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CDS Rawat chopper crash: Bad weather, thick cloud was the cause, no technical snag or sabotage found

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2022

The inquiry report has pointed out that there was a sudden appearance of a thick cloud cover creating sudden ‘loss of situational awareness’ for pilots.

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Army chief General Naravane takes over as chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee till the selection of a new Chief of Defence Staff

OpIndia Staff - 16 December, 2021

General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee till the post of Chief of the Defence Staff is filled

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Lone survivor of IAF chopper crash Group Captain Varun Singh stable but still in critical condition, skin grafts dispatched

OpIndia Staff - 13 December, 2021

Group Captain Varun Singh, undergoing treatment in Bengaluru after the chopper crash, is in stable but critical condition

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‘I am a soldier’s wife’, ‘My father was my best friend’: Brigadier LS Lidder’s family mourns for the hero

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2021

Brigadier LS Lidder was cremated today on December 10 at Delhi's Brar Square with full military honours.

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Avoid uninformed speculation on the chopper crash: Urges Indian Air Force, says probe will be completed expeditiously

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2021

IAF urged people to avoid uninformed speculation on the Mi17-V5 chopper crash as the tri-service probe has already began

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A cobbler in Ahmedabad pays heartfelt tribute to CDS Bipin Rawat, picture viral

OpIndia Staff - 9 December, 2021

A cobbler in Ahmedabad is winning hearts for his humble tribute to CDS Bipin Rawat.

Opinions

Understanding the mindset that can’t hide the glee even at your own armed forces chief passing away

Sanghamitra - 9 December, 2021

The armed forces protect and guard the very same boundaries that these entities want to make obsolete. Hence, the patriotic, steadfast, strong Indian soldier is their nemesis.

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Black Box of crashed IAF Mi17-V5 chopper recovered, Air Marshal Manavendra Singh to head the enquiry

OpIndia Staff - 9 December, 2021

Wing Commander R. Bhardwaj leading a special team of 25 recovered the Black Box of the ill-fated helicopter of the Indian Air Force

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefs the Parliament on CDS General Bipin Rawat’s chopper crash: Here is what he said

OpIndia Staff - 9 December, 2021

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefed both the Houses of the Parliament over the tragic chopped crash that claimed the life of CDS Bipin Rawat and 12 others in the Nilgiris yesterday.

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