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President confers Vayu Sena Medal to IAF Wing Commander Jaspreet Sandhu
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday conferred Wing Commander Jaspreet Singh Sandhu an IAF Flying Pilot, with the Vayu Sena Medal for the "act of exceptional courage" during a high-risk emergency on January 25, 2024.
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Man impersonating Air Force officer caught at Delhi airport
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): A man impersonating an Indian Air Force officer was caught at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
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Wing Commander Harshit Sinha cremated in Lucknow
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): The last rites of Wing Commander Harshit Sinha, who died after a MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, was performed in Lucknow on Sunday.
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IAF congratulates Gajanand Yadava for being awarded 'Tenzing Norgay Nation
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) congratulated Wing Commander Gajanand Yadava, for being awarded the 'Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2019' in 'air adventure' category.
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IAF C-17 aircraft departing for Iran tonight, will be back in India on Tue
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft which is slated to leave for Iran today to bring back Indians citizens stuck there amid coronavirus outbreak, will be back here on Tuesday at 9.30 am.
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Abhinandan Varthaman's 51 Squadron to be awarded unit citation
Updated : 6 years, 8 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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Air Force Chief flies joint sortie with Wing Commander Abhinandan in MiG-2
Updated : 6 years, 9 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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Inspired by Abhinandan Varthaman, Bhopal-based cop sports gunslinger moust
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): A Bhopal-based policeman has styled his moustache taking inspiration from Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's classic gunslinger moustache.
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Twitter erupts after Pak channel's 'shameful' World Cup spoof on Wg Cdr Ab
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 11 (ANI): A Pakistani TV channel's "shameful" cricket World Cup advertisement using IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as a prop is being widely slammed by the Twitterverse, who have outrightly dismissed the gimmick.
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Delhi: Hans Raj Hans mentions Abhinandan in his speech
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): BJP candidate from North West Delhi Lok Sabha seat Hans Raj Hans on Saturday mentioned the name of Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman while addressing a rally here.
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PM Modi gets clean chit from EC for mentioning Abhinandan in speech
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning the name of Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at a rally in Gujarat's Patan district.
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IAF recommending Wg Cdr Abhinandan for wartime gallantry award 'Vir Chakra
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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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