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MILITARY AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Who is Ed Gallrein? Trump-backed ex-Navy SEAL beats incumbent Thomas Massie in Kentucky primaryEd Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL endorsed by Donald Trump, secured the Republican nomination for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, def...
Remains of teen U.S. soldier who told his mother "no tears" identified 75 years after vanishing in KoreaA young soldier's final message to his mother, "no tears," echoes as Sgt. Celestino Chavez, missing for 75 years after the Korean War's Cho...
Kargil war hero Sonam Wangchuk dies; defence minister, Army pay rich tributesArmy veteran Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, a Maha Vir Chakra recipient for his bravery in the 1999 Kargil war, has passed away. Defence Minister ...
Op Sindoor warriors dominate honours; Pilots, S-400 operators among awardeesPresident Droupadi Murmu approves 127 gallantry and 40 distinguished service awards. Most honors go to Operation Sindoor participants. Awar...
CRPF commandos honoured with Shaurya Chakra for anti-Naxal operationsCRPF's CoBRA commando Pawan Kumar was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra for his exceptional bravery and sacrifice during an operation...
Indian, Chinese troops clashed twice in 2022 even as peace talks were onIndian and Chinese soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat at least twice in 2022 along their Himalayan border, as revealed by gallantry aw...
Air Force veteran Wing Cmdr J M Nath passes awayHe had flown into Aksai Chin and Tibet and returned with valuable inputs on the ground situation and enemy troop activities there, both bef...
President confers Vir Chakra on Abhinandan VarthamanThe fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force has been decorated with India's third-highest wartime gallantry medal for displaying an "exceptio...
President presents Shaurya Chakra to Sainik School alumnus Major Maheshkumar BhureOn 25 November 2018, Captain Maheshkumar Bhure led a team in Jammu & Kashmir, wherein he planned and led the operation in which six top ter...
Three units of IAF get chief's citation for role in eastern LadakhIndian and Chinese troops have been locked in a border standoff in several areas in eastern Ladakh for nearly 17 months though the two side...
Will continue discussions with China to resolve remaining issues: Government on Ladakh standoffAs a result of a series of military and diplomatic talks, the two sides completed withdrawal of troops and weapons from the north and south...
61 Indian Army personnel to be awarded at northern command investiture ceremonyThe northern command investiture ceremony will be organised at Dhruva auditorium at Udhampur military station on February 27 to honour the ...
4 killed in Galwan clash, says China; releases visuals of fightState owned PLA daily reported that the Chinese Central Military Commission has posthumously awarded honorary titles and first-class merit ...
Prez approves gallantry award for defence personnel on eve of I-Day, 4 get Shaurya ChakraThose from the Army who have been awarded the Shaurya Chakra are Lt.Col. Krishan Singh Rawat from the elite Special Forces, Major Anil Urs ...
16-yr-old from Kashmir gets Shaurya ChakraPresident Ram Nath Kovind has awarded Shaurya Chakra to 16-year-old Irfan Ramzan Sheikh for fighting militants who attacked his residence i...
Chumar Intrusion: Chopper pilot who supplied troops to avoid retreat to receive honourThe intrusion in Chumar was one of the tensest in recent years with over 1,500 troops involved in a face off for several days.
Xi Jinping confers special honours on PLA battalion posted near Arunachal PradeshChina says that the boundary dispute is confined to 2,000 kms, mainly in Arunachal Pradesh in eastern sector which it claims as part of sou...
Defence Research & Development Organisation bags Thomson Reuters India Innovation AwardDRDO had also won the Thomson Reuters India Innovation Award in the category of "Hi-Tech Academic & Government" in 2011.
- Amartya Sen receives Humanities Medal from Obama
Amartya Sen has been felicitated with the National Medals of Arts and Humanities award by the US President Barack Obama at a glittering Whi...
- PM award for IAS officers involved in relief work in J&K
A team of seven IAS and other officials which showed "extraordinary performance" in carrying out relief and rehabilitation work during the ...