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Kashmiri IAF officer who fast tracked Rafale jets import

By Syed Ali Mujtaba The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets will arrive at Ambala air base on Wednesday July 29, 2020. The aircraft flew out of the Dassault Aviation Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux on Monday July 27 2020, to arrive in India covering a distance of nearly 7,000 km. … Continue reading Kashmiri IAF officer who fast tracked Rafale jets import →

Tea seller’s daughter joins Indian Air Force

WEB DESK The daughter of a poor family of Neemuch district in madhya Pradesh has joined the Air Force as an officer and has brought laurels for her family and the society. Anchal Gangwal joined the Indian Air Force as a flying officer. Her father Suresh Gangwal is a tea seller in Neemuch. Anchal was … Continue reading Tea seller’s daughter joins Indian Air Force →

Mujtaba Hussain – A satirist par excellence

Obituary By Qurban Ali Veteran Urdu satirist and a prolific writer Mujtaba Hussain who passed away on 27th May 2020 in Hyderabad was like a synonymous of humour, though he described himself as a sober and serious person. At a time when the Urdu language has few takers, Mujtaba Hussain revived interest in it through … Continue reading Mujtaba Hussain – A satirist par excellence →

General Manoj Mukund Naravane takes charge as Chief of Army Staff

AMN / NEW DELHI General Manoj Mukund Naravane took charge as the 28th Chief of Army Staff today succeeding General Bipin Rawat. General Naravane served as Vice Chief of the Army before taking charge of the 1.3 million-strong Army. In his 37 years of service, General Naravane served in numerous command and staff appointments in … Continue reading General Manoj Mukund Naravane takes charge as Chief of Army Staff →

Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief

AMN Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane will be the next Chief of Army Staff. He is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Army. Lt Gen Naravane will succeed Gen Bipin Rawat, who will retire on the 31st of this month. Before taking charge as Vice Chief in September, Lt Gen Naravane was heading the … Continue reading Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief →

Shivangi becomes first lady to gets her wings in Indian Navy

WEB DESK In another Pioneering step Indian Navy today welcomed Sub Lieutenant Shivangi, their first woman pilot taking control of an aircraft. Just days ahead of the Indian Navy Day, Shivangi, 24, was given her wings along with her fellow pilots who earned their wings and joined the naval operations at a ceremony. The lady … Continue reading Shivangi becomes first lady to gets her wings in Indian Navy →

Shivangi from Bihar to be first woman pilot of Indian Navy

Andalib Akhter / New Delhi Indian Navy has always been ahead in creating history. It has done it once again with the selection of first woman pilot in India’s marine defense. Sub Lieutenant Shivangi from Muzaffarpur in Bihar will be getting into the naval cockpit in the first week of coming December. This will make … Continue reading Shivangi from Bihar to be first woman pilot of Indian Navy →

Kartarpur Corridor: Where is it and does it mean for Sikhs?

Where exactly is the Kartarpur Corridor? The Kartarpur Corridor is almost five kilometres from the Pakistan-India border and 120 kilometres from Punjab’s capital city of Lahore. It is some 4.1 km, or 2.5 miles, long, marking a significant reduction in what the Sikh yatrees (pilgrims) from India would have to opt for alternatively — a … Continue reading Kartarpur Corridor: Where is it and does it mean for Sikhs? →

Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria takes charge as new IAF Chief

AMN Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as 26th Chief of the Indian Air Force on Monday. He was commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF in Jun 1980. Earlier, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, laid the wreath at National War Memorial. He retired on Monday after … Continue reading Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria takes charge as new IAF Chief →

Air Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria takes over as Vice Chief of Air Staff

AMN / NEW DELHI Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff today. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Bhadauria was commissioned in the fighter stream of Indian Air Force in 1980 and won the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’ for standing first in the overall … Continue reading Air Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria takes over as Vice Chief of Air Staff →