Wing Commander Mandeep Singh Dhillon, who was the commanding officer of 115 Helicopter Unit, Tezpur, had been part of a team that had already finished five rescue sorties amid extreme weather conditions.
The Indian Navy has launched a rescue operation and has sent four ships to evacuate 800 tourists stranded on Havelock island located 40 km from Port Blair.
A drowning leopard in Maharashtra was saved in a rescue operation that lasted three hours. The incident took place in Pimpalgaon, Siddhanath village, Maharashtra.
Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was miraculously rescued after being buried under 25 feet of snow for six days in Siachen, passed away this morning at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi.
Members of the Tamil Nadu Home Guards displayed their commitment to duty in a very inspiring way when the city was submerged because of the rains and people were crying out for help.
Chennai is going through a very challenging time, facing its highest rainfall in 10 years and the floods that followed. In such a situation, there are many Good Samaritans who are doing their best to rescue their fellow beings. This is how.