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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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Southwest Airlines Flight Plunges 500 Feet To Avoid Mid-Air Collision, 2 Injured
- Saturday July 26, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Southwest Flight 1496 sharply descended nearly 500 feet, according to flight tracking websites, marking the second time in a week that a US commercial jet was forced to make abrupt flight maneuvers to avoid a potential mid-air collision.
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Special Prayers Held For Victims As Bangladesh Jet Crash Toll Rises To 32
- Friday July 25, 2025
- World News | AFP
Special prayers were held across Bangladesh on Friday, as the death count from a fighter jet crash into a school building in Dhaka rose to 32.
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India To Send Burn-Specialist Team To Dhaka To Treat Air Crash Victims
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- World News | Asian News International
The deployment of the medical team comes as part of India's response to the recent fighter jet crash in the Diabari area of Bangladesh's Dhaka, for which India has offered medical assistance to support the treatment of victims.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Also My Children": Teacher Dies Saving Students In Bangladesh Jet Crash
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- World News | Reuters
When a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into her school and erupted in a fireball on Monday, Maherin Chowdhury rushed to save some of the hundreds of students and teachers facing mortal danger, placing their safety before her own.
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www.ndtv.com
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British F-35's Recovery Reminds Of Daring Rescue Of Mirage 2000 Jet From Mauritius
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The evacuation of a stranded British F-35B jet from Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday rekindled memories of a similar problem the Indian Air Force faced two decades ago - one of its Mirage-2000 jets was badly damaged and stuck in Mauritius
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Saga Of Tejas - Fighter Jet That Will Replace The Mighty MiG-21
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Written by Divyam Sharma
The mighty MiG-21, after serving the air force for 62 years, will retire and get replaced by the newer Tejas fighter jets. An idea conceived in the late 1980s, but several delays, developments and changes in technology pushed MiG-21's retirement.
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www.ndtv.com
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A MiG-21 Crash Made Rang De Basanti A Cult In 2006. 19 Years Later, The Fighter Jet Is Retiring
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- Entertainment | Radhika Sharma
Rang De Basanti starred R Madhavan in the role of an IAF officer who is killed when his MiG-21 jet malfunctions and crashes
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Students Demand Accountability As Bangladesh Mourns 31 Dead In Jet Crash
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
The death count from the crash rose to 31 on Tuesday, including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burn injuries she sustained while helping others get out of the burning building, and the pilot of the training aircraft.
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www.ndtv.com
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The Legacy Of MiG-21, In Indian Air Force Service Since 1963
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Written by NDTV News Desk
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to retire the remaining squadrons of the Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets in September. They are being replaced with the single-engine Mk-1A.
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www.ndtv.com
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MiG-21, Indian Air Force's Workhorse, To Be Phased Out In September
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som
The Indian Air Force will retire the remaining squadrons of the Russian-made MiG-21 fighter jets in September, NDTV was informed Tuesday afternoon.
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www.ndtv.com
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"After Watching Saiyaara...": Memes Fly As UK's F-35B Takes Off From Kerala
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by NDTV News Desk
After five weeks of being grounded in Kerala, the British Royal Navy's F-35B jet finally took off from Thiruvananthapuram airport this morning.
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F-35B Fighter Leaves Kerala Airport After Being Stranded For 5 Weeks
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The British Royal Navy's F-35B fighter jet, which had been stranded in Kerala for over a month after making an emergency landing, flew out of the Thiruvananthapuram airport this morning.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Colleague Collapsed Pleading To Be Saved": Dhaka Teacher On Crash Horror
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- World News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The Milestone School in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood was the site of a deadly fighter jet crash that left 19 dead on Monday morning.
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www.ndtv.com
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J-7 Fighter Jet - A Reverse-Engineered MiG-21 But With A Chinese Touch
- Monday July 21, 2025
- World News | Written by Divyam Sharma
A China-built F-7 fighter jet, operated by the Bangladesh Air Force, crashed into a college building in Dhaka, killing 19 people - The pilot, 16 students and two teachers.
