Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) The trailer of the upcoming streaming series ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ was unveiled on Monday. The upcoming military drama is inspired by one of the Indian Air Force’s most challenging wartime operations during the Kargil War. The series, helmed by Oni Sen and created by Abhijeet Singh Parmar and Kushal Srivastava, focuses on the people behind the operation. It stars Siddharth, Jimmy Shergill, Abhay Verma, Dia Mirza, Prajakta Koli, Adil Hussain, Mihir Ahuja, Taaruk Rai…
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Guwahati, July 20 (IANS) The Indian Army has launched ‘Operation Jal Rahat’ to support the Assam government in large-scale rescue and relief operations as worsening floods continue to inundate several parts of eastern Assam, severely affecting thousands of people across seven districts, officials said on Monday.A senior official stated that the Army and Assam Rifles columns have been deployed in the worst-affected districts of Charaideo, Sivasagar and Jorhat, where floodwaters have submerged vas…
Guwahati, July 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the state government has requested the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force to remain on standby for possible evacuation and rescue operations as the flood situation in Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts continues to deteriorate. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said the state government has taken the step as a precautionary measure to ensure a swift response if the flood situation worsens further in the af…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Sunday said India is steadily moving towards a future where its citizens will fly in domestically manufactured civil aircraft, as the country’s aerospace manufacturing capabilities continue to expand under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.The minister made the remarks while sharing a video of the first India-made Airbus C-295 tactical military transport aircraft, describing it as a landmark achievement for the country’s …
Jakarta, July 17 (IANS) An IL-78 air-to-air refueller of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday operated from Juanda airport in Indonesia, to carry out mid-air refuelling of IAF Rafale fighter aircraft transiting Indonesian airspace, to participate in Exercise Pitch Black in Australia’s Darwin.”Strengthening India-Indonesia partnerships, an IL-78 Air-to-Air Refueller of the Indian Air Force (IAF) operated from Juanda airport, Surabaya, to carry out mid-air refuelling of IAF Rafale fighter a/c tran…
Canberra, July 17 (IANS) India’s Rafale fighter jets and C-17 transport aircraft have arrived in Australia to participate in the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) premier multinational air combat exercise, Pitch Black 2026, marking another step in expanding defence cooperation between the two countries.Announcing the arrival of the Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent, the High Commission of India in Canberra said in a post on X, “The High Commission of India is proud to welcome the Indian …
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth, who is on a visit to the Eastern Command, reviewed the operational preparedness of the Tezpur-based IV Corps, also known as the Gajraj Corps, on Thursday.Over the last two days, he has visited the headquarters of the XXXIII Corps, or Trishakti Corps, in Sukna and the III Corps (Spear Corps) in Dimapur.The Gajraj Corps is entrusted with the security of Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh. Gen Seth met top commanders and …
Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) Kerala will have another moment of pride on Tuesday evening when NASA astronaut Dr Anil Menon, whose family traces its roots to Ottapalam in Palakkad district, blasts off to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft.The launch is scheduled for 8.17 p.m. IST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking the beginning of an eight-month mission that will conclude with the crew’s return to Earth in April next year.Dr Menon, the son of …
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS): Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has received the seventh GE F404-IN20 engine from US aerospace major GE Aerospace for the Tejas Mk-1A fighter jet that the public sector defence major is producing for the Indian Air Force (IAF), according to reliable sources.The arrival of the engine, after a delay of several months, has come as a big relief, as the assembly of Tejas Mk-1A fighters can now be accelerated. Several completed airframes of the fighter aircraft are await…
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Actor Siddharth, Jimmy Shergill, Dia Mirza and Adil Hussain’s upcoming military drama series “Operation Safed Sagar,” inspired by one of the Indian Air Force’s most challenging wartime operations, will premiere globally on August 7 on streaming giant Netflix. Directed by Oni Sen, the series is set against the backdrop of the 1999 Kargil War, Operation Safed Sagar tells an untold story of the Golden Arrows Squadron who defied impossible odds. Focusing on the people …