1965 War

Lal Bahadur Shastri Death Anniversary: His tenure as Prime Minister was only for 19 months. He died in Tashkent on January 11, 1966.

Brigadier Amar Jit Singh Behl, a veteran of the 1962 India-China war, died yesterday at the age of 82 at a military hospital in Haryana's Chandimandir.

Against the backdrop of the 1965 India-Pakistan war, India made a strategic move to open a new front in Punjab, to target the Lahore and Sialkot sectors in Pakistan.

Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath (retd), the Indian Air Force veteran who flew numerous reconnaissance sorties over Tibet and Pakistan in his Canberra aircraft in the 1962 and 1965 wars, died in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Son of an Army jawan who went missing after the India-Pakistan war in 1965 and was reported to be lodged in Lahore prison has urged the Centre to intervene and ensure the release of his father Anand Patri from Pakistan jail.

Dune 2 has finished filming, as per an Instagram post by lead Timothée Chalamet. The sequel is slated to release November 3, 2023, in theatres worldwide, and sees Denis Villeneuve returning to direct. The follow-up film explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides, as he unites with Chani and the Fremen, to lead a war against the Harkonnens. Filmi...

The Centre has told Supreme Court that there are 83 missing defence personnel including 62 Prisoners of the War of 1965 and 1971 for whom India is seeking their release and repatriation from Pakistan through diplomatic and other available channels.

Major General (retired) Basant Kumar Mahapatra, who had participated in 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars, died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Monday, family sources said. He was 87.

Defunct since the India-Pakistan war of 1965, the rail link between Haldibari and Chilahati was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, taking the number of operational rail links between the two countries to five.

A widely circulated social media post denigrating India's Muslim soldiers may adversely affect the armed forces' morale, besides fuelling communal hatred in the country, a group of 120 retired officers have warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Birth Anniversary 2019: He coined the popular slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan", when India and Pakistan were at war during 1965 and India was facing food scarcity.

A group of veterans of the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars on Monday urged President Ram Nath Kovind to extend them medical facilities and applicable pension as per their rank and years of service.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday led the nation in mourning the demise of war hero Marshal Arjan Singh and hailed his role in the 1965 India-Pakistan conflict.

Back in September 1965, the Chief of Air Staff was summoned to the Defence Minister's office. Pakistan was targetting the vital town of Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir as part of Operation Grand Slam. The army needed air support. The government needed to know how quickly the Indian Air Force would be ready for operations. Air Force Chief Arjan Singh r...

Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, the only officer of the Air Force to be promoted to five-star rank, has died at 98. He was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi this morning after he suffered a cardiac arrest.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Death Anniversary: His tenure as Prime Minister was only for 19 months. He died in Tashkent on January 11, 1966.

Brigadier Amar Jit Singh Behl, a veteran of the 1962 India-China war, died yesterday at the age of 82 at a military hospital in Haryana's Chandimandir.

Against the backdrop of the 1965 India-Pakistan war, India made a strategic move to open a new front in Punjab, to target the Lahore and Sialkot sectors in Pakistan.

Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath (retd), the Indian Air Force veteran who flew numerous reconnaissance sorties over Tibet and Pakistan in his Canberra aircraft in the 1962 and 1965 wars, died in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Son of an Army jawan who went missing after the India-Pakistan war in 1965 and was reported to be lodged in Lahore prison has urged the Centre to intervene and ensure the release of his father Anand Patri from Pakistan jail.

Dune 2 has finished filming, as per an Instagram post by lead Timothée Chalamet. The sequel is slated to release November 3, 2023, in theatres worldwide, and sees Denis Villeneuve returning to direct. The follow-up film explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides, as he unites with Chani and the Fremen, to lead a war against the Harkonnens. Filmi...

The Centre has told Supreme Court that there are 83 missing defence personnel including 62 Prisoners of the War of 1965 and 1971 for whom India is seeking their release and repatriation from Pakistan through diplomatic and other available channels.

Major General (retired) Basant Kumar Mahapatra, who had participated in 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars, died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Monday, family sources said. He was 87.

Defunct since the India-Pakistan war of 1965, the rail link between Haldibari and Chilahati was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, taking the number of operational rail links between the two countries to five.

A widely circulated social media post denigrating India's Muslim soldiers may adversely affect the armed forces' morale, besides fuelling communal hatred in the country, a group of 120 retired officers have warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Birth Anniversary 2019: He coined the popular slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan", when India and Pakistan were at war during 1965 and India was facing food scarcity.

A group of veterans of the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars on Monday urged President Ram Nath Kovind to extend them medical facilities and applicable pension as per their rank and years of service.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday led the nation in mourning the demise of war hero Marshal Arjan Singh and hailed his role in the 1965 India-Pakistan conflict.

Back in September 1965, the Chief of Air Staff was summoned to the Defence Minister's office. Pakistan was targetting the vital town of Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir as part of Operation Grand Slam. The army needed air support. The government needed to know how quickly the Indian Air Force would be ready for operations. Air Force Chief Arjan Singh r...

Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, the only officer of the Air Force to be promoted to five-star rank, has died at 98. He was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi this morning after he suffered a cardiac arrest.