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Shubhanshu Shukla and his Axiom-4 crew launch into intensive space research

Jun 30, 2025 - 8:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): A day after docking with the International Space Station (ISS), the four-member crew of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission—including Indian Air Force officer Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla—has commenced a rigorous […]

Army and Air Force versions of Dhruv helicopters cleared for operations

May 2, 2025 - 7:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP)- The government has cleared the resumption of operations of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force versions of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv fleet, which was grounded for four months, […]

Kargil Victory Day : PM Modi pays homage to Kargil war martyrs in Drass

Jul 26, 2024 - 4:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LADAKH (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi paid tributes to soldiers at the Kargil […]

Emergency: Kangana Ranaut presents Milind Soman as Sam Manekshaw

Sep 2, 2022 - 10:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Actor Kangana Ranaut has revealed that actor Milind Soman will essay the role of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in her upcoming directorial Emergency. Taking to Instagram, Kangana also unveiled Milind’s first look from the film. […]

Missile ‘misfire’: I4 IAF officials under lens

Mar 26, 2022 - 10:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP)-The Court of Inquiry (CoI) probing the “accidental” firing of a BrahMos missile has examined the role of at least four Indian Air Force (IAF) officials — a Group Captain (Commanding Officer), his […]

India in history this Week- December 3 to December 9, 2021

Dec 4, 2021 - 5:40 am EST @theindpanorama 0

03 DECEMBER 1844 The first President of the country Dr. Rajendra Prasad was born. 1751 Battle of Arnie in India (Second Carnatic War): A British East India Company-led army under Robert Clive defeats a very […]

India in history this Week-November 5 to November 11, 2021

Nov 6, 2021 - 8:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

05 NOVEMBER 1556 In the second battle of Panipat, the Mughal ruler Akbar defeated Hemu. 1920 Indian Red Cross Society was established. 1961 India‘s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited New York. 2001 India and […]

Ajay Devgn in war mode post Diwali

Nov 7, 2020 - 5:44 am EST @theindpanorama 0

After eight months of lockdown, Ajay Devgn is ready to don the Indian Air Force uniform again as he steps out to resume work on Bhuj: The Pride of India. It is heard that the […]

IAF chief Dhanoa is new chairman of chiefs of staff committee

Jun 1, 2019 - 8:34 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): “Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the Chairman COSC with effect from May 31 consequent to relinquishment of charge by Admiral Sunil Lanba upon superannuation,” a Defense ministry spokesperson said. […]

A Historic Win for BJP: Modi calls it the Victory of the People of India

May 28, 2019 - 11:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

By I.S. Saluja NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): Modi had said after the Indian Air Force bombed terrorist location in Balakot in Pakistan, “Humne dushman ko ghar mein ghus kar mara hai”. It is […]

Indian Air Force gets Rafale edge

Sep 27, 2016 - 11:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

In a major boost to the Indian Air Force, India has signed a formal agreement with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets for $8.7bn, in a major defense deal. The deal was signed by […]

More than 3000 sorties of the Tejas fighter have been flown to date

India’s own light combat aircraft Tejas joins Indian Air Force

Jul 1, 2016 - 5:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Three decades after the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft went into development, there is a grudging acceptance that the fighter which has been officially inducted into the Air Force, Friday, July 1, in Bengaluru is, in many ways, […]

Air Marshal Arjan Singh with former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh

India’s Oldest Serving Soldier, Air Marshal Arjan Singh gets rare Honor

Apr 16, 2016 - 10:38 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): To honor India‘s oldest serving soldier, Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh – who turned 97 on Thursday, April 14, – the crucial Air Force base at Panagarh in West Bengal […]

AIRLIFT: "Whatever you might think of the Indian government, when it comes to expatriate citi-zens in conflict zones, our diplomats go to great extents to ensure their safety." Picture shows Indian nationals stranded in Yemen being evacuated from Djibouti on board an Indian Air Force aircraft. (Photo courtesy PTI)

DEFENDING THE DIASPORA

Feb 5, 2016 - 2:24 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Many people involved in the massive evacuation of Indian expatriates from Kuwait in 1990 are disappointed at the mischaracterization of the role of the politicians, diplomats and airline officials in Airlift, a new Hindi film based […]

Musharraf threatens India with retaliatory measures

Jan 14, 2016 - 6:27 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

Former military dictator Pervez Musharraf has warned India against engaging in any mischief against Pakistan in the backdrop of Pathankot terror attack, saying his country can inflict retaliatory measures that will always haunt India. “In […]

TALKS ONLY IF PAK ACTS PROMPTLY, SAYS INDIA

Jan 9, 2016 - 8:08 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India on Jan 7 made it clear to Pakistan that the proposed foreign secretary-level talks could be held only if Islamabad acts promptly against plotters of the Pathankot airbase attack. New Delhi […]

US expects Pakistan will take action against Pathankot attackers

Jan 4, 2016 - 11:58 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

The US expects Pakistan will take actions against the perpetrators of the terror attack on IAF base in Pathankot, a top American official said, hours after Islamabad said it is working on the “leads” provided […]

India's Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar (right) with US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (file photo)

Defense Minister of India Manohar Parrikar meets with the US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter

Dec 11, 2015 - 3:18 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Minister of Defense of India Manohar Parrikar made an official visit to the United States at the invitation of US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter from December 7-10, 2015 that included visits to […]

Gangster Chhota Rajan being taken to the Bali airport from where he was deported to Delhi.

Chhota Rajan in India After 27-Yr Hunt

Nov 6, 2015 - 12:20 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Long-absconding underworld don Chhota Rajan was brought to Delhi early on Nov 6 morning from Indonesia by a joint team headed by CBI officials for facing trial in various criminal cases registered […]

“Akhlaq's family members can wait. And the President of India should learn to wait. Prime Minister of India is busy consolidating his position. And for this he must win Bihar. India's core civilizational values can wait too", says the author. The sarcasm is obvious.

Indian American Muslim Council Condemns Dadri Mob Killing

Oct 8, 2015 - 7:57 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), a US based advocacy group, has strongly condemned the anti-minority violence in India, in the form of a mob lynching of a Muslim man and his son […]

Rafale deal stuck in negotiations

Sep 18, 2015 - 8:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Five months after India announced the deal to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets “off the shelf” from France, much of the expectations from the big-ticket deal appears to have evaporated due to […]

Tender for acquisition of 126 jets cancelled

Aug 1, 2015 - 8:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): After eight years, the defence ministry has cancelled the 2007 global tender to buy 126 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force, whose squadron strength nosedived in the last decade. “The Request […]

Latecomer VIPs delay flight

Jul 3, 2015 - 11:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Nirmal Singh were caught in a controversy on July 2 following reports that an Air India flight […]

IAF JET LANDS SUCCESSFULLY ON YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY

May 22, 2015 - 12:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian Air Force has carried out a successful trial of landing a combat jet on a road runway. The IAF‘s Mirage 2000 successfully landed on Yamuna expressway near Mathura on May […]

Beijing pulls up PLA over India’s swift rescue operations

May 1, 2015 - 12:46 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): The Indian military’s swift evacuation of thousands of Indians from earthquake-hit Nepal has put China‘s PLA on the defensive with questions raised as to why its efforts to rescue stranded Chinese nationals did […]

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