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TopicBipin Rawat

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‘Jaldi milte hain’: Last words Gen. Bipin Rawat, an officer on a mission, said to me last week

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Bodies of 5 more armed forces personnel killed in IAF chopper crash identified

The personnel whose bodies were identified in the last few hours are JWO Pradeep, Wing Commander PS Chauhan, JWO Rana Pratap Das, Lance Naik B Sai Teja and Lance Naik Vivek Kumar.

CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat, wife cremated with full military honours, daughters perform last rites

The final journey of CDS Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat began from his official Kamraj Marg residence amid chants of 'Jab tak suraj chand rahega, Rawat ji ka naam rahega'.

Will take action against those rejoicing Gen Rawat’s death on social media: Karnataka CM

Calling in condemnable and unpardonable, CM Bommai gave directions to identify and take action against people who have made irresponsible tweets or put up posts on Facebook.

Tourist video shows CDS Rawat’s chopper was flying at low altitude, disappeared into thick fog

Defence minister Rajnath Singh tells Lok Sabha that the chopper lost contact with ATC at Sulur Air Base seven minutes before it was expected to land.

Black box of ill-fated IAF chopper retrieved, will provide data on events that led to tragedy

Gen Bipin Rawat, the country's first CDS, his wife and 11 others were killed when the Mi-17VH helicopter they were travelling in crashed, leaving only one survivor.

Deeply saddened to hear of Gen Rawat’s death, he helped deepen bilateral ties, US officials say

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and several top lawmakers expressed their condolences at the demise of CDS Rawat in a helicopter crash.

Why aircraft accidents happen – Coonoor crash inquiry will have impact on IAF’s VVIP ops

The Swiss cheese model can explain Coonoor helicopter crash in which Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other personnel died.

Military helicopter with CDS Gen. Rawat crashes near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu

There were at least four people on board besides the crew on the military helicopter. Five bodies have been recovered while four people have been rescued and taken to the military hospital in Wellington.

China has a negative celebrity list of 88, as Xi doubles down on 3rd term

Chinascope — The Week Behind The Wall is everything you need to know about what’s happening in China this week.

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No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.