The bodies of Gen Rawat and his wife will be kept at their 3 Kamaraj Marg residence for the general public to pay their final respects from 11 am to 12:30 pm on Friday. The slot between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm will be kept for military personnel to pay their respects to the outstanding commander and his wife. Read details

Dec 9, 2021 9:53 PM

The 3 service chiefs - Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar & IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari also paid last respects to the deceased

Dec 9, 2021 9:15 PM

NSA Ajit Doval pays tributes to CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other 11 Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives in the IAF chopper crash yesterday

Dec 9, 2021 9:10 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays last respects to CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other 11 Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives

Dec 9, 2021 9:00 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets families of CDS General Bipin Rawat and other Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives in Tamil Nadu chopper crash

Dec 9, 2021 8:42 PM

Bodies of only CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidder and Lance Naik Vivek Kumar have been identified so far.

Dec 9, 2021 8:38 PM

Families pay last respects

Dec 9, 2021 8:23 PM

The mortal remains of Madhulika Rawat, president of the Army Wives Welfare Association and wife of late CDS General Bipin Rawat, being kept at Palam airbase.

Dec 9, 2021 8:11 PM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft from Sulur arrives at Palam airbase.

Dec 9, 2021 8:01 PM

Civilians can pay tribute to CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat from 1100-1230 hours at CDS Karaj marg residence tomorrow. Military personnel can pay respects between 1230-1330 hours. Thereafter, the mortal remains will be taken in a gun carriage for funeral in Delhi Cantt Brar Square.

Dec 9, 2021 7:16 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefs President Kovind on chopper crash

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday called on President Ram Nath Kovind and briefed him about the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel. The President is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces.

Dec 9, 2021 6:40 PM

Appropriate military funerals of all deceased are being planned and coordinated in close consultation with close family members: Indian Army

Dec 9, 2021 6:20 PM

PM Modi to pay respect to late CDS Rawat and other Armed Force Personnel tonight

PM Modi to pay respects to late CDS Bipin Rawat and other Armed Forces personnel at around 9 PM today. Defence Minister, Minister of State for Defence, National Security Advisor and three Services chiefs will also be present.

Dec 9, 2021 5:42 PM

Gen Rawat had close connection with people of Baramulla: Army's Chinar Corps

People of Baramulla in north Kashmir have lost more than anyone else in chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat's death as he had close connection with them and loved them, general officer commanding of the Army's Chinar Corps, Lt Gen D P Pandey said on Thursday.

Dec 9, 2021 5:20 PM

Mortal remains flown to New Delhi

The mortal remains of General Rawat and the others were later taken to Coimbatore by road from where they were flown to New Delhi in a C-130J aircraft, Defence sources said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed Parliament the last rites of India's first CDS will be performed with full military honours.

Dec 9, 2021 4:56 PM

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