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.
The exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 12 July-02 August and is a biennial, multi- national exercise hosted by the RAAF. The name 'Pitch Black' was derived from the emphasis on night time flying over large un-populated areas.
A new chapter was introduced in the history of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday when a Weapon Systems School (WSS) was inaugurated by Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari at the Air Force Station Begumpet, Hyderabad.
RudraM-II is an indigenously-developed solid-propelled air-launched missile system meant for Air-to-Surface role to neutralize many types of enemy assets. A number of state-of-the-art indigenous technologies developed by various DRDO laboratories have been incorporated in the missile system.
The EMRS is a first-of-its-kind 24/7 telephonic medical helpline for serving IAF personnel and their families across India.
Seeing the blaze moving towards the Bhowali based Indian Air Force station area, the IAF began its aerial fire fighting, pouring water streams over the affected areas
