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Idris Hasan Latif joined the Royal Indian Air Force in 1942 when he was just 18 years old. He took part in the Burma Campaign on the Arakan Front during World War II in 1942. The first flypast during Republic Day celebrations in 1950 was led under the leadership of Air Marshal Idris Hasan Latif.

India's 15-year-old junior world golf champion Arjun Bhati has sold his shoes to donate money to PM CARES Fund as India continues to fight coronavirus.
A World War II veteran, who served in India, has been sent more than 25,000 birthday cards. This happened after the 99-year-old became a national hero in the United Kingdom (UK) as he raised over 27 million pounds for the National Health Service (NHS) staff fighting the coronavirus
 

Some of you might know him as the father of modern computing and artificial intelligence. Some others might know him for his contribution during the World War II, when he broke open Adolf Hitler’s ‘unsolvable’ Enigma code system. Alan Turing – mathematics genius, whose past believe it or not finds a direct connection to India. Let’s take a look at Alan Turing’s lesser-known Indian connect in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.

When Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was fighting for Indian independence taking enormous risks, there were forces in India that openly opposed him, belittled his efforts and even betrayed him to the British. One such force was the marxists, who derided Netaji as running dog of imperialism when he defied their call for support to the British during World War II.

A handwritten letter by Mahatma Gandhi to Jews has been unveiled in Israel’s National Library. Written on the occasion of Rosh Hashana (Jewish new year) on September 1, 1939, the letter also marked the beginning of the World War II when Germany invaded Poland, setting the stage for the despicable atrocities of the Holocaust.

Was August 15 specifically handpicked by Lord Mountbatten to hand over independence to India in the year 1947? Well, there are theories doing the rounds

Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1942 in Bombay. It was a clarion call by the Mahatma to urge the British to leave the Indian soil at once, but the British did not relent to his call. It is interesting to note that the World War II was in progress at the same time. It is also interesting to note that Gandhi did not receive maximum support from the Indians. Watch more on MyNation #SimplifiedBy

The security personnel discovered the dilapidated aircraft in a remote location, 30 kms from Roing. The skeleton of the aircraft was completely buried below five feet of snow and covered with thick undergrowth.