Indian Air Force says ‘happy about Wg Cdr Abhinandan’s return’

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force pilot who was captured two days ago by the Pakistan army after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down during an aerial engagement between India and Pakistan, returned home, on Friday late night. Read More
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Prasad says social media must disallow anti-India posts

The Union minister for information technology and electronics, Ravi Shankar Prasad, urged social-media companies, like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, to not allow their platforms to be abused for “weakening the morale of the country”. Read More
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Shah: IAF pilot’s return is India’s diplomatic victory over Pak

The Bharatiya Janata Party president, Amit Shah, attributed “isolation of Pakistan” at an international level and the return of Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to India’s zero-tolerance policy for terrorism and the country’s diplomacy. Read More
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Before Abhinandan’s release, Modi makes ‘pilot project’ remark

Right after Imran Khan said the captured IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman will be released as a “gesture of peace”, Narendra Modi raised eyebrows on both sides of the India-Pakistan when he apparently used “pilot” as a pun during a function in New Delhi. Read More
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Narendra Modi says ‘India will fight, live, work and win as one’

Narendra Modi also said it was necessary to ensure that nothing is done to dent the morale of the security forces. Read More
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan’s father: ‘My son talked like true soldier’

The father of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan after an aerial engagement between the two countries, said he is proud of his son’s bravery and hope for his safe return home. He also thanked citizens for their support and good wishes. Read More
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Kejriwal slams Modi’s poll meeting when IAF pilot is in Pak custody

The Delhi chief minister said the nation should spend all its time and energy to safely bring back the Indian Air Force MiG-21 pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan after an air combat. Read More
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Political leaders pray for Wg Cdr Abhinandan’s safe return

The tension between both the countries has escalated within two weeks of a deadly suicide attack in Pulwama carried by Jaish-e-Muhammad, after which both India and Pakistan conducted air strikes on each other’s soil. Read More
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