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Shades of revenge from Pearl Harbour, Balakot to Gaza Strip
This article is authored by Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh (retd), former lieutenant general, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry.

Published on Nov 10, 2023 03:29 PM IST
Balakot airstrike's fourth anniversary. How IAF carried out 'Operation Bandar'
Balakot airstrike, “Operation Bandar” as it was code-named, was in retaliation for the Pulwama terrorist attack in India, which killed 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers on February 14, 2019.

Published on Feb 26, 2023 02:28 PM IST
Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
IAF Mirage-2000 jet crash in Madhya Pradesh: 5 things to know about aircraft
Two fighter aircraft of IAF were involved in an accident when they were on routine operational flying training mission.

Published on Jan 28, 2023 03:52 PM IST
Gen Naravane's message to enemy: ‘If anyone tries to harm India…’
'The fact is that we have said that if you do something to us we will do something to you and that will be proportionate even more than what you have done to us", former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane.

Published on Dec 14, 2022 10:42 PM IST
ANI |
Abhinandan Varthaman: Know the IAF officer, now a Vir Chakra awardee
Abhinandan Varthaman, now a group captain, had shot down a Pakistani F-16 during an aerial dogfight over the Line of Control (LoC) in February, 2019. The 38-year-old, hails from Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai district.

Published on Nov 22, 2021 12:07 PM IST
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News updates from HT: PM Modi to address 'Mann Ki Baat' tomorrow
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Published on Feb 27, 2021 08:48 PM IST
Squadron that carried out Balakot operation makes long-range practice strike
In another event to commemorate the event, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief RKS Bhadauria on Saturday flew in a Mirage 2000, part of a multi-aircraft sortie, with the same squadron pilots.

Updated on Feb 27, 2021 08:36 PM IST
Edited by Prashasti Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
IAF adds muscle to firepower in 2 yrs since Balakot
Indian Air Force's (IAF’s) Mirage-2000s struck targets in Balakot in response to the Pakistan-backed Pulwama suicide attack in Kashmir in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed on February 14.

Updated on Feb 27, 2021 01:06 AM IST
Rahul Singh, New Delhi
‘Bandar mara gaya’: 15 min after missiles struck Balakot, a phone call in Delhi
Ahead of the Balakot air strike, a posse of Indian fighters was scrambled in the Rajasthan sector to get the Pakistan Air Force to move all its assets to intercept the Indians over the skies of Bahawalpur. The IAF’s Mirage 2000 fighters released their Spice 2000 penetrator bombs, each packed with 90 kg explosives, soon after.

Updated on Feb 26, 2021 10:27 AM IST
Shishir Gupta, New Delhi, Hindustan Times
Pulwama terror attack: People on social media pay homage to CRPF soldiers
The attack on the CRPF convoy took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, 2019. A 22-year-old suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the bus.

Updated on Feb 14, 2021 07:12 AM IST
ANI | , New Delhi
Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of 'leaking information' about Balakot air strike
The Congress leader said the availability of confidential information of a social media site WhatsApp equates to the 'breach' of the Official Secrets Act.

Published on Jan 25, 2021 07:54 PM IST
ANI | , Karur
News updates from Hindustan Times at 9AM: Shortage of tags, confusion may hit govt’s FASTag plan and all the latest news at this hour
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion curated for you at 9 am. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Published on Dec 15, 2019 08:58 AM IST
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