Page 2 - Helicopter Crash

Huge crowds gather at Brar Square to bid final farewell to Rawat, his wife

People showered flower petals and raised slogans in the general's praise as the gun carriage carrying his mortal remains entered the crematorium.

Copter crash: Poor weather could have played spoilsport, says eyewitness

Bad weather and poor visibility could have resulted in the chopper meeting with the accident, the eyewitness said

Daughters of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat pay last respects to their parents

Daughters of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Kritika and Tarini, on Friday paid floral tributes to their parents here in the national capital

Govt set to start process to appoint next CDS; Gen Naravane frontrunner

The government is set to begin the process soon to appoint the next Chief of Defence Staff with Army Chief Gen MM Naravane emerging as the front-runner for the top post

IAF chopper crash: Mortal remains of only 3 of 13 deceased identified

The mortal remains of only Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and Brig LS Lidder could be identified, officials said on Thursday.

Copter crash: First respondent recalls brief encounter with late CDS

When an Army official in severe distress asked for "some water," from him, A Sivakumar had no idea the man was the country's top soldier and its first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat

Chopper crash: Co-pilot's village in Rajasthan gets ready to bid farewell

In a village 50 km from Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district headquarters, grieving relatives of Squadron Leader Kuldeep Singh and residents were on Thursday busy preparing for his cremation

Brigadier killed in IAF chopper crash was set for promotion

Among the armed forces personnel killed in the chopper crash near Coonoor was Brigadier Lakhwinder Singh Lidder, a decorated soldier who worked extensively on tri-services reforms

'He promised to take us on vacation,' says slain Army man's wife

A pall of gloom descended on Takdah, a sleepy hamlet in West Bengal Darjeeling district, on Thursday as locals learnt about the death of Havaldar Satpal Rai who was among the 13 people killed

Video showing final moments of helicopter carrying CDS Rawat surfaces

A video of the IAF's Mi-17V5 helicopter flying over Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu has surfaced that seemingly shows the final moments of the chopper before it crashed claiming the lives of 13

Copter crash: Lone survivor to be shifted to Bengaluru for higher treatment

The lone survivor in the IAF helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu that killed General Rawat and 12 others was being shifted to Bengaluru for higher treatment, his family and official sources said

General Rawat was a true leader, true friend of Israel: PM Bennett

Describing General Bipin Rawat as a "true leader and true friend" of Israel, the country's top leadership has expressed condolences to the government and people of India at the "tragic and shocking loss" of its first Chief of Defence Staff who died in a helicopter crash. The Mi-17V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) carrying the 63-year-old tri-services chief crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, killing 13 of the 14 people on board, including his wife and 11 other armed forces personnel. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a tweet said, "My thoughts & prayers are with the families of those who perished in the tragic helicopter crash in India. May their souls rest in peace". "General Bipin Rawat was a true leader & true friend of Israel. Much strength to @narendramodi & the Indian people at this difficult time", Bennett added. Defence Minister Benny Gantz, who in the past has served as the Israel Defence Forces' Chief of Staff, expressed condolences

Nepal Army expresses grief over demise of General Bipin Rawat

The Nepal Army on Thursday expressed grief over the demise of Indian CDS General Bipin Rawat, who was killed a day earlier in a chopper crash along with 12 others in the state of Tamil Nadu

Chopper crash: Wing commander Prithvi Chauhan's father recalls journey

Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan (42) was killed along with several others, including CDS General Bipin Rawat, in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday

Sole survivor of IAF chopper crash honoured with Shaurya Chakra in August

Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the horrifying chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, was conferred with the Shaurya Chakra in August for averting a possible mid-air accident

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to brief President Kovind on chopper crash

Singh will call on President Kovind on Thursday to apprise him about the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel

IAF chopper crash: India lost 46 personnel in air accidents in six years

There have been more than 10 incidents every alternate year in five years from 2014-15 to 2018-19, data shows

Coonoor crash grim reminder of similar accident in J&K's Poonch in 1963

The lone survivor in the Coonor crash, Group Captain Varun Singh, is currently under treatment at a military hospital in Wellington

Kerala CM condoles death of Gen Rawat, others in copter crash in TN

Vijayan Wednesday condoled the death of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 other people on board an Indian Air Force helicopter which crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu

GMC Balayogi to YSR Reddy: Chopper crashes have killed many VIPs in India

On Wednesday, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 11 other people died in a chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu