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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking repatriation of Indian Army off
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice on a plea filed by the wife of an Indian army officer, a prisoner of war (PoW) detained by Pakistan since 1971, seeking his repatriation and effective mechanism for enforcement and protection of Prisoners of Wa
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International Women's Day: US should impose sanctions on Pakistan for Bang
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 8 (ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day, an article in the Global Strat view argued that the US should recognize the Bangladeshi genocide and organised rape committed by the Pakistani Army in 1971, and impose sanctions on Pakistan for gross human right
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Odisha CM condoles demise of Indian Navy's 1971 war veteran Vice Admiral S
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 4 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday condoled the demise of the Indian Navy's 1971 war veteran Vice Admiral SH Sarma.
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Indian Navy's 1971 war veteran Vice Admiral SH Sarma passes away at 99
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 3 (ANI): Vice Admiral SH Sarma, Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (Retd), the Naval Veteran (turned 99 last December), who was the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet during the historic Indo-Pak 1971 war, passed away on Monday.
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Indian Army helps increase apricot producers' income in Ladakh village cap
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Turtuk (Ladakh) [India], December 31 (ANI): In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's emphasis on "vocal for local", an Indian Army unit in Ladakh has helped apricot producers in Turtuk village near the Line of Control (LoC) to pack and sell their produce to enhance their inc
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Extremism has become part of Pakistan military establishment: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): The correlation between the birth of sovereign Bangladesh in 1971, and then the grisly and repugnant massacre of over 130 children of an Army-run school in Peshawar by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 2014 shows the traces of extremism and pres
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Indian Army Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations in J-K Baramulla
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 18 (ANI): Indian Army under the aegis of Swarnim Vijay Varsh Celebrations organized two days' musical gala event at Rampur in Baramulla district of North Kashmir, to commemorate the 50th Year of Glorious Victory of Indian Armed forces in 197
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami pays tribute to soldiers who lost their lives in 197
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday laid a wreath and paid tribute to the soldiers who participated in and lost their lives in the 1971 war.
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Wreath-laying ceremony held in Hyderabad as a part of 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Secunderabad (Telangana) [India], December 16 (ANI): A wreath-laying ceremony was held at Veerula Sainik Smarak, Army Parade Ground, Secunderabad in Hyderabad on Thursday as a part of nationwide celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the country's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.
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Vijay Diwas: Pakistan lost 1971 war because they lacked character, says Mu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Pakistan Army was trained and equipped as much as the Indian Army but they lost the war because they lacked character, said Lt Colonel (Retd) Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir, a decorated Mukti Yodha today, claiming that then Pakistani Army Commander was involved
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Fire & Fury Corps celebrates Vijay Diwas at Leh War Memorial today
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 16 (ANI): Fire and Fury Corps celebrated Vijay Diwas in commemoration of India's victory in the 1971 War with a solemn reverence and patriotic fervour at Leh War Memorial on Thursday, informed an official statement issued by PRO (Def), Srinagar.
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'Indira Gandhi took 32 bullets for country but Government had no mention o
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the Centre for not acknowledging late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
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