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Chief of Staff Western Command Lt Gen Devendra Sharma visited Kala Kumbh-7 day Painting Workshop at…
Rajpura: Lt Gen Devendra Sharma SM Chief of Staff HQ Western Command today visited scroll painting event ‘Kala Kumbh’ at Chitkara University near Rajpura . This workshop is organized by Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Defence under…
‘It was better to die of your own fire than of enemy fire’ : Capt Sashidharan on 1971…
Bengaluru: 'To thwart the enemy attack, every time I called for firing on my post, my officers and men at the gun position about 2-3 kms behind me reluctantly did so, because I was in line also. However, they provided such accurate fire…
The night when the Indian Navy maimed Karachi
New Delhi : On October 21, 1944, the Royal Indian Navy celebrated Navy Day for the first time. It coincided with Trafalgar Day in Britain to mark the historic victory of the Royal Navy under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson over the…
How the Pakistani navy’s morale sank even before the war began
New Delhi : December 3, 1971, may be the day India officially went to war with Pakistan, after its air force, in the words of Mrs Indira Gandhi, "struck at our airfields in Amritsar, Pathankot, Srinagar, Avantipur, Utterlai, Jodhpur, Ambala…
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane takes charge as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
New Delhi: As a stop-gap arrangement before the appointment of a new Chief of Defence Staff following the demise of General Bipin Rawat, the Centre has placed in an old system and appointed Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane as…
Pakistan has not learnt lessons from 1971 defeat
New Delhi : A large number of Indians believe that Pakistan hasnt learnt any lessons from the humiliating military defeat of 1971, and the troublesome neighbouring nation has become even more dangerous and vengeful towards India in the past…
Vijayanta: The armoured hero of the 1971 War
Chennai : True to its name Vijayanta (victorious) India's main battle tank in the 1971 war against Pakistan had an important role in the war victory.The Vijayanta tanks also played a limited role in the Kargil War in 1999 and Operation…
‘Against All Odds’ salutes Battle of Longewala hero played by Sunny Deol on screen
Chandigarh : The book, 'Against All Odds', is the real story of the courage, grit and determination of the Longewala battle in which 120 Indian Army soldiers defended the post of Longewala (or Laungewala) in the western sector on the night…
Some Blow Trumpets; Others Follow the Drum (1971 War in Retrospect)
New Delhi : Some wars never get over, especially those where people build up a narrative that is based on half-truths to build up personalities.Kargil in 1999 was a classic case, where it took more than a decade for the Armed Forces…
BSF, BGB celebrate Golden Jubilee of 1971 B’desh war victory
Shillong/Agartala: The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have been jointly organising a series of events to mark the 50th Year of Independence of Bangladesh and to showcase BSF's contribution in the 1971…