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IAF helicopter crash: Group Captain Varun Singh cremated with full military honours in Bhopal
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IAF helicopter crash: Group Captain Varun Singh cremated with full military honours in Bhopal

Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the IAF helicopter crash that killed 13 people in Coonoor, including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, passed away on Wednesday, after a week-long battle for his life

Gen Bipin Rawat and his wife's ashes immersed in Ganga at its confluence points
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Gen Bipin Rawat and his wife's ashes immersed in Ganga at its confluence points

This ritual followed the one in Haridwar where the couple's two daughters immersed their ashes in the Ganga on 11 December

IAF copter crash: Mobile phone of eyewitness sent for forensic analysis
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IAF copter crash: Mobile phone of eyewitness sent for forensic analysis

Joe, a wedding photographer from Coimbatore, out of curiosity, had recorded the video of the ill-fated helicopter on his mobile phone, apparently moments before it crashed

IAF Helicopter Crash: Bodies of 10 remaining chopper crash victims identified, last rites of five held
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IAF Helicopter Crash: Bodies of 10 remaining chopper crash victims identified, last rites of five held

The personnel whose bodies are yet to be identified are Lt Col Harjinder Singh, Havildar Satpal, Naik Gursewak Singh and Naik Jitender Kumar

Honouring Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat: Some boots are hard to fill
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Honouring Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat: Some boots are hard to fill

The best way to honour General Bipin Rawat for his service would be to ensure that reforms he had set into motion are completed and theatre commands are established at an early date

Helicopter crash: Bodies of 4 Army officials, 2 IAF personnel identified; mortal remains handed over to families
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Helicopter crash: Bodies of 4 Army officials, 2 IAF personnel identified; mortal remains handed over to families

Of the 14 who were on board the military helicopter, 13 were killed in the horrific Mi-17V5 crash near Coonoor town on Wednesday

‘Fate brought them together’: Madhulika Rawat's brother on her marriage to CDS
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‘Fate brought them together’: Madhulika Rawat's brother on her marriage to CDS

General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika were among the 13 people, who were killed after an IAF helicopter crashed near Coonor in Tamil Nadu on 8 December

Gen Bipin Rawat's Funeral Updates: Defence chief, his wife cremated by daughters after full military honours
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Gen Bipin Rawat's Funeral Updates: Defence chief, his wife cremated by daughters after full military honours

Gen Bipin Rawat's Funeral Updates: CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat were cremated after they were accorded military honours at Brar Square on Friday. Their daughters Kritika and Tarini performed their last rites

Copter crash: Poor weather could have played spoilsport, says eyewitness
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Copter crash: Poor weather could have played spoilsport, says eyewitness

CDS Chief Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others were killed when Mi-17VH helicopter crashed in a wooded valley at Katteri-Nanjappanchathram area in Coonoor

'My hero, my biggest motivator': Brigadier LS Lidder's wife and daughter bid him a teary adieu
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'My hero, my biggest motivator': Brigadier LS Lidder's wife and daughter bid him a teary adieu

Brigadier LS Lidder, a second generation Army officer, had been approved for promotion to Major General, and was due to take command of a division

General Bipin Rawat's Death: When Coonoor went silent to honour CDS
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General Bipin Rawat's Death: When Coonoor went silent to honour CDS

Shops remained closed and streets bore a deserted look as people were grieving the loss of India's first defence chief, his wife and 11 others after a military helicopter crashed on Wednesday

Home Minister Amit Shah pays last respects to CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife
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Home Minister Amit Shah pays last respects to CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad and British Ambassador to India Alexander Ellis was among the other leaders who paid their last respects to General Rawat and his wife

IAF Helicopter Crash: Brigadier LS Lidder laid to rest with full military honours
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IAF Helicopter Crash: Brigadier LS Lidder laid to rest with full military honours

Brigadier H S Lidder was defence assistant to the CDS since January 2021 and was approved for Major General rank before the horrible IAF helicopter crash

Rajnath Singh, Ajit Doval, M L Khattar pay last respects to Brigadier Lidder
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Rajnath Singh, Ajit Doval, M L Khattar pay last respects to Brigadier Lidder

Along with Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, Lidder was among the 13 killed when a Mi17V5 helicopter carrying them crashed in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday

'It's ok to be mediocre': Battling for his life, Group Captain's Varun Singh in letter to students of his school
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'It's ok to be mediocre': Battling for his life, Group Captain's Varun Singh in letter to students of his school

Group Captain Varun Singh - the sole survivor of the chopper crash that killed Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and 12 others - is being treated for severe burn injuries at the Air Force's Command Hospital in Bengaluru

Coonoor chopper crash: Last rites of Bipin Rawat, 12 others with full military honours tomorrow; PM, Rajnath pay tribute
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Coonoor chopper crash: Last rites of Bipin Rawat, 12 others with full military honours tomorrow; PM, Rajnath pay tribute

The mortal remains of Rawat and his wife Madhulika will be taken to their official residence on Kamaraj Marg, Delhi, at 11 am on Friday. The bodies will be taken to Brar crematorium in Dhaula Kuan at around 2 pm. The funeral is scheduled for 4 pm

General Bipin Rawat Death News Updates: PM Modi, Rajnath Singh and three Service chiefs pay last respects at Palam airbase in Delhi
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General Bipin Rawat Death News Updates: PM Modi, Rajnath Singh and three Service chiefs pay last respects at Palam airbase in Delhi

General Bipin Rawat Death News LATEST Updates: The three service chiefs - Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari paid tribute to the late CDS, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other victims of the IAF chopper crash

How ‘go-getter’ Gen Bipin Rawat helped world’s largest National Flag fly high
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How ‘go-getter’ Gen Bipin Rawat helped world’s largest National Flag fly high

‘You just prepare the Flag and give it to us; I take the responsibility of displaying the flag across the country with full honour,’ the CDS said

The Tony I knew: Remembering Brig LS Lidder who lost his life with CDS Bipin Rawat in Coonoor helicopter crash
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The Tony I knew: Remembering Brig LS Lidder who lost his life with CDS Bipin Rawat in Coonoor helicopter crash

The career of Brig LS Lidder was on the upward trajectory till the cruel hands of destiny snatched him forever from us on 8 December 2021 in the helicopter crash in Coonoor

IAF chopper crash: Rajnath Singh to apprise President Ram Nath Kovind today
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IAF chopper crash: Rajnath Singh to apprise President Ram Nath Kovind today

In a statement in Parliament, the defence minister ordered a 'tri service' enquiry in a crash of the Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter