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Uttarakhand tragedy: Number of deaths unlikely to be over 6,000, state government tells NDTV
Vishnu Som | Sunday July 14, 2013
Nearly a month after the tragedy, the Uttarakhand government is set to officially announce the death of between 5500 and 6000 people on Monday.
How brave, tireless pilots fought to give Uttarakhand a sheltering sky
Written by Vishnu Som | Thursday July 4, 2013
Almost a decade ago, Suneet Sohal, then a Major in the Army, was flying me on a tiny Cheetah helicopter from Partapur, a Brigade Headquarters in North Ladakh, to the Army's Siachen base camp, the hub of all operations along the Siachen glacier. We w...
Blog: Uttarakhand story shifting from rescue to what happens next
Written by Vishnu Som | Saturday June 22, 2013
The day began on a bad note. The news was that a thousand pilgrims had been detected in a period of less than 24 hours in one of the most inaccessible parts of the Kedar Valley - between Kedarnath itself and Gaurikund.
Blog: In Uttarakhand disaster, images of remarkable heroism
Vishnu Som | Friday June 21, 2013
In a story replete with images of death and devastation, the one image that really struck me was of life. A picture that I saw today of a burly Sikh jawan clinging on to a baby - a baby who just moments earlier had been brought across a river in spad...
How arms dealer Abhishek Verma exploited top-secret defence information
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Saturday March 23, 2013
Emails that the CBI believes were written by Mr Verma reveal him accessing and exploiting top-secret defence information. He also claimed he was paying bribes to government officials interactions with officials in the Defence Ministry and the India...
Marines row: Action against Italy may have consequences, says Salman Khurshid
Vishnu Som | Saturday March 16, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said India has not downgraded its diplomatic mission in Italy over Rome's refusal to send back two marines for a murder trial in India. He said action against Italy would have to be considered keeping the...
VVIP chopper scam: How AgustaWestland paid middleman to 'buy back' 19 derelict Indian helicopters
Written by Sunetra Choudhury, Vishnu Som | Monday February 18, 2013
If you thought the Rs 4000-crore scam for VVIP choppers was astounding, you may find incredulous the methods that defence firm Finmeccanica and middlemen employed to get the Indian contract.
A blast from the past - the Indian Air Force's 'new' old aircraft
Vishnu Som | Thursday February 7, 2013
Its painted yellow, flies at 100 kilometres per hour on a good day, is made of wood and fabric, but could still end up being the star attraction of Aeroindia 2013, Asia's premier airshow.
Aero India 2013: Big business and a celebration of aviation, past and present
Vishnu Som | Wednesday February 6, 2013
It is that time of the year when the skies over Yelahanka, near Bangalore will thunder to the sound of dozens of jets from Air Forces and manufacturers from around the world. Almost the entire international aviation fraternity will be descending to ...
Thunder at 100 feet: Flying France's Rafale Superfighter
Vishnu Som | Friday August 3, 2012
For me, the sortie on the Rafale was a dream come true, a chance to experience, first hand, a platform the Indian Air Force rates as the best fighter of its class in the world.
Full transcript: Pranab is my guru, but I will contest for democracy, says PA Sangma
Vishnu Som | Friday June 22, 2012
PA Sangma, who is running for President of India against Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, is confident that he will garner enough support to win the elections. He spoke to NDTV's Vishnu Som.
New guidelines for pilots, landings and bathroom breaks
Vishnu Som | Wednesday June 2, 2010
After the Mangalore crash last month in which nearly 160 people were killed on an Air India plane from Dubai, the government has issued a new set of guidelines for all airlines.? A circular from the Civil Aviation Ministry lists the correct landing procedures, as well as the protocol to be foll...
Sandeep Phukan and Vishnu Som | Wednesday September 2, 2009
Andhra Chief Minister YS Reddy's case is, of course, not the first high profile chopper accident in the country.
MiG-29K fighters ready, but no carriers
Vishnu Som | Wednesday September 2, 2009
As India and Russia continue negotiations for a final price on the Gorshkov, these jets will be based at Goa with no carrier to be deployed on.
The Brahmos advantage: India's new cruise missile
Vishnu Som | Tuesday September 1, 2009
As Pakistan allegedly modifies US-built Harpoon anti-ship missiles to strike targets on land, India is speeding up the development Brahmos.
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