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Nagpur, March 8 Union Minister Nitin Gadkari visited the Nagpur residence of Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar on Sunday, who died in a Sukhoi fighter jet crash, and paid his respects.In a social media post, Gadkari said he met the family members of the Indian Air Force pilot and offered them...

Nagpur, March 7 Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, who died in a Sukhoi fighter jet crash, was cremated with full military honors in his hometown, Nagpur, on Saturday, officials said.The remains of the Indian Air Force officer were consigned to flames at Manewada Ghat in the presence of...

Gurugram, March 6 Preparations were underway at Squadron Leader Anuj Vashisht's home here for his wedding. Then, on Friday afternoon, a call arrived that turned a celebration into a mourning.The caller was an official from the Indian Air Force (IAF) who informed the family that Vashisht had...

New Delhi, March 6 Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed in a crash of a Su-30 MKI multi-role fighter jet in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.The IAF confirmed on Friday the deaths of Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, a day after the Russian-origin...

Nagpur, March 6 Ravindra Duragkar could only recall memories of his son, Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, the most vivid being their phone conversation on Wednesday and his visit home ten days ago for a family gathering.As IAF officials tried to console the retired railway employee at his...

New Delhi, March 6 Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed in a crash of a Su-30 MKI fighter jet in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.The IAF confirmed on Friday the deaths of Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, a day after the Russian-origin aircraft went...

New Delhi, March 6 An Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30 MKI fighter jet crashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday. The IAF said that the search operation for the aircraft is ongoing.There is no information available about the pilots of the aircraft.The Su-30MKI, which was on a...

Guwahati/Diphu/Jorhat, March 5 An Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft went missing from radar contact while flying over Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday evening, shortly after taking off from Jorhat airbase, officials said.Defence PRO Lt Col Mahender Rawat said that the Su-30...

New Delhi, March 5 An Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI fighter jet went missing on Thursday shortly after taking off from the Jorhat airbase in Assam, officials said.Communication with the aircraft, of Russian origin, was lost at 7:42 pm, they said, adding that a search and rescue operation has been...

New Delhi, March 5 An Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI aircraft, a frontline fighter, went missing on Thursday after taking off from Jorhat airbase in Assam.The IAF has launched a search and rescue operation for the aircraft."An IAF Su-30 MKI has been reported overdue. The aircraft took off from...