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www.ndtv.com
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Southwest Airlines Flight Plunges 500 Feet To Avoid Mid-Air Collision, 2 Injured
- Saturday July 26, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Southwest Flight 1496 sharply descended nearly 500 feet, according to flight tracking websites, marking the second time in a week that a US commercial jet was forced to make abrupt flight maneuvers to avoid a potential mid-air collision.
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www.ndtv.com
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Special Prayers Held For Victims As Bangladesh Jet Crash Toll Rises To 32
- Friday July 25, 2025
- World News | AFP
Special prayers were held across Bangladesh on Friday, as the death count from a fighter jet crash into a school building in Dhaka rose to 32.
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www.ndtv.com
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India To Send Burn-Specialist Team To Dhaka To Treat Air Crash Victims
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- World News | Asian News International
The deployment of the medical team comes as part of India's response to the recent fighter jet crash in the Diabari area of Bangladesh's Dhaka, for which India has offered medical assistance to support the treatment of victims.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Also My Children": Teacher Dies Saving Students In Bangladesh Jet Crash
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- World News | Reuters
When a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into her school and erupted in a fireball on Monday, Maherin Chowdhury rushed to save some of the hundreds of students and teachers facing mortal danger, placing their safety before her own.
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www.ndtv.com
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British F-35's Recovery Reminds Of Daring Rescue Of Mirage 2000 Jet From Mauritius
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The evacuation of a stranded British F-35B jet from Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday rekindled memories of a similar problem the Indian Air Force faced two decades ago - one of its Mirage-2000 jets was badly damaged and stuck in Mauritius
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www.ndtv.com
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Saga Of Tejas - Fighter Jet That Will Replace The Mighty MiG-21
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Written by Divyam Sharma
The mighty MiG-21, after serving the air force for 62 years, will retire and get replaced by the newer Tejas fighter jets. An idea conceived in the late 1980s, but several delays, developments and changes in technology pushed MiG-21's retirement.
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www.ndtv.com
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A MiG-21 Crash Made Rang De Basanti A Cult In 2006. 19 Years Later, The Fighter Jet Is Retiring
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- Entertainment | Radhika Sharma
Rang De Basanti starred R Madhavan in the role of an IAF officer who is killed when his MiG-21 jet malfunctions and crashes
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Students Demand Accountability As Bangladesh Mourns 31 Dead In Jet Crash
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
The death count from the crash rose to 31 on Tuesday, including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burn injuries she sustained while helping others get out of the burning building, and the pilot of the training aircraft.
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www.ndtv.com
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The Legacy Of MiG-21, In Indian Air Force Service Since 1963
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Written by NDTV News Desk
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to retire the remaining squadrons of the Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets in September. They are being replaced with the single-engine Mk-1A.
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www.ndtv.com
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MiG-21, Indian Air Force's Workhorse, To Be Phased Out In September
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som
The Indian Air Force will retire the remaining squadrons of the Russian-made MiG-21 fighter jets in September, NDTV was informed Tuesday afternoon.
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www.ndtv.com
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"After Watching Saiyaara...": Memes Fly As UK's F-35B Takes Off From Kerala
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by NDTV News Desk
After five weeks of being grounded in Kerala, the British Royal Navy's F-35B jet finally took off from Thiruvananthapuram airport this morning.
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www.ndtv.com
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F-35B Fighter Leaves Kerala Airport After Being Stranded For 5 Weeks
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The British Royal Navy's F-35B fighter jet, which had been stranded in Kerala for over a month after making an emergency landing, flew out of the Thiruvananthapuram airport this morning.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Colleague Collapsed Pleading To Be Saved": Dhaka Teacher On Crash Horror
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- World News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The Milestone School in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood was the site of a deadly fighter jet crash that left 19 dead on Monday morning.
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www.ndtv.com
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J-7 Fighter Jet - A Reverse-Engineered MiG-21 But With A Chinese Touch
- Monday July 21, 2025
- World News | Written by Divyam Sharma
A China-built F-7 fighter jet, operated by the Bangladesh Air Force, crashed into a college building in Dhaka, killing 19 people - The pilot, 16 students and two teachers.
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www.ndtv.com