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Consider excluding Rs 120 cr from airlift charges: Kerala HC to Centre
1 week ago

Consider excluding Rs 120 cr from airlift charges: Kerala HC to Centre

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre whether it can exclude around Rs 120 crore from the Rs 132 crore demanded as airlift charges for rescue operations carried out by the IAF in the state since 2006. During the hearing, the bench also said that the sending of the bill of Rs 132 crore as airlift charges …

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'The Sabarmati Report' to 'Airlift', films based on real-life incidents
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'The Sabarmati Report' to 'Airlift', films based on real-life incidents

India TV News  

Image Source : IMDB 1/7 'The Sabarmati Report' to 'Airlift', films based on real-life incidents Image Source : File Image 2/7 Indian cinema has consistently drawn inspiration from real-life events, bringing historical and contemporary stories to life on the big screen. Image Source : IMDB 3/7 Airlift, starring Nimrat Kaur and Akshay Kumar, tells the real story of the biggest …

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India's Military Future: C295 Aircraft to Transform Airlift Operations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India's Military Future: C295 Aircraft to Transform Airlift Operations

Firstpost  

The C295 aircraft will transform India's tactical airlift operations by providing a versatile and advanced platform for various missions. With its advanced features and capabilities, the C295 will enhance the Indian defense ecosystem with additional orders for 15 aircraft for the Navy and Coast Guard. The facility in Vadodara will mark a significant milestone in the country's military production, with …

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IAF's Super Hercules executes night airlift from Leh, ensures soldier's critical surgery
8 months, 1 week ago

IAF's Super Hercules executes night airlift from Leh, ensures soldier's critical surgery

Hindustan Times  

An Indian Army personnel, who suffered a severed hand while operating machinery in a forward area, underwent a complex surgery at a Delhi hospital after a rapid "dark night airlift" by an IAF C-130J aircraft from the Ladakh sector. The heavy-lift transport aircraft Super Hercules of the IAF, which had taken off from the Hindon Air Force station in Ghaziabad, …

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C-295 aircraft inducted into Air Force, to boost tactical airlift
1 year, 3 months ago

C-295 aircraft inducted into Air Force, to boost tactical airlift

India Today  

The first C-295 medium tactical transport aircraft was inducted into the Indian Air Force at the Hindon Air Base on Monday. On September 20, the C-295 aircraft landed in Gujarat's Vadodara, days after it was handed over to the IAF in the southern Spanish city of Seville. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on September 13 received …

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Stalin announces ₹10 lakh to airlift 2-year-old undergoing treatment in Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Stalin announces ₹10 lakh to airlift 2-year-old undergoing treatment in Turkey

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday announced ₹10 lakh to shift a 2-year-old child who is undergoing treatment in Turkey to Chennai on an air ambulance. "As they lost their savings in giving emergency treatment to the child on parents request Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announced 10 lakhs to shift the girl child from Turkey to Chennai on …

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Indian-Origin Student in US Struck by Lightning, Family Seeks Airlift to India
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian-Origin Student in US Struck by Lightning, Family Seeks Airlift to India

News 18  

A 25-year-old Indian-origin student of the University of Houston has been fighting for her life after being struck by lightning, officials said. Susroonya Koduru, a foreign exchange student studying Information Technology at the UH, was walking along the pond with her friends on July 4th weekend, at the San Jacinto Monument Park when lightning hit, according to family sources. “When …

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All set for Operation Kaveri to airlift Indians from Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

All set for Operation Kaveri to airlift Indians from Sudan

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: India on Monday named its evacuation operations by sea and air for Indians stranded in the African nation of Sudan as Operation Kaveri, with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar saying that about 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan where India has stationed its naval ship. India had on Sunday said it has put “contingency plans in place” that …

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Today in History: September 30, Berlin Airlift concludes
2 years, 2 months ago

Today in History: September 30, Berlin Airlift concludes

Associated Press  

Today in history: On Sept. 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15 months. In 1938, addressing the public after co-signing the Munich Agreement, which allowed Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain proclaimed, “I believe it …

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Storms leave 21 people stranded on cargo ship off Sydney
2 years, 5 months ago

Storms leave 21 people stranded on cargo ship off Sydney

ABC  

An operation is underway to tow a cargo ship that had been drifting towards rocks amid wild seas near Sydney to deeper waters. Key points: The cargo ship lost power and began drifting towards the cliffs at the Royal National Park on Monday morning A plan to airlift the crew was been abandoned for being too dangerous Three tug boats …

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On Nimrat Kaur's birthday, looking at some of her best films, from The Lunchbox to Airlift
2 years, 9 months ago

On Nimrat Kaur's birthday, looking at some of her best films, from The Lunchbox to Airlift

Firstpost  

Bollywood actress Nimrat Kaur celebrates her 40th birthday today, 13 March. Nimrat Kaur has also appeared in American television shows and has managed to make a great spot for herself in the film industry. Nimrat Kaur had her first big breakthrough with The Lunchbox in which she was paired alongside late actor Irrfan Khan. Peddlers and Nimrat Kaur both received …

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‘Candy Bomber’ who dropped sweets during Berlin airlift dies
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Candy Bomber’ who dropped sweets during Berlin airlift dies

