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Recounting the chain of events of the two operations, the officer said after conducting the Balakot airstrike successfully, the IAF was expecting retaliation by the enemy, which ultimately came. (Photo: File)

'Witnessed Abhinandan shooting down Pak's F-16 fighter jet,' says Squadron Leader

'I was the one who was providing him with the air situation picture. I saw the fading of F-16 blip from my screen,' Agarwal said.

16 Aug 2019 8:46 AM

Inquiry ordered to investigate Sukhoi-30 crash in Tezpur

Both pilots ejected safely from the aircraft and have been rescued.

09 Aug 2019 4:50 PM

Varthaman was part of the fighter fleet that was sent to counter a package of incoming Pakistan Air Force fighters comprising F-16s among others on February 27, 2019. (Photo: File)

IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman clears medical tests, fit to fly fighter jets again

IAF has recommended a gallantry award – Vir Chakra – the third-highest wartime gallantry award - for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.

09 Aug 2019 9:17 AM

Varthaman was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27 after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during the aerial combat. (Photo: File)

Abhinandan Varthaman, Balakot pilots to be awarded with top military honours

Vir Chakra is India’s third-highest wartime gallantry award, after the Param Vir Chakra and the Maha Vir Chakra.

08 Aug 2019 10:56 AM

Operation in the district is still underway. (Photo: ANI)

Maharashtra CMO requests for NDRF team from Goa

NDRF teams carried out rescue ops in Walva, Urun Islampur, Sangli, evacuated locals whose houses were completely deluged in water.

06 Aug 2019 6:09 PM

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is in Gondia district as part of his ongoing 'Maha Janadesh Yatra', thanked the IAF for the quick help. (Photo: ANI)

Indian Air Force rescues 58 people from rain-hit Thane

Two columns of the Army, comprising 120 personnel, were also on way to Thane to help in the rescue efforts. (Photo: Representational image)

04 Aug 2019 4:49 PM

Heavy rainfall in the last two days has claimed at least two lives in Mumbai and neighbouring areas. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav | Representative)

Maharashtra calls up IAF to airlift 35 people in rain-hit village in Mumbai

The day began with waterlogged streets after heavy rain overnight, which also flooded train tracks and affected rail services.

04 Aug 2019 3:23 PM

Tourists and Amarnath Yatris leave from the valley after government issued security advisory to curtail stay in Kashmir in Srinagar on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Army may take ‘bold steps’ to make LoC safer, more secure

Neither the government nor any of its representatives has — officially or privately — denied this.

04 Aug 2019 6:07 AM

The C-17 Globemaster can airlift around 230 passengers in one go and takes less time than the Russian Ilyushin-76 to fly between different places. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

IAF C-17s to airlift Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on J&K govt request

The C-17s are already operating to rush in paramilitary troops from different parts of the country for precautionary deployment in J&K.

03 Aug 2019 4:35 PM

Pictures Courtesy: Threye Interactive’s Youtube channel

A cut above the rest

The game also has 10 high-action missions and allows gamers to engage in multiplayer interactions and dogfights.

02 Aug 2019 7:11 AM

IAF Chief to release official combat-based game today

Move aims to motivate youth to join Air Force.

31 Jul 2019 2:24 AM

Ghafoor shared a video of Keelor on his Twitter account, claiming that the war veteran was talking about the "Indian failure" during the dogfight between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on 27 February this year. (Photo: File)

Pak's ISI PR chief gets trolled for posting doctored video of retired IAF officer

Netizens were quick to point out that the video was recorded in 2015, approximately four years before the Balakot strikes.

29 Jul 2019 3:07 PM

The IAF had signed a contract with the US government and Boeing in September 2015 for 22 Apache helicopters.

IAF gets first batch of 4 Apache helicopters

The addition of AH-64 E(I) helicopter is a significant step towards modernisation of Indian Air Force’s helicopter fleet.

28 Jul 2019 6:20 AM

The Mahalaxmi Express, that runs between Kolhapur and Mumbai stranded on flooded railway tracks after heavyrain fall in between Badlapur and Vangani railway station on Saturday in Thane district. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Indian Navy, Army, Railway Protection Force and locals rescued all the passengers stranded near Badlapur. —DEBASISH DEY NDRF, Indian Navy, Army, Police officials, Railway Ministry and local administration with local people were involved in the rescue operation. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

IAF airlifts over 120 people stuck in flash floods

Truck drivers sat atop the trucks, awaiting the rescue teams till afternoon. At least 70 people were stranded in Badlapur town.

28 Jul 2019 4:46 AM

And when the deaths occur at war – defending one’s country – then those memories are proudly cherished and shared with great fondness. (Photo: File)

20 years of Kargil: Remembering their brave husbands

On the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War, the family of two brave soldiers told us about that fateful May in 1999.

26 Jul 2019 3:44 PM

Food packets and relief material are already being airdropped in the affected areas. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar floods: IAF deploys 2 helicopters at Darbhanga to provide succour

A joint assessment of the situation was undertaken by the civil authorities and IAF pilots, the statement said.

24 Jul 2019 12:51 PM

It later transpired that the buyer defrauded an amount of Rs 75,000 in three transactions (15,000+30,000+30,000) from the bank account. (Photo: Representational image)

New Delhi: Air force officer duped of Rs 75,000 online, registers FIR

The case was taken into cognizance and an investigation is being carried out by the police in this regard.

23 Jul 2019 5:30 PM

Indian Navy to get fifth Dornier Aircraft squadron on Monday

Dornier aircraft is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment -- advanced surveillance radar, electronic sensors and networking features

21 Jul 2019 9:16 PM

From Left: Flt Lt Hina Jaiswal, Flt Lt Parul Bhardwaj, Fg Officer Aman Nidhi, Sqn Ldr Richa Adhikari

Where eagles dare

While a day’s mission may not sound challenging, the journey to the cockpit wasn’t easy for these women officers.

21 Jul 2019 12:05 AM

Sources in govt said Defence Ministry is still doing its due diligence over the file and is likely to send it to the ACC in the next few days. (Photo: ANI)

Senior IAF officer expresses concern on appointment process for selecting next chief

Govt had followed same model in appointment of Indian Army chief in December 2016, in recent appointment of Indian Navy chief in May 2019.

19 Jul 2019 3:11 PM

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