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Fire on board INS Vikramaditya, Navy officer dead
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Karwar (Karnataka) [India], Apr 26 (ANI): A Navy officer died while attempting to douse a fire that broke out on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya when it was entering the habour in Karwar on Friday.
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Varthaman displayed valour just like every jawan does: Amarinder Singh
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): While slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for politicising the Balakot air strike, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that the Indian Air Force officer Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman "displayed valour just like every soldier does".
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IAF recommending Wg Cdr Abhinandan for wartime gallantry award 'Vir Chakra
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 20 (ANI) The India Air Force is recommending Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman for the wartime gallantry medal Vir Chakra for shooting down an F-16 in aerial conflict with Pakistan.
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Tea stall in Pakistan depicts Wg Cdr Abhinandan as harbinger of friendship
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 12 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman seems to have carved a niche for himself in the hearts of many people in Pakistan, who love to portray him as the harbinger of friendship.
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MoS Defence Subhash Bhamre meets Wg Cdr Abhinandan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence Dr Subhash Bhamre on Sunday met Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi Cantonment after the pilot returned from Pakistan.
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France welcomes Wg. Cdr. Abhinandan's release
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 1 (ANI): France welcomed Indian Air Force Pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's return to India, along with the "easing of tensions" between India and Pakistan, on Friday.
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Wg. Cdr. Abhinandan returns home from Pakistan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Attari-Wagah (Punjab) [India] March 1 (ANI): Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman returned home from Pakistan on Friday, two days after he was taken into custody by Pakistan Army when his MiG 21 fell in PoK.
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Army Chief General Bipin Rawat flies HAL's Light Combat Helicopter, Tejas
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, on Thursday, flew the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) during ongoing Aero India at Air Force Station at Yelahanka here. The helicopter was piloted by Wg Cdr S John, HAL’s Test Pilot.
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President Trump in ‘good health’, says White House physician
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): White House physician Navy Cdr. Sean Conley on Friday (local time) announced that President Donald Trump is enjoying a “very good health”.
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Kerala Floods: IAF officer Prasanth Nair to get Vayu Sena Medal at Republi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Indian Air Force’s Garud Commando Officer Wg Cdr Prasanth Nair, who rescued a child in a chopper during Kerala floods, will be awarded Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry at Republic Day parade on Saturday.
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LUH clears 6 kms altitude flight, looks for high-altitude cold weather tri
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has achieved an important milestone of flying at 6 km altitude. The chopper was flown by Chief Test Pilot Wg Cdr. (Retd) Unni K. Pillai and Test Pilot, Wing Cdr (Retd) Anil Bh
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Russia can train Indian astronauts for Gaganyan: Ambassador Kudashev
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): As India prepares to launch its maiden human space flight programme, Gaganyan, by 2022, Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev on Monday said that his country is ready to assist India in all ways, particularly in the training of its astronauts and in the
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