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Given political will, aerospace power can be effectively used beyond enemy lines: IAF chief | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Wednesday said that "Balakot-like operations" have shown that given political will, aerospace power can be effectively carried out beyond enemy lines. In his address at a seminar on "Aerospace Power in Future Conflicts", he also said that as nations increasingly rely on space-based assets for building strategic advantage, "militarisation and weaponisation of space has become an inevitable reality"."Through the annals of human history, the skies have often been regarded as realms of wonder and exploration, where dreams take flight and boundaries dissolve into the vast blue expanse," he said. Yet, beneath this calmness lies a domain "fraught with competition where contest for aerial superiority" has shaped the destiny of many nations and decid...
Sports

Shooter loses thumb in freak accident at range – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In an unfortunate incident, Pushpender Kumar, a national-level shooter, lost his left thumb after the compressed cylinder attached below the barrel of his 10m air pistol gun exploded when he was filling it up.According to officials in the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the incident occurred on Saturday evening when Kumar – a corporal with the Indian Air Force (IAF) – was practising at a private range in Faridabadalong with his coach.Hisshooting arm is safe. “An unfortunate incident has come to our notice regarding a shooter. While practising at a range in Faridabad, he was grievously injured when the gas cylinder of his air pistol exploded. While the NRAI has no involvement in his training at the range, we are deeply concerned and wish the shooter a speedy recove...
Sports

Shooter loses left thumb after pistol’s gas cylinder explosion | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A national-level shooter partially lost his left thumb when the 10m air pistol cylinder he was filling with compressed air exploded at a private range in Greenfield, Faridabad.The incident, that left everyone shocked, occurred on Saturday evening.Pushpender Kumar, a corporal with the Indian Air Force, was training at the shooting range for the National Championships, currently underway in Bhopal when he suffered severe damage to his left thumb, which required immediate hospitalisation.He is currently admitted to Indian Army's R&R hospital.A national coach told PTI on condition of anonymity that while Pushpender was filling compressed air into the pistol cylinder from the main cylinder, the incident happened.Air pistols and air rifles have a sleek gas cylinder attached jus...
Sports

Sumit Antil: From 53 days in hospital after his leg was amputated to training with Neeraj Chopra and breaking Paralympic world records in Javelin

On a day when her 25-year-old son Sumit Antil broke the paralympic world record in men’s javelin throw F64 category, Nirmala Devi was busy overseeing the construction of their new home in village Khewra near Sonepat. Antil broke his own record of 70.83m with a massive throw of 73.29m at the Hangzhou Olympics Sports Centre and Devi would tell the construction workers to create a new space for the Asian Games gold medal too for her son.“Jab bhi main puchu ki mere liye kya layega videsh se, hamesha kahega ki medal hi launga. (Whenever I ask him what will you bring for me from abroad, he always says I will certainly get you the medal). He is very particular about his world records and plans to make a marking wall at our new home. Perhaps we have to wait for the Paris Olympics to get the fin...