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Lt Gen Seth will be the third army chief from the 2nd Lancers, one of the oldest ar- Lt General dhiraj seth will take over as the coas on June 30 moured regiments in the country, and the first armoured Corps officer to be appointed army chief in the last »cOnTInUED On paGE 2 Happening 5 IAF personnel killed as AN-32 today lODI wOrlD champIOns India start their campaign for a white-ball double as they face Pakistan in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Birmingham. Track This and more on www.indianexpress.com nation Rahul to staRt Cong anti-papeR leak pRotest on June 17 page 3 transporter crashes in Assam amrita nayak Dutta New Delhi, June 13 FiveindianairForcepersonnel, including two officers, were killed Saturday when an antonov an-32 transport aircraft crashed during landing at Jorhat in assam. Of the six personnel on board, one was rescued and his conditionwassaidtobeserious. 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