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Last recorded kill of IAF MiG-21 was PAF F-16, shot down "all generations"
Updated : 7 months ago IST
As the Indian Air Force gets ready to retire the MiG-21 fighter jet on Tuesday, IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Jaideep Singh highlighted its legacy, recalling that it was part of the 2019 Balakot operations when Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman shot down a Pakistani F-16, marking the a
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"Save your necks first" Delhi Minister Sirsa warns Pakistan after their of
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Sirsa's harsh statement came after Colonel Taimur Rahat, the Pakistan Army and Air Advisor at their High Commission in London, reportedly made a throat-slitting gesture, while holding a poster of Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman in front of the Indian diaspora protesting i
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"Pakistan spooked by coercive diplomacy" Former Diplomat Ajay Bisaria reve
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Bisaria stated that Pakistan had a credible threat regarding India using missiles and it was amplified to them directly or through diplomats of other nations.
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IAF retiring one MiG-21 squadron by September end, entire fleet to be phas
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Amid recent crashes involving its vintage Russian combat aircraft fleet, the Indian Air Force is now going to retire one more squadron of the MiG-21 Bison aircraft by September 30.
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Imran Khan once again rakes up Kashmir issue, alleges 'RSS ideology' a bar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): In usual rhetoric, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan once again raked up the Kashmir issue ahead of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review this month on Pakistan's performance on countering terrorist financing.
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Pak unable to digest Captain Abhinandan shot down their frontline aircraft
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): The conferment of Vir Chakra on Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman came as a huge embarrassment to Pakistan, said Indian Defence experts pointing out that Pakistan could not digest the fact that despite flying an outdated aircraft- Mi
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As Abhinandan Varthaman receives Vir Chakra, netizens recall IAF pilot's g
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): As Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was conferred with the Vir Chakra in a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday, netizens took a trip down memory lane recalling the officer's iconic swashbuckling gun-slinger moustache that h
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War hero Abhinandan Varthaman accorded Vir Chakra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was accorded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Monday.
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War hero Abhinandan Varthaman to receive Vir Chakra on Monday
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman will be awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Monday.
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Indian Air Force promotes Balakot air strike operations hero Abhinandan to
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Indian Air Force ace pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has been promoted to the rank of Group Captain.
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Abhinandan's 2-minute video with 16 cuts released, months after Pak leader
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): A new heavily edited video of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistan Air Force warplane two years ago, has surfaced on social media- nearly four months after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq revealed that his a
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Govt has received several petitions seeking treason charges against Ayaz S
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 31 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah on Saturday said that the federal government has received several petitions seeking charges under Article 6 of the Constitution, which defines the crime of high treason, against Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML
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