Grand old IAF air warrior passes away at 93

October 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Beardless warriors had been discovered among China's terracotta army, providing evidence of the youthful ages of some soldiers when the army was created more than 2,000 years ago. "Some warriors have no beards, but for ancient Chinese, facial hair was part of the culture, so those warriors could be considered to represent soldiers under 17 years old," said Yuan Zhongyi, honorary curator of the Museum of the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

September 9th, 2009 SANGLI - Curfew in the riot-hit towns of Sangli, Miraj and Ichalkaranji in Maharashtra was relaxed on Wednesday, as the situation was gradually improving. Communal clashes had broken out at in Miraj town and Sangli city last week.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will view 21st century's longest solar eclipse July 22 which will provide a life time opportunity to scientists and sky gazers to study this grand spectacle of nature. The total eclipse is expected to last 6 minutes and 44 seconds, making it the longest eclipse till 2132.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A total solar eclipse of longest duration in 21st century will occur on Wednesday morning (July 22). This eclipse is of special interest for the scientists and general public as its path of totality passes through thickly populated regions of west, central, east and north-east India.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Suranjoy Singh sizzled with a gold on the concluding day of the European Grand Prix boxing as India finished their campaign with four medals in Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic. Suranjoy emerged as the lone Indian gold medallist when he beat Armenia's H Danielyan 4-1 in the fly weight category final Sunday, according to imformation received here.

May 8th, 2009 VILLUPURAM - Transsexuals from across the country are participating in a weeklong "Koovagam" festival at Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu. The festival that started on May 3 is held annually at the Koothandavar temple.

April 24th, 2009 LEH - Vegetable prices have soared in Ladakh, which has remained cut off for five months due to heavy snowfall. People feel that hoarding by unscrupulous traders has also responsible for the increase in vegetable prices, as the crunch gets prolonged and acute.

March 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - The child actors in Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' were the ones who 'did the trick' and 'won the hearts of global audiences', says Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who played a prominent role in the movie. 'We never doubted that 'Slumdog Millionaire' would get the Oscars.

February 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced a reward of Rs.500,000 for the Junior Australian Open Champion Yuki Bhambri Tuesday. The chief minister congratulated Bhambri on becoming the first Indian to win the Australian Open Grand Slam.

February 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - India's star tennis player Sania Mirza said Monday that winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi was the best way she could make a comeback in the international circuit. The duo was give a rousing welcome at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Monday after they became the first Indian pair to win a Grand Slam mixed doubles.

January 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Mahesh Bhupathi added an 11th title to his Grand Slam tally while Sania Mirza won her maiden Grand Slam as the duo won the Australian Open Mixed doubles Sunday. Bhupathi and Sania beat Nathalie Dechy of France and Andy Ram of Israel 6-3, 6-1 in an encounter lasting 55 minutes.

January 31st, 2009 HYDERABAD - The family of Sania Mirza is excited and proud over her first Grand Slam title, which she won Sunday with Mahesh Bhupathi in the mixed doubles at the Australian Open in Melbourne. 'I thank Allah for blessing her with this title.

January 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delighted over his son Mahesh Bhupathi's seventh mixed double Grand Slam title, C.G.K. Bhupathi said it was special as it came with an Indian girl, Sania Mirza.

January 30th, 2009 HYDERABAD - In a major re-alignment of political forces in Andhra Pradesh, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) Saturday joined the 'grand alliance' of opposition parties. The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is the major partner in the 'grand alliance', which also has Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) as the other constituents.

January 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Hockey lovers are eagerly waiting to witness some exciting game from top international teams as the four-nation Punjab Gold Cup tournament gets underway at Sector 42 stadium here Saturday. Apart from hosts India, Olympic champions Germany, European champions Netherlands and New Zealand will compete in the event.