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BJP, Congress at loggerheads over IAF air strike
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Following Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa's remark on air strikes, BJP and Congress have once again locked horns on the issue, with the former accusing the latter of politicising the issue and the Congress seeking the source of statements being made by BJP l
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IAF chief says MiG-21 Bison capable enough to take on enemy jets
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa on Monday sought to downplay questions over the use of MiG-21 Bison fighters to take on F-16 jets of the Pakistan Air Force after the latter’s transgression into the Indian air sp
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IAF does not count casualties, says its chief Dhanoa on Balakot air strike
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Amid questions over the Balakot air strike, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa on Monday said the fighter planes had hit the target given to them but he cannot give the number of casualties suffered as it is for the gove
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Air strike: IAF met targets given to it
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI) Hailing the strike at the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) camp in Pakistan, former IAF chief Air Chief Marshal (retd) S K Sareen on Saturday said the targets had been clearly hit by the Indian jets and it was immaterial to debate as to how many buildings were brought down.
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Defence Minister, Air Chief meet Abhinandan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Saturday met Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, a day after he returned from Pakistan.
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Abhinandan meets Air Force Chief Dhanoa, briefs him about Pak detention
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was brought to Delhi after he crossed into India through the Attari-Wagah border yesterday, met Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Saturday morning and briefed him about his detention in Pakistan, officials said
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Talk to Army Chief for queries on Pulwama terror attack: BS Dhanoa
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Talk to the Army Chief if anyone has a query about Pulwama terror attack, said Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Wednesday.
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President, PM remember Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered floral tributes to the ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi, on his 71st death anniversary, here at Rajghat.
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AgustaWestland case: SP Tyagi, Sanjeev Tyagi permitted to travel abroad
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday permitted retired Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi and his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi, the two accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, to travel abroad based on conditions.
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AgustaWestland deal: Delhi court cancels LOC against SP Tyagi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 21 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to cancel the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against former Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam.
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Jaitley throws weight behind Air Force chief, castigates Congress
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday threw his weight behind Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, and castigated the Congress for criticising Air Force chief, who stressed the need for Rafale fighter planes to improve India's combat ability.
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Air Chief Marshal hails SC's order, says IAF badly needs Rafale
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on Rafale jet deal and said the Indian Air Force needs the fighter aircraft badly.
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