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'Sword Arms' is one of its four remaining squadrons of ageing MiG-21 fighter jets.
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Varthaman was recently promoted to the rank of Group Captain. He had shot down a Pakistan F-16 fighter jet in an aerial fight on February 27, 2019, a day after IAF's Balakot airstrike.
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Abhinandan Varthaman was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27, 2019, after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during aerial combat.
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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had landed in Pakistani custody following an aerial dogfight between Indian and Pakistani pilots a day after the Balakot airstrikes in 2019. He was released a few days later.
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The 87th Indian Air Force Day Parade was held at the Hindon airbase, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on October 8. Here are images from the celebrations
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The 36-year-old IAF pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27 after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during aerial combat.
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If his MiG 21 Bison had been equipped with anti-jamming technology, Abhinandan Varthaman may have turned around when instructed to. That would have prevented him from being shot down and taken captive by Pakistan
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Varthaman is likely to be awarded a Vir Chakra for his exploits and the five Mirage-2000 fighter aces who dropped bombs on the terror facility of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, the Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry
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In the advertisement, instead of exuding the stoic calm that reflected on the IAF pilot’s face, the model looks jumpy and frightened.
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Addressing a poll rally at Patan in his home state Gujarat, he also took a jibe at NCP leader Sharad Pawar, saying if he is unaware of his next move, then how Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan can gauge what he will do.
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Pakistan military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said it was time India came clean on "false claims", including the second aircraft shot down by Pakistan.
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The message on the tea stall reads “Aisi chai ki dushman ko bhi dost banaye” written in Urdu
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The Lok Sabha elections is scheduled to begin on April 11 and will continue till May 19. Polling in Delhi will be held in two phases.
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India launched a counter-terror operation in Balakot on February 26. The next day, Pakistan Air Force retaliated and downed a MiG-21 and captured Varthaman.
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To increase his discomfort during captivity, Varthaman was made to stand for long hours and was subjected to loud music.
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The Rajasthan board will decide the subject and classes for the inclusion of Abhinandan’s story
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Barbers in several cities in India said they had received requests to copy Abhinandan's facial hair, a distinctive hybrid of a horseshoe moustache and mutton chop sideburns.
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"See the change now. Within 48 hours, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was released and he is among us," Shah said while addressing party workers at a meeting.
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The past few days have seen Twitter being flooded with pictures of people trying to look like the brave IAF pilot
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Talking about cybersecurity and the need to not divulge information to strangers, the Nagpur Police’s Twitter handle posted: "When someone asks for your OTP: I am not supposed to tell you this."
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For the last three days, he has been undergoing medical treatment at a military hospital.
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For the last two days, the Indian Air Force pilot has been undergoing medical treatment at a military hospital.
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A number of senior Indian Air Force officials also met Varthaman who was brought to Delhi after he returned to India from Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border late on March 2.
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BCCI extended a warm welcome to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman
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The US, the UK and France on February 28 moved a fresh proposal in the UN Security Council to designate Pakistan-based terror group JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.
