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November 2021

Galwan valley clash martyr Colonel Santosh Babu conferred Maha Vir Chakra

Galwan valley clash hero Colonel Santosh Babu was honored posthumously with the second-highest gallantry award Maha Vir Chakra by the President of India on Tuesday during the defence investiture ceremony.  The wife and mother of the late officer received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind. Colonel Santosh Babu was conferred the gallantry…

MAJOR PURAN CHANDER

Major Puran Chander belonged to Poonch in J&K and was born in the year 1936 to Lt Col Dina Nath. He was commissioned into the 5 JAK Rif battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles Regiment. During the 1965 war, Major Puran Chander’s unit’s unit 5 JAK Rif was deployed…

Balakot strike hero, Group Captain Abhinandan conferred Vir Chakra

The ace pilot of the Indian Air Force, Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was honored with the prestigious Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovid at the Defence Investiture Ceremony on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.   The event was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.   Group Captain Abhinandan was awarded Vir Chakra…

Rajnath Singh says navy’s objective is to keep Indo-Pacific open and secure

While commissioning “INS Visakhapatnam,” a P-15 B stealth guided missile destroyer in Mumbai, India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh spoke of the need to keep the Indo-Pacific region open, safe, and secure in order to counter China’s belligerence.  At the commissioning ceremony, the first of the four destroyers of the Visakhapatnam class was formally inducted.…