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Sanjay Nirupam slams 'atheist' Kharge for calling Rafale Puja 'tamasha'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Disgruntled Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Wednesday called his senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge an atheist for dubbing Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accepting Rafale fighter aircraft in France a "tamasha" (drama).
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We didn't show-off Bofors gun, no need for such 'tamasha': Kharge mocks Ra
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Dubbing the entire episode of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accepting Rafale fighter aircraft in France a "tamasha" (drama), senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that his party did not show off when they bought weapon
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Abhinandan Varthaman's 51 Squadron to be awarded unit citation
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman' 51 Squadron will be awarded unit citation by Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria for thwarting Pakistani aerial attack and shooting down their F-16 fighter aircraft on Feb 27, earlier this year.
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Bhadauria stresses on Make in India, backs DRDO's indigenous 5th gen fight
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Throwing his weight behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India initiative, IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria on Friday said that his force would go for the indigenous AMCA plane for fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) requirements.
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Coimbatore: IAF organises air show ahead of Air Force Day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): The Indian Air Force On Monday organised an air show and display of their fighter aircraft and helicopters at Sulur Air Force Station, near Coimbatore.
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Gwalior: Balakot airstrikes planner ejects safely in MiG-21 crash
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 25 (ANI): One of the main planners of the Balakot aerial strikes on Pakistan in February this year, Group Captain YS Negi managed to eject safely from his MiG-21 fighter aircraft which crashed in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday.
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IAF chief resurrects 17 Squadron in Ambala
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief BS Dhanoa on Tuesday resurrected the 17 Squadron, nicknamed Golden Arrows, which will be the first unit to operate French-origin Rafale fighter aircraft.
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Govt clears over Rs 5,000 crore Akash missile project for Air Force
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sep 5 (ANI) In a bid to boost to Air Force's capability to take down enemy fighter aircraft, the government has cleared the procurement of six squadrons of the indigenous Akash air defence missile systems worth Rs 5,000 crore to be deployed on the borders with Pakistan and
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Rajnath visits Hamamatsu Air Base, briefed on F-15 fighter jets
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sep 3 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday visited the Hamamatsu Air Base in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, where he was briefed on the functioning of F-15 fighter aircraft and Kawasaki Trainer plane.
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Netizens miss Wing Commander Abhinandan's gunslinger moustache
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): As visuals of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flying a sortie with IAF chief BS Dhanoa played out on TV screens, viewers were quick to spot the swashbuckling 'gunslinger' moustache was missing on the famed India pilot who shot down a PAF F-16 fig
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Moustache changed, Charisma remains same!
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Maybe the moustache has changed but his charisma and confidence remain same, yes we are talking about Wing Commander Abhinav Varthaman who took an aerial stroll today and flew a sortie in MiG-21 fighter aircraft.
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Air Force Chief flies joint sortie with Wing Commander Abhinandan in MiG-2
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who famously shot down a Pakistan Air Force's F-16 fighter aircraft during a dogfight in February earlier this year, flew a joint sortie with IAF Chief BS Dhanoa on Monday.
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