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General Bipin Rawat PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021) was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. [5] He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 until his death in a helicopter crash in December 2021.
Dec 10, 2021 · CDS Bipin Rawat Biography: General Bipin Rawat was the first CDS of India who was killed in an IAF chopper Mi-17V5 crash on 8 December 2021 in Tamil Nadu's...
Dec 8, 2021 · Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the Palam airbase, where mortal remains of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madulika Rawat and 11 others who lost their lives in a military chopper crash, have been placed. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and NSA Ajit Doval are also present. 20:44 (IST) 09 Dec 2021.
Dec 8, 2021 · General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, was India's most senior defence official. He was appointed as the country's first chief of defence staff (CDS) in 2019, and...
Dec 8, 2021 · Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others died after the Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Dec 8, 2021 · General Bipin Rawat became the first officer of the Indian armed forces to hold the post of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in 2019. The post was newly created as part of the government’s efforts to restructure India’s armed forces to meet present-day challenges.
Dec 8, 2021 · The nation’s most senior military officer, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other people on board an Indian Air Force helicopter were killed in a crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu shortly after noon Wednesday.
Dec 8, 2021 · CDS General Bipin Rawat lost his life in a helicopter crash on Wednesday. His wife Madhulika Rawat was also on board. Including the couple, 14 personnel lost their lives in the crash.
General Bipin Rawat, second-from-right, along with the three service chiefs in January 2020; his later acting successor, General M. M. Naravane, is seen far-left. Since its creation in January 2020, the office of CDS has customarily been held by a four-star officer from the three armed services, specifically, either a general , admiral or air ...
Dec 8, 2021 · General (retd) Bipin Rawat, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General, died on Wednesday when an Indian Air Force helicopter ferrying him and 13 others crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu,...
