No margin for error: How fighter pilots eject in emergencies; veterans who ‘pulled the handle’ recount experience

The mid-air collision of two US Navy E/A-18 Growlers of the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 present us with the dangers of low level display flying. One of the most important dictums of aviation is ‘fly high, fly safe’. A low level flying display such as the one in which the two Growlers collided, while performing…

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Bharti Airtel overtakes HDFC Bank to become India’s second most valuable listed company, what investors need to know

Bharti Airtel has overtaken HDFC Bank to become India’s second most valuable listed company by market capitalisation, underlining the sharp re-rating in telecom stocks and changing investor preferences on Dalal Street, according to an ET report.Bharti Airtel shares rose more than 2 per cent to Rs 1,943 on the BSE, pushing the company’s market capitalisation…

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Suvendu govt forms panels to probe corruption, torture of women during Mamata’s tenure

Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari Monday said his government has approved the formation of two panels under retired high court judges to probe institutional corruption and torture of women during Mamata Banerjee’s tenure.Corruption and women’s safety were among the major poll planks of the ruling…

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“If you’re a woman lying on the beach in the Maldives, you might want to know that a kilometer away, another woman is…”

Some quotes are designed to comfort people. Others inspire. Then some quotes feel more like someone holding a mirror up to society and asking people to look carefully.This quote from Amal Clooney sits in that category.The first reaction many people have after reading it is often discomfort. The image itself feels sharp because it places…

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Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora sent to judicial custody in ₹100 crore money laundering case

GURGAON: A special PMLA court on Monday sent Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora to judicial custody in a money laundering case. Arora, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from Chandigarh on May 9 in connection with an alleged ₹100 crore fake GST billing and laundering racket, had been in ED custody since his arrest.Before the…

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Indian-American tech millionaire who wants to ‘change’ Democratic Party upside down

Saikat Chakrabarti (Courtesy: campaign website – saikat.us/en) Saikat Chakrabarti, founding engineer of the payment processing platform Stripe, is mobilising his tech fortune for a full-scale political revolution. The 40-year-old tech millionaire is running a high-stakes campaign to win the deeply blue San Francisco congressional seat being vacated by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His goal:…

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‘What derailed our campaign was inability to…’- PBKS coach’s honest admission after sixth straight loss

Punjab Kings (PBKS) have turned their full attention to their final league fixture of the IPL 2026 season after suffering a defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the afternoon clash at the HPCA Cricket Stadium in Dharamsala. Despite producing strong phases in the match, PBKS were unable to sustain momentum, with key moments slipping…

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