New Delhi: The Indian Army was caught by surprise when Pakistani intruders occupied towering peaks, perched at 15,000 feet to 17,000 feet on the Indian side of the Line of Control in the Kargil sector, but as the gravity of the invasion unfolded as well as its strategic implications, the army mobilised swiftly to flush out the enemy and regain …
Indian Air Force veteran Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath, who flew numerous reconnaissance sorties over Tibet and Pakistan during wars in 1962 and 1965 died in Mumbai on Monday. Six decades ago, when he leapt into his Canberra, a twin-engine jet bomber fitted with cameras, and flew into Pakistan on a top secret mission, then Squadron Leader Jag Mohan Nath …
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Monday received the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during aerial combat on February 27, 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were also present in the Defence Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. LIVE: President Kovind presents Gallantry Awards at Defence …
Indian Army in a statement on Friday said Havaldar Alok Kumar Dubey, Major Anil Urs and Lt Col Krishan Singh Rawat are being awarded the Shaurya Chakra for gallantry in different actions in Jammu and Kashmir. File photo of Head Constable Abdul Rashid Kalas Havildar Alok Kumar Dubey Born on July 2, 1984, in Bhatpura village in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad, …