Associated Press  

DENVER — U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen — known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War II ended — has died at age 101. Halvorsen was beloved and venerated in Berlin, which he last visited in 2019 when the city celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their …

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Government trying for more flights to airlift Indians from Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Government trying for more flights to airlift Indians from Ukraine

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday urged Indian students in Ukraine “to maintain calm” and not panic if they are not able to get flight tickets to return home, adding that the government was in touch with several airlines to expand the number of flights between India and Ukraine. The Indian embassy in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv told the students, in …

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From Padmaavat to Airlift, List of Successful Bollywood Films that Released Around Republic Day
2 years, 10 months ago

From Padmaavat to Airlift, List of Successful Bollywood Films that Released Around Republic Day

News 18  

Holidays are considered to be the perfect time to release a film since people get the time to visit the cinema and treat themselves to some entertainment. Republic Day being the first national holiday of the year comes with the added opportunity to keep the New Year’s festive spirit alive and bring in some quality entertainment. Let us take a …

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Afghan Baby Handed To US Soldiers In Airlift Chaos Still Missing
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghan Baby Handed To US Soldiers In Airlift Chaos Still Missing

The Quint  

Afraid that their two-month old baby Sohail would get crushed, they handed him to a U.S soldier over the fence. Mirza Ali, who worked as a security guard at the U.S embassy for 10 years, desperately asked all the officials about his baby and was told that the child was probably taken to a safe area. In an interview that …

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Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghan airlift missing
3 years, 1 month ago

Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghan airlift missing

Al Jazeera  

Afghan family is at a US base in Texas waiting to be resettled, but ‘unfortunately, no one can find the child.’ It was a split-second decision. But at that moment, Mirza Ali said, the Taliban – which had swiftly taken over the country as US troops withdrew – began pushing back hundreds of hopeful evacuees. Mirza Ali, who said he …

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Biden defends departure from ‘forever war,’ praises airlift
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden defends departure from ‘forever war,’ praises airlift

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A defensive President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the U.S. airlift to extract more than 120,000 Americans, Afghans and other allies from Afghanistan to end a 20-year war an “extraordinary success,” though more than 100 Americans and thousands of others were left behind. “To those asking for a third decade of war in Afghanistan, I ask, ‘What is …

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Ramstein Air Base: The Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a German base is far from over
3 years, 3 months ago

Ramstein Air Base: The Kabul airlift has ended, but a US operation to get 14,000 people off a German base is far from over

CNN  

Ramstein Air Base, Germany CNN — From his office window, Brig. “This is now my family – at least until they get off our airpatch,” Olson, the installation commander at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, told CNN as we drove past tent after tent. “One of our biggest issues has been baby wipes and formula,” he said, adding that plane …

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Taliban Largely Seal off Kabul Airport as Airlift Winds Down
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban Largely Seal off Kabul Airport as Airlift Winds Down

News 18  

The Taliban deployed extra forces around Kabul’s airport Saturday to prevent large crowds from gathering after a devastating suicide attack two days earlier, as the massive US-led airlift wound down ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. The economic crisis, which predates the Taliban takeover earlier this month, could give Western nations leverage as they urge Afghanistan’s new rulers to form …

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American forces keep up airlift under high threat warnings
3 years, 3 months ago

American forces keep up airlift under high threat warnings

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — American forces working under heightened security and threats of another attack pressed ahead in the closing days of the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan after a devastating suicide bombing, and U.S. officials said they had killed a member of the extremist group that the United States believes responsible for it. A U.S. drone strike early Saturday in eastern …

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US strikes Islamic State target in Afghanistan, pushes airlift into final stage
3 years, 3 months ago

US strikes Islamic State target in Afghanistan, pushes airlift into final stage

India Today  

The US conducted a drone strike against an Islamic State target in Afghanistan on Saturday, as the airlift of those desperate to flee moved into a fraught final stage with fresh terror attack warnings and encroaching Taliban forces primed to take over Kabul airport. Follow Afghanistan News LIVE Updates The attack followed a chorus of warnings about an imminent threat …

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Last UK flight for civilians leaves as Kabul airlift winds down
3 years, 3 months ago

Last UK flight for civilians leaves as Kabul airlift winds down

Al Jazeera  

UK armed forces begin to leave Afghanistan and will take a small number of Afghans on remaining flights. Britain’s armed forces are now preparing to leave and will take small numbers of Afghan citizens with them on remaining flights this weekend, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Saturday. “Personally, I’ve probably had over a 100 messages from different Afghans who …

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New urgency to airlift after Kabul blasts kill more than 100
3 years, 3 months ago

New urgency to airlift after Kabul blasts kill more than 100

The Hindu  

Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of people desperately fleeing a Taliban takeover and killed more than 100. Thursday’s bombings near the airport killed at least 95 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops, Afghan and U.S. officials said, in the deadliest day for American forces in Afghanistan since …

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Canada's airlift mission from Kabul ends
3 years, 3 months ago

Canada's airlift mission from Kabul ends

India TV News  

The Canadian mission in Afghanistan has ended and most military personnel have left the war-torn nation, Acting Chief of Defense Staff Wayne Eyre said. In a statement on Thursday, Eyre said a small contingent has stayed behind to support allies, adding that Canada has helped evacuate more than 3,700 people from Kabul, reports Xinhua news agency. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …

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