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Rajnath Singh pays tributes to fallen soldiers on 'Kargil Vijay Diwas'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): As the country celebrates the 21st Kargil Vijay Diwas on Sunday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh remembered the sacrifices and the valour of the Indian Army during the 1999 Kargil War with Pakistan and said, their sacrifice will always work as a "motivating p
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'Kargil Vijay Diwas' symbol of India's proud, valour and steadfast leaders
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday saluted the valour and grit of the Indian soldiers on the occasion of 21st anniversary of the 'Kargil Vijay Diwas'.
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'Disengagement process likely to prove to be temporary fix without overhau
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The disengagement process between India and China is "likely to prove to be only a temporary fix without a major overhaul of thinking about contested borders in the mountains and high cold deserts between South and Central Asia", suggests Myra Macdonald.
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Javed Akhtar dedicates song from 'LOC: Kargil' to captain Vikram Batra on
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Senior lyricist Javed Akhtar on Tuesday dedicated the song 'Eik Saathi Aur Bhi Tha' to the late captain Vikram Batra on his death anniversary.
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Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani honour Kargil hero Captain Vikram Batra on
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 7 (ANI): Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who will be seen essaying the Kargil War hero Vikram Batra in his upcoming film, 'Sher Shah' paid a heartfelt tribute to the decorated soldier on his 21st death anniversary.
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Kargil war hero Lt Gen YK Joshi to take over as Northern Army Commander to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Kargil war hero Lieutenant General YK Joshi will assume the charge as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command at Udhampur on Saturday.
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Kargil war hero Lt Gen YK Joshi appointed Northern Army Commander
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Kargil war hero Lieutenant General YK Joshi on Thursday was appointed as the Northern Army Commander, where he would be looking after borders with China and Pakistan and would be in charge of the counter-terrorism operations in the Kashmir valley.
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PM Modi congratulates Bipin Rawat for becoming first CDS, calls him 'outst
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated former Army chief Bipin Rawat for taking over as the first Chief of Defence Staff and called him an "outstanding officer" who has served India with great zeal.
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IAF decommissions MiG-27 fighters after impressive ceremony at AFS Jodhpur
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday de-commissioned MiG-27 aircraft after a ceremony held at Air Force Station Jodhpur.
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Decisions like Pokharan tests, Kargil War made India stronger globally: Sh
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary and said that decisions like Pokharan nuclear tests and Kargil War in the late 1990s created a strong image of India in the world.
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Due lessons not learned from Kargil War, nation vulnerable: General VP Mal
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Lamenting the lackadaisical attitude of political class towards defence needs of the country, former Army Chief General VP Malik on Friday said that due lessons had not been learned from the Kargil War leaving the nation vulnerable on the security front.
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'The Kargil Victory: Battles from Peak to Peak' throws light on untold inc
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Dec 13 (ANI): A panel discussion was held on 'The Kargil Victory: Battles From Peak to Peak', a book written by Colonel SC Tyagi here at third Military Literature Festival in local Lake Club on Friday.
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