The Indian Air Force today got the delivery of the first indigenously assembled Hawk MK-132 advanced jet trainer by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Air Chief Marshal, F Major was the one who was formally handed over the aircraft.

By the handing over the HAL’s first Adour powered Hawk AJT at Bangalore, it is for sure that there would the beginning of a new chapter for the public sector company engaged in defense production.

“The IAF is acquiring 66 Hawk MK-132 AJT aircraft of which 24 are being supplied by BAE Systems in a flyaway condition. The remaining 42 will be built by HAL at its aircraft division here under licence in three phases,” as reported by Mr Ashok Baweja, chairman, HAL

The pricing of much-awaited gadget Apple iPhone, set to be launched in Indian market on Aug 22, is out.

According to reports, the 8 GB version of the 3G iPhone will cost Rs 31,000, while the 16 GB version will cost between Rs 36,000–37,000.

The Bharti Airtel and Vodafone also announced to launch iPhone on August 22.

Most of the Indians like to surf gaming and entertainment sites on mobile internet.

According to figures, around 3 percent Indian mobile Internet users visit gaming sites. The entertainment sites are visited by 21 percent users. This trend is going popular in growing economies of the world. The users of BRIC (Brazil, India, Russia and China) countries like entertainment, gaming and music websites. These websites are among the top five visited website categories.  

Washington, Aug. 15 : U. S. President George W. Bush has greeted India on its 62nd Independence Day.

In a message to the Indian-American community in his country, Bush said that the event reminds America of the "close ties" it shares with India.

"I send greetings to those celebrating the 62nd anniversary of India''s Independence," Bush said in a statement released through his Office of Public Liaison.

New Delhi, Aug. 15 :Yoga guru Ram Dev on Thursday jumped into the thick of a raging shrine row in Jammu and Kashmir, by demanding that forest land taken away from the Amarnath Shrine Board be restored to it.

Demanding the repeal of a state government order, Ram Dev also called for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in the region.

"The federal government should not only give the land back to the Amarnath Shrine Board, but it should also allot land for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits, who are forced to live a life of refugees in their own country, which is very pathetic. I have visited Kashmir (and I know) there is a lot of land there which can be allotted for this purpose," Ram Dev told a news conference here.

Wagah, August 14-15 : At midnight of August 14-15, the gates at Indian side on the Wagah land border that divides it from Pakistan, were thrown open to for peaceniks from both nations, nations divided 61 years ago by the British colonial rulers.

Peaceniks lit candles at the gates of their respective countries to symbolize the hope and promise of Indo-Pak friendship and fraternity and celebrate their 14th friendship movement of common people of two nuclear powered nations.