Flight Lieutenant Singh's entry into the Rafale squadron comes at an important juncture since the French fighters are in a fast-paced mode to get them completely ready in operational terms

At present, the IAF has 10 women fighter pilots and 18 women navigators. The total strength of women officers serving in the IAF is 1,875

India Stock Market News Updates Today: NTPC, Tata Steel, L&T, Titan and Kotak Bank were among the major gainers on Sensex pack. While, RIL, SBI, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank were among the top laggards.

The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rain on Friday, fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into two, killing 18 people, including both pilots

A passenger tweeted to Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and said that all the passengers were stranded for 2-3 hours. The airline refused to provide accommodation, it stated

Air india Express crash in Kozhikode: India's director general of civil aviation Arun Kumar said on Sunday that the transcripts from the black box will be soon recovered

Air India Express Employees Union said cabin crew suffered some injuries and are under treatment at the Kozhikode hospital

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According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aircraft was at full speed while landing at Kozhikode International Airport, also known as Karipur Airport, when it overshot Runway No 10 late Friday evening

Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe was a former IAF MiG 21 test pilot with 17 Squadron (Golden Arrows) in Ambala who served the country for 22 years before retiring in 2003 after which he moved to commercial flying

Rafale jets also received a traditional water cannon salute, which involves two fire trucks spraying water and creating an arch for the plane to taxi through

Rafale Fighter Jets in India Live Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a series of tweets welcomed Rafale jets home saying that India can deter any threat now

Rafale arrival in India: Authorities have imposed prohibitory orders near the Air Force station ahead of the Rafale's arrival; Section 144, which prohibits assembly of four or more people, imposed in villages adjoining airbase, including Dhulkot, Baldev Nagar, Garnala and Panjkhora

The jets took off from France on July 27 and will arrive at the Air Force station on July 29, after covering a distance of 7,000 km with air-to-air refuelling and a single stop in the United Arab Emirates

His appointment as chief of the WAC comes when it is enhancing operational deployment in eastern Ladakh in view of the border row with China

The order for the HAMMER missiles has been processed under the emergency powers which have been given to the armed forces in wake of the ongoing conflict with the People's Liberation Army in the Eastern Ladakh sector

Intel Capital to pump in Rs 1,894.5 cr in Jio Platforms; 12th investment in 11 weeksIntel Capital, investment arm of Intel Corporation, will invest Rs 1,894.50 crore in Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore. Intel Capital's investment will translate into a 0.39% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis. Intel Capital joins the list of marquee firms that have recently invested in Jio Platforms, taking the ...

Tensions between India and China are at their highest in years following a clash last month in a disputed stretch of the border in the western Himalayas in which India lost 20 soldiers

The approvals granted today include acquisitions from Indian industry of Rs 31,130 crore with focus on indigenous design and development

IAF Chief started his visit to Leh and Srinagar air bases on Wednesday evening after holding a top security review meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General MM Naravane