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  • Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann Takes Over As Senior Air Staff Officer Of IAF’s Western Command

    Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann Takes Over As Senior Air Staff Officer Of IAF’s Western Command

    Jun 1, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann took over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command, Indian Air Force on June 1, 2025. The Air Marshal is an alumni of the National Defence Academy (NDA)  and was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the IAF on 16 December 1989. He has flown over 3000 Hrs…

  • Lt Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty Assumes Charge as New Vice Chief of Indian Army

    Lt Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty Assumes Charge as New Vice Chief of Indian Army

    Feb 1, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty on Monday assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff. Lt Gen CP Mohanty takes over the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff from Lt Gen SK Saini who superannuated on 31 January 2021, after completing four decades of illustrious career in the Indian…

  • IMA POP Spring Term 2019: Lt Reza Khalid Rejects IIT, Prefers to Serve Nation by Joining Indian Army

    IMA POP Spring Term 2019: Lt Reza Khalid Rejects IIT, Prefers to Serve Nation by Joining Indian Army

    Jun 9, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Among the newly commissioned officers, Lt Raza Khalid preferred to serve in the Indian Army over joining the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

  • Indian Military Academy’s Gentleman Cadet Amul Rawal Dies After Falling Into Gorge During Night Navigation Exercise

    Indian Military Academy’s Gentleman Cadet Amul Rawal Dies After Falling Into Gorge During Night Navigation Exercise

    May 7, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    In a tragic incident, Amul, Rawal, a Gentleman Cadet of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun lost his life during training exercise on May 6 when he fell into a deep gorge during night navigation exercise. This exercise is conducted every year for the second term cadets. Rawal was an ex-National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet,…

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