Strike By Air India Pilots

The pilots of Air India have threatened strike if pan-India vaccination camps are not held for them. In a letter to the management today they have questioned why they were excluded from the vaccination camps for 18-45 year age group held by the manag

Hurtling down the runway in Pune at a speed of more than 222 kilometres per hour this morning, pilots of an Air India aircraft noticed a jeep and a man in their way, prompting them to carry out a premature and emergency takeoff. Though a major catastrophe was averted, this resulted in the tail striking the surface of the runway, damaging the fusela...

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who piloted a MiG-21 Bison during the air strike at a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot in February, today flew together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin legacy jet.

"We smoked a lot of cigarettes before the mission," says the young Squadron Leader who was one among the group of pilots who struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror training facility near Balakot in Pakistan in February. "We kept pacing up and down once we knew what our mission was."

The Rajasthan education department has proposed that a chapter on the valour of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman be included in school textbooks.

Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman may have just returned from captivity in Pakistanbut he is already raring to return to the cockpit, news agency PTI quoted his superiors as saying today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is "no more helpless" against terror and would pay back terrorists "with interest" as he referred to India's air strikes targeting a terror camp in Pakistan. He also targeted opposition parties and accused them of "helping Pakistan and harming India" with their statements.

India waited anxiously as the return of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan on Wednesday, was delayed. The pilot was to be handed over by Pakistan to India after 6 pm at the Attari-Wagah Border.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's announcement about the release of captured Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was greeted by a cryptic remark from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pakistan today said that it is willing to consider returning the Indian Air Force pilot it captured if this leads to de-escalation in tensions between the two countries. The pilot was captured yesterday after an aerial combat between Indian and Pakistani fighter planes.

Pakistan's ambassador to Washington today said that the United States has not condemned India's air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp on Tuesday, saying the stance "emboldened" New Delhi. The complaint comes amid the worst escalation between India and Pakistan in decades and a day after an Indian Air Force pilot was captured by Pakistan aft...

The MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that shot down an advanced American-origin F-16 of the Pakistani Air Force today was a highly upgraded version of the Vietnam-era Soviet jet. A common thing between the two fighter jets is that both have been continuously upgraded and have seen extensive combat use by nations that purchased them ...

Hours after Pakistan said that it captured two Indian Air Force pilots today, its military went back on the claim to clarify that it has "only one" in custody. Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted a photograph of the pilot who was shot down earlier in the day, along with a caption that read: "There is only one pilot under Pakistan Army's custody."

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for dialogue with India, hours after a Pakistani F-16 jet crossed the Line of Control and was engaged by Mig-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

An Indian pilot who was declared "missing in action" after an Air Force fighter jet shot down a Pakistani aircraft targeting military installations in India, is in Pakistan's custody, the government has confirmed. Pakistan had earlier on Wednesday claimed it had captured the pilot, as a video circulated by Pakistani accounts showed a man in uniform...

The pilots of Air India have threatened strike if pan-India vaccination camps are not held for them. In a letter to the management today they have questioned why they were excluded from the vaccination camps for 18-45 year age group held by the manag

Hurtling down the runway in Pune at a speed of more than 222 kilometres per hour this morning, pilots of an Air India aircraft noticed a jeep and a man in their way, prompting them to carry out a premature and emergency takeoff. Though a major catastrophe was averted, this resulted in the tail striking the surface of the runway, damaging the fusela...

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who piloted a MiG-21 Bison during the air strike at a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot in February, today flew together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin legacy jet.

"We smoked a lot of cigarettes before the mission," says the young Squadron Leader who was one among the group of pilots who struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror training facility near Balakot in Pakistan in February. "We kept pacing up and down once we knew what our mission was."

The Rajasthan education department has proposed that a chapter on the valour of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman be included in school textbooks.

Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman may have just returned from captivity in Pakistanbut he is already raring to return to the cockpit, news agency PTI quoted his superiors as saying today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is "no more helpless" against terror and would pay back terrorists "with interest" as he referred to India's air strikes targeting a terror camp in Pakistan. He also targeted opposition parties and accused them of "helping Pakistan and harming India" with their statements.

India waited anxiously as the return of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan on Wednesday, was delayed. The pilot was to be handed over by Pakistan to India after 6 pm at the Attari-Wagah Border.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's announcement about the release of captured Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was greeted by a cryptic remark from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pakistan today said that it is willing to consider returning the Indian Air Force pilot it captured if this leads to de-escalation in tensions between the two countries. The pilot was captured yesterday after an aerial combat between Indian and Pakistani fighter planes.

Pakistan's ambassador to Washington today said that the United States has not condemned India's air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp on Tuesday, saying the stance "emboldened" New Delhi. The complaint comes amid the worst escalation between India and Pakistan in decades and a day after an Indian Air Force pilot was captured by Pakistan aft...

The MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that shot down an advanced American-origin F-16 of the Pakistani Air Force today was a highly upgraded version of the Vietnam-era Soviet jet. A common thing between the two fighter jets is that both have been continuously upgraded and have seen extensive combat use by nations that purchased them ...

Hours after Pakistan said that it captured two Indian Air Force pilots today, its military went back on the claim to clarify that it has "only one" in custody. Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted a photograph of the pilot who was shot down earlier in the day, along with a caption that read: "There is only one pilot under Pakistan Army's custody."

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for dialogue with India, hours after a Pakistani F-16 jet crossed the Line of Control and was engaged by Mig-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

An Indian pilot who was declared "missing in action" after an Air Force fighter jet shot down a Pakistani aircraft targeting military installations in India, is in Pakistan's custody, the government has confirmed. Pakistan had earlier on Wednesday claimed it had captured the pilot, as a video circulated by Pakistani accounts showed a man in uniform...