Abhinandan quits the IAF: What really happened in the 2019 F-16 dogfight?
After 22 years in the IAF, Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman retired and joined FLY91 as a commercial pilot.
India's GDP growth for Q1 2025-26 was clarified by the government to remain at 7.8%, despite critics and opposition highlighting the revision from the previous 80 lakh crore to 80 lakh crore under the latest 2022-23 base year series. This growth figure was reported by the government on Tuesday.
Former Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, the top planner of Operation Sindoor, has been appointed as the first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. Mishra received a medal for his exceptional service during the military confrontation with Pakistan last year.
Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who was awarded the Vir Chakra for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 in February 2019, has left the Indian Air Force to join a private airline, Fly91.
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