New Delhi: In the first-ever crash of the Light Combat Aircraft TEJAS in Jaisalmer on Tuesday, initial reports suggest that engine failure caused the accident in which the pilot managed to eject safely.The TEJAS was part of the 18th Squadron of the Indian Air Force and participated in the tri-services exercise Bharat Shakti in Pokhran before crashing in Jaisalmer city.Prima Facie, it is emerging

A video of the pilot ejecting has surfaced, showing the fighter jet gliding at a low altitude and it moves right to left in the camera frame and the pilot opens the parachute and descends toward the ground. The pilots experience high g-forces during ejection, which can also cause serious injuriesNew Delhi: The TEJAS fighter jet, India’s indigenous fighter jet, crashed today in Rajasthan’s

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a conversation with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak and discussed the early conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between India and the United Kingdom.The two leaders also affirmed their commitment to further bolster the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations."Had a good conversation with PM @RishiSunak. We

Pokhran: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday witnessed the tri-service exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’ in Rajasthan’s Pokhran and said that once again Pokhran became a witness of the ‘Triveni’ of India’s Atmanirbharta, self-confidence and its glory.PM Modi said that it is the same Pokhran town that witnessed India’s nuclear test and today the country is witnessing the power of strength from

New Delhi: India on Monday sent out a strong rebuttal to China for the latter’s comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh stating that the north-eastern State will always be "an integral and inalienable part of India".In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) today asserted that China’s objection to visits by Indian leaders or India’s developmental

Beijing: China said on Tuesday that it supports the Maldives in safeguarding its sovereignty, as the first batch of Indian military personnel operating a helicopter left the island nation and was replaced by a civilian crew.Indian military personnel stationed in the Maldives manning the operations of a helicopter left the country after handing over the operations of the chopper to an Indian