Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday began a two-day tour of her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli to inaugurate a slew of developmental projects, an official said here.

A MiG-21 fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Madhya Pradesh on Friday but there were no casualties as the pilot ejected safely, an official said.

The crash occurred at around 11.20 a.m.

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

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday said the team should perform well to take the pressure off batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in the World Cup starting February, 19. Tendulkar,37, would be making his sixth appearance in a World Cup and the players have said they want to win the prized trophy for him.

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

K. Mohanan, the paternal uncle of 26/11 martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, was in a critical state on Friday after immolating himself Thursday evening, doctors said.

"He is still critical. We are con

Bangladesh will approach the UN seeking to delineate its maritime borders in the Bay of Bengal with India and Burma. Bangladesh claims over 450 nautical miles from its coastline in the Bay of Bengal.

The prosecutor who was pursuing slain Punjab governor Salman Taseer's murder case in a Pakistani court has withdrawn from the case citing security concerns, a media report said on Friday.

Prosecutor

Karnataka chief minister B.S.

With the easing of export controls for India, the United States will press New Delhi to buy US fighter jets and other advanced technology products on a trade mission to India starting on Sunday.

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