Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as he is released by Pakistan authorities at Wagah border on the Pakistani side. Varthaman, who was captured by Pak...
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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman leads a MiG formation while flying an MiG Bison aircraft, during the 87th Indian Air Force Day Parade, at Hindon airbase, in Ghaziabad.
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Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the IAF pilot who became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February, bef...
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Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the IAF pilot who became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February, aft...
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Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman pose for a group photograph after their sortie on the MiG 21 jet, at Airforce Station, Pathankot.
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Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the IAF pilot who became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February, bef...
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Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the IAF pilot who became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February, pos...
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In this file photo, is seen Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as he is released by Pakistan authorities at Wagah border on the Pakistani side. Vartha...
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Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre meets Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi Cantonment in New Delhi...
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A textile merchant shows saree printed with a picture of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, at his shop in Surat.
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In this handout photo released by the Indian Ministry of Defence, Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, left, meets with Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at a hospital in ...
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People jubilate with a Tricolour as they wait for IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthama's return to India, in Ahmedabad.
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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik with a sand sculpture of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at the beach in Puri.
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People jubilate with a Tricolour as they wait for the arrival of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman near Attari-Wagha border near Amritsar.
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People jubilate with a Tricolour as they wait for IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthama's return to India in New Delhi.
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Members of Kasturi Karnataka Janapara Vedike hold placards as they wait for the return of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthama, in Bengaluru.
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BJP workers jubilate after the release of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman by Pakistan, in Ranchi.
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A vehicle carrying IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman leaves from Attari-Wagah border after his release by Pakistan, near Amritsar.
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Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman (C) as he is released by Pakistan authorities at Wagah border on the Pakistani side.
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Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as he is released by Pakistan authorities at Wagah border on the Pakistani side.
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
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.
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