IAF to induct first batch of Russian choppers

IAF to induct first batch of Russian choppers New Delhi: Augmenting its chopper fleet, the Indian Air Force will induct the first batch of Russian-origin Mi-17 V5 helicopters by mid-October. India had in 2008 signed a deal with Russia to induct 80 Mi-17 V5 helicopters for strengthening its chopper fleet for humanitarian and disaster relief missions and transport operations. "We are going to induct the first batch of Mi-17 V5s from Russia by the second week of the...
05:21 PM, Oct 02, 2011
Sikkim: Rains disrupt resuce operations from Bagdogra

Sikkim: Rains disrupt resuce operations from Bagdogra

Bad weather has hampered an all-out rescue operation in Sikkim as the Indian Air Force says that helicopters can't fly till the weather improves. ...
01:04 PM, Sep 19, 2011

Plane hits wall at Bagdogra airport, passengers safe

Plane hits wall at Bagdogra airport, passengers safe Kingfisher aircraft hit Air Force bunker minutes before takeoff. ...
01:21 AM, Jun 28, 2009

US citizens held on airport with gun cartriges

US citizens held on airport with gun cartriges Karachi: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar says the cricket ground in Abu Dhabi, where Pakistan and England are engaged in a Test match, does not suit fast bowlers much. The ground is sandy, thick and hard and it is a nightmare for the fast bowlers to bowl there, Akhtar said. He felt that the spinners, though, can extract sharp turn and bounce if they are willing to push the...
11:34 PM, Apr 15, 2008
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