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Trump switches helicopter while leaving UK due to 'minor hydraulic issue'
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump concluded his visit to UK on Thursday (local time). Trump, along with his wife and First Lady Melania Trump, was forced to switch to a support helicopter while leaving London due to a "minor hydraulic issue," CNN reported, citing White House.
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DGCA grants approval for Chardham Yatra helicopter services after Monsoon
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted approval of recommencement of helicopter operations for the Chardham Yatra 2025 w.e.f. 15/16 September 2025, after the monsoon break, a press release from the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
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Uzbekistan denies reports of returning Afghan military helicopters, calls
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Uzbekistan has denied reports that it agreed to return Afghanistan's military helicopters and aircraft, calling the claims "fake news." Afghan officials, including Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, have urged the return of the helicopters for rescue operations.
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Uttarakhand CM meets Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu for strengthening avia
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday met with the Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu for a discussion on strengthening aviation infrastructure in the state and resuming helicopter services for Char Dham Yatra.
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"No spillover effect from trade tension": Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar S
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"On defence, there is no spillover effect from the trade tension, that you mentioned. I think those trade tensions are also easing now and we have resumed our negotiations with them. Hopefully, it will be successful. Our defence collaboration and talks have continued even during that peri
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Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigns as protests escalate
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Nepali Army began evacuating ministers from their residences in Bhaisepati using helicopters. All flights at Tribhuvan International Airport were also cancelled.
Indian Navy deploys choppers to douse fire at petrochemical complex in Vis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Indian Navy deployed firefighting units and a Seaking helicopter to assist in controlling a fire that broke out at East India Petroleum Chemicals (EIPL) in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
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Punjab: NGO volunteers distribute relief material in flood-affected areas
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
As of Saturday, 46 people have lost their lives due to floods in Punjab, according to the officials. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that nearly 2,000 villages and over four lakh people have been affected.He said that 24 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) a
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HAL issue clarification after reports of defect in ALH helicopter
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Sunday issued a clarification after a newspaper reported a defect in the Tail Drive Shaft of ALH Helicopters.
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IAF helicopters continue relief operations across flood-affected Punjab, H
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
As states in North India continue to be affected by flooding due to heavy rainfall, the Indian Air Force conducted relief operations across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday.
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IAF carries out rescue operations of devotees stranded in Manimahesh Yatra
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
50 pilgrims reached Chamba safely from Bharmour in the first flight of the Air Force's Chinook helicopter. The rescue operations are being conducted under the supervision of Himachal Pradesh minister Jagat Singh Negi. All devotees will be evacuated safely on Friday and will then be sent t
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J-K: Army, NDRF rescue villagers as Chenab river floods Akhnoor's Garkhal
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sub-Divisional Megistrate (SDM) Akhnoor Mukhtar Ahmad told ANI, "We established contacts with locals around 4-5 AM. They informed us that nearly 45 people remain stranded due to excess water. We immediately launched the operation. Initially, we tried rescuing with the help of NDRF and SDRF,
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