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Booster shots necessary to protect people against Omicron variant, says BioNTech

Chief Executive Officer Ugur Sahin suggested that the interval between the second and third dose of the vaccine should be three months

Dec 9, 2021

Who's Group Captain Varun Singh: The pilot of crashed chopper and only survivor who can throw light on accident

Group Captain Varun Singh, the Directing Staff at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, and the lone survivor of the ill-fated Mi-17V5 helicopter that crashed near Coonoor on Wednesday, killing 13 persons on board, can share details of the flight once he recovers.

Dec 9, 2021

Sai Teja: The soldier from Andhra among victims of chopper crash

A soldier from Andhra Pradesh was among those who were killed with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat in the helicopter crash at Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

Dec 9, 2021

In Army for 43 years, Gen Rawat's unfinished task remains modernisation of Indian military (Obituary)

After 43 years in service, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat (63) was tasked with making the Indian military modern and capable of dealing with any emerging security challenges on the Northern or Western borders.

Dec 9, 2021

Dr S.S. Jadhav, who helped develop SII's Covishield, dies in Pune [details]

Ranked at No 7 among the World's 50 Most Influential People in Vaccine as surveyed by Vaccination of Terrapinn, Dr Jadhav held 2 patents in his name.

Dec 8, 2021

Chopper crash: Heard a loud sound, helicopter was in flames, says eyewitness

Ravi, an eye witness, said two persons -- whose suffered serious burn injuries, were rescued from the ill-fated chopper but they were struggling for life.

Dec 8, 2021

UFO news: Pentagon whistleblower calls flying vessel sightings the worst 'intelligence failure'

Luis Elizondo claimed that the tic-tac UFO spotted in the skies did not look like a usual aircraft

Dec 8, 2021

India's defence chief, his wife, 11 others died in IAF chopper crash; nation mourns tragic loss [details]

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons tragically died in the IAF chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, leaving the entire nation in shock.

Dec 8, 2021

2 brothers arrested for assaulting policemen in Yelahanka road rage incident

Two brothers who assaulted policemen, including a sub-inspector, in a road rage case have been arrested by Karnataka police in Bengaluru, police said on Wednesday.

Dec 8, 2021

CDS Rawat chopper crash: Rajnath asks IAF chief to rush to the accident site for on-spot evaluation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asked Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari to reach the military aircraft crash site in Tamil Nadu

Dec 8, 2021

RIP Nanda Kishore Prusty: Look at selfless deeds of Padma Shri awardee [details]

Nanda Kishore Prusty, who was a Class 7 pass out, spent several decades of his life providing free education to children and adults in Jajpur.

Dec 8, 2021

CDS Rawat chopper crash: No answers to these mind-boggling questions [details]

One of the biggest questions that is facing the armed forces as well as the nation is -- how a helicopter carrying a very very important person - India's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat -- crashed resulting in the death of several persons.

Dec 8, 2021

Retd Army Colonel calls CDS Rawat's chopper crash "karma"; nation loses cool [reactions]

In a damage control mode, although the retired Army Colonel deleted his tweet; screenshots of it had already started doing their rounds across social media.

Dec 8, 2021

CDS Chopper Crash: 4 military officials feared dead in crash, say early reports

At least four senior military officials were feared dead in a military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday afternoon in which Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat was travelling along with his wife and 12 others.

Dec 8, 2021

Who were onboard with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on crashed helicopter; see passenger manifest

As per the passenger manifest, CDS Rawat, his wife, among other senior defense officials were listed, but not everyone were reportedly onboard.

Dec 8, 2021