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Nov 22, 2021 Outlook Web Desk Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed an enemy jet during an aerial combat with Pakistan in 2019 and was held captive for three days in that country, was on Monday honoured with the Vir Chakra award by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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Nov 10, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau Just ahead of the World Cup match between India and Pakistan, an advertisement on a Pakistan channel featured a spoof on Abhinandan.
Sachin Tendulkar attended the 8th Indian Air Force Day, which was dominated by Balakot with the 51 Squadron, the 9 Squadron and 601 signal unit getting citations for their roles in the air strike on terrorist camps in February
Oct 08, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau Three Mirage 2000 aircrafts and two Su-30MKI fighter aircrafts also flew in 'Avenger formation'. The planes are being flown by pilots who took part in Balakot airstrike.
Dhanoa flew a sortie with Abhinandan in a twin-seater MiG-21 trainer aircraft at the Pathankot Air Base on Monday. He is set to retire from the IAF later this year following nearly four decades in service.
A senior IAF officer said that Wing Commander Abhinandan was declared fit following examination of injuries sustained during the incident in which he had landed across the Pakistani side of the border
36-year-old IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman had suffered injuries while ejecting from his MiG-21 Bison during the aerial combat between Indian and Pakistani air forces on February 27.
Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman should be awarded and his moustache should be made national moustache.
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India will clash with Pakistan in a Cricket World Cup 2019 match in Manchester on June 16. After having lost the ICC Champions Trophy final against Pakistan in 2017 at The Oval, this will be a grudge game for Virat Kohli's team.
In a 33-second video released by Pakistan's Jazz TV, the character impersonating Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman can be seen sporting the Indian Air Force pilot's signature moustache
IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has been shifted out of Srinagar and posted to a frontline air base in the western sector.
United States has been asked to examine whether the use of F-16 against India is in accordance with the terms and conditions of sale.
'Wing Commander Abhinandan does not have any official social media account on Twitter and Instagram,' the IAF said.
Queried about the number of terrorists killed in the February 26 IAF attack in Balkot, Pakistan, he said it was for the government to give out the number.
After attracting criticism on the social media for 'taking credit', Khurshid Sunday said that he had only 'stated the truth'.
Punia, who bagged the top prize at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games last year, has won four gold medals and one silver in the last five tournaments
Varthaman arrived in the national capital by an IAF flight at around 11:45 pm Friday, nearly two-and-half hours after he crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border.
Earlier in the day, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa met Wing Commander Varthaman at the Army RR Hospital in New Delhi.
Members of Indian team pose with the winners trophy after their win on the day four of their second test cricket match with New Zealand in Mumbai. India won the won the series 1-0.
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Argentine players jubilate with the trophy after beating Germany in the final match of FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World cup 2021, at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
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Charred remains of vehicles of security personnel after the vehicles were put on fire by some miscreants over the death of 13 people, who were allegedly killed by Armed Forces, in Mon district.
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Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif outside actor Vicky Kaushal's residence in Mumbai.
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Actress Rashi Singh, center, along with models pose during a fashion show preview of Hilife Brides in Hyderabad.
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Young, brash and little-known artistes are using hip-hop as an outlet to speak up and speak out.
Aamir Shaikh aka Shaikhspeare traces talks about the genre that uses music as a means to dissent.
Family from UP village forced to run around to complete post-death official paperwork and even last rites.
While everyone is going gaga over actress Katrina Kaif in the revamped version of 'Tip Tip Barsa Pani', the replacement of Raveena Tandon does point towards the problem of sexism and ageism in the Indian film industry
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