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Rajnath Singh lays wreath at National War Memorial on occasion of Vijay Di
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Fifty years ago, the day marked the largest military surrender after the Second World War, as 93,000 soldiers from the Pakistan Army laid down their arms before the Indian forces -- resulting in the liberation of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan.
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VP Jagdeep Dhankhar pays homage to soldiers at Kohima War Cemetery in Naga
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday laid a wreath at the Kohima War Cemetery and paid homage to the soldiers who died in the line of duty in Nagaland during World War II.
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Outgoing COAS Bajwa creates controversy, saying only 34,000 Pak soldiers s
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday created a controversy by saying that only 34,000 Pak soldiers surrendered to India in the 1971 war.
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Hogan's Heroes' star Robert Clary passes away at 96
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Late-French veteran star Robert Clary who portrayed the role of Corporal LeBeau on the World War II-set sitcom Hogan's Heroes passed away at 96.
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US: 6 dead after two World War-era planes collide in midair at Texas airsh
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Six people died after two World War II-era military planes collided in midair and crashed during an airshow in Dallas, Texas.
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Army Chief General Manoj Pande embarks on four-day visit to France to enha
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
During the visit, Army Chief Manoj Pande will lay a wreath at Neuve Chapelle Indian Memorial, which commemorates the sacrifices of 4,742 Indian soldiers during the first world war.
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US: Six feared dead after military planes collide midair at Dallas airshow
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The incident occurred during "America's Premier World War II Airshow,", which was reportedly Veterans Day weekend, where guests were to see more than 40 World War II-era aircraft.
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US: Two World War-era planes collide in midair at Texas airshow
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The mid-air collision was reported at 1:25 p.m . local time (19:25 GMT) on Saturday, rescue services told the WFAA broadcaster.
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Japan could rethink its post-WWII "pacifist" posture amid China's aggressi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 21 (ANI): In order to tackle challenges emerging out of China's forced unification of Taiwan, Japan can now cut the shackles of its post world war II pacifist posture and let go of the restraints it has put on its Self-Defence Forces, media reports said quoting analy
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HarperCollins India presents 'The War Diary of Asha-san: From Tokyo to Net
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI/PRNewswire): In June 1943, seventeen-year-old Bharati "Asha" Sahay, a headstrong Indian teenager living in Japan during the Second World War, decides to join the Rani of Jhansi Regiment of the Indian National Army after meeting Subhas Chandra Bose. She star
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LT Gen PS Bhagat Memorial 'Chair of Excellence' Instituted at the United S
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Indian Army formally instituted a 'Chair of Excellence' at the United Service Institution of India (USI) on Friday in memory of Lt Gen PS Bhagat, the first Indian officer to have won the coveted Victoria Cross during the World War II and the first Gen
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Israeli envoy pays tribute to Indian soldiers at 104th anniversary of Batt
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Celebrating the shared legacy of ancient civilizations of India and Israel, ambassador Naor Gilon on Friday paid respects to brave Indian soldiers at Teen Murti Haifa Chowk, who sacrificed their lives in the battle of Haifa.
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