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‘Aaj khatam kar do inko’: How BSF heroes fought Pakistan to their last breaths

BSF Sub-Inspector Mohd Imteyaj, posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra for his bravery during Operation Sindoor. Right: Wreath-laying ceremony in honour of Constable Deepak Chingakham, his fellow gallant trooper.(X/@bsf_jammu)

Updated on Oct 23, 2025 02:37 am IST

Medal citations detail Op Sindoor intricacies

Operation Sindoor marked New Delhi’s direct military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. India launched the operation in the early hours of May 7 and struck terror and military installations in Pakistan and PoK. (AFP)

Updated on Oct 22, 2025 05:56 am IST

Posthumous Vir Chakra for 2 BSF soldiers

Posthumous Vir Chakra for 2 BSF soldiers

Published on Aug 15, 2025 03:44 am IST

President Murmu approves wartime honours for Operation Sindoor heroes

Top military commanders monitor 'Operation Sindoor' live in this image from the May edition of Indian Army's monthly magazine 'Baatcheet’. (Indian Army/ PTI)

Updated on Aug 14, 2025 09:09 pm IST

Kargil war hero's last letter to parents: ‘By the time you get...’ | Full text

A photo of Captain Vijayant Thapar, a Kargil war martyr and his father retired Colonel VN Thapar (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Published on Jul 26, 2024 12:47 pm IST

Stories of soldierly brotherhood resonate at Triennial National Convention in Chandigarh

Colonel Gurjeet Singh Bajwa (retd) recounted his experiences of bravery and unity among soldiers. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Mar 18, 2024 06:44 am IST

Army commemorates 1948 war hero

Brigade Commander Kapil Taneja was the chief guest on the occasion, which was attended by next of kin and family members of Deputy Lal (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 07, 2024 10:48 am IST

Wife of Galwan hero joins Indian Army, posted in eastern Ladakh

Woman Cadet Rekha Singh, wife of Late Naik Deepak Singh, was commissioned into Indian Army after completing her training in Chennai (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 30, 2023 09:50 am IST

Galwan brave’s wife set for army entry as lieutenant

Rekha was married to Naik Deepak Singh of the 16th Battalion of Bihar Regiment who was killed in action in the remote valley while fighting numerically superior Chinese soldiers on June 15, 2020.

Updated on Apr 21, 2023 06:26 am IST

Madhya Pradesh govt hikes cash grants for decorated soldiers ahead elections

An order passed by the state government on March 30 has revised the cash grants given to soldiers. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 04, 2023 01:33 am IST

Abhinandan who shot down Pak F-16 awarded Vir Chakra

President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Vir Chakra to Group Captain Varthaman Abhinandan at the Defence Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI)

Updated on Nov 23, 2021 03:08 am IST

When Abhinandan Varthaman shot down Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet. How it happened

Wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman, now Group Captain, pursued the retreating F-16 fighter jet and shot it down with his onboard missile.(PTI)

Updated on Nov 22, 2021 05:24 pm IST

Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed Pak F16, flies again, this time with IAF chief

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the IAF pilot who became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February, pose for a photograph after a sortie on the MiG 21 jet, at Airforce Station in Pathankot.(Photo: PTI)

Updated on Jun 25, 2020 12:45 am IST

Vir Chakra for Abhinandnan Varthaman who downed F-16 flying a MiG-21

Attari-Wagah (India), March 02 (ANI): IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was waiting to cross over to India at the Attari-Wagah border on Pakistan side on Friday. (ANI Photo)(ANI FILE)

Updated on Jun 15, 2020 03:02 am IST

Abhinandan Varthaman, Balakot pilots to get top military honours

IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.(ANI)

Updated on Aug 08, 2019 07:28 am IST

Meetings the patriots in deeds, not words

Among others, patriots such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel commanded an abiding respect among those who knew them(HT Archives)

Updated on May 04, 2019 04:47 pm IST

IAF recommends Wing Commander Abhinandan’s name for Vir Chakra medal

Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman(PTI file photo)

Updated on Apr 21, 2019 08:32 am IST

Words of wisdom: Lead from the front and take the high-risk sortie in your life too

Air Marshal Man Mohan Singh (retd)(HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 28, 2019 04:37 pm IST

Kargil war hero’s father continues to give financial aid to Kashmir girl

Captain Vijyant Thapar brought the first victory to his unit (2 Rajputana Rifles) by capturing Barbad Bunker on Tololing Top during the Kargil war.(HT/File Photo)

Published on Jul 07, 2018 07:48 am IST

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