Court called the rank-based retirement gap 'astonishing', ruling that the differential in ages of superannuation violated the Constitutional guarantees of equality under Articles 14 and 16.
In my experience, HAL has always resorted to band-aid fixes and additional cautions rather than walking back a design—that too after much blood was spilt.
The latest crash claimed the lives of two pilots and one aircrew diver. The three forces, along with the Indian Coast Guard, collectively operate 330 ALH aircraft.
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis said that 10 of the dead are civilian passengers while 3 are from the Navy. The boat was on its way to Elephanta Caves when it capsized.
Collision happened Thursday evening when the submarine was making a transit between two ports, it is learnt. 11 of 13 crew members of fishing vessel rescued so far.
The MoU was signed by Deputy Director General (Material & Maintenance), ICG IG HK Sharma, and Chief Marketing Officer, JSP Shri SK Pradhan, in the presence of senior ICG officers.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
COMMENTS