#Air Chief Marshal S. P. Tyagi

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India said to ease ban on Italian firm Leonardo, but with strict riders

India said to ease ban on Italian firm Leonardo, but with strict riders

Photo: Agusta Westland’s AW-101 helicopter. New Delhi: India has removed restrictions to do defence business on Italian arms major Leonardo S. p. A., but with riders including the company not making any financial claims over past deals. India had barred Leonardo in its earlier avatar as Finmeccanica in early 2014, even before Narendra Modi was elected as prime minister, over reported kickbacks…

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Retired Air Marshal J S Gujral granted bail in chopper case NEW DELHI: Retired Air Marshal J S Gujral was today granted bail by a Delhi court in the VVIP chopper scam case filed against him, former IAF Chief S P Tyagi and others.

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Nation pays final tributes to Marshal Arjan Singh

President Ram Nath Kovind led the nation today in paying final tributes to Marshal Arjan Singh, hero of 1965 India-Pakistan war and the only Air Force officer to be promoted to five-star rank. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid a wreath on behalf of herself and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, who is in Gujarat for the inauguration of Sardar Sarovar Dam.

The three service chiefs --Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Naval chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat -- as well as Minister of State Housing and Urban Affairs,Hardeep Puri were also present. Among other dignitaries who were seen streaming in were Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, MoS for External Affairs and former Army chief V K Singh, former defence minister A K Antony and Congress MP Karan Singh.

Former Indian Air Force (IAF) chiefs S P Tyagi, N C Suri and Anil Y Tipnis as well as several decorated officers who served under Arjan Singh during the 1965 war were also present Army Chief General Bipin Rawat described the five-star ranking officer as "a legend, an icon, a pilot-chief who led from the front and a philanthropist to the core".

He recalled Singh's immense contribution as the Air Chief during the 1965 India-Pakistan war, the first major air battle of the IAF after independence."It was to his credit that despite initial setbacks, we were able to 'overcome and overwhelm' the enemy and spoil their design to annex Jammu and Kashmir," Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa told reporters.Arjan Singh's daughter, Asha Singh, and other members of the family, including his niece and actor Mandira Bedi, were present at the officer's residence, where his mortal remains lie in state.His son Arvind Singh is expected to arrive later this evening from Arizona,US.Read More  

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AgustaWestland chopper deal: Delhi HC to hear CBI’s plea against bail to SP Tyagi By: PTI | New Delhi | Published:January 3, 2017 1:11 pm Former Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi (File/PTI)