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Air Force flypast, Rafale jet flip, flower petal shower: First-time attendees at R-Day parade left stunned

January 26, 2025 10:21 pm

Showcasing India’s cultural diversity, ornate tableaux from 16 states, Union Territories, and Central government departments were the highlights of the Republic Day parade on Sunday.

New Zealand leader's plane so prone to breakdowns he takes a backup on China trip

June 26, 2023 4:20 pm

John Key was forced to cancel the Mumbai leg of his trip, a situation he described as “suboptimal.”

In wedding season, drones and bursting of crackers banned within 3 km radius of Air Force Station in Gurgaon

November 24, 2022 12:49 pm

This was after the chief administrative officer of Air Force Station, Gurgaon, in a letter earlier this month intimated that the explosive depot was surrounded by banquet halls.

Mirage 2000 crashes in Rajasthan,second in 11 days

March 05, 2012 3:40 pm

The Air Force operates a fleet of 51 Mirage aircraft from the Maharajpura air base in Gwalior.

Armed Forces Tribunal slams ex-Northern Commander

March 03, 2011 12:38 am

The Armed Forces Tribunal,in a strongly worded order,rebuked former Northern Commander Lt Gen (retd) B S Jaswal for interfering with a HC order in a divorce case.

First IL-76 on way,Libya okays landing in interior

March 03, 2011 12:11 am

An Air Force IL-76 aircraft,which can carry up to 200 people,will take off for Libya as part of the operations to evacuate Indians on Thursday.

IAF scrambles jets after alert set off by Coast Guard hovercraft

January 26, 2010 2:59 am

The Indian Air Force scrambled fighters from the Nalia air base in Gujarat on Sunday after an unidentified flying object was detected in Indian airspace near the Indo-Pak border in Kutch.

Corporates look to ex-servicemen for experience,discipline

September 29, 2009 2:04 am

“A soldier never retires,he just withers away… I want to prove this wrong,” says a resume of one of the retired defence officers.

Hopes,dreams take wing as Air Force declares results

September 02, 2009 1:45 am

Outside the gates of the Indian Air Force base at Race Course road,hundreds of young boys are waiting-some walk around to pass time,others sit on the pavement fighting the muggy monsoon day with ice creams.

The man who flew MiG into sunset

March 07, 2009 4:35 am

For Wing Commander Yogesh Joshi,it was an end of an era. He is the man who flew the world’s last MiG 23 BN into its sunset.

Air Chief Marshal Leads ‘Missing Man’ Formation

June 22, 2020 7:01 pm