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Kargil war hero Air Marshal Nambiar appointed as chief of Western Air Comm
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Kargil war hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal R Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday.
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Army Chief pays homage to 1971 war hero Albert Ekka
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 04 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday paid homage to Param Vir Chakra awardee and 1971 war hero Albert Ekka at his village Chainpur in Gumla district in Jharkhand.
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Cancelling talks with Pak right step: Kargil war hero's father
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Sep 22 (ANI): NK Kalia, father of Captain Saurabh Kalia, who lost his life in Kargil war, on Saturday, lauded the Indian government's move to call off a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood
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KJo honoured to be part of Kargil war hero's biopic
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 9 (ANI): Ace filmmaker Karan Johar has said that he feels "proud and honoured" to be part of a biopic on the life of Kargil War hero Captain Vikram Batra.
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Tiger Hill hero takes charge of Ladakh's defence
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Kargil war hero Lieutenant General YK Joshi, who led the capture of Tiger Hill as the Commanding Officer of the 13th Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, took charge of the Indian Army's 14 corps, entrusted with the defences of Ladakh which includes Kargil.
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KJo to co-produce Vikram Batra biopic
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai [India], May 03 (ANI): Filmmaker Karan Johar on Thursday announced that he will be co-producing the upcoming biopic of Kargil War hero Vikram Batra, starring actor Sidharth Malhotra in the lead.
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BJP MP castigates Siddaramaiah for 'ignoring' late Kargil hero
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] April 10 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday castigated Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for not giving state funeral to a Kargil War hero.
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Dignity of women is paramount: Kargil martyr's father
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb.28 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing controversy over Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, who alleged rape threats over her social media campaign against the student group ABVP, Kargil war hero martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia's father N.N. Kalia
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Bangladesh President, PM pay tribute to war heroes on Victory Day
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec. 16 (ANI): Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid tributes to those killed in the 1971 Liberation War by placing a wreath at the National Memorial, marking the 46th Victory Day.
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PM Modi visits Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, pays homage to war heroes
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], Sept. 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick started his engagement in Hanoi by paying homage to national heroes and martyrs at their monuments this morning.
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Did you know Cheryl Fernandez-Versini had war hero in family?
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London, July 13 (ANI): Cheryl Fernandez-Versini recently found out that her long-forgotten great, great, great grandfather was quintessential Tommy in the First World War.
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