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Republic Day 2026: President Murmu awards Ashok Chakra to Group Captain Sh
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Following the nation being accorded the highest military honour, the 21 Gun Salute, presented by the 1721 Ceremonial Battery of the 172 Field Regiment, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Ashok Chakra to Group Captain and Indian astronaut Shubhnashu Shukla as part of the Republic Day 2
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Republic Day 2026: MI-17 choppers shower petals, Parade Commander Lt Gen B
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
As the iconic Republic Day parade began in the national capital, Parade Commander, Lieutenant General Bhavnish Kumar, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Sena Medal arrived at the Kartavya Path.
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Colonel Sofiya Qureshi to be conferred with the Vishisht Sewa Medal
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Colonel Sofia Qureshi, who was a prominent face during the Operation Sindoor, has been named as a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal in the 2026 Republic Day honours list.
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Prez Murmu approves Gallantry Awards for 70 Armed Forces personnel; Group
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first India to visit the International Space Station (ISS) will be conferred with the Ashok Chakra, the coutry's highest peacetime Gallantry award.
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Delhi Police remembers Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, martyred in Batla Hou
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Police on Friday remembered the martyrdom of Ashok Chakra Awardee Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who led the Batla House encounter.
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"We fully respect Ashok Chakra, been misused by Waqf board Chairman," NC M
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reacting to the row over vandalism of the Ashoka Emblem at the Hazratbal shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference MLA Tanvir Sadiq said that they respected the Ashok Chakra, but it has been misused by Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson Darakshan Andrabi.
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"Attacking pillar of Emperor Ashoka of Bihar and Magadh is an attack on In
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He emphasised that the Ashok Stambh and Ashok Chakra are symbols of a united India and that attacking them is an attack on the nation.
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Mizoram: Assam Rifles renames NIEDO Centre in Zokhawsang to honour Ashok C
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Assam Rifles has renamed the NIEDO centre at Zokhawsang in Mizoram as the Bevela Centre of Excellence in honour of Rifleman (Late) Bevela Lushai, an Ashok Chakra awardee, during a ceremony held on Monday.
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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami attends Shaurya Mahotsav, pays tribute
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami attended the three-day Shaurya Mahotsav organised in Chamoli, paying tribute to Ashok Chakra winner Shaheed Bhawani Dutt Joshi. The festival drew large crowds of local people who gathered to listen to the Chief Minister.
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"Big day...should be hanged": Brother of 26/11 hero Tukaram Omble on extra
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Calling the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana a "big day," Eknath Omble, the brother of Ashok Chakra awardee and 26/11 hero Tukaram Omble, on Thursday urged the central government to hang Tahawwur Rana.
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Chile President asks PM Modi meaning of Ashok Chakra, he explains
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
While on the way to the discussion room in Hyderabad House, Font stood near Indian flag and PM Modi was seen diligently explaining him the meaning of the Ashok Chakra.
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Trinamool party 'disrespecting' National Flag, alleges BJP West Bengal
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"TMC's latest stunt in Bankura, disrespecting the National Flag by replacing the Ashok Chakra with their party flag, is nothing short of treason," the BJP said in a post on 'X' sharing a picture of a wall painting which showed a tricolour flag with Trinamool Congress's symbol on it.
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