The aircraft was stationed in Ambala and then sent to Hashimara in West Bengal, where the process of raising a second squadron has already begun

'Operation Bandar' was planned under utmost secrecy and most of the details were only known to the top planners, defence sources have revealed

The state-owned company's total income rose 23 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 5,518 crore during December quarter.

The first batch of the five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore

Republic Day 2021 parade: One Rafale with 2 Jaguar deep penetration strike aircraft and 2 MiG-29 air superiority fighters flew at a height of 300 metres and speed of 780 km/hour

Republic Day 2021 parade: While Kanth featured in IAF's tableau aimed at showcasing the IAF's domestic manufacturing capabilities, Captain Preeti Choudhary was the only woman contigent commander this year

In more than five decades, this year's parade will be the first Republic Day parade to be organised without a chief guest. Before this, there were no chief guests during the Republic Day parade in 1952, 1953 and 1966

Tata Steel, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd said they will continue to support the government in the nationwide drive and will wait till vaccines are available for corporates

Mahipal Singh had taken a shot of the SII-AstraZeneca developed coronavirus vaccine on January 16 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme

Along with the 83 new Tejas, to be inducted in the January 2024-December 2028 timeline, the additional MiG-29s and Sukhois will curb the decline in the number of IAF fighter planes and will add more firepower to the draining strength of the air force

Former President Pranab Mukherjee said that PM Modi made an impression on him during his first meeting itself when the PM-designate met him officially along with some senior BJP leaders to stake claim to form the government

The delivery of Rafales began with the first batch of five jets in September. Notably, it coincides with an ongoing border conflict with China in eastern Ladakh

The three Rafale aircraft, that are arriving today, shall be operationalised within a few days amid the ongoing tension on the Ladakh border

The test-firing by IAF comes in the backdrop of the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh's Galwan valley

RUDRAM missile testing: During the test fire, the missile hit the target with pin-point accuracy

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

The five Rafale fighter jets are scheduled to be officially inducted into the Indian Air Force on Thursday

India-China border conflict: While China claims that Indian soldiers illegally crossed the line of actual control (LAC) and entered its territory firing at its troops, army sources say that only warning shots were fired at the Chinese soldiers after they opened fire at the Indian positions late on Monday night

China Taiwan conflict: Taiwanese social media is abuzz with several videos circulating around showing a jet engulfed in thick smoke with the debris of the aircraft strewn across

India-China border tension: The incident happened on the same day when a Brigade Commander-level meeting between the two sides took place in Chushul on the Indian side of the LAC.  However, the meeting did not produce any tangible outcome