purchase the fighter jet, which was put on sale at the online store eBay. But his father quickly apologised to the sellers, saying his son was not able to buy the aircraft out of his pocket money, news.com.au reported Friday. "His dad rang...
03:02 PM, Feb 04, 2011
New Delhi: A hi-tech helmet, reminiscent of movies like 'Star Wars' and 'Firefox' as it helps fighter pilots operate aircraft through a seemingly fictional vision-and-voice command, has been offered to India by European consortium EADS. The helmet also enables pilots to view enemy planes by just turning their heads and picking targets for the aircraft to shoot down. It has been offered under the $10.4 billion combat plane tender. "Designed...
12:41 PM, Feb 04, 2011
Mumbai: Movie buffs have reason to rejoice as Fox Star Studios India is all set to release Black Swan in India along with The Fighter on February 25th, 2011. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan the psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis is internationally the most applauded film of recent times. The film has already won a Golden Globe (Best Actress) and bagged 5 Oscar nominations...
05:23 PM, Feb 01, 2011
Washington: The US is open to Indian participation in its Joint Strike Fighter programme that would finally lead to its purchase of fifth generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, a top Pentagon official said on Thursday. "There is nothing on our side, no principle which bars that on our side, Indian participation in the Joint Strike Fighter. Right now, they're focused on these aircraft which are top-of-the-line fourth-gen fighters," Under...
08:25 AM, Jan 28, 2011
