The head of defence in the Indian military service Gen Bipin Rawat has been confirmed dead after an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDSboard had an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.The Chief of Defence staff was going to Salur when the crash occurred all 12 out of the 13 onboard died immediately while one survive the crash.

Earlier this morning, a Russian military helicopter that sprung out of control before crashing in a ball of flames, in a trending video caught the horrific Mi-8 incident in which all the four servicemen died at the main military and civilian airport near Anadyr in the country's easternmost region Chukotka.preliminary report showed that the helicopter crashed moments after takeoff earlier and It rose to a height of around 50ft but appeared out of control from the...

IRBIL, IRAQ — For more than 800 years, the minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri has punctuated the skyline of Mosul, calling worshipers to prayer.Its notable lean earned it the nickname al-Hadba, or “the hunchback,” and a special place in the hearts of residents.But the Mosul icon was reduced to rubble Wednesday, the latest casualty in the war to wrest the city from Islamic State militants.The militants blew up the mosque and its minaret as Iraqi force...