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Kargil War Hero Sonam Wangchuk Dies, Defence Minister, Army Pay Tributes
In a post on X on Friday, Rajnath Singh paid glowing tribute to Col Wangchuk describing him as a highly decorated officer of the Army, renowned for his gallantry, resolute leadership and unwavering commitment to duty.
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Lachit Barphukan: 5 Points On The Legendary Ahom General
Lachit Barphukan was a commander in the erstwhile Ahom kingdom and is known for his leadership in the 1671 battle of Saraighat that thwarted an attempt by Mughals to capture Assam.
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Kargil War Hero Deepchand, Actor Mona Ambegaonkar Join Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra
Kargil war hero Nayak Deepchand and Bollywood actor Mona Ambegaonkar joined Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra's Buldhana district on Friday.
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Colin Powell: First Black US State Secretary, Public Face Of 1991 Iraq War
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died on Monday of Covid-19 complications. He was 84.
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Former Journalist Detained In China On Suspicion Of Defaming War Heroes: Report
A Chinese former journalist whose work exposed official corruption has been detained by police on suspicion of insulting "heroes and martyrs" of the Korean War after comments he made about a patriotic film, state media reported.
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 Grand Finale: Amitabh Bachchan's Karamveer Special With Kargil War Heroes
Kaun Banega Crorepati 12: Param Vir Chakra awardees Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav and Subedar Sanjay Kumar played the game with Amitabh Bachchan in the grand finale episode
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Indian Army Chief Hands Over Rs 5 Lakh To 1971 Indo-Pak War Hero In Nepal
Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane on Friday handed over the remaining Rs 5 lakh to 70-year-old Lance Havildar (Retd) Dil Bahadur Chhettri, who was decorated with India's second highest gallantry award Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.
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Kargil Vijay Diwas: India Salutes The Soldiers Who Died For The Country
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2020: Kargil was a long drawn out battle, a tenacious combat that was a fight to the finish. As the whole nation waited with bated breath tillthe Indian flag firmly fluttered over Tiger Hills when all of India celebrated. 'Operation Vijay' was successful.
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Captain Vikram Batra: India Remembers The Kargil War Hero
Captain Vikram Batra's death anniversary: The Kargil War hero sacrificed his life fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999, at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award Param Vir Chakra posthumously. Captain Batra became the face of the Indian soldier at Kargil, whose words reverberate even today - 'Yeh Dil Maan...
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War Hero Crucial To Pakistan's Surrender In 1971 Dies At 97
Maj Gen (retd) Lachhman Singh Lehl, who commanded the 20 Mountain Division of the Army that exhibited massive courage and valour during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has died aged 97, officials said on Saturday.
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20 Years On, This Man Still Writes Letters To Kargil War Heroes' Families
Jitendra Singh Gurjar said the sacrifice and valour of Indian soldiers killed in the 1999 Kargil War motivated him to write the letters.
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Punjab Announces Rs 50-Lakh Grants For War Heroes' Widows, Relatives
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday announced special grants-in-aid of Rs 50 lakh each to war widows or other legal heirs of defence force personnel who died in the wars with China and Pakistan in 1962, 1965 and 1971.
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6 Indian War Heroes Honoured In UK Digital Archive
Britain has launched a new digital archive telling the inspiring stories of war heroes, including six Indians, as part of the UK government's centenary celebrations to mark World War I.
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Prime Minister Pays Tribute to Assamese War Hero Lachit Borphukan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tribute to 17th century Assamese war hero Lachit Borphukan on his birth anniversary saying he is India's pride and his valour in the battle of Saraighat can never be forgotten.
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Jammu & Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh Pays Tribute to Kargil Martyrs
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today paid tributes to the martyrs of Kargil war, and said that the sacrifices made and the valour exhibited by the soldiers would be remembered forever.
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Kargil War Hero Sonam Wangchuk Dies, Defence Minister, Army Pay Tributes
In a post on X on Friday, Rajnath Singh paid glowing tribute to Col Wangchuk describing him as a highly decorated officer of the Army, renowned for his gallantry, resolute leadership and unwavering commitment to duty.
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Lachit Barphukan: 5 Points On The Legendary Ahom General
Lachit Barphukan was a commander in the erstwhile Ahom kingdom and is known for his leadership in the 1671 battle of Saraighat that thwarted an attempt by Mughals to capture Assam.
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Kargil War Hero Deepchand, Actor Mona Ambegaonkar Join Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra
Kargil war hero Nayak Deepchand and Bollywood actor Mona Ambegaonkar joined Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra's Buldhana district on Friday.
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Colin Powell: First Black US State Secretary, Public Face Of 1991 Iraq War
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died on Monday of Covid-19 complications. He was 84.
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Former Journalist Detained In China On Suspicion Of Defaming War Heroes: Report
A Chinese former journalist whose work exposed official corruption has been detained by police on suspicion of insulting "heroes and martyrs" of the Korean War after comments he made about a patriotic film, state media reported.
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 Grand Finale: Amitabh Bachchan's Karamveer Special With Kargil War Heroes
Kaun Banega Crorepati 12: Param Vir Chakra awardees Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav and Subedar Sanjay Kumar played the game with Amitabh Bachchan in the grand finale episode
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Indian Army Chief Hands Over Rs 5 Lakh To 1971 Indo-Pak War Hero In Nepal
Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane on Friday handed over the remaining Rs 5 lakh to 70-year-old Lance Havildar (Retd) Dil Bahadur Chhettri, who was decorated with India's second highest gallantry award Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.
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Kargil Vijay Diwas: India Salutes The Soldiers Who Died For The Country
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2020: Kargil was a long drawn out battle, a tenacious combat that was a fight to the finish. As the whole nation waited with bated breath tillthe Indian flag firmly fluttered over Tiger Hills when all of India celebrated. 'Operation Vijay' was successful.
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Captain Vikram Batra: India Remembers The Kargil War Hero
Captain Vikram Batra's death anniversary: The Kargil War hero sacrificed his life fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999, at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award Param Vir Chakra posthumously. Captain Batra became the face of the Indian soldier at Kargil, whose words reverberate even today - 'Yeh Dil Maan...
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War Hero Crucial To Pakistan's Surrender In 1971 Dies At 97
Maj Gen (retd) Lachhman Singh Lehl, who commanded the 20 Mountain Division of the Army that exhibited massive courage and valour during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has died aged 97, officials said on Saturday.
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20 Years On, This Man Still Writes Letters To Kargil War Heroes' Families
Jitendra Singh Gurjar said the sacrifice and valour of Indian soldiers killed in the 1999 Kargil War motivated him to write the letters.
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Punjab Announces Rs 50-Lakh Grants For War Heroes' Widows, Relatives
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday announced special grants-in-aid of Rs 50 lakh each to war widows or other legal heirs of defence force personnel who died in the wars with China and Pakistan in 1962, 1965 and 1971.
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6 Indian War Heroes Honoured In UK Digital Archive
Britain has launched a new digital archive telling the inspiring stories of war heroes, including six Indians, as part of the UK government's centenary celebrations to mark World War I.
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Prime Minister Pays Tribute to Assamese War Hero Lachit Borphukan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tribute to 17th century Assamese war hero Lachit Borphukan on his birth anniversary saying he is India's pride and his valour in the battle of Saraighat can never be forgotten.
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Jammu & Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh Pays Tribute to Kargil Martyrs
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today paid tributes to the martyrs of Kargil war, and said that the sacrifices made and the valour exhibited by the soldiers would be remembered forever.
