Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asked the three services to provide all possible assistance to the civil administration in overcoming the challenges posed by Cyclone Tauktae.
IAF carried out 23 sorties from abroad, airlifting 39 oxygen containers: Rajnath Singh ANI | Updated: Apr 30, 2021 19:18 IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Helping the nation in fight against COVID-19, the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out 23 sorties from abroad, airlifting 39 oxygen containers till yesterday, informed Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on Friday.
The IAF is continuing to carry out sorties from within India and abroad to cater to the requirement of oxygen in the country, amid the current COVID-19 situation.
The Defence Minister s Office tweeted, As on April 29, 2021, IAF carried out 23 sorties from abroad, airlifting 39 oxygen containers with 670 MT of capacity, while from within the country, it carried out 124 sorties, airlifting 87 containers with 1,798 MT capacity.
BEIJING, Apr 29: China’s military on Thursday described as “completely inconsistent with the facts” the assertion of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) tried to change the status quo in eastern Ladakh.
The remarks by the spokesperson of China’s Ministry of National Defence came days after Gen Rawat said that India stood firm in preventing a change of status quo on the northern borders and the country proved it will not get pushed under any pressure.
“They tried to ensure that they can change the status quo by the use of disruptive technologies without using force…They thought that India, as a nation, will succumb to the pressures that they have been putting on us because of the technological advantage that they have,” Gen Rawat said in his address at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on April 15, referring to the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh.
›Chinese military says General Rawat s assertion that China tried to change status quo in eastern Ladakh inconsistent with facts
Chinese military says General Rawat s assertion that China tried to change status quo in eastern Ladakh inconsistent with facts
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Chinese military says General Rawat s assertion that China tried to change status quo in eastern Ladakh inconsistent with facts PTI
Last Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 06:05 PM IST
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“Snr. Col. Wu responded at a regular press conference of the Ministry of National Defence on April 29 that the relevant remarks by the Indian side are completely inconsistent with the facts.”
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Indian army convoy carrying reinforcement and supplies, drive towards Leh, on a highway bordering China, on September 2, 2020 in Gagangir