{"id":315499,"date":"2019-10-08T05:06:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T05:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=315499"},"modified":"2019-10-08T05:06:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T05:06:53","slug":"proud-nation-expresses-gratitude-to-air-warriors-pm-modi-on-87th-air-force-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/proud-nation-expresses-gratitude-to-air-warriors-pm-modi-on-87th-air-force-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Proud nation expresses gratitude to air warriors\u2019: PM Modi on 87th Air Force Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-314535 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1.jpg 693w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/08\/PM-Modi-1-566x420.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/>On the occasion of Indian Air Force Day on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to the \u2018air warriors and their families\u2019 while stating that the Indian Air Force (IAF) continues to serve the nation with \u2018utmost dedication and excellence\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cToday, on Air Force Day, a proud nation expresses gratitude to our air warriors and their families. The Indian Air Force continues to serve India with utmost dedication and excellence,\u201d PM Modi said in a tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Modi also shared a video showcasing various accomplishments of the Indian Air Force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Today is a big day for the Indian Air Force as it is celebrating its 87th birth anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cOn the occasion of 87th Anniversary, Indian Air Force extends its heartfelt greetings to the courageous air-warriors &amp; their families. The Courage, Valour, Commitment, Dedication &amp; Zeal are inspiration for all,\u201d IAF said in a tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also took to his Twitter account and said, &#8220;Greetings to all Indian Air Force personnel and their families on the 87th IAF Day. The IAF is the shining example of exemplary courage, fortitude, determination and impeccable service to our nation. These men and women in Blue have the ability to touch the sky with grit and glory.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of Indian Air Force Day on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to the \u2018air warriors and their families\u2019 while stating that the Indian Air Force (IAF) continues to serve the nation with \u2018utmost dedication and excellence\u2019. \u201cToday, on Air Force Day, a proud nation expresses gratitude to our air warriors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":314535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[5296,316],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315499"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315500,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315499\/revisions\/315500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/314535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}