First indigenous aircraft carrier to be named INS VikrantNEW DELHI - The first indigenous aircraft carrier that will be ready for induction into the Indian Navy by 2015 will be named INS Vikrant, after the first aircraft carrier that was imported in the 1960s and played an important role in the 1971 war with Pakistan. Global fighter jets scramble for Indian aero showpieceBANGALORE - Global aerospace majors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Dassault have flown in their metal birds to India’s IT hub to showcase their air power at the seventh Aero India 2009 biannual trade expo that takes off Wednesday from the Indian Air Force (IAF) station at Yelahanka. Sri Lanka jets pound LTTE radar, army takes last airstripCOLOMBO - Fighter jets of the Sri Lankan Air Force Tuesday bombed a suspected radar point of the Tamil Tiger rebels after taking the last airstrip of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), defence authorities here said. Champions League: Dempo provisionally placed in Group BDUBAI - India’s I-League champions Dempo have been provisionally placed with Al Sharjah football club of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Group B of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League. |