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Prez approves 132 gallantry awards, Vir Chakra for Wing Commander Abhinand
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has approved 132 gallantry awards to armed forces personnel and members of paramilitary forces including third highest gallantry award, Vir Chakra for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a PAF F-16 during the dogfight
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan awarded Vir Chakra for shooting down Pakistani F-16
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 14 (ANI): Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet during the February 27 aerial conflict with Pakistan, has been awarded the third-highest wartime gallantry award, Vir Chakra.
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Delhi: 27-year-old man live-streams suicide on FB, probe underway
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): A 27-year-old Bengal man, who was living in Delhi as a tenant, live-streamed his suicide on Facebook from his rented apartment in Shahdara on Sunday morning, police said.
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Top Indian-American Congressional Staffer Saikat Chakrabarti to leave offi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 4 (ANI): A top Indian-American Congressional staffer has decided to resign from the post following a firestorm of controversy in the last few months.
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Param Veer Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid's wife passes away
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Rasoolan Biwi, the wife of late Param Veer Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid passed away here on Friday at the age of 96.
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'Bad Boy' filming completed in 60 days
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 31 (ANI): The shooting of Rajkumar Santoshi's 'Bad Boy' has been completed merely in 60 days. However, the songs will be filmed abroad.
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Rajiv Kumar appointed Finance Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Rajiv Kumar, Secretary in the Department of Financial Services, was on Tuesday named the new Finance Secretary to take the place of Subhash Chandra Garg, who was shunted to the Power Ministry.
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PM Modi met father of PVC awardee late Captain Vikram Batra
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met GL Batra, father of Captain Vikram Batra, who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest gallantry award for Kargil War, at the Kargil Vijay Diwas event here on Saturday.
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Vir Chakra awardee Satpal Singh promoted to ASI by Punjab govt
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], July 26 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday promoted Kargil war hero Satpal Singh, who had been working as a traffic constable, to Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI).
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Kargil Vijay Diwas: Name Delhi roads after Param Vir Chakra awardees, says
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 26 (ANI): 20 years after he lost his son in the Kargil war, late Captain Vikram Batra's father has just one request - to name roads in Delhi after Param Vir Chakra awardees.
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US Congresswoman's aide faces backlash for wearing Bose t-shirt
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 14 (ANI): The aide of a US Congresswoman is facing backlash from Republican supporters and right-wing media of the country after a video of him wearing a t-shirt with an image of Subhash Chandra Bose emblazoned on it went viral.
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Mamata condemns 'locking up' of Congress MLAs, terms it 'conspiracy of Del
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned what she called as "locking up of Congress MLAs". The Chief Minister also termed it a "conspiracy of Delhi."
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