The 30-minute sortie came nearly six months after Varthaman sustained injuries while ejecting from a MiG 21 Bison during an aerial combat b...

Varthaman returned to the fighter cockpit, nearly six months after sustaining injuries while ejecting from a fighter plane during an aerial...

The defence ministry announced the military awards on the eve of Independence Day celebrations.

Defence sources said Varthaman, who shot down a F-16 during the aerial skirmish with Pakistan Air Force on February 27, has been recommende...

The IAF pilot went on leave around 12 days ago after security agencies completed a nearly two-week debriefing after his return from Pakista...

On March 4, IAF Chief Air Marshal BS Dhanoa clarified that Varthaman will fly an aircraft again after he is declared fit.

In a letter to Modi, Palaniswami said the IAF pilot, a native of Tamil Nadu, displayed amazing poise and confidence in the face of adverse ...

Sources said that in his detailed debriefing Varthaman corroborated that he got a lock onto the Pakistani jet.

And a saloon in Rajarampuri area is doing its bit to hail wing commander Varthaman's heroism, by offering a free haircut and shave to anyon...

"The efforts have been to ensure that Abhinandan returns to the cockpit soon," a military official said.

The award, instituted this year, carries a cash prize of Rs 2.51 lakh, a memento and a citation and will be presented to Varthaman on April...

Indian officials said the statement was extracted under duress and had undermined Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s “peace gesture” of releasing him.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman also underwent a MRI scan at the hospital, which showed that he didn’t suffer spinal and brain injuries...

Wing Commander Abhinandan was captured by Pakistani authorities on February 27 after his MiG 21 Bison went down during a dogfight with Paki...

This was stated by an official quoting Varthaman after he received the pilot at the Attari-Wagah border soon after his release by Pakistan.

His father Air Marshal (retd) Simhakutty Varthaman also flew the MiG-21s and was an IAF test pilot, who retired five years ago, a family fr...

Varthaman senior was commissioned as a fighter pilot in 1973, and has more than 4,000 flying hours, piloting 40 types of aircraft.