DEHRADUN: Two foreign women mountaineers, Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the USA and Fay Jane Manners from the UK, were safely rescued from Chaukhamba-III peak by an Indian Air Force (IAF) team early Sunday morning, nearly 72 hours after they became stranded while climbing the challenging peak in the Garhwal Himalayas in Chamoli district. “Both were…
NEW DELHI: Two foreign women mountaineers, Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the USA and Fay Jane Manners from the United Kingdom, were safely rescued on Sunday morning. The mountaineers were stranded at 6,015 metres while attempting to reach Chaukhamba III peak in Uttarakhand‘s Chamoli district.They were evacuated through a joint operation by the Indian Air Force…
DEHRADUN: Two women trekkers, one from USA and the other from UK, have been missing for over 36 hours at an altitude of 6,500m near Chaukhamba-III Peak in Chamoli district after reportedly losing crucial logistical and technical equipment on Thursday.Chamoli district administration informed Indian Air Force (IAF) later at night about the missing mountaineers and…
Gaganyaan group Captain Angad Pratap BENGALURU: In an online talk Friday, the first such for any of the four astronaut-designates of the Gaganyaan programme since their selection, Group Captain Angad Pratap said that as India’s human spaceflight programme evolves, the astronaut pool would become more diverse and that aspirants should internalise that there are no…
Gaganyaan group Captain Angad Pratap BENGALURU: In an online talk Friday, the first such for any of the four astronaut-designates of the Gaganyaan programme since their selection, Group Captain Angad Pratap said that as India’s human spaceflight programme evolves, the astronaut pool would become more diverse and that aspirants should internalise that there are no…
NEW DELHI: Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as the next chief of the IAF from Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari, who retires on Sept 30, the govt announced on Saturday.The government has gone by the seniority principle in appointing Air Marshal Singh, a fighter pilot who was commissioned in Dec 1984,…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force is cooperating with local police in Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, to investigate a sexual assault complaint lodged by a woman flying officer against a Wing Commander, according to an IAF official quoted by news agency PTI. It has been reported that the local police have filed a First Information…
NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force wing commander Shubhanshu Shukla‘s father Shambhu Dayal Sukhla beamed with delight as he wished his son success in the upcoming space mission while also sharing that he initially wanted him to join civil services.Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected as the “prime astronaut” for the first collaborative mission with US space…
MARIGNANE: The production of aviation giant Airbus‘ commercial helicopter, the H125, in India is likely to start in 2026, with the company proceeding to set up a final assembly line (FAL) later this year.Airbus Helicopters’ executive vice president, Olivier Michalon, stated that the company has shortlisted eight locations, and the final decision on the most…
NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft transporting the bodies of 14 out of the 45 Indians who tragically died in a devastating fire at a building in Kuwait landed in Delhi from Kerala’s Kochi on Friday evening, confirmed a senior official.The C-130J aircraft, which initially carried all 45 bodies, touched down at Kochi…
