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Proud, dependable and fearless: Abhinandan inspired character features in
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who famously shot down a PAF F-16 fighter jet while piloting a vintage MiG-21 Bison during a dogfight in February this year features in the mobile gaming application launched by Indian Air Force (IAF).
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IAF's Tarun Chaudhri becomes first pilot to accomplish wingsuit skydive ju
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Wing commander Tarun Chaudhri became the first pilot of Indian Armed Forces (IAF ) to do a wingsuit jump. The jump was accomplished by Chaudhri from a Mi-17 helicopter from an altitude of 8500 feet.
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IAF's Tarun Chaudhri becomes first pilot to accomplish wingsuit skydive ju
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Wing commander Tarun Chaudhri became the first pilot of Indian Armed Forces (IAF ) to do a wingsuit jump. The jump was accomplished by Chaudhri from a Mi-17 helicopter from an altitude of 8500 feet.
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Inspired by Abhinandan Varthaman, Bhopal-based cop sports gunslinger moust
Updated : 6 years, 8 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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Abhinandan's moustache should be made national moustache: Adhir Ranjan Cho
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday proposed in the Lower House that the moustache of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman should be given the status of 'national moustache'.
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Six bodies, remains of 7 others recovered from AN-32 crash site
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jun 20 (ANI): Six bodies and remains of seven others have been recovered from the crash site of the ill-fated AN-32 days after a massive search operation was initiated, Defence spokesperson Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh in Shillong said on Thursday.
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Ground team to reach accident site of AN-32 on June 19
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India] June 18 (ANI): A ground team comprising of guard commandos of the IAF, SF of Indian Army, civilian porters and hunters on its way to the accident site of AN-32 is likely to reach the site late on June 19, said Ratnakar Singh, Wing Commander, Defence PRO Meghalaya
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Twitter erupts after Pak channel's 'shameful' World Cup spoof on Wg Cdr Ab
Updated : 6 years, 9 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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Abhinandan's unit dons 'Falcon Slayers' uniform patches to mark F-16 downi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Srinagar based no. 51 squadron of the Indian Air Force, also called "sword arms" is using new shoulder patches which showcases the bravery of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman by calling itself the 'Falcon Slayers' to commemorate the downing of an F-16 b
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Delhi: Hans Raj Hans mentions Abhinandan in his speech
Updated : 6 years, 10 months 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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Wing Commander Abhinandan thanks families of his colleagues in viral video
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 04 (ANI): In an undated video that has gone viral on the Internet, defence personnel and colleagues gather around Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, as the IAF pilot who was captured and held captive in Pakistan earlier this year, interacts with
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PM Modi gets clean chit from EC for mentioning Abhinandan in speech
Updated : 6 years, 10 months 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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