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Once a terrorist, Lance Naik Nazir Wani to get Ashok Chakra posthumously f
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Kashmiri militant-turned-soldier Lance Naik Nazir Wani, who got martyred while killing 6 terrorists in an operation in the valley, has been chosen for this year's Ashok Chakra, the highest peace time gallantry award.
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100-year-old INA soldier to take part in Republic Day parade
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): More than 70 years after independence, four personnel of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army (INA) would march on the Republic Day parade this year.
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War disabled soldiers to participate in Mumbai Marathon
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai [Maharashtra] (India) Jan 19 (ANI): With a message of converting disability into ability, 16 soldiers who were disabled in war are set to participate in the Mumbai Marathon 2019, scheduled here on January 20.
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All women Assam Rifles Contingent to make history at Rajpath
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The dedication to serve the nation, feeling of satisfaction in performing duty and donning and honouring the uniform is what the woman soldiers of the all women Assam Rifles Contingent have to say.
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No war, but soldiers are dying on borders: Mohan Bhagwat
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said requisite steps need to combat killings on the border, as soldiers are being martyred sans a war-like situation in the country.
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Haryana: Suspended BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav's son found dead
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Rewari (Haryana) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Rohit, son of Tej Bahadur Yadav, the Border Security Force (BSF) Constable who was dismissed from service after he had released a video in 2017 on quality of food served to soldiers, was found dead at his residence in Shanti Vihar here.
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Syria blast: US soldier, 7 civilians killed, ISIS claims responsibility
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Jan 16 (ANI): The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb blast that killed a US military personnel and seven civilians. The bomb blast took place near a hotel in the northern Syrian town of Manbij on Wednesday.
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Celebrities express admiration for Army of on 71st Indian Army Day
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Celebrities showered wishes on soldiers of the Indian Army on the occasion of the 71st Army Day on Tuesday.
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Defence forces lost 334 personnel to suicide cases since 2016
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 7 (ANI): In the last three years, the Army, Navy and the Air Force have lost 334 soldiers to suicide related cases across the country since 2016, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
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Man held in Mumbai for impersonating as a soldier
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai [Maharashtra], Jan 4 (ANI): The security staff in a military establishment in Mumbai apprehended one man for impersonating as a soldier.
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Army jawan dies in avalanche, another injured
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): An Indian Army soldier died while another was injured when an avalanche hit an army post in Pooch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
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Surgical strikes decision was a "big risk" but I was more concerned about
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI) "Come back before sunrise, irrespective of the success or failure of the mission".
This was the message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Indian Army Special Forces' commandos who went across the Line of Control (LoC) on September 28, 2016 to carry
