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IAF upgrades to computerized pilot selection system

Nov 29, 2014 - 6:24 am EST @theindpanorama 0

MYSURU: To select the best pilots to fly the advanced aircraft being inducted into the armed forces, the Indian Air Force (IAF) inaugurated the Computerized Pilot Selection System (CPSS) at the No. 2 Air Force […]

Reliving the Memories of 1984

Oct 31, 2014 - 8:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Thirty years after the anti-Sikh riots that raged in Delhi, there are no easy answers to these questions: What should the Sikhs do? Should they forget the past? Should they live in the past? Or […]

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India grounds entire Sukhoi-30 fleet

Oct 25, 2014 - 4:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): After the recent crash near Pune, India has grounded its entire fleet of Sukhoi-30 and each aircraft is undergoing a thorough technical check. Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Simranpal Singh Birdi said: […]

To each superpower, its own near-abroad

Aug 8, 2014 - 6:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The downing of MH17 puts the spotlight back on the Ukrainian crisis. It’s a warning to the West to eschew attempts to ‘contain’ Moscow and stop the provocative expansion of NATO across Russia‘s borders. In […]

CWG 2014: Lifters Sanjita, Sukhen bag gold medals for India on Day 1

Jul 25, 2014 - 5:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

GLASGOW (TIP): India ran away with opening day honours in the weightlifting competition of the 20th Commonwealth Games with Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu winning the gold medal in their respective events. The Indian […]

Thousands gather outside Latur airport for glimpse of Gopinath Munde

Jun 6, 2014 - 6:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LATUR, MAHARASHTRA (TIP): The body of Union minister Gopinath Munde was flown here from Mumbai en route to his native place in Beed district of Marathwada for cremation later on June 4. The body was […]

Business & Economics

Challenges in Indo-Pacific Region

Jan 31, 2014 - 6:51 am EST @theindpanorama 0

INDIA MUST PLAY A PROACTIVE ROLE FOR LONG-TERM SECURITY AND STABILITY It would be in India’s interest to readily join cooperative efforts aimed at maintaining stability. India has acquired robust military intervention capabilities and is […]

ENHANCING CAPABILITIES

Jan 24, 2014 - 8:05 am EST @theindpanorama 0

DEFENSE With personnel strength of 1.1 million soldiers (6 regional commands, a training command, 13 corps, and 38 divisions), the Indian Army has kept the nation together through various crises, including four wars since Independence, […]

INDIAN REPUBLIC DAY: ITS HISTORY AND ORIGIN

Jan 24, 2014 - 7:35 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Indian Republic Day is an event that commemorates the date, 26 January 1950, on which the “Constitution of India” came into existence by replacing Government of India Act, 1935. This day is very significant in […]

TEJAS LCA WILL BE BATTLE-READY BY 2014: BROWNE

Dec 13, 2013 - 7:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

SHILLONG (TIP): Tejas, India‘s first indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), would be fully battle-ready by 2014, Indian Air Force chief N.A.K. Browne said in the Meghalaya capital. “Tejas, a fourth-generation fighter aircraft, […]

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FIGHTER PILOT RAHA TO BE NEXT IAF CHIEF

Nov 1, 2013 - 7:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal Arup Raha has been appointed the next Chief of the Indian Air Force. He will succeed Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, also a fighter pilot, on December […]

India to finalise Rafale deal by March 2014

Oct 18, 2013 - 7:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India will finalise a $15 billion deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation by March 2014, an Indian air force official said onb October 17 , after the […]

‘India, US destined to be partners on world stage’, says US Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

Sep 20, 2013 - 7:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): India and the US are destined to be partners on the world stage because of shared values and outlooks, a top US official told Indian officials ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit […]

C-17 HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORT PLANE INDUCTED INTO INDIAN AIR FORCE

Sep 6, 2013 - 6:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

HINDON (TIP): Giving a major thrust to IAF‘s capability to swiftly move troops and tanks to battle fronts, Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday, September 2 formally inducted its biggest 70-ton C-17 heavylift transport […]

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Aug 16, 2013 - 10:07 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Famous Indian nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on 30 October 1909 in Mumbai. Bhabha played a key role in the development of the Indian atomic energy program. Widely referred to as the father […]

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Rescue operation over in Badrinath

Jul 6, 2013 - 2:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Dehradun (TIP): The mammoth multi-agency rescue operations to evacuate all stranded pilgrims and tourists in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand concluded on July 3 with a group of 155 persons being evacuated from Badrinath. In all, around […]

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Rescue operation over in Badrinath

Jul 5, 2013 - 8:52 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Dehradun (TIP): The mammoth multi-agency rescue operations to evacuate all stranded pilgrims and tourists in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand concluded on July 3 with a group of 155 persons being evacuated from Badrinath. In all, around […]

Indian American Appeals For Help To Uttarakhand

Jun 29, 2013 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): A local businessman and community leader Atma Singh who is also the President of Indian Congress Party, USA, has appealed to Indian American organizations and individuals to generously donate for relief […]

Uttarakhand Floods: Rescue Op In Last Leg; 2000 Still Stuck

Jun 29, 2013 - 7:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DEHRADUN (TIP): Rescue operations in Uttarakhand have reached final stages and the government hopes to complete all evacuations by June 30. But the challenge remains. There are still 2000 people who are stranded in the […]

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India sets ball rolling for Rs 13,000 cr Air Force deal

May 11, 2013 - 1:33 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India has set the ball rolling for another mega defence deal by floating the global tender for over Rs 13,000-crore acquisition of 56 transport aircraft to replace the ageing Avro fleet of […]

Copter deal: Ex-IAF chief evasive during CBI grilling

Mar 8, 2013 - 6:50 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): CBI sources said they would be filing an FIR in the VVIP helicopter scandal next week, even as they suggested that former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Shashi P Tyagi was evasive […]

United States

Indian Air Force receives first Boeing C-17 for flight testing by the US Air Force

Jan 25, 2013 - 7:07 am EST @theindpanorama 0

LONG BEACH, CA (TIP): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the first Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter for flight testing by the US Air Force (USAF). The sleek piece of technological sophistication, the machine has […]

India

US choppers on Osama mission crossed Indian air space?

Sep 14, 2012 - 6:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): The flight path taken by two American MH-47 Chinook helicopters to Abbottabad in Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden in May last year has triggered a controversy with questions being raised as […]

Europe

‘Chinese defence minister’s India visit a success’

Sep 7, 2012 - 8:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Beijing (TIP): Terming Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guanglie’s visit to India a success, China on Thursday said the two countries had agreed to push forwards relations and step up military to military exchanges. Gen […]

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IAF choppers collide mid-air, 9 dead

Aug 31, 2012 - 12:04 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

IN the first ever mid-air helicopter collision involving the Indian Air Force (IAF), nine defence personnel, including five officers, were killed when two MI-17 choppers crashed into each other minutes after taking off from the […]

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