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(Search results - 243)IndiaMar 18, 2024, 10:00 AM IST
Maldives and India meeting: Know what the third core meeting was about?
The ongoing deputation of Indian technical staff to facilitate the sustained operation of Indian aviation platforms in the island nation was discussed during the third meeting of the high-level core group between India and the Maldives on Sunday.
Lifestyle NewsJan 25, 2024, 12:36 PM IST
Fight for Freedom: India’s Valiant Women Freedom Fighters
History speaks of the courage of countless women freedom fighters, who made immense contributions during the freedom struggle. Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhani is considered the first woman revolutionary in the country. She made history by courageously fighting hundreds of British soldiers.
India UntoldOct 27, 2023, 11:39 AM IST
Oshin Sharma: Rejecting film offers to become a PCS officer
Oshin Sharma hails from Kangra district and was raised in Shimla. She received acting offers in films, but she declined them due to her family’s disapproval. Oshin Sharma is the brand ambassador of Ladli Foundation. Since 2019, she has been serving as a Himachal Administrative Service officer.
India UntoldSep 9, 2023, 12:13 PM IST
Shaurya Chakra awardee Colonel Vembu Shankar took VRS to help the families of martyrs
Colonel Vembu Shankar retired from his 20 years of service to run his campaign ‘Project Sambandh’, where he works to establish a connection between the families of the martyrs and the government. Many families continue to live in poverty as they are not aware about the government schemes that are there specifically for them. Colonel Shankar wishes to spread an awareness regarding the same.
India UntoldSep 8, 2023, 9:58 AM IST
Legacy of valour: Inspiring story of Kargil War veteran, Deepchand Singh
India’s victory in the Kargil War was declared on 26 July 1999. Many soldiers martyred while bravely fighting for their nation while some live to share with us the thrilling stories of the war. Deepchand Singh was the first one to fire a shot from his gun in the Kargil War. He lost both his legs and a hand but has no regrets and wishes to be a soldier in his next life too.
IndiaMay 5, 2021, 5:44 PM IST
Saluting Major Salman Ahmad Khan who laid down his life in the service of nation
Major Salman Ahmad Khan was a gallant and committed soldier who laid down his life in the service of the nation, following the highest traditions of the Indian Army
IndiaFeb 12, 2021, 1:13 PM IST
Paying tributes to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa who was rescued after being trapped in snow
Lance Naik Hanumanthappa of the 19 Madras regiment was manning his post overlooking Pakistan when on February 3, 2016, when a snow avalanche struck the Indian Army post. Lance Naik Hanumanthappa and 9 other Indian soldiers were buried under 25 feet of snow
IndiaFeb 7, 2021, 1:13 PM IST
Indo-US joint military exercise: American soldiers reach Rajasthan to take part
This will be the 16th edition of the US military exercise under the military exchange program at the Mahajan Field Firing Range, he said, adding the exercise will continue till February 21
IndiaJan 11, 2021, 1:44 PM IST
DRDO develops devices to protect Indian soldiers posted at Ladakh
To protect more than 50,000 Indian soldiers deployed in Ladakh, DRDO has designed several products including heaters and snow melting devices
IndiaDec 16, 2020, 12:49 PM IST
Vijay Diwas, 50th anniversary of India’s win in 1971 war: PM Modi lights ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’
The Prime Minister, Chief of Defence Staff and Tri-Service Chiefs laid a wreath and paid homage to the fallen soldiers
IndiaNov 27, 2020, 7:12 PM IST
‘Here 1 day & gone another!’: Indian Army jawan’s message day before his martyrdom will leave you teary-eyed
20-year-old Yash Deshmukh, an Indian Army jawan martyred in dastardly terrorist attacks in Srinagar, had informed his friend about the risky life of a soldier’s
IndiaNov 14, 2020, 12:53 PM IST
In his message to soldiers, Modi asserts India won’t compromise with its interests at any cost
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (November 14) addressed the soldiers posted at the Longewala post of Jaisalmer on Diwali. The Longewala post is a strategic post on the western border where the first major battle of the 1971 war, known as the Battle of Longewala, was fought
IndiaNov 13, 2020, 7:03 PM IST
Indian Army eliminates 7-8 Pak Army soldiers in retaliatory firing
Indian Army has eliminated 7-8 Pakistan Army soldiers in retaliatory firing in response to ceasefire violations from across Line of Control in Uri and Gurez sectors
IndiaNov 2, 2020, 3:15 PM IST
Phenomenal feat at 16,000 feet! Indian Army doctors remove appendix of soldier
Army doctors achieved a major feat at an altitude of 16,000 feet as they successfully removed an appendix of a soldier
IndiaOct 22, 2020, 1:28 PM IST
India will never forget these 6 stories of valour
Over a thousand soldiers martyred, another 3000 injured. The first India-Pakistan war has left a lasting imprint on the nation's mind. Barely two months after independence, on October 22, 1947, Pakistan's proxy raiders backed by its army invaded Jammu and Kashmir to capture it. The raiders plundered and killed hundreds of innocent people before being ruthlessly defeated by the Indian armed forces.
This year, India is observing a black day on October 22 to mark the brutal onslaught that Pakistan unleashed on Kashmir in 1947.
Let's take a look at some of the innumerable stories of sacrifice and bravery that every Indian should be proud of today