Air Force
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SU-30 MKI with BrahMos missile inducted at Thanjavur air base: Here's what makes it strategic
India | Jan 20, 2020, 03:25 PM ISTSU-30MKI fighter aircraft induction at the Southern Air Command strategically important due to increasing Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean region.
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CBI arrests ex-JKLF militant for killing of Air Force officers in 1990
India | Oct 18, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTFormer JKLF militant Javed Ahmed Mir alias 'Javed Nalka' was arrested and later released on bail in connection with the killing of four IAF personnel, including a Squadron Leader, in January 1990, officials said here on Friday.
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IAF pilot couple fly together in lead-up to 87th Airforce Day
India | Sep 28, 2019, 11:34 AM ISTIn the lead up to IAF's 87th foundation day, an Airforce couple flew together for the first time. Squadron Leaders Sneha and Ravish Kumar flew Sarang helicopters at an air show organised at Vadodara base on September 27.
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Closure of airspace with India will be decided at a time of our choosing: Pakistan
World | Aug 29, 2019, 04:44 PM ISTQureshi said the issue did come up for discussions during the recent Cabinet meeting but the final decision would be taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan. He had dismissed reports suggesting that the airspace was being shut for India as "speculative".
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Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) rescheduled. Check details
Education | Aug 23, 2019, 07:23 PM ISTThe Indian Air Force has confirmed that the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT), which was slated to be conducted in Srinagar has been rescheduled. The new dates for the exams will be announced shortly.
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Pakistan didn't enter Indian airspace after Balakot airstrike: IAF chief
India | Jun 24, 2019, 04:45 PM ISTAir Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has said that Pakistani fighter planes did not enter the Indian airspace after the Balakot strike.
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Higher the temperature, Higher the Josh: Jawans brave 50 degree Celsius on Indo-Pak border
India | Jun 03, 2019, 07:55 PM ISTThe Indian Armed Forces have expertise in combating the enemy. Even if that enemy is Heat, the josh is always high!
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Nothing suspicious about cargo plane from Pakistan, will be allowed to fly out soon: Jaipur Police Commissioner
India | May 10, 2019, 08:57 PM ISTIAF fighters earlier forced a Georgian heavy cargo plane flying from Karachi to Delhi, to land at Jaipur airport. It had diverted from its scheduled flight path and entered Indian airspace.
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Veterans' letter provokes controversy, two deny consent
Apr 12, 2019, 03:59 PM ISTThe letter, which carried the names of over 150 veterans, drew attention to "the unusual and completely unacceptable practice of political leaders taking credit for military operations like cross-border strikes, and even going so far as to claim the Armed Forces to be 'Modiji ki Sena'."
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Why shouldn't Modi get credit for Balakot strike, asks Rajnath
Mar 30, 2019, 02:05 PM ISTUnion Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday asked if former prime minister Indira Gandhi can be credited for dividing Pakistan, why shouldn't Prime Minister Narendra Modi get the credit for the Balakot air strike.
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Vande Mataram conclave | Targets of air strikes chosen with precision, says Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia
India | Mar 16, 2019, 05:16 PM ISTTalking about the current state of events he said the threat from Pakistan remains and our forces will always have to be alert and in a state of readiness. He said India doesn’t want war, but an end to terrorism.
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IAF carries out major readiness exercise near Pak border in J-K, Punjab
India | Mar 15, 2019, 11:08 AM ISTThe exercise was aimed at keeping the Indian Air Force in high state of readiness in case of any misadventure by Pakistan.
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Rafale case: Will first decide preliminary objection raised by Centre, says Supreme Court
India | Mar 14, 2019, 05:48 PM ISTThe hearing is currently underway before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph.
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Air Force's Jaguar crashes in Kushinagar
News | Jan 28, 2019, 11:44 PM ISTAir Force's Jaguar crashes in Kushinagar
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Air Force has 13 per cent of women officers, the highest among 3 forces
India | Dec 12, 2018, 07:10 PM ISTThe Army has 3.80 per cent of women officers, while the Navy has six per cent of women officers, he said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
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India-US Air Force exercise 'Ex Cope India-18' from today
India | Dec 03, 2018, 12:00 AM ISTIt will be the fourth edition in the series of bilateral joint exercise held by the Air Forces of the two nations conducted in India, a Ministry statement said.
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Kerala flood: Tales of bravery and kindness bring smiles to stranded in rain, deluge
India | Aug 19, 2018, 06:33 PM ISTThousands of people, including women, children and college students are tediously working at various centres across the state free of cost to gather essential materials, including food, medicines, cloths to send to relief camps.
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Centre provides additional Rs 100 cr to flood-ravaged Kerala; Massive relief ops underway
India | Aug 13, 2018, 10:21 AM ISTThe Army's 'Operation Sahyog' continued in Kerala, with two Army columns undertaking relief and rescue operations in rain-battered areas of Aluva in Ernakulam district, and one column in Adimali in Idukki district.
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Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 24; Army, Navy, Air Force rushed for relief and rescue
India | Aug 09, 2018, 11:35 PM ISTWith water levels rising in various dams and reaching almost their maximum capacity, shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in Kerala have been opened to drain out excess water.
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S-400 Triumf deal: India, Russia conclude negotiations for Rs 40,000 crore air defence missile systems
India | May 27, 2018, 12:56 PM ISTThe official said both Russia and India are likely to announce the deal before an annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in October.