IAF strength no match to China’s: Air chief
Gandhinagar, September 23
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal PV Naik today said the strength of the country's Air Force was inadequate and just one-third the size of China's and therefore the government was going in for more acquisitions to enhance its capability.

‘100 IAF pilots have opted for VRS’

Oceansat-2 put in orbit
PSLV also launches six European nano satellites
Sriharikota, September 23
The 960-kg Indian remote sensing satellite Oceansat-2 and six European nano satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) blasted off into the sky from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here near the Bay of Bengal coast.

Punjab told to pay Rs 1 cr relief for filing false case
Chandigarh, September 23
A tale of conspiracy and intrigue, which had taken an unexpected turn with the surfacing of a “murdered man,” Jagsir Singh, today culminated with the Punjab & Haryana High Court directing the state of Punjab to pay a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the five appellants who were falsely implicated in the case.

PM for reform in global financial institutions
New Delhi, September 23
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for carrying forward the process of governance reform of international financial institutions to give greater voice and representation to under-represented countries.

Tharoor tired of work, not twitter
New Delhi, September 23
After creating a controversy by his 'cattle class' remark, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has now complained about his workload while twittering about "ridiculously full" engagements.

Sena revolt to hasten Thackeray’s decline
Mumbai, September 23
Time was when Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray ruled over the far-right party with an iron hand, picking and choosing its office-bearers right up to the municipal ward level. And when it began flexing its political muscle the 'senapati' (army general), as he was called, decided who would be fielded in polls on a Shiv Sena ticket.

If we can’t protect Earth now then when, asks Lucknow girl United Nations, September 23 A 13-year-old Indian girl, speaking on behalf of the world's three billion children, asked world leaders here, including the Presidents of the United States and China, for urgent action on climate change. Yugratna Srivastava, Asia-Pacific Junior-Board representative from India, addresses the summit on climate change at UN headquarters on Tuesday. — AP/PTI