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IAF MiG-21 crashes in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh; death toll rises to threeAn Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan on Monday, reported ANI, citing defence sources. The pilot is safe ...
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French expert team begins probe into Yeti Airlines plane crash in PokharaThe aircraft that took off from Kathmandu at 10:30 am crashed into Seti river gorge on Sunday, killing all four crew members and 68 passeng...
Nepal plane crash: Death toll rises to 70; authorities begin to handover victims' bodies to family membersTwo more persons are still missing and the search operation is continuing, according to the Nepal Army sources. As one more body was recove...
Pak Army plane crashes in Rawalpindi, kills 17 people, including two pilotsThe plane crashed in the suburbs of Mora Kalu village, killing 12 civilians and five crew members and destroying five to six houses, the Pa...
Public Accounts Committee to study fire mishaps in rail coaches, lack of special parachutes for armyShort circuit, poor maintenance and lack of awareness are major reasons of fire in trains, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said in ...
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- Army chopper crashes at Siachen; both pilots safe
The advanced light helicopter 'Dhruv', flown by two pilots of the Army Aviation Squadron, crashed in the northern glacier, the sources said.
- Five years, 34 MiG crashes, 11 lives lost
From 2007-08 to March 2013, a total of 34 MiG fighter aircraft were crashed, Defence Minister A K Antony told Rajya Sabha in a written repl...
No proposal for setting up special air wing for Army, says A K AntonyDefence Minister A K Antony today denied that there was any proposal to set up a special air wing under the army's control.