Last moments of CDS Bipin Rawat’s chopper crash captured in video | WATCH

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel lost their lives when an Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in Coonoor of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Locals, who were the first to rush to the crash site, recalled the tragic moment. An eyewitness said, “I first…

Punjab drugs case: AAP’s Raghav Chadha alleges secret deal between Congress, Akali Dal

After being reprimanded by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for inaction in the synthetic drugs case, the Punjab government is now under attack from the Aam Aadmi Party. AAP leader Raghav Chadha has now accused Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi of striking a secret deal with the Shiromani Akali Dal President…

Gen Bipin Rawat was strong proponent of India-US defence ties, says US

General Bipin Rawat, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff who died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu, was a strong proponent of India-US defence ties and helped deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries, a senior US official has said. General Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 other people on board…

CDS Bipin Rawat dies in chopper crash: Here’s a look at accident history of IAF’s Mi-17

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 other persons who were on board IAF’s Mi-17V5 chopper died after it crashed near Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor on Wednesday. The Indian Air Force (IAF), in a tweet, confirmed the death of CDS Rawat. The death of CDS Bipin Rawat and others…

Delhi Police nabs sharp shooters of ‘Kala Jatheri Gang’

Delhi Police nabbed two dreaded criminals, who are sharp shooters of the ‘Kala Jatheri Gang’ under operation ‘Sajag’ on Wednesday. The criminals were arrested by the staff of Sangam Park Bharat Nagar. Operation ‘Sajag’ is a continuing drive by the North-West district for containment of crime…

Rajnath Singh briefs PM Modi on Gen Bipin Rawat’s chopper crash

Defence minister Rajnath Singh has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Indian Air Force chopper crash. He provided complete details of available information about the accident. His brief included details of the crash and response measures taken. Sources from the defence minister’s office said Rajnath…

CDS Gen Rawat’s chopper crash: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin asks local admin to provide best possible medical help

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has instructed the local administration to provide the best possible medical help to those injured in the Indian Air Force chopper crash that took place on Wednesday. MK Stalin said the affected will be treated at the Coonoor Government Hospital and doctors are being sent from…

Sukhoi 30 MK-I successfully test-fires air version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

The air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired from supersonic fighter aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I at 1030 am on Wednesday. The test was carried out from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha on December 08, 2021. The missile launched from the aircraft followed…

President Kovind presents ‘President Standard’ to Navy’s 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday awarded the ‘President Standard’, a rare honour for its distinguished service, to the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron, the unit that had bombed and sank Pakistan Navy’s vessels in the 1971 war. The President said the honour is the testimony to the services rendered…

Nagaland firing survivor says Army didn’t stop us, bullets came from everywhere

Twenty-two-year-old Sheiwang was in the vehicle that was targeted by the Indian Army’s special commando team on Saturday in Nagaland’s Mon district. Six coal mine workers had died in the shooting that saw violent retaliation by the local residents leaving nine others including a soldier dead by Sunday. Now…