A day after her husband, an Air Force officer, allegedly committed suicide, Captain Renu Tanwar also took her own life while staying at an Army guest room in Delhi Cantonment.
Even as the Opposition is targeting Chief Minister MK Stalin over the death of five persons at the Indian Air Force (IAF) airshow at the Marina seafront here, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigl Katchi (VCK) and the CPI(M), key alliance partners of the ruling DMK on Monday demanded a high-level inquiry into the tragedy.
This drew opposition ire with the AIADMK and the BJP targeting Chief Minister MK Stalin for mismanagement.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the government is equipping the Indian Air Force with the most advanced platforms in line with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. He was speaking during the sending off ceremony of ‘Vayu Veer Vijeta’ car rally from National War Memorial here today.
This year's event is based on theme "Bhartiya Vayu Sena - Saksham, Sashakt, Atmanirbhar" (Potent, Powerful, and Self-Reliant), highlighting the lAF's unwavering commitment to safeguarding the nation's airspace.
This is the seventh edition of the Exercise that is scheduled from 11-22 September at the Air Force base Masirah, Oman.
Following the complaint, an FIR under the relevant sections of the law was filed at the Budgam police station in central Kashmir on Saturday, a senior police officer said.
Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari emphasized the need for maintaining high operational preparedness in response to evolving security challenges during the Annual Eastern Air Command (EAC) Commanders' Conference, held at the EAC Headquarters in Shillong.
Air Marshal Tejinder Singh on Sunday took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) of the Indian Air Force at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in the national capital.
A malfunctioned helicopter of Crystal Aviation Company, which had been lying at the Kedarnath shrine helipad for nearly two months due to a tail rotor failure, was dropped into the Mandakini River while being airlifted by an Indian Air Force (IAF) MI-17 helicopter on Saturday morning.
