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'He promised to take us on vacation,' says slain Army man's wife

A pall of gloom descended on Takdah, a sleepy hamlet in West Bengal Darjeeling district, on Thursday as locals learnt about the death of Havaldar Satpal Rai who was among the 13 people killed

Video showing final moments of helicopter carrying CDS Rawat surfaces

A video of the IAF's Mi-17V5 helicopter flying over Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu has surfaced that seemingly shows the final moments of the chopper before it crashed claiming the lives of 13

Copter crash: Lone survivor to be shifted to Bengaluru for higher treatment

The lone survivor in the IAF helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu that killed General Rawat and 12 others was being shifted to Bengaluru for higher treatment, his family and official sources said

People shower flowers on ambulances carrying chopper crash victims' bodies

The bodies will be flown from Sulur Air Force station to the respective native places of the crash victims

General Rawat was a true leader, true friend of Israel: PM Bennett

Describing General Bipin Rawat as a "true leader and true friend" of Israel, the country's top leadership has expressed condolences to the government and people of India at the "tragic and shocking loss" of its first Chief of Defence Staff who died in a helicopter crash. The Mi-17V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) carrying the 63-year-old tri-services chief crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, killing 13 of the 14 people on board, including his wife and 11 other armed forces personnel. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a tweet said, "My thoughts & prayers are with the families of those who perished in the tragic helicopter crash in India. May their souls rest in peace". "General Bipin Rawat was a true leader & true friend of Israel. Much strength to @narendramodi & the Indian people at this difficult time", Bennett added. Defence Minister Benny Gantz, who in the past has served as the Israel Defence Forces' Chief of Staff, expressed condolences

Chopper crash: Wing commander Prithvi Chauhan's father recalls journey

Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan (42) was killed along with several others, including CDS General Bipin Rawat, in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday

Sole survivor of IAF chopper crash honoured with Shaurya Chakra in August

Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the horrifying chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, was conferred with the Shaurya Chakra in August for averting a possible mid-air accident

Chopper crash: Army Vice Chief cuts short Qatar visit, to return to Delhi

Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty has cut short his visit to Qatar and is returning to Delhi, said sources.

Bipin Rawat death: Not 'rare', but crash of such magnitude occurred in 1963

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others died in Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu raising question over Indian Air Force capabilities

IAF chopper crash: India lost 46 personnel in air accidents in six years

There have been more than 10 incidents every alternate year in five years from 2014-15 to 2018-19, data shows

CDS Bipin Rawat among 13 dead in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu

Rawat and his entourage had flown in the morning in an Embraer Legacy jet from Delhi to Sulur Air Force Base, near Coimbatore

Chopper crash: Heard a loud sound, copter was in flames, says eyewitness

India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 11 others were killed when their IAF Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district

CDS Rawat, his wife, 11 others killed as IAF chopper crashes in Tamil Nadu

The lone survivor, Group Captain Varun Singh, is currently under treatment at a military hospital in Wellington; India will never forget Gen Rawat's exceptional service, says PM Modi

Top headlines: CDS Rawat dies as chopper crashes; telco bosses speak at IMC

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CDS chopper crash: Mi17V5 is advanced transport copter with IAF since 2012

Manufactured by Russian Helicopters' subsidiary Kazan, the helicopter has an onboard weather radar and is equipped with the latest generation of night vision devices

IAF chopper with CDS Bipin Rawat on board crashes in Tamil Nadu; 4 dead

The chopper was on its way from the Sulur IAF base to the Defence Services College (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed

CDS chopper crash: Rajnath Singh asks IAF chief to rush to spot

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asked IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari to reach the military aircraft crash site in Tamil Nadu

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefs PM after chopper ferrying CDS crashes

Singh is monitoring the situation after an IAF helicopter with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and several other offficers on board met with an accident on Wednesday near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu

India to push back on $1-billion Russian helicopter deal: Report

Instead, there might be off-the-shelf purchases of some of the Ka-226T military choppers as the Indian Air Force needs to make immediate replacements to its fleet of over 320 aging helicopters

IAF gets Mirage 2000 fighters from France to strengthen aircraft fleet

The aircraft would now be upgraded to the latest standards as part of the Mirage upgrade programme going on in the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited