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PM Modi snubbed Imran Khan's call: Ex-diplomat reveals how India secured pilot Abhinandan's return from Pak

Jan 10, 2024, at 07:31 am

Former High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria, has revealed some untold secrets about the return of IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from Pakistan where he said that India's message was loud and clear that if Islamabad doesn’t return Varthaman (now a Group Captain), New Delhi will escalate the situation.

Indian President awards Vir Chakra to Balakot surgical strike hero Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman

Nov 22, 2021, at 11:34 pm

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday awarded Vir Chakra to the 2019 Balakot surgical strike hero, Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, at an event at the Rashtrapathi Bhawan here.

'Army Chief Bajwa's legs were shaking': Pak opposition MP recalls the moment of IAF pilot Abhinandan's release

Oct 30, 2020, at 08:44 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Jawed Bajwa's legs were shaking when the country's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told the lawmakers in a meeting February last year that India would attack if Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was not released, Ayaz Sadiq of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) claimed during a speech in parliament.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa flies MiG-21 with Abhinandan Varthaman in his last sortie before retirement

Sep 02, 2019, at 06:05 pm

New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS):  Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa was joined by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as they flew together in a MiG-21 Trainer aircraft in Pathankot on Monday.  

IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to be conferred with Vir Chakra on I-Day

Aug 14, 2019, at 12:49 pm

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who had shot down Pakistan Air Force's F-16 fighter jet in a dogfight after the Pulwama terror attack, will be conferred with Vir Chakra on the country's 73rd Independence Day on Thursday.

EC asks political parties to keep armed forces out of poll campaign

Mar 10, 2019, at 10:31 am

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Election Commission has asked all political parties across the country to refrain from using photographs of defence personnel on hoardings or posters while campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls.