{
  "id": 16486502,
  "title": "PM Modi Watches Spectacular IAF Air Show Featuring Over 100 Aircraft, Rafale, Sukhoi And Tejas Jets In Varanasi | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/pm-modi-watches-spectacular-iaf-air-show-featuring-over-100-aircraft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T13:45:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/pm-modi-watches-spectacular-iaf-air-show-featuring-over-100-aircraft-rafale-sukhoi-and-tejas-jets-in-varanasi-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed an air show featuring over 100 aircraft and helicopters over the Ganga at Namo Ghat on Sunday. He observed aerial maneuvers by fighter jets, including Sukhoi, Rafale, and Tejas. Modi joined Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the nearly one-hour display. The Indian Air Force chief gave Modi a memento at the event. The skies above the Ganga transformed into a visual spectacle, drawing large crowds and generating excitement among spectators. Modi greeted the audience with a 'Jai Hind' gesture, eliciting applause. The event highlighted the IAF's operational prowess and sparked patriotic sentiments among the onlookers. Modi traveled by road to Namo Ghat, where supporters lined the route to catch a glimpse of him. The Prime Minister also inaugurated a new manufacturing unit of Arvind Limited in Varanasi, a seven-acre facility with a construction cost of around Rs 150 crore. The unit will manufacture garments, with plans to export products.",
  "summary": "Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched an air show featuring more than 100 aircraft and helicopters over the Ganga at Namo Ghat in Varanasi on Sunday, witnessing displays of aerial manoeuvres by fighter jets, including the Sukhoi, Rafale and Tejas. Top Leaders Attend Air Show Modi, who arrived in his parliamentary constituency on Sunday, watched the nearly hour-long show along with…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}