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Rakesh Sharma flew aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 on April 2, 1984, marking a significant milestone as the first Indian citizen to venture into space.

Five years ago, the Indian Air Force conducted the Balakot airstrikes in Pakistan in response to the Pulwama attack. Code-named 'Operation Bandar', the airstrikes marked a significant retaliation against terrorism. Here's a detailed timeline of the events surrounding the Balakot airstrikes

The list features top ten achievements of Indian government during the last few years. Qatar released 8 Navy veterans on 11 February 2024. On 26 October 2023, these veterans were sentenced to death on charges of alleged spying.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa (retired) has said Pakistan did not have a choice other than to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, days after his MiG-21 was downed in a dogfight in February last year

Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, the first woman officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), wing commander passed away

A suicide bomber of Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) targeted CRPF convoy in Pulwama district and killed around 40 bravehearts of India on the same day last year
 

 

On April 1984, wing commander Rakesh Sharma flew aboard the Soyuz T-11 Rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome to become the first Indian in space. The voyage lasted 7 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes. When Sharma and team landed on earth, he had already become a hero and inspiration to thousands of Indians. Among his innumerable fans was a class 3 dropout in Ahmedabad, Kishan Singh Chauhan, a humble paanwaala, who wrote to Sharma congratulating him on the historic feat. Lest did Chauhan know that this gesture would begin a unique and wonderful friendship between two people who had never met. Let’s find out more about this tale of true friendship in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.

Ex-IAF chief BS Dhanoa has blamed the previous UPA government for its inordinate delay in purchasing Rafale fighter jets,and suggested that had wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman flown a Rafale last year, things would have been different. 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh received the first Rafale fighter jet in France while the nation observed Indian Air Force Day wherein Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew the MiG-21 Bison during a fly past. A drone that entered India from Pakistan’s side left the Border Security Force on high alert near Punjab. Watch top news in 100 seconds only on MyNation
 

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flies the MiG-21 Bison on Air Force Day 2019. Indian Air Force (IAF) is celebrating 87th anniversary on Air Force Day 2019 at Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad.
 

Air chief marshal RKS Bhadauria will award Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s 51 Squadron with unit citation for shooting down Pakistan’s F-16 days after the Pulwama attack. The award is slated to be received by commanding officer Group Captain Satish Pawar on October 8.

Wing Commander Anjali Singh has become India's first female military diplomat. She was trained on MiG-29 fighter aircraft and she joined duty on September 10.
 

India accepted the consular access extended by Pakistan to death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav and a senior Indian diplomat is meeting him on Monday, official sources said as tensions over Kashmir simmer between the two countries. IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew a joint sortie with Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa in MiG-21 fighter. In today's sortie, the two took off in the MiG-21 trainer from Pathankot and flew for 30 minutes. For the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100seconds. 

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and  Air Force chief Marshal BS Dhanoa took off in a two-seater MiG-21 trainer from Pathankot and flew for 30 minutes

Vivek Oberoi announced that he would be producing a trilingual film based on Indian Air Force's airstrike in Balakot, Pakistan. Will he be playing the role of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman? Read more details.