Bharat Rakshak

Mi 8 Pratap
Mi 17 Rana
MiG 23 Rakshak
MiG 25 Garud (IIRC)

So the only channel posting the news about the Captain getting captured and then killed was NDTV. None of the other media outlets mentioned that aspect. I found it strange as I was following the news closely and trying to get as many sources and perspectives on this as possible. And then this mornin...

MSNBC has this list of top 10 airlines "To fly in style (for less)"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32299523/ns ... nesForLess

Good to see Kingfisher make it to this list! Let's hope they stay afloat and tide over the current crisis!

The Indian news media, especially the Hindi news channels, have over the last few weeks, been featuring sensational stories on the Chinese threat. This is indeed a welcome development as it is these channels that reach a mass audience and the awareness amongst the Indian masses is a must. The first ...

I have been following the gallantry awards list since I was a child. Today, as a cynical adult, I feel as much pain and anguish at the posthumous awards as I felt as a wide eyed child. It saddens me to see so many good men laying down their lives month after month, year after year. Young officers an...

The 1st phase of the Outer Ring Road from Gachibowli to Hyderabad's new airport in Shamshabad was innaugurated on the 14th of November. I happened to take a ride on it today. It is a 25 odd KM stretch, and we were able to negotiate it in just about half an hour. It is still not completely done, and ...

Singha wrote:if I am not mistaken he was flying Jaguars in the early 1980s. there was a IAF show in GHY around
1984 and my aunt who went there spoke of it.

I know that he was flying MiG27s in the late eighties early nineties.

big bull has unleashed his right hook on the LCC: starting this week on Deccan: - hot breakfast, lunch or dinner onboard for Rs 40/- including coffee/tea - checkin at KF counters so you can interact with a pyt - Deccan boarding will use KFs AC buses if available I am just awaiting the free onboard ...

Kingfisher's new A330 is on display at Farnborough. Here's as video tour of the aircraft. http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1668486879 Looks like Mallya is planning to go full steam ahead with plans to connect BLR-SFO. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Downturn_or_not_Mallya_has_foot_on_acc...

Spectre of drought looms in Karnataka It poured yesterday evening. Hopefully the monsoon builds up again in the next week or else it is going to be disastrous for sure. There is already talk of 2 hr power cuts in Bangalore!. The only place that is free of power outages is TN and they have limited /...

Spiceject stake sold to Wilbur Ross for Rs 345 cr

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Wil ... 234860.cms

I came across a news item recently about the vast amount of fake currency being pumped into India from across the border. If the numbers are large enough, there would definitely be an impact on the Indian economy, especially in relation to money supply and inflation. While oil, global trends, and go...

Nice travel article about Shillong. http://specials.rediff.com/getahead/2007/may/18sl1.htm The fun starts even before you reach Shillong. The two-and-a-half-hour drive from Guwahati (110 kms), the nearest railhead and airport, takes you through scenic views of lush greenery and sparkling brooks. As ...

I don't know if this is the best place to post this whine, but here goes. I am one of those R2I types, and so far it's been great being back. The problem though is that GHQ & the brats hold another nationality. Thus began the trips to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Foreigners Division, to get vis...

There is a picture of a stealthy looking frigate, F711. AFAIK, that belongs to the French Navy, La Fayette class. Were the Frenchies playing around with us as well during Konkan?

Originally posted by ramana: Conducting such exercises is good for the forces. My only quibble is why not name them innocuous sounding names instead of those given for it will give the uncles goons another stick to wave. The secular goons will have a field day about hinduized war exercise names. Ho...