#SudanConflict | In a daring operation carried out on the night of 27/28 Apr 2023, a C-130J aircraft of the IAF rescued 121 personnel from a small airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna, which is about 40 km North of Khartoum. The passengers included medical cases, including a pregnant lady;… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
This convoy was led by the Indian Defence Attaché, who was in continuous touch with IAF authorities all along, till they reached the airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna. The airstrip in question had a degraded surface, with no navigational approach aids or fuel, and most critically or… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Approaching the airstrip, the aircrew used their Electro-Optical/Infra-Red sensors to ensure that the runway was free from any obstructions and no inimical forces were in the vicinity. Having made sure of the same, the aircrew carried out a tactical approach on Night Vision… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Upon landing, the aircraft engines were kept running while eight IAF Garud Commandos secured the passengers and their luggage into the aircraft. As with the landing, the take-off from the unlit runway was also carried out using NVGs. This approximately two-and-a-half-hour… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Maharashtra | Rescue operations underway since last 19 hours after a 3-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi, Thane. Teams of Fire Brigade, Police, TDRF & NDRF are present on spot to rescue people trapped in debris. More than 7 people are likely to be trapped, 14 people have been… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#WATCH | Bhiwandi building collapse update | A man rescued by NDRF and TDRF after more than 20 hours.
(Source: Thane Municipal Corporation)
#UPDATE | Death toll rises to 4 in the Bhiwandi building collapse incident in Thane, Maharashtra. Further rescue operations are underway: Thane Municipal Corporation
The First Batch of Women Officers Commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army
Five Women Officers today joined the Regiment of Artillery after the successful completion of training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai.
Five Women Officers (WOs) being commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery are being provided exactly the same opportunities and challenges as their male counterparts (19 male officers are also commissioned into the Artillery). These young women officers are being posted to all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
My father motivated me since childhood to join the army. And Artillery came as an opportunity for the women candidates. Message for all the women out there, joining the army will help you find yourself: Lt. Sakshi Bube
We should unitedly fight terrorism. If SCO has to emerge stronger, we have to fight together. Terror groups are using new methods like social media and crowdfunding: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in Delhi
This forum provides an opportunity for all of us to exchange our views, share our perspectives and concerns. This is an important platform where we can discuss the challenges before us and find solutions: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
India sees SCO as an important entity to promote defence cooperation among member states. We, as a nation, wish to further strengthen the spirit of trust and cooperation among the members of the SCO: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
#WATCH | Mumbai: "I want to thank the Indian govt for bringing us safely. They made all arrangements including food. All things were perfect. We are happy," says an Indian national who returned from Sudan
#WATCH | Mumbai: "Our country is great. May PM Modi live for 1,000 years," says an elderly woman who has returned from Sudan
Bihar | Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh released from Saharsa jail today, confirms a jail official.
Bihar government had recently amended the prison rules allowing the release of 27 convicts including him. He was serving a life sentence in the 1994 murder of then… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Hyderabad | It's disheartening for us that Anand Mohan Singh has been released from jail today. The government should reconsider this decision. I request Nitish Kumar ji to give a second thought to this decision. With this decision, his govt has set a wrong example. It is unfair… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Hyderabad | Public will protest against the release of Anand Mohan, demanding to send him back to jail. Releasing him is a wrong decision. CM should not encourage these types of things. If he (Anand Mohan) will contest elections in the future the public should boycott him. I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…