CDS General Rawat, wife, 11 others dead in tragic IAF chopper crash | 10 points

General Bipin Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) appointed on December 31, 2019, and who had a vast experience across a wide spectrum of conflict and terrain profiles, was among the 13 people who were killed on Wednesday when IAF's military helicopter Mi-17V5 they were travelling in crashed in a hilly area in apparently foggy conditions near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and state officials said. The IAF said a Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the accident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Kovind, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, opposition and world leaders expressed their grief over the incident. There were a total of 14 people on board the IAF chopper out of whom 13 of them have died. IAF Group Captain Varun Singh is the lone survivor. PM Modi later in the day chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to take stock of the situation.  

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President Ram Nath Kovind presents 'President Standard' to Indian Navy's 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday awarded the 'President Standard', a rare honour for its distinguished service, to the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron, the unit that had bombed and sank Pakistan Navy's vessels in the 1971 war.

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'Bahubalis' in Bihar politics unstoppable: Jailed ex-RJD MLA displays political muscle at hospital

'Bahubalis' are not new to Bihar politics. Even after 15 years past-RJD's era which was infamous for rampant crime, 'bahubalis' continue to rule the roost in the state's politics. 

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J&K: Encounter breaks out between security forces, terrorists in Shopian

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists at the Check Cholan area of Shopian on Wednesday morning.

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Omicron Variant LIVE UPDATES: UK reports over 100 new cases

Omicron Variant Latest News Updates: Britain reported 101 new cases of the Omicron COVID variant taking the total cases to 437, British health authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The early indications are that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is more transmissible than Delta, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he updated his team of ministers on the latest COVID-19 situation at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Scientists have called on the government to take more action and are urging people to be more cautious as Omicron cases continue to rise in the country.

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Breaking News, December 8 | LIVE Updates

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India successfully flight tests VL-SRSAM to strengthen Indian Navy | Watch

India Tuesday successfully flight tested the indigenously developed new Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) from the coast here, Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) official said. The quick reaction surface-to-air-missile missile developed by DRDO was test-launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here at about 3.08 pm from a vertical launcher against an electronic target at a very low altitude.

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