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Young star of 'The Rifleman'- Johnny Crawford passes away at 75
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Johnny Crawford, the first Mouseketeer who featured as the young son of the Civil War veteran depicted by Chuck Connors on the 1958-63 1958-63 ABC series 'The Rifleman', passed away on Thursday. He was 75.
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Ind vs Eng, 1st Test: Visitors wear black armbands as mark of respect for
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 5 (ANI): England team are wearing black armbands in the first Test against India in respect of inspirational war veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore, who died aged 100 earlier this week.
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BSF jawans run 180 km in less than 11 hours to honour 1971 war veterans
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bikaner (Rajasthan) [India], December 15 (ANI): BSF personnel ran a 180 kilometres relay race at midnight (December 13-14) at the international border to honour the 1971 war veterans.
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Trump signs bills to honour war veterans
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump signed the "Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act" on Saturday (local time) to recognise the United States, army veterans who fought in World War II.
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98-year-old war veteran defeats COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Indian Navy on Sunday said that a 98-yr-old retired war veteran Sepoy Ramu Laxman Sakpal has defeated the novel coronavirus.
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1965-war veteran dies after prolonged illness in Bengaluru
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 7 (ANI): 1965-war veteran Captain KK Mehta succumbed to old-age related illness at Sunder Hospital here. He was 81.
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Delhi HC grants interim bail to 65-year-old war veteran in view of COVID-1
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim bail to a 65-year-old war veteran, who served during the 1971 war, in connection with a civil dispute case in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Odisha CM pays tribute to 1971 war veteran
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 13 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid tribute to Lt-General KP Dhal Samanta, who passed away on Monday.
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Yediyurappa condoles death of Rear Admiral BR Vasanth
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday expressed deep condolence over the death of 1971 war veteran Rear Admiral BR Vasanth.
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Russia: Putin dismisses idea of allowing country's head of state to serve
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that it would be better not to return to allowing the country's head of state to serve for an indefinite term, making the statement in response to a proposal that was raised during a meeting with the president b
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Army plans special pensions for 1965, 1971 war veterans: Gen Naravane
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): The Indian Army has proposed special pensions to be given to Emergency Commissioned and Short Service Commissioned officers who had fought in the 1965 and 1971 wars fought against Pakistan, Army Chief General MM Naravane said on Tuesday.
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Puducherry: French envoy pays tributes to World War I veterans
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], Nov 11 (ANI): French Ambassador Catherine Schwarz on Monday paid tributes to the French war veterans in Puducherry on the occasion of the 101st commemoration of World War I.
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