Indian Air Force
IAF chief Dhanoa is new chairman of chiefs of staff committee
NEW DELHI (TIP): “Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the Chairman COSC with effect from May 31 consequent to relinquishment of charge by Admiral Sunil Lanba upon superannuation,” a Defense ministry spokesperson said. […]
A Historic Win for BJP: Modi calls it the Victory of the People of India
By I.S. Saluja NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): Modi had said after the Indian Air Force bombed terrorist location in Balakot in Pakistan, “Humne dushman ko ghar mein ghus kar mara hai”. It is […]
India’s own light combat aircraft Tejas joins Indian Air Force
NEW DELHI (TIP): Three decades after the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft went into development, there is a grudging acceptance that the fighter which has been officially inducted into the Air Force, Friday, July 1, in Bengaluru is, in many ways, […]
DEFENDING THE DIASPORA
Many people involved in the massive evacuation of Indian expatriates from Kuwait in 1990 are disappointed at the mischaracterization of the role of the politicians, diplomats and airline officials in Airlift, a new Hindi film based […]
Musharraf threatens India with retaliatory measures
Former military dictator Pervez Musharraf has warned India against engaging in any mischief against Pakistan in the backdrop of Pathankot terror attack, saying his country can inflict retaliatory measures that will always haunt India. “In […]
US expects Pakistan will take action against Pathankot attackers
The US expects Pakistan will take actions against the perpetrators of the terror attack on IAF base in Pathankot, a top American official said, hours after Islamabad said it is working on the “leads” provided […]
Defense Minister of India Manohar Parrikar meets with the US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
WASHINGTON (TIP): Minister of Defense of India Manohar Parrikar made an official visit to the United States at the invitation of US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter from December 7-10, 2015 that included visits to […]
Indian American Muslim Council Condemns Dadri Mob Killing
NEW YORK: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), a US based advocacy group, has strongly condemned the anti-minority violence in India, in the form of a mob lynching of a Muslim man and his son […]
Tender for acquisition of 126 jets cancelled
NEW DELHI (TIP): After eight years, the defence ministry has cancelled the 2007 global tender to buy 126 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force, whose squadron strength nosedived in the last decade. “The Request […]
Nepal a rubble house as the Worst earthquake in 80 years kills more than 5800
KATHMANDU (TIP): The April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks have turned one of the world’s most scenic regions in the world into a desolation and devastation. [quote_box_right] More than 5,800 are confirmed dead as per […]
ED SET TO ATTACH PROPERTIES WORTH RS 3 CRORE OF EX-IAF CHIEF’S COUSINS
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Enforcement Directorate, in its money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland scam, has identified properties of about Rs 3 crore belonging to cousins of former Indian Air Force chief […]