Sena Medal

Wing Commander Deepika Misra on Thursday became the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to be presented a gallantry award.

Two Indian Air Force pilots of a chopper accidentally shot down in a friendly fire incident last year in Jammu and Kashmir - squadron leaders Ninad Mandavgane and Siddharth Vashisht - have been posthumously awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry.

President Ram Nath Kovind approved Nao Sena (Gallantary) medal for the six women crew members of Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, who circumnavigated the globe, braving treacherous seas and displaying "raw courage".

The Pune University has suspended its controversial circular which allowed only vegetarians and Teetotallers to be eligible for the medal.The circular drew sharp reactions from the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.

The Savitribai Phule Pune University on Saturday scrapped a 10-year-old circular stipulating that a gold medalist must be "a vegetarian, free of any vices", said a top varsity official. The circular drew sharp reactions from the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.

Tucked away in the remote hills of south Kashmir, it is jubilation all around at the Rashtriya Rifles unit as three of its personnel have been awarded the Sena Medal for gunning down terrorist Burhan Wani, whose death resulted in a five-month-long unrest in the valley.

Indian army dogs, who have saved the lives of numerous soldiers in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations, will march down the Rajpath for Republic Day Parade on January 26 after a gap of 26 years.

Indian Air Force Chief NAK Browne's son Squadron Leader Omar Browne is among six officers to be awarded Vayu Sena medal for Gallantry on Independence Day.

He returned from the Gulf yesterday with a gold medal in his bag. No sooner did he land at the airport, than he made a dash for Matoshree to show his accolade to Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray.Mumbaikar Suhas Khamkar has done the country proud by being the first in 20 years to win agold at the Asian Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Mr Asia bod...

Wing Commander Deepika Misra on Thursday became the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to be presented a gallantry award.

Two Indian Air Force pilots of a chopper accidentally shot down in a friendly fire incident last year in Jammu and Kashmir - squadron leaders Ninad Mandavgane and Siddharth Vashisht - have been posthumously awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry.

President Ram Nath Kovind approved Nao Sena (Gallantary) medal for the six women crew members of Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, who circumnavigated the globe, braving treacherous seas and displaying "raw courage".

The Pune University has suspended its controversial circular which allowed only vegetarians and Teetotallers to be eligible for the medal.The circular drew sharp reactions from the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.

The Savitribai Phule Pune University on Saturday scrapped a 10-year-old circular stipulating that a gold medalist must be "a vegetarian, free of any vices", said a top varsity official. The circular drew sharp reactions from the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.

Tucked away in the remote hills of south Kashmir, it is jubilation all around at the Rashtriya Rifles unit as three of its personnel have been awarded the Sena Medal for gunning down terrorist Burhan Wani, whose death resulted in a five-month-long unrest in the valley.

Indian army dogs, who have saved the lives of numerous soldiers in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations, will march down the Rajpath for Republic Day Parade on January 26 after a gap of 26 years.

Indian Air Force Chief NAK Browne's son Squadron Leader Omar Browne is among six officers to be awarded Vayu Sena medal for Gallantry on Independence Day.

He returned from the Gulf yesterday with a gold medal in his bag. No sooner did he land at the airport, than he made a dash for Matoshree to show his accolade to Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray.Mumbaikar Suhas Khamkar has done the country proud by being the first in 20 years to win agold at the Asian Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Mr Asia bod...