NEW DELHI: India may not allow them to fly fighter jets, when even countries like Pakistan do, but women IAF pilots are proving their mettle by flying high-risk missions on their helicopters to rescue stranded people in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.

NEW DELHI: In a major boost to measures being taken by India against money laundering and terror financing activities, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said on Wednesday the country has substantially addressed the deficiencies in its regulatory framework and has become largely compliant with global standards in this regard.

KISHTWAR: A day after suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists struck in Srinagar killing eight soldiers in an audacious day-time attack, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi

LONDON: Men with the Je Ne Sais Quoi: Of whom things can never be adequately described or expressed.

BELO HORIZONTE: Brazil may have waltzed through their group to reach the semifinals of the Confederations Cup but they are only too aware of the party pooping abilities of Wednesday's rivals' Uruguay.

LONDON: "O reyo Ravinder Jadeja, ja autograph leva (look, there's Ravindra Jadeja, go get an autograph)."

The Himalayan tragedy which struck Uttarakhand earlier this month has set back the state's economy and development by at least three years and preliminary estimates put the loss at Rs 3,000 crore. Chief minister Vijay Bahuguna spoke to TOI's Pankaj Doval and Surojit Gupta about the scale of the devastation.

SRINAGAR: Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir valley due to a strike called by separatists to protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday.

BIRMINGHAM: It came down to the proverbial wire, but in the end all of England's melancholic weather and the T20-like drama could not deny India its share of joy in gloomy Birmingham on Sunday. From the start of the Champions Trophy early this month, they had been the team to beat here. In the end, they remained unbeaten.

FORTALEZA: Spain set up a Confederations Cup semifinal reunion with Euro 2012 final victims Italy after beating Nigeria 3-0 on a steamy afternoon in Fortaleza on Sunday to secure top spot in Group B.