Helicopter
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Pawan Hans chopper carrying 5 ONGC employees crashes off Mumbai coast, 4 bodies found
India | Jan 13, 2018, 04:14 PM ISTThe chopper Dauphin N3 had gone missing after taking off from Juhu aerodrome at 10.30 AM. The chopper, bearing registration number VT-PWA, was scheduled to land at the designated oil rig at Mumbai High at 11 am.
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Army helicopter with corps commander aboard crashes in eastern Ladakh, all safe
India | Sep 05, 2017, 06:42 PM ISTA helicopter of the Indian Army crashed in eastern Ladakh sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday
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Aerialist Wallenda hangs by teeth from chopper over Niagara Falls
Blah | Jun 16, 2017, 01:26 PM ISTErendira Wallenda, a 36 years old woman, hangs by teeth from chopper over Niagara Falls.
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Crew member killed as helicopter carrying pilgrims crashes in Badrinath
India | Jun 10, 2017, 03:32 PM ISTA helicopter carrying pilgrims from Badrinath to Haridwar crashed on Saturday morning, killing an engineer.
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Watch: Helicopter crashes in Mumbai's Aarey Colony, one killed and three hurt
India | Dec 11, 2016, 04:26 PM ISTA private helicopter on a joyride crashed and erupted into a fireball, killing the pilot and injuring three others, at an isolated spot in the Mumbai suburb Goregaon on Sunday.
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It’s all Bling: World's most expensive dining experience in Singapore is worth Rs 13 crore
Life | Jul 14, 2016, 01:17 PM ISTSingapore: For some foodophiles, money is no object in the quest for a perfect gourmet experience. But even the most hardcore foodies would chicken out at spending US $2 million (Rs 13 Crore) for this
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This 'heli-taxi' is all set to take you above the clouds next year
Jun 28, 2016, 12:48 PM ISTToronto: Going down in the elevator and you realize you are late for your meeting somewhere near Manhattan. You get your phone out, open the Heli-Cab App (not launched yet) and call the closest helicopter. The app tells you it will arrive in 5 minute
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HAL-made attack helicopter completes performance trials
India | Oct 16, 2015, 07:42 PM ISTBengaluru: State-run aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited today said Light Combat Helicopter, the high-altitude attack helicopter, has completed performance trials paving way for finalisation of basic configuration.Based on successful completion of remaining flight trials, HAL
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Government clears multi-billion dollar deal for military helicopters
India | Sep 22, 2015, 06:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) today cleared a multi-billion dollar deal for 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers with
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HAL completes hot & high altitude trials of LCH at Leh
India | Sep 04, 2015, 12:06 AM ISTBengaluru: The hot and high-altitude trials of indigenously designed and developed attack chopper Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has been successfully carried out at Leh recently, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said today.The seasonal trials - including cold
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39 accidents of defence aircraft in 3 years: Manohar Parrikar
National | Jul 31, 2015, 01:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: As many as 39 defence aircraft, including 14 helicopters, of the defence forces have crashed since 2012 in which 36 personnel have lost their lives.Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in Lok Sabha that
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19 firms to invest Rs.1,087 crore in Telangana
Jul 22, 2015, 11:36 PM ISTHyderabad: Toshiba, Micromax, Tata Sikorsky, Air India are among 19 companies which have come forward to invest Rs.1,087 crore in Telangana.Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao handed over letters of approval to the investors here on
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How India lags China in submarine race
India | Jul 20, 2015, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: A recent visit by an advanced Chinese Yuan-class submarine to Karachi after traversing the Arabian Sea worried Indian authorities concerned about China's growing undersea-warfare capabilities — more than four times as large as
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India, Russia to jointly build 200 military helicopters
World | Jul 19, 2015, 05:22 PM ISTMoscow: In a move aimed at boosting India's defence sector, 200 helicopters will be manufactured in the country with Russian collaboration as part of intensification and diversification of their strategic ties.The agreement, reached recently, is
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Nitin Gadkari escapes unhurt after a polythene sheet gets entangled in chopper blades
National | Jun 24, 2015, 04:46 PM ISTHaldia: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari escaped unhurt today when a cloth got stuck in the rotor blades of his helicopter while landing here."Cloth got stuck in the wings of my helicopter while it was
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Indian Navy rescues 20 crew members of drifting merchant vessel
India | Jun 22, 2015, 03:01 PM ISTMumbai: Indian Navy today rescued 20 crew members of drifting merchant vessel Jindal Kamakshi off the Vasai coast in Palghar district.The operation was carried out under adverse weather conditions, almost 40 nautical miles northwest of
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Bihar demands helicopter for anti-Maoist operations
India | Jun 19, 2015, 12:29 PM ISTPatna: Bihar has asked the central government for a helicopter and two battalions of paramilitary troopers for operations against the Maoists ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, an official said on Friday."The state government has
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Apache-Chinook choppers deal to be signed soon
India | Jun 07, 2015, 05:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government is likely to soon clear a contract worth over US $ 2.5 billion for 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers with US aviation giant Boeing.Defence sources said the file
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Taliban releases video of SAM-7; says it hit Pak army chopper
World | May 10, 2015, 01:40 PM ISTIslamabad: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan today released a video of its militants holding a Shoulder Launch Missile, which the militant group claimed to have used in downing a Pakistan military helicopter killing ambassadors of the Philippines and
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Military chopper lost control before crashing: Pakistan
World | May 09, 2015, 06:21 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said the military helicopter which crashed in PoK, killing seven persons including two envoys had “suddenly lost control” due to mechanical fault moments before landing, discounting claims by Taliban of having shot