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The Great Escape: India's unsung war heroes

Three Indian Air Force fighter pilots held as Prisoners of War in a jail in Rawalipindi made a heroic escape. They reached as far as the Pak-Afghan border in Pakistan’s Wild West -- within......

Watch out China! IAF lands Super Hercules in Ladakh

In a subtle show of strength to China, the Indian Air Force on Tuesday landed its C-130J Super Hercules transport plane at the world's highest and recently-activated Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip in......

Saviours in the Valley of Death

Pilots and crew of the Indian Air Force fought a valiant battle against Nature to save thousands of lives in Uttarakhand's treacherous valleys, scripting India's greatest rescue operation.......

Probe chopper deal, let facts come out, says Tyagi

Former Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi, on Wednesday refuted allegations that he was paid bribes to swing a Rs 3,600 crore deal for procuring 12 choppers from Italian firm......

Grenade attack near Pak Air Force base in Karachi

Unidentified miscreants hurled two hand grenades in front of a Pakistan Air Force base, in the port city of Karachi this evening, injuring at least one person, a spokesman said. The hand grenades......

Dow chief not a part of Obama's biz delegation

As Air Force One landed in India's financial capital with promises of bonding between the United States and the country in many sectors, one of the key people missing from Barack Obama's 200-member......

Placement website for Air Force personnel's kin

Wives and widows of Air Force personnel can now easily learn about corporate vacancies and apply for them sitting in their homes. The Air Force Wives Welfare Association and the ICICI Bank on......

SBI launches salary package for IAF

The State Bank of India on Friday launched a defence salary package for the Indian Air Force with an array of concessional services such as zero balance accounts, interest rate concessions on......

Why pilots are forced to stay for a long haul

Pilots at Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines may have seen the terms of their compensation and benefits change from one labour contract to the next but no figure matters more than the one next......

Jet vs Kingfisher: The battle for No.1 slot

On October 28, at a ceremony to unveil Air Deccan's new-look aircraft in Mumbai, chairman of United Breweries group and Kingfisher Airlines, Vijay Mallya, said with characteristic flourish: "We......

Revealed: How Bolt 'beat air' at world record speed!

As the world's best athletes descend on London on Friday to take part in the Olympic Anniversary Games, a group of researchers from Mexico has provided an insight into the physics of one of the......

We will fly Dhoni in a Su-30 MKI: IAF chief

The chief of Indian Air Force P V Naik on Monday stated that he will seek special permission from the government so that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar......

Images: Sachin Tendulkar in Indian Air Force stripes

Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday conferred the Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain in honour of his cricketing achievements and contribution to the nation. The......

First Look: Tendulkar conferred IAF rank

Batting ace Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday conferred the Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain in honour of his cricketing achievements and contribution to the nation.He is the first......

Olympic torch arrives in Australia ahead of protes

The Olympic torch arrived in Australia's capital of Canberra on Wednesday, landing at an air force base under the type of tight security usually afforded visiting world leaders. Hundreds of extra......

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Q. who led the women's battalion of the Indian National Army?
Flying Saucer: A. more

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Q. TRUE OR FALSESome Americans disagreed with the United States initial refusal to enter WWI and so they joined the French Foreign Legion or the British or Canadian army. A group of U.S. pilots formed the Lafayette Escadrille, which was part of the French air force and became one of the top fighting units on the Western Front
Rajan: A. Mme Arno organized a regiment of Parisian women to fight the Germans in one thousand, nine hundred and fifteen. ', source Women Warriors of the...... more

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Q. How many persons from your family are serving in the defence forces?
Francisco: A. rajan ji aapna late hain aaj kya hua more

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Q. In Air Force, Air Commodore has one rank higher thanA. Squadron LeaderB. Air Vice-MarshalC. Group CaptainD. Air Marshal
Question Answer: A. my own uncle sir group captain in indian air force :) more

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UN envoy to leave Ukraine after missi...

UN special envoy to Ukraine Robert Serry will leave Kiev Saturday even as he continued his "consultations with Ukrainian and diplomatic... ...

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Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines said a flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing early Saturday, and the airline was... ...

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Commemorative Air Force Announces Hall of Fame Inductees for 2014

PRWeb 2014-03-08 For nearly 60 years, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has worked to preserve and honor American military aviation history.... ...

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Saudi Arabia lists terrorist groups

Saudi Arabia Friday listed the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and two Syrian jihadist groups, Al-Nusra Front... ...

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Parents allege lapses in RTE quota, stage protest

Around 25 parents staged a protest in front of the North range-1 Block Education Office (BEO) at Rajajinagar on Friday, asking authorities to take... ...

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