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ANI reported that according to IAF officials, Air Marshal Manvendra Singh is heading the tri-services inquiry into the IAF Mi-17 that crashed yesterday. Singh is Commander of Indian Air Force’s training command and a helicopter pilot himself.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the Parliament on General Bipin Rawat's chopper crash, said that all efforts being made to save Group Captain Varun Singh who is on life support, reported NDTV.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in the Lok Sabha today that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has ordered a tri-service inquiry into the military chopper crash, reported ANI. The investigation will be led by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh. The inquiry team reached Wellington yesterday itself and started the investigation.

The minister added that the last rites of CDS General Bipin Rawat and the other military personnel will be performed with appropriate military honour, reported ANI.

The Rajya Sabha also observed a two-minute silence on the demise of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and other personnel in a military helicopter crash near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, reported ANI.

ANI quoted Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP in Rajya Sabha, as saying, "We've decided not to protest (against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs) today in honour of CDS Bipin Rawat & the soldiers who died in the chopper crash & to pay tribute to them. We'll also attend Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's address".

ANI reported that the bodies of those who died in the military chopper crash yesterday have been brought to Madras Regimental Centre from Military Hospital, Wellington in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu.

ANI reported that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement in Lok Sabha at 11 am today followed by the statement at Rajya Sabha on the military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu.

ANI reported that a team of Tamil Nadu Forensic Science Department headed by Director Srinivasan arrived at the crash site near Kattery in Coonoor.

ANI reported that an urgent meeting of FORDA has been called today with various RDA representatives to discuss the course of action of the ongoing Resident Doctor’s protest over "repeated delay in NEET PG Counselling 2021".

India reported 9,419 new Covid cases, 8,251 recoveries, and 159 deaths in the last 24 hours, reported ANI. This takes the active cases to 94,742, the total recoveries to 3,40,97,388, the death toll: 4,74,111 and the total vaccination to 130.39 cr.

Congress party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to launch a poll campaign in Goa from December 10, for the upcoming state Assembly polls, reported ANI.

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari reached the chopper crash site near Coonoor in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, reported ANI.