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Meghalaya Governor chairs 32nd Ex-Servicemen Committee meeting, honours wa
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The 32nd meeting of the State Managing Committee of Ex-Servicemen was held at Raj Bhavan, Shillong. Meghalaya Governor CH Vijayashankar presided over the meeting, which brought together key stakeholders to discuss matters concerning the welfare and empowerment of ex-servicemen in the state,
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"Situation in Bangladesh heartbreaking...": 1971 War-veteran Wing Commande
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Speaking about the situation in Bangladesh, 1971 war veteran, Wing Commander Devender Jeet Singh Kler said that the current state of the country is heartbreaking, and a student protest could not take this shape.
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Tripura: BSF on "alert" amid widespread violence in Bangladesh
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Bangladesh Supreme Court ruled to slash the quota reserved for relatives of war veterans' from 30 per cent to 5 per cent while allowing 93 per cent to be allocated based on merit and the remaining 2 per cent will be earmarked for members of ethnic minorities, transgender individuals, and the
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Fostering religious harmony, Muslim 1971 War veteran makes idols of Hindu
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a great display of religious harmony, a former serviceman, who is a Muslim by faith has sculpted idols of various Hindu gods for the devotee soldiers in Lakshadweep.
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"Witnessed lot of change in governance since 2014": Kargil war veteran on
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A day after joining the BJP, Former Eastern Air Commander and Kargil war veteran Air Marshal Dilip Patnaik on Monday said that has witnessed a lot of change in style of governance since 2014 when Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister.
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Odisha: Veteran Air Marshal Dilip Patnaik joins BJP
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Former Eastern Air Commander and Kargil war veteran Air Marshal Dilip Patnaik joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha on Sunday in the presence of senior state BJP officials.
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Will Smith to star in crime thriller 'Sugar Bandits'
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Actor and rapper Will Smith is all set to be seen in the high-octane action thriller 'Sugar Bandits'. The film, which is based on Chuck Hogan's book 'Devils in Exile', follows an Iraq War veteran who teams up with a crew of fellow vets to target the drug trade in Boston, reported Variety.
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French Ambassador to India visits war veterans' memorial
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
French Ambassador to India Thierry Mathou, France's Deputy Ambassador to Puducherry Talbot Barre on Saturday visited the war veterans' memorial on the beach road on behalf of the Puducherry Government.
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Canada: Anthony Rota resigns as House Speaker after uproar over tribute to
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons resigned on Wednesday amid building pressure over the controversy that erupted after his recognition of a Ukrainian war veteran who fought in a Nazi unit, Canada-based Global News reported.
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Nonagenarian army veteran Karam Singh who took part in three wars hoists t
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Karam Singh, aged 92 and an Indian Army veteran, hoisted the national flag on the occasion of Independence Day today at his residence near Jammu.
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Bangladesh-India friends for Eternity: Liberation war veteran
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Lt Col Quazi Sazzad Ali Zahir, Bangladesh Liberation war veteran said that the friendship between the two nations is made of blood, soil and sacrifice and is for eternity.
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"Pakistan is a genocidal nation," says Bangladesh Liberation War veteran
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
On the eve of Vijay Diwas, a veteran of Bangladesh Liberation War, Lt Colonel Quazi Sazzad Ali Zahir on Thursday termed Pakistan as a genocidal nation.
